Welcome to the art of creating a delightful crock pot beef stew! In this comprehensive guide, we will take you on a culinary journey to discover the best recipe for a hearty and flavorful stew that will warm your soul on a chilly night. We'll provide step-by-step instructions, tips, and tricks to ensure your stew is infused with incredible taste and aroma. Whether you prefer a classic beef stew recipe passed down through generations or a modern take with unique ingredients, we'll present a range of options to suit every palate. Get ready to tantalize your taste buds and experience the ultimate comfort food that is crock pot beef stew!
Here are our top 20 tried and tested recipes!
CROCK-POT BEEF STEW
Make and share this Crock-Pot Beef Stew recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Ellen Dickens
Categories Stew
Time 12h15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Place meat in crock pot.
- Mix flour, salt, pepper and pour over meat.
- Stir to coat meat with flour.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir to mix well.
- Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours or high for 4-6 hours.
- Stir stew thoroughly before serving.
CLASSIC BEEF STEW IN A CROCK POT
This is the best beef stew I've ever made. It tastes great with a crunchy loaf of bread. I got this recipe from Real Simple (March 2004 edition). You'll need a 4 to 6 quart slow cooker. Browning the beef adds more flavor.
Provided by Mrs.Habu
Categories Stew
Time 4h35m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Put the flour in a large Ziploc bag.
- Add the beef and seal.
- Toss to lightly coat the beef.
- Heat a few tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Brown the meat in small batches, adding more oil as necessary.
- Transfer to the slow cooker.
- Add the onions to the skillet and cook over medium heat until tender, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the tomato paste and coat the onions then transfer to the slow cooker.
- Pour the wine into the skillet and scrape up any browned bits and then add to the slow cooker.
- Stir in the potatoes, carrots, broth, salt, thyme, and bay leaf.
- Cover and cook on low heat for 7 1/2 hours or on high for 4 hours.
- Add the peas and heat through before serving.
EASY CROCK POT BEEF STEW
This beef stew has a tomato based sauce, giving it a little different flavor. Cooked it up one day and got rave reviews from my husband, who is not a stew fan usually. It's also very, very easy and low in calories. I put it in a calorie calculator and it's only about 100 calories per cup. I like to put it together the night before and put the whole crock in the fridge, then in the morning I just pop it into the warmer and let it go!
Provided by billsgirl76
Categories Stew
Time 10h15m
Yield 16 cups, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Brown the meat in a few tablespoons of olive oil over high heat. Just enough to sear it and seal in the juices.
- Combine the meat and all the ingredients in the crock pot, cook on low at least 6 hours, but can go for 10 or more.
HEARTY CROCK-POT BEEF STEW RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: Mccormick® beef stew seasoning, v8 juice, celeries, vidalia onion, carrot, red potatoes, beef stewing meat
Provided by Shannon Citrino
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Turn on slow cooker to the high setting
- Place stewing meat into the slow cooker along with ⅔ of the baby carrots and the sliced celery.
- Put one half of the onion aside. Dice the remaining half and add to the Crock-Pot. Add the potatoes.
- In a large bowl, mix 3 cups of V8 juice and the seasoning packet. Pour the liquid into the slow cooker.
- With a large cooking spoon, gently stir the stew until evenly mixed.
- Cook on high for 2.5 hours or until potatoes and carrots are soft
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 219 calories, Carbohydrate 25 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 20 grams, Sugar 3 grams
CROCK POT CHICKEN (OR BEEF OR PORK) GREEN CHILE STEW
I have not made this recipe yet, but it is tried and true by a friend of mine, on another board, Marsha Tbay, a very reliable source. What I like about this recipe is that it is so versatile, you can use chicken, beef or pork to vary it. Personally, I would brown the meat first in a little oil then continue with the recipe. The 8-10 hours is the time it is cooking in the crock pot.
Provided by dawnie2u
Categories Stew
Time 8h20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine all ingredients except cilantro in crock pot.
- Cover and cook on low setting for 8-10 hours.
- Serve garnished with chopped cilantro.
- Note: Comments from the person originally posted this: This is what we had for dinner tonight. It's delicious! The original recipe called for 2 pounds of beef round or chuck, cut in 1 inch pieces, but I substituted 5 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, and it turned out fine.
