Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Slow Cooker Beef Stew

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 252.2
  • Total Fat: 6.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 50.4 mg
  • Sodium: 554.2 mg
  • Total Carbs: 27.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.2 g
  • Protein: 20.4 g

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Introduction

At just 260 calories per serving, this hearty stew will carry you straight through the winter months! At just 260 calories per serving, this hearty stew will carry you straight through the winter months!
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    1/3 cup flour
    1/2 tsp salt
    1/2 tsp black pepper
    1 lb stewing beef
    1 med onion, diced
    1 garlic clove, chopped
    3 celery stalks, chopped
    3 carrots, chopped
    4 med potatoes (peeled & cubed)
    2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
    3 cups boiling water
    1-40g pkg of dry onion soup mix
    1-2 tsp beef bouillon granules
    1 tbsp fresh rosemary (optional)
    1 tsp fresh thyme (optional)
    1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Directions

Mix flour with salt and pepper in a large ziploc bag, or plastic bowl with lid.
Cut stewing beef into 1" cubes and then toss in flour mixture. Shake to coat.
Add oil to non-stick skillet and then add beef and flour mixture (including any excess flour).
Brown beef then add onion and garlic. Cook until onion is soft.
Place beef, garlic and onion mixture in bottom of slow cooker with the rosemary and thyme and let cook on low until meat is tender.
Then add potatoes carrots, celery, water, soup mix, bouillon and Worcestershire sauce.
Cook on high for 2-1/2 hours, and then turn down to low for 2 more hours. If you have a little more time to spare cook on low for 6-8 hours, or until potatoes and carrots are tender.
No extra thickening of the beef stew gravy should be required. It turns out perfectly for me every time.
Makes about eight 1-1/2 cup servings

TAGS:  Beef/Pork |

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    15 of 15 people found this review helpful
    Very tasty. Bullion is left out of the ingredients list, but in the cooking directions. I used a 14oz. can of beef broth and 10oz of water, combined and boiled to replace the 3 cups boiling water. Turned out fabulous!!! - 1/5/09


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    Incredible!
    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
    Beef is so tender! Love this recipe. Didn't have onion soup mix, so I just used all broth and a bigger onion to keep up the flavor. I also added extra veggies (corn, peas, & green beans) that I had in the freezer. - 12/31/13


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    Incredible!
    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
    I am not a big fan of stew, but this one was amazing! I will definately be making it again and again. - 4/15/09


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    Incredible!
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    I added mushrooms and used the Lipton Onion Mushroom Dry Soup instead...it was DELISH!!! - 10/13/12


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    Very Good
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    It was delicious! The whole family enjoyed it. I made some changes like the ratings before (cooked onions with wine, used beef boullion, and used a bay leaf). There was a lot of extra "gravy" which I froze and will add slow cooked chuck roast to it for a meal next week. - 3/10/10