Busy Day Round Steak

2-2 1/2 lbs. round steak, cut in serving-size pieces
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup dried onion flakes
4 teaspoons beef base (or 4 teaspoon beef bouillon granules or 4 beef bouillon cubes)
2 cups long grain white rice

Place round steak in slow cooker. Combine next 3 ingredients and 2 soup cans of water, whisking to blend. Pour over round steak and cook on high for several hours until meat is tender. About an hour before serving, bring 4 cups water and 2 teaspoons salt to a boil. Stir in rice, cover pan, and reduce heat to very low. Cook without stirring until water is absorbed and rice is tender, about 45 minutes. Fluff rice and serve with meat and gravy. Serves 8.

Testing comment: Fast, easy, and delicious

(Source: "Basic Food Storage Cookbook", South Jordan Utah River Stake, 2003, pg. 91)