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Slow Cooker Beef Stew

September 15, 2019

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For this Slow Cooker Beef Stew, we combine tender beef, potatoes, carrots, onion, and celery. It’s great for a busy weeknight or even a Sunday dinner. Your family will LOVE it!

Slow Cooker Beef Stew in a white bowl.
Slow Cooker Beef Stew

I enjoy making hearty and comforting dinners during the fall months. Using the CrockPot for family meals makes dinners a breeze. Having dinner cooking while completing household tasks is perfect. For Sunday dinners, I often make Slow Cooker Pot Roast or this recipe for Slow Cooker Beef Stew.

Beef Stew in a Crockpot.

My family loves comfort food, especially meat and, potatoes. So Beef Stew happens to be one of their favorite meals. I serve it with store-bought bread or rolls to keep it simple.

Spoon filled with Beef Stew

To make the best Slow Cooker Beef Stew, you will need beef. What cut of meat is best for Hearty Beef Stew? I usually use a chuck roast or even a round steak. Best cuts are not needed because the meat will slow cook and tenderize the longer it cooks.

Slow Cooker Beef Stew in a bowl.

We use potatoes and carrots for our veggies in Slow Cooker Beef Stew, just like we use with our Slow Cooker Meatloaf. I also add onion and celery for additional flavor. The vegetables are always soft and tender.

Crock Pot Beef Stew with potatoes and carrots in a bowl.

For this stew recipe, I use a few spices, beef broth, and a package of dry beef gravy mix. The flavor profile is fantastic. Even the pickiest eaters will come back for seconds.

Sppon with beef stew.

The longer the stew cooks, the better it gets! The meat becomes more tender over time. The sauce thickens and becomes more flavorful. Also, the veggies get softer. If I am in a pinch, I cook on high for 4-6 hours. Most of the time, I slow cook for about 8-10 hours on low.

The Best Slow Cooker Beef Stew

For my large family, I often double this recipe. I enjoy having leftovers because the stew tastes even better the next day. Leftover beef stew can be refrigerated for 3-4 days or place it in the freezer; it freezes well.

Ingredients to make Beef Stew

Beef Stew Ingredients

  • Beef roast or Cubed Beef Stew Meat
  • Broth
  • Gravy Mix
  • Potatoes
  • Carrots
  • Onion
  • Celery
  • Garlic
  • Worcestershire Sauce
  • Flour
  • Paprika
  • Thyme
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Bay leaves

How to make Beef Stew in a Crock Pot

First, you need to trim and cube the meat unless you have purchased pre-cubed beef stew meat. Then, place in the slow cooker. You will need at least a four-quart CrockPot. I use my 6, 7, or 8 quarts.

Stew meat in slow cooker.
Next, in a small bowl whisk together the flour, salt, and pepper.

Whisking flour mixture for beef stew.

Then, sprinkle flour mixture on top of the stew. Stir to coat all of the stew meat

Beef stew meat in black Crockpot

Add all of the vegetables to the crock.

Beef Stew Meat, Potatoes, onions, Carrots and celery in slow cooker.

In a medium-sized bowl whisk together the water, gravy mix, and spices.

Whisking gravy mixture for beef stew.

Pour over the meat and veggies.

Gravy mixture pouring over vegetables and meat.

Next, add the beef stock and stir. If you would like an even more flavorful stew, add a cup of dry wine and omit a cup of the beef broth.

Beef stew in a slow cooker.

Top with Bay Leaf. Cover and cook. Remove Bay Leaf before serving.

The Best Crockpot Beef Stew.
Other stew recipes you may enjoy:

Instant Pot Beef Stew– make a quick stew in a pressure cooker!
Guinness Beef Stew– This is my hubby’s favorite stovetop beef stew recipe.
Hearty Beef Stew from Food Network!

This recipe is updated. I originally posted on January 16, 2014.

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Slow Cooker Beef Stew

For this Slow Cooker Beef Stew, we combine tender beef, potatoes, carrots, onion, and celery. It’s great for a busy weeknight or even a Sunday dinner. Your family will LOVE it!
Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Servings 10 Servings
Calories 194kcal
Author Jen

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds Beef Roast cubed
  • 1/2 cup Flour
  • 2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 large Onion chopped
  • 1 tsp minced Garlic
  • 1 lb Potatoes cubed
  • 1 lb Baby Carrots
  • 2 stalk Celery chopped
  • 2 cup Water
  • 1 packet Brown Gravy mix
  • 1/2 tsp Thyme
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Bay Leaves
  • 2 cups Beef Broth

Instructions

  • Place meat in slow cooker.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and pepper'
  • Sprinkle flour mixture over meat and stir to coat.
  • Add onions, garlic, potatoes, carrots and celery.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together water, gravy mix, thyme, paprika and worcestershire and pour into slow cooker.
  • Add bay leaf and beef broth.
  • Cover, and cook on Low setting for 8 to 10 hours, or on High setting for 4 to 5 hours.
  • Remove bay leaf before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 194kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 2074mg | Potassium: 636mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 6306IU | Vitamin C: 53mg | Calcium: 286mg | Iron: 3mg
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Slow Cooker Beef Stew.in a bowl and on a spoon.

