Stockpile recipe: Crockpot chickpea spinach beef stew

I don’t remember where I got this recipe — It’s scribbled on half a sheet of notebook paper, and I think it came out of a low carb or South Beach recipe book? But anyway:

Crockpot chickpea spinach beef stew

1/4 C olive oil
2lbs stew meat (I’m using two small packages from Fav 4 — about 1.75lbs total).
1 medium chopped onion
1/4 tsp. Kosher salt
1 14.5 oz can of chickpeas, drained
1 10oz package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, press water out. Bought Green Giant boxed veggies this week, perchance? 🙂
1/4 C tomato paste
1 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp Splenda
1 cube beef bouillon
2 1/2 C water

Grease crockpot with 1 TBSP of the oil. Heat rest in large skillet over medium heat. Add beef, onion, salt, and brown (about 8 minutes). Add the rest of the ingredients to the slow cooker and mix. Add beef/onion and stir. Cook on low for 8 hours.

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I like this because it’s a little bit different. Stew meat’s been thawing this afternoon, bought the chickpeas tonight (how did I not have those?), and I’m planning on cooking it overnight. Yum — maybe I’ll add a pic in the morning! So what have you cooked out of your stockpile lately?