Best Crock Pot Beef Stew

Submitted by Chef #698556

"This is easy and serves eight hungry people. Serve with skillet cornbread and you have a meal."

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 2 1/2 lbs top round beef or 2 1/2 lbs boneless bottom round roast
• 5 medium white potatoes, peeled and cut in 1 inch dice
• 5 large carrots, peeled and cut in 1 inch chunks
• 1 cup celery, sliced in 1/2 inch slices
• 3 medium onions, peeled and cut in quarters
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
• 1 (1 ounce) package powdered au jus mix (gravy)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme

directions

1. Cut beef in 1 inch cubes removing any fat.
2. Place cut up vegetables in order in bottom of large crock pot carrots, potatoes, celery then onions.
3. Place cubed beef over vegetables.
4. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and thyme.
5. Sprinkle with package of Au Jus Gravy mix.
6. Pour tomatoes over all.
7. Cook for 1 hr on high then reduce to low for 6 hours (or 8 total hours on low if you are heading out for work or errands)
8. Stir all together gently and let cook for 45 minutes.

Reviews

[linguinelisa]

This is a great beef stew recipe! I only had about a pound and a half of beef stew so I used about half the amount of vegetables called for. I did use the whole can of tomatoes and the entire packet of au jus mix so it might have been a little more liquidy than the full recipe would have been but that's no problem for me! A great new addition to my slow cooker cookbook! Made for My-3-Chefs June 2012.