Slow Cooker Beef Stew

By Lori

6 Person

500 Minutes

426 Calories

This slow cooker beef stew is loaded with chunks of tender beef, potatoes, carrots and peas. It's a hearty and comforting one pot meal where the crock pot does all of the work!

Ingredients

2 tbsp. chopped parsley
3 tbsp. flour
1 cup frozen peas
1 bay leaf
1 tsp. dried thyme
3 tbsp. tomato paste
3 cups beef broth
4 carrots halved and sliced into 1 inch chunks
1 pound small yellow potatoes halved
2 tsp. minced garlic
1 onion diced
salt and pepper to taste
2 1/2 pounds beef stew meat
1 tbsp. olive oil

Method

01

Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Season the stew meat generously with salt and pepper.
02

Cook the meat in a single layer for 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown. You may need to cook in batches.
03

Place the meat in a slow cooker along with the onion, garlic, potatoes, carrots, beef broth, tomato paste, thyme and bay leaf. Add salt and pepper to taste.
04

Cover and cook on LOW for 7 hours or HIGH for 4 hours.
05

Remove 1/3 cup of stew liquid from the slow cooker. Add the flour and whisk until smooth.
06

Pour the flour mixture back into the stew; stir to combine. Cover and cook on HIGH for an additional 30 minutes or until stew is slightly thickened.
07

Uncover and stir in the frozen peas. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

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Slow Cooker Beef Stew

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( By Lori )

This slow cooker beef stew is loaded with chunks of tender beef, potatoes, carrots and peas. It's a hearty and comforting one pot meal where the crock pot does all of the work!

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 6 servings
Calorie 426 Kcal
Prep Time 20 Mins
Cook Time 480 Mins
Total Time 500 Mins

02 Ingredients

2 tbsp. chopped parsley

3 tbsp. flour

1 cup frozen peas

1 bay leaf

1 tsp. dried thyme

3 tbsp. tomato paste

3 cups beef broth

4 carrots halved and sliced into 1 inch chunks

1 pound small yellow potatoes halved

2 tsp. minced garlic

1 onion diced

salt and pepper to taste

2 1/2 pounds beef stew meat

1 tbsp. olive oil

03 Method

Step 1

Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Season the stew meat generously with salt and pepper.

Step 2

Cook the meat in a single layer for 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown. You may need to cook in batches.

Step 3

Place the meat in a slow cooker along with the onion, garlic, potatoes, carrots, beef broth, tomato paste, thyme and bay leaf. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Step 4

Cover and cook on LOW for 7 hours or HIGH for 4 hours.

Step 5

Remove 1/3 cup of stew liquid from the slow cooker. Add the flour and whisk until smooth.

Step 6

Pour the flour mixture back into the stew; stir to combine. Cover and cook on HIGH for an additional 30 minutes or until stew is slightly thickened.

Step 7

Uncover and stir in the frozen peas. Sprinkle with parsley and serve.

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