Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Easy Beef Stew that can be made by anyone and will be loved by everyone.
Servings: 6
Calories:
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chuck roast cut into 1 ½" thick
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 3 cups low- sodium beef broth
- 1 ½ lbs potatoes peeled & cut into 1 ½" cubes
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried rosemary
- 4 carrots cut into 1" long
- 1 onion chopped
- 6 garlic cloves minced
- 3 celery stem
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 tbsp flour
Instructions
- In a large bowl: place beef, salt, pepper and mix.
- Heat the dutch oven or pot to medium-high. Add oil and wait until hot. Place half of the beef in the dutch oven/pot and sear all sides for 3-5 minutes or until brown. Repeat this step with the other half of beef.
- Placed seared beef in the slow cooker. Add tomato paste, rosemary, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, onion and mix. Add carrots, potatoes, celery, beef broth, bay leaves and thyme stems.
- Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours.
- Discard thyme & bay leaves. In a bowl: add flour and 1 cup of the liquid from the beef stew. Whisk until smooth and pour in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.