5.0 from 3 votes
Beef Stew with Bacon
This beef stew is full of tender meat, colorful veggies and plenty of smoky bacon. A one pot meal that's perfect for cold weather!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs 20 mins
Total Time
3 hrs 35 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 578 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 ounces chopped bacon
- 2 ½ pounds beef stew meat
- Salt, to taste
- ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 ½ cup diced onion, about 1 medium onion
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1 ½ pounds small potatoes, cut in half
- 2 cups carrots, halved and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Place a large pot on the stove over medium heat.
- Add 8 ounces chopped bacon and cook until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove the bacon from the pot and drain on paper towels. Set aside. Discard all but 2 tablespoons of bacon fat from the pan.
- Season 2 ½ pounds beef stew meat generously with salt,and ground black pepper, and add half of the meat to the bacon fat in the pot. Cook for 4-5 minutes on each side or until deep golden brown.
- Remove the beef from the pot and repeat the browning process with the remaining ½ of the meat. Remove the second batch of meat from the pot.
- Add 1 ½ cup diced onion, to the pot and season with salt and pepper. Cook until tender and lightly browned, stirring occasionally, approximately 4-5 minutes.
- Return the meat to the pot. Add ¼ cup all-purpose flour and 2 tablespoons tomato paste and cook for 1 minute, stirring to coat the meat.
- Add 1 teaspoon dried thyme and 4 cups beef broth to the pot. Cover the pot and place it in the oven. Cook for 2 hours.
- After 2 hours, remove the pot from the oven and stir in 1 ½ pounds small potatoes, 2 cups carrots, and half of the bacon. Return the pot to the oven and bake for an additional hour for a total of 3 hours of cooking in the oven.
- After the last hour of cooking, serve the stew topped with the remaining half of the bacon and 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
578kcal
(29%)
Carbohydrates
33g
(11%)
Protein
53g
(106%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Trans Fat
0.05g
Cholesterol
142mg
(47%)
Sodium
1032mg
(43%)
Potassium
1543mg
(44%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
7289IU
(146%)
Vitamin C
30mg
(33%)
Calcium
91mg
(9%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 578
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 578kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 53g | 106% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 0.05g | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 142mg | 47% |
| Sodium | 1032mg | 43% |
| Potassium | 1543mg | 33% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 7289IU | 146% |
| Vitamin C | 30mg | 33% |
| Calcium | 91mg | 9% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.