This Slow Cooker Easy Beef Stew tastes amazing. Tender cubed stew meat is slow cooked in a crockpot with onion, carrots, potato, mushrooms, peas, and savory seasonings.
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Why I love this recipe
This is the perfect recipe for two and makes a great dinner or lunch with no pre-browning required.
A hearty bowl of slow cooker beef stew on a cold fall or winter day is one of the best ways to warm up.
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Ingredients
- beef stew meat
- potato
- mushrooms
- carrots
- onion
- minced garlic
- Worcestershire sauce
- dried thyme
- bay leaf
- beef broth
- all-purpose flour
- frozen peas
Equipment used in this recipe
How to make Crock Pot Beef Stew
Step 1 – Peel and dice the potato. Dice the beef, mushrooms, carrots, and onion into bite-sized pieces.
Step 2 – Add the beef stew meat, potatoes, mushrooms, carrots, onions, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, salt, dried thyme, black pepper, bay leaf, and beef broth into a 4 quart crock pot. Click for a 4 quart slow cooker crockpot.
Step 3 – Stir to combine, cover the crockpot and cook on low for 7 hours.
Step 4 – Add the flour to a bowl then add about 1/2 cup of cooking liquid and whisk until smooth.
Step 5 – Stir the flour mixture into the stew and add the peas to the crock pot. Stir to combine.
Step 6 – Cook on low for 1 more hour.
Step 7 – Remove the bay leaf and serve.
Recipe FAQ’s
Yes, they come out nice and tender. You can also pre-brown in a pan them if you prefer.
For the most part, no. However, you can overcook vegetables which is why we add the peas near the end.
Slow Cooker Easy Beef Stew
This Slow Cooker Easy Beef Stew has tender cubed stew meat is slow cooked with onion, carrots, potato, mushrooms, peas, and savory seasonings.
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb beef stew meat
- 1 medium potato
- 4 oz mushrooms
- 1/2 cup carrots
- 1/4 onion
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup unsalted beef broth
- 1/8 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup frozen peas
Instructions
- Peel and dice the potato. Dice the beef, mushrooms, carrots, and onion into bite-sized pieces.
- Add the beef stew meat, potatoes, mushrooms, carrots, onions, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, salt, dried thyme, black pepper, bay leaf, and beef broth into a 4 quart crock pot. Click for a 4 quart slow cooker crockpot.
- Stir to combine, cover the crockpot and cook on low for 7 hours.
- Add the flour to a bowl then add about 1/2 cup of cooking liquid and whisk until smooth.
- Stir the flour mixture into the stew and add the peas to the crock pot. Stir to combine.
- Cook on low for 1 more hour.
- Remove the bay leaf and serve.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 394Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 112mgSodium: 1235mgCarbohydrates: 37gFiber: 6gSugar: 6gProtein: 44g
Nutrition information is a guideline only, is calculated automatically by third party software, and absolute accuracy is not guaranteed.
I’m Zona. My husband and I are empty-nesters and parents of 1 adult son. I have a passion for recipes and I share all the tips, tricks, and resources I can find (or create) to help you cook for two.
Lynn
Sunday 18th of December 2022
How long if I want to cook on high heat? 🙂
Zona
Monday 19th of December 2022
Hi Lynn, Cook on low for 3 1/2 hours. Add the flour to a bowl then add about 1/2 cup of cooking liquid and whisk until smooth. Stir the flour mixture into the stew and add the peas to the crock pot. Stir to combine. Cook on low for 30 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and serve. Thanks for your question :)
Beth Matteri
Monday 24th of October 2022
I made this last night & it was amazing. It really hit the spot. And I even had some left over for today's lunch. I'm looking forward to trying your other recipes. Thank you for sharing.
Zona
Monday 24th of October 2022
Hi Beth, so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks :)
Kathleen Sheehan
Wednesday 29th of December 2021
I am trying to find a recipe for beef tips in a 2 qt crook pot. When I see one they say for a 2qt but when I read the recipe it says a 4qt. I am really frustrated. Could you help me out? Thanks Kathleen
Zona
