1/2 c. flour
1 (14 x 10 inch) oven cooking bag
1 (14 1/2 oz.) can Italian style stewed tomatoes
1 env. onion soup mix
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 lbs. beef for stew
4 carrots
4 potatoes

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Shake flour in oven cooking bag; place in 13 x 9 baking pan or casserole dish. Add tomatoes, soup mix, and pepper. Squeeze bag to blend ingredients. Trim fat from beef, cut carrots into 2 inches pieces and quarter potatoes. Add beef, carrots, and potatoes to bag. Turn bag to coat ingredients with sauce. Arrange ingredients in even layer. Close bag with nylon tie; cut 6 half-inch slits in top. Bake 1 hour and 30 minutes to 2 hours or until beef is tender. 4-6 servings. (Sauce will cause inside of bag to darken in color.)