Chuck Wagon Stew

Ingredients

• 2 lb. stew meat
• 2 Tbsp. flour
• 2 Tbsp. cooking oil
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. chili powder
• 1/2 tsp. pepper
• 1/4 tsp. thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 can stewed tomatoes
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 6 potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 6 carrots, sliced 1 1/2-inch
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce