Description
This Crockpot Beef Stew is an easy dinner option that warms up any weeknight. It’s a comforting slow cooker beef stew filled with tender beef and hearty vegetables, perfect for family dinner and cozy comfort food.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs. red potatoes
- 1 yellow onion
- 3 carrots
- 4 stalks celery
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1.5 lbs. beef stew meat
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp Freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 Tbsp cooking oil
- 2 cups beef broth
- 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1.5 tsp brown sugar
- 1.5 tsp dried rosemary
- 1.5 tsp dried thyme
Instructions
- Chop the onion and red potatoes into small pieces, slice the carrots and celery, and finely chop the garlic. Add all these vegetables to the slow cooker.
- Toss the beef stew meat with flour, salt, and pepper until fully coated.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, then brown the meat on both sides before transferring it to the slow cooker.
- Reduce the skillet heat to medium-low and mix in beef broth, Dijon mustard, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, rosemary, and thyme, stirring until the browned bits dissolve.
- Pour this mixture over the ingredients in the slow cooker and stir well.
- Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours until meat and vegetables are tender.
- Stir the stew to break down some potatoes for a thicker gravy, adjust seasoning as needed, and serve warm.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 hours 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.25 cups
- Calories: 269kcal
- Sodium: 591mg
- Fat: 8g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 23g