BEEF STEW/ CHOLENT FOR CROCK POT
I worked on my stew recipe for several years before I perfected it to what it is today! Every time I serve this for Shabbat lunch, it's completely devoured. It's ultra simple and always comes out great. If you're making this for shabbos, cook it fully Friday afternoon and keep the crockpot on the "warm" setting until serving. You can also make the recipe by substituting one can of chicken stock with a can of beer.
Provided by Mirramar
Categories Stew
Time 6h10m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Slice up onions and sautee in the 2 tablespoons of olive oil until translucent
- Cut up the sweet potatoes into medium sized chunks and place in crock pot.
- Put the barley, chicken stock, stew meat, and onions into the crock pot.
- Add the garlic salt and paprika.
- Cook on low for 6 hours.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 648.1, Fat 32, SaturatedFat 10.6, Cholesterol 82.1, Sodium 417.1, Carbohydrate 57.9, Fiber 9.8, Sugar 10, Protein 32.2
CROCK POT BEEF & BEER STEW
I mixed up a few recipes and came up with this one. The meat was so tender. Serve with crusty bread. This stew is chunky, not soupy.
Provided by GratefulMe
Categories Stew
Time 8h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Place cut carrots, celery, onion and potatoes in the bottom of a large crock pot.
- Mix tomato paste, garlic, paprika and Worcestershire sauce together in a small prep bowl and set aside.
- Trim meat and cut into 1" cubes.
- Place flour, salt and pepper into a large zipper lock bag. Add meat, seal bag and shake to coat.
- In a large skillet heat 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil until hot. Add half of the meat and brown quickly on all sides. Be careful to separate the pieces. Transfer meat to the crock pot and brown the remaining pieces. Spoon the tomato paste mixture over the last batch of beef and stir well to coat. Cook about 1 minute longer then tranfer contents of skillet to the crock pot.
- Add the bay leaves and pour the beer over everything. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours. (Note, this was fully cooked in my crock after 8 hours.).
CROCK POT ROOT VEGETABLE GROUND BEEF STEW
Got this one from my sister. This is also good made with deer or elk meat. Rutabaga needs to be cut small, because they take longer to cook. All those veggies!!! Has to be good for you!
Provided by MizzNezz
Categories Stew
Time 10h20m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place first 5 ingredients in pot.
- Brown ground beef and add to pot.
- Add tomatoes and bouillon mixture.
- Add seasonings.
- Cook on low for 10 hours.
AMAZING CROCK POT BEEF STEW
Ok I confess, I've never made this recipe. In fact I don't even own a crock pot, but I know there are some crock pot lovers out there, so here's another one to try.
Provided by Terese
Categories Stew
Time 10h15m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Place meat in crock pot.
- Combine flour, salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle over meat and stir to coat meat with flour.
- Mix beef stew seasoning with water and pour over meat.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir to mix well.
- Cover and cook on low for about 10 hours.
- Stir thoroughly before serving.
BEEF STEW IN THE CROCK POT
Provided by Catherine McCord
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Place the cubed meat and flour and in Ziploc bag, seal and shake until the pieces are fully coated with flour.
- Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium high heat and sear the pieces of meat for 4 minutes until all sides are nicely brown.
- Remove the meat from the pan and place in the crock pot.
- Add the red wine and stock to the sauté pan and bring to a boil for one minute, scraping off the bits of meat that have caramelized in the pan with a wooden spoon.
- Add the reduced liquid to the crock pot along with the remaining ingredients and combine.
- Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
CROCK POT COWBOY BEEF & BAKED BEANS STEW
Make and share this Crock Pot Cowboy Beef & Baked Beans Stew recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Mirj2338
Categories Stew
Time 10h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Mix stew meat, potatoes, onions, salt and pepper in crock pot.
- Spread beans over meat mix.
- Cover and cook on low heat 8-10 hours until beef is tender.
CROCK POT BEEF VEGETABLE STEW
Description:I found a similar recipe to this one in a Canadian cookbook. I altered the vegetable and spices to suit our tastes. If one does not have the time or want to brown stew meat then a pound of cooked ground beef will do quite nicely. I usually serve with warm rolls or garlic bread.
Provided by smoke alarm jr
Categories Stew
Time 9h30m
Yield 10 cups
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Toss stew meat with flour and brown in heated oil in a skillet.
