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Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe

Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe

Krysta
This easy slow cooker beef stew recipe made with potatoes, carrots, celery, broth, herbs, and spices is hearty and comforting. You won't be slow to say 'yum'!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Course Soup
Servings 6
Calories 576 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds beef stew meat cut into 1-inch pieces
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 ½ cups beef broth
  • 4 medium carrots sliced
  • 3 medium potatoes diced
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 stalk celery chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon ground paprika
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 large bay leaf

Instructions
 

  • Gather ingredients.
  • Place meat in slow cooker.
  • Mix flour, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl. Pour over meat, and stir until meat is coated.
  • Add beef broth, carrots, potatoes, onion, celery, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, garlic, and bay leave; stir to combine.
  • Cover, and cook until beef is tender enough to cut with a spoon, on Low for 8 to 12 hours, or on High for 4 to 6 hours.
  • Serve hot and enjoy!

Notes

Editor's Notes:

This original recipe submission called for slow cooking on Low for 10 to 12 hours. When making the video for this recipe, our food stylists found a cook time of 8 hours on Low (or 4 hours on High) was sufficient. Please stir and check doneness along the way to be sure your meat is cooked properly.