Best Ever Slow Cooker Beef Stew
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
8 hrs
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Total Time
8 hrs 15 mins
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Servings
6 Servings
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Calories
573 kcal
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Course
Side Dish, Main Course, Soup, Dinner
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Cuisine
American
Best Ever Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Description
In this recipe, beef chuck is seasoned and browned to develop flavor before being placed in a slow cooker with sliced carrots, baby potatoes, diced onion, and minced garlic. The stew base includes beef broth, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, and Italian seasoning, creating a balanced savory foundation. The mixture is slowly cooked until the beef and vegetables are tender.
An hour before serving, a flour mixed with stew liquid is stirred in along with frozen peas to thicken the broth and add color and sweetness. Fresh parsley on top adds brightness. The resulting stew has tender chunks of meat with soft, flavorful vegetables in a thickened broth.
This stew is a satisfying dish suited for a comforting meal and benefits from slow cooking to meld flavors and tenderize the beef.
Ingredients
- 3 pounds beef chuck boneless, cut into 1-inch cubes
- salt
- black pepper
- 5 medium carrot sliced
- 1 pound baby potato
- 1 small onion white, diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 3 cups beef broth
- ½ cup tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups peas frozen
- parsley fresh chopped for garnish
Instructions
- Season 3 pounds boneless beef chuck, cut into 1-inch cubes with salt and pepper . Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the seasoned beef cubes and brown on all sides for 2-3 minutes. Transfer the beef to the slow cooker.
- Add 5 medium sliced carrots, 1 pound baby potatoes, 1 small diced white onion, and 3 cloves minced garlic.
- Add 3 cups beef broth, ½ cup tomato paste, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook on LOW for 8-10 hours and HIGH for 6-8 until the beef and veggies are tender.
- An hour before serving, take out 1 cup of the beef stew liquid and whisk it with ¼ cup all-purpose flour. Stir the flour mixture into the stew along with the 2 cups frozen peas
- Allow the stew to heat and thicken then serve with fresh chopped parsley for garnish on top.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 573 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 573kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 51g | 102% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 156mg | 52% |
| Sodium | 808mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 1550mg | 33% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 8994IU | 180% |
| Vitamin C | 41mg | 46% |
| Calcium | 110mg | 11% |
| Iron | 7mg | 39% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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