- Add the cooked meat and all other ingredients into a 4 Qt crock pot.
- Stir well and cook on low 9-10 hours or on high 5-6 hours.
- Turn crock pot off and enjoy!
- I like my stew thick so after I turn the crock pot off I mix 1/2 cup of water with 2 tbsp of flour and stir into the stew.
- I also like to add a small can of diced tomatoes at this time.
- YUM!
- Hint--one may substitue 1/2 cup of barley in place of the potato.
PROVENCAL BEEF STEW (IN CROCK POT)
This if from the WW site, and I've added a few ingredients, which don't change the point value, which is 4 per serving. If you aren't on a diet, this is still really good. The pureed beans make the stew very hearty.
Provided by A la Carte
Categories Stew
Time 6h20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Place the beef in your crock pot, on high heat.
- Add onion, mushrooms and garlic to a 12" non-stick skillet and saute over medium high heat for 5 minutes, or until soft. Stir occasionally. Add to the crock pot.
- Add carrots.
- Place the beans in a blender or food processor, with the broth, and blend until pureed. Add to the crock pot.
- Add all remaining ingredients.
- Cover and cook on high for 6-7 hours. Garnish with fresh thyme.
- I served this over spinach, but it would be nice in a big bowl with some lovely French bread!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 291.8, Fat 9.4, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 44, Sodium 550, Carbohydrate 28.1, Fiber 6.9, Sugar 5.6, Protein 24.9
FLEMISH BEEF STEW (CROCK POT)
This recipe calls for a brown ale or a strong dark beer. It is recommended that you do not use a stout. I found this recipe in Eating Well Magazine.
Provided by Bev I Am
Categories Stew
Time 8h45m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat 2 tsp oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add half the beef and brown on all sides, turning frequently (about 5 minutes).
- Transfer to a 6 quart crock pot.
- Drain any fat from pan.
- Add the remaining 2 tsp oil and brown the remaining beef.
- Transfer to the crock pot.
- Return the skillet to medium heat, add mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until they give off their liquid and it evaporates to a glaze (5-7 minutes).
- Sprinkle flour over the mushrooms; cook undisturbed for 10 seconds, then stir and cook for 30 seconds more.
- Pour in ale (or beer); bring to a boil, whisking constantly to reduce foaming, until thickened and bubbling (about 3 minutes).
- Transfer the mushroom mixture to the crock pot.
- Add carrots, onion, garlic, mustard, caraway seeds, salt, pepper and bay leaf to the crock pot.
- Stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on low until the beef is very tender, about 8 hours.
- Discard bay leaf before serving.
- ***To make ahead: Prepare though step 12 ; cover and refrigerate for up to one day before cooking in crock pot.
- Serves 8.
CROCK POT- BEEF STEW WITH RED WINE AND HERB DUMPLINGS
Make and share this Crock Pot- Beef Stew With Red Wine and Herb Dumplings recipe from Food.com.
Provided by slcampbell75
Categories Stew
Time 10h30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Preparation:.
- Combine the beef, carrots, onions, tomatoes, thyme, pepper, mustard, mushrooms, and wine or beef broth.
- If you are using wine, use all the salt.
- If you are using beef broth you might not need it depending on the saltiness of the broth so taste it to see.
- Cover and cook on a low heat for 8 to 10 hours or a high heat for 4 or 5 hours.
- The vegetables and beef will become tender.
- Combine the flour and water and stir this slowly into the beef stew.
- For Herb Dumplings.
- Combine flour, baking powder, sage, rosemary, thyme, chives and salt in a bowl.
- Cut in butter that's been kept at room temperature or use soft margarine.
- Stir milk lightly into the flour mixture with a wooden spoon and adjust amounts to make sure that you have a moist dumpling dough.
- Drop spoonfuls of the dough on to the hot beef stew, then cover allow to cook on high for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the herb dumplings comes out clean.
- Do not overcook dumplings. Dumplings may disintegrate if left to cook too long.
CROCK POT STEW (BEEF AND SAUSAGE)
A very hearty, delicious stew. A meat lover's dream and a great combination of vegetables too. Originally posted with a chicken variation that can now be found as it's own recipe: Recipe #266654
Provided by littleturtle
Categories Stew
Time 6h20m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a skillet, warm oil over medium heat, and saute meat until browned and thoroughly cooked.
- Drain off fat and set aside.