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The Best Beef Stew ina bowl.

 

Beef Stew in a bowl and a Slow Cooker.

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Comments

  1. Betty Cetnarowski says

    December 30, 2018 at 1:14 pm

    Your recipes are always in a crock pot. Do you ever have recipes using a pressure cooker?

    Reply
    • Jen says

      January 6, 2019 at 12:03 am

      Hi Betty! I have been doing more recipes lately with my Instant Pot. To see the ones I have added to my blog, you can search for “Instant Pot” in the search. I have more pressure cooker recipes coming your way this month too.

      Reply
  2. Michelle says

    November 15, 2017 at 8:43 am

    How many does this recipe feed, and are there usually any leftovers? Trying to decide if i should double it for my family of 4 adults.

    Reply
  3. Beth says

    October 29, 2015 at 10:14 am

    What can I use instead of brown gravy mix? Can I just use cornstarch?

    Reply
  4. MilamK says

    March 23, 2015 at 1:32 pm

    hows does the beef stew get thick like in the picture because mine looks like a soup right now it’s very watery

    Reply
  5. Minda says

    February 22, 2015 at 2:17 pm

    Love this one! Have made it twice and it was enjoyed by a picky husband, a picky mother-in-law and a toddler with only four teeth :)

    Reply
  6. Busy Mama says

    February 4, 2015 at 11:55 am

    Do you put the cubed beef in the crockpot raw?

    Reply
  7. Jessica says

    January 20, 2015 at 11:35 am

    Hello I am making the slow cooker beef stew and cant wait for it to be done. I was just wondering will the stew become thick after a while? Right now its thin

    Reply
  8. Tina Hardy says

    January 13, 2015 at 7:03 pm

    This was fantastic! I made it for dinner tonight
    and it was a huge hit. It was the best stew I ever
    made and everyone loved it. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Jen says

      January 13, 2015 at 7:54 pm

      Hi Tina! I am so happy to hear your family enjoyed this Crock-Pot recipe as much as ours does. I think I will make this one again this weekend as we all really like it best too!

      Reply
  9. Kristie says

    December 2, 2014 at 3:40 pm

    Do you put the 2 cups of water in before you coat the meat with the flour mixture? Or the dry ingredients first and then the liquids?

    Reply
  10. MaryJane says

    November 29, 2014 at 7:05 pm

    OMG !!! So delicious and easy ! This was my first time over making beef stew,, came out so good,, guests were impressed ! Thank you !

    Reply
  11. Cheryl says

    November 25, 2014 at 10:43 am

    Just put this in the Crock-Pot; it smells so good, I can’t wait for it to finish! Thanks!

    Reply
  12. Carla says

    October 30, 2014 at 8:08 am

    Has anyone tried it on high for the 4-6 hrs? Sadly I’m not sure my schedule will let me cook it for the full 10-12 on low.

    Reply
    • Erin says

      October 26, 2015 at 6:15 pm

      I have tried it for the full 6 on high yes. It is great

      Reply
  13. Patti says

    October 4, 2014 at 8:14 pm

    This was outstanding! Followed the recipe exactly. I thought it was going to be a little potent at first, but the flavors developed wonderfully! A keeper! Thank you so much for the great recipe, or rather, your hubs :)

    Reply
  14. Sandra Heniuk says

    August 23, 2014 at 8:18 pm

    Followed this recipe exactly and it was delicious as is with lots of yummy gravy. Will make again!

    Reply
  15. Adora says

    August 19, 2014 at 3:27 pm

    This looks SO amazing! I’m definitely going to try it out. I have a random question though, where did you get that large Blue Willow bowl? I have some small blue willow bowls and I love that one!

    Reply
  16. Candy says

    February 9, 2014 at 12:45 pm

    When do you use the powdered sugar for the heart shaped brownies?

    Reply
    • Jen says

      February 9, 2014 at 1:44 pm

      Hi Candy! I am so sorry about that! I just updated the Heart Brownies to reflect where the powdered sugar is added. I let my hubby type my recipes for me sometimes and he must have forgot to add that part in. Hope you have a wonderful Valentine’s Day!

      Reply

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