Busy Nurses Stew

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb. stew meat, no need to brown
• 1 can tomato soup (undiluted)
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup (undiluted)
• 3 to 4 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
• 3 to 4 potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
• 2 to 3 celery stalks, washed and chopped
• 1 to 2 onions, peeled and cut into chunks or 1/2 pkg. dried onion soup
• salt
• pepper
• 2 to 3 tsp. bouillon crystals or 3 cubes beef bouillon
• 1 bay leaf, if desired