A quick lunch on Sunday!

This Sunday I didn't have anything ready to go into the crock pot, but I had taken out left over Roast and stock that we had this week. We came home from church at about 12:30pm after a great service, I told Wally on the way home that I would start some stew when we arrived home, he says that sounded good.
I started put my meat and the left over squash into my 3 qt pot on the stove turned it on med high, knowing that this would be quicker. Then is a saute' pan I started 1 medium onion, 3 stalks of celery, 2 carrots and 3 cloves of garlic in a pan to saute until soft. I added a couple of pieces of meat to the pan for about 5 minutes just until it was seared a little.I put the ingredients from the saute' pan into the pot. Then I deglaze  the pan with tomato sauce and balsamic vinegar, pouring that into the pot too. I then added 4 potatoes dicing them so that they will cook quickly.
Then I let the pot of stew cook till the veggies are soft this was only about 15-20 minutes.
It was so good and flavorful! Makes great leftovers, keep in the fridge to eat the next day or freeze some for a great easy meal.
Hope you will try it. I love mixing in kale to this stew also.
Happy Cooking!
Barb