- In the crock pot, whisk together the broth and tomato paste.
- Add all remaining ingredients and meat to the crock pot and stir.
- Cover and cook until meat and veggies are tender (6-8 hours on LOW or 3-4 hours on HIGH).
- Stir well before serving.
CLASSIC CROCK POT BEEF STEW
There's nothing like a nice bowl of stew on a cold night. This is an easy dish to toss in the crock pot and come home later to the great smell of this comfort dish. Try this with Recipe #351297. This will need to cook for 6 to 8 hours. Enjoy!
Provided by Nif_H
Categories Stew
Time 21m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Mix flour, salt and pepper in slow cooker. Add beef; stir to coat. Add onion, carrots, celery, potatoes, beef broth and Worcestershire sauce. Stir to blend.
- Cover; cook on low for 5 1/2 to 7 1/2 hours.
- Mix cornstarch with water and stir into stew. Cover; cook 30 minutes or until carrots are cooked and meat is tender.
- Top with optional chopped parsley.
CROCK POT CARNE GUISADA (MEXICAN BEEF STEW)
This was one of my mother-in-law's recipes and I just loved it. Of course she didn't even own a crock pot so everything was done "old school". I adapted her recipe to a crock pot version and it turns out similar to hers. Of course nobody can cook like or mothers and mother-in-laws but my husband let this pass. ;)
Provided by Jeanne Benavidez
Categories Other Main Dishes
Time 8h15m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Place stew meat, 1/2 cup water, salt and pepper in crock pot.
- 2. Drain juice from tomatoes into measuring cup.
- 3. Add tomatoes, garlic, onions and potatoes to crock pot.
- 4. Combine juice from tomatoes and enough water to equal 2 cups liquid. Add cumin, oregano, and chili powder and flour into tomato juice mixture and mix well. Add to crock pot.
- 5. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- 6. Cook on LOW for 6 - 7 hours until sauce is thickened and meat and veggies are tender.
- 7. Great served with warm flour tortillas.
CROCK POT BEEF AND MUSHROOM STEW
A crock pot can be a great time saver for busy moms or people who work. I like using mine because I can make a meal and still take a nap or rest while it cooks. I don't have the extra energy always to stand and cook for hours. This recipe is full of my favorite foods. Serve this with crusty bread to sop up the extra liquid.
Provided by Redneck Epicurean
Categories Stew
Time 6h20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Pepper beef and coat with 2 tablespoons flour.
- Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add beef and cook until browned, stirring often.
- Mix beef, soup, garlic, Italian seasoning, mushrooms, carrots and onions in 3 1/2-quart slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on high heat 6-8 hours or until beef is fork-tender.
- MIX remaining flour and water and stir flour mixture into cooker.
- Cover and cook 15 minute or until slightly thickened.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 362, Fat 22.2, SaturatedFat 7.2, Cholesterol 72.6, Sodium 513.9, Carbohydrate 14.4, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 4.5, Protein 26.5
DECADENT CROCK POT BEEF STEW WITH RED WINE
I love a really rich stew and this one was a recipe that I took ideas from other recipes and made my own. Having the crock pot means I can prepare it all the night before and then throw it all together and leave to cook the next morning. You could use any veggies you like in it and even add more (beans, peas etc). The hardest part of the recipe is cutting up the veggies. I hope you enjoy.
Provided by heather foley-lewis
Categories Stew
Time 1h18m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- marinate meat in red wine, olive oil, onion, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pepper overnight.
- Drain the meat and reserve the marinade.
- saute the bacon.
- brown the meat in the bacon fat.
- place all the vegetables, meat, bacon, marinade and garlic into crock pot.
- cook on low heat for 8 to 10 hours or until meat is tender.
Tips:
- For a richer flavor, brown the beef cubes in a skillet before adding them to the slow cooker.
- Use a variety of vegetables in your stew, such as carrots, celery, onions, potatoes, and peas.
- Add a bay leaf or two to the stew for extra flavor.
- If you want a thicker stew, add a cornstarch slurry (equal parts cornstarch and water) to the stew and cook until thickened.
- Serve the stew with mashed potatoes, rice, or crusty bread.
Conclusion:
Crock-Pot beef stew is a classic comfort food that is perfect for a cold winter day. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can have a delicious and hearty stew that the whole family will love.
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