3 crock stew two Recipes

beef stew meat, cut in small chunk pieces (preferably chuck), frozen stew vegetables, cream of mushroom soup, onion soup mix, chopped green pepper, sliced onion, salt , to taste, pepper , to taste, garlic powder, ground thyme

boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes, carrots , pared and cut into 1-inch pieces, fresh gingerroot, water or 1 cup fat-free chicken broth, allspice, white pepper, cornstarch, unsweetened pineapple chunks, drained , juice reserved, green bell pepper, cut into chunks (red or a mix of the two also work, but the green is a little less sweet and stands out more), sliced water chestnuts (about 1/2 cup)