Crock Pot Beef Stew

MizzNezz's Note:

A great dinner without heating up the kitchen.

• Total Time: 9 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 9 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 ½ lbs beef stew meat , cubed
• 1 onion , chunks
• 5 potatoes , chunks
• 4 carrots , 1 inch pieces
• 4 stalks celery , 1 inch pieces
• 1 (14 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 3 ½ cups water
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 2 vegetable bouillon cubes
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions:

1. Place the meat in the crock pot.
2. Add remaining ingredients.
3. Cook on low for 9-10 hours.

Reviews

[ellie_]

Perfection! My family loved this simple beef stew that we had with Barbara Mooers Best Popovers. The only changes I made to this stew was that I only had two carrots, so I added some baby carrots (next time I may only use baby carrots since my kids really like them) and I couldn't find "vegetable bouillon cubes" so I used 4 beef bouillion cubes instead of 2 beef and 2 vegetable. I also used low sodium tomatoes to lower the sodium context a bit. Next time I make this delicious stew I will use a little less water (2 1/2 cups instead of 3 1/2) because there was a little too much broth for us. Thanks Inez for posting this keeper recipe. I will definitely be making this again soon.

[JaydensMommy22]

Well, I have been trying to make a decent beef stew for about 10 years now with some pathetic results. Thank goodness I came across this recipe. This was the absolute BEST stew that I have tasted let alone made!! Everybody had seconds and thirds!!!!!! Very easy to prepare with some outstanding end results!! You have got to try this one. Thank You so much for posting this terrific recipe!!

[EeeGee]

A tasty simple,healthy meal. I scaled down to 3 potatos, 2 large carrots and 2 sticks of celery for my 3 litre crockpot which turned out to fill up the pot just right. I also added a tablespoon of 'herbs du provence'. As per Ellie's suggestion I only used 2 1/2 cups of liquid but after 5 hours on low and 2 hours on high the broth was still plentiful and quite thin. So I drained the broth into a pan added a heaped teaspoon of flour and simmered for about 7 or 8 minutes until it thickened up and then returned the gravy to the pot. Given that this dish is so simple to make this extra step is no big deal. The meat was delicious, the veggies were tasty, we really enjoyed it and I will make it again.