Slow Cooker Beef Stew

Oh….November. With your pesky brisk winds, shortened day light, and the occasional flurries swirling in the air…you know what we need? Comfort food. Nothing says comfort food more to me than a bowl of warm beef stew. This slow cooker beef stew is definitely worth a try

This is a Sunday favourite of mine and was featured in this weeks Meal Plan Monday post. Something I can prep in the morning, throw in the slow cooker and go on with our day. If I’m honest I’m not a fan of all stews, but this one has a tomato base that I really enjoy. It’s hearty. It’s flavourful. Most importantly it hits the spot and warms you up after a day outside or an afternoon spent at the rink.

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Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Recipe type: Slow Cooker
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Serves: 4-6
 
Ingredients
  • 2 lbs stewing beef cubes
  • 4 potatoes peeled and cut in cubes
  • 4 carrots cut into chunks
  • 2 onions,chopped
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic,minced
  • 1½ cups beef stock
  • 1- 5 oz can tomato paste
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 2 tbsp flour
Instructions
  1. Trim and cut beef into 1 inch cubes
  2. In slow cooker mix together beef, potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, beef stock, tomato paste, bay leaf and Worcestershire sauce
  3. Cover and cook on low 10-12 hours or on high 5-6 or until vegetables are tender
  4. Add peas, salt and pepper
  5. Increase heat to high
  6. Whisk flour with 2 tbsp water, stir into stew
  7. Cook covered for 5 minutes or until thickened
  8. Discard bay leaf

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This recipe contains mostly pantry ingredients and if you watch for a sale on stew meat, is very inexpensive to make. I estimate this cost me about $10.00 in ingredients, which means you could feed a family of 5 for $2.00 each! Real food doesn’t have to be expensive, it just requires some planning and buying those staple ingredients when they are on sale.

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* Most slow cooker recipes cook on low for 8-10 hours, you should note this one requires 10-12 due to the chunks of vegetables. You could also buy crusty buns, hollow them out and serve this stew in bread bowls…now THAT is real comfort food. 🙂

About Jennifer

Jennifer Naugler is the owner of Simple Local Life Media. When she's not working, she enjoys cooking, gardening, visiting farm markets and thrift stores and spending time with her family. Coffee is life.

2 Comments

  1. Margaret

    Excellent nutritional value, and price point! Wish you were teaching in all the schools…your messages have such cultural, economic, and practical value.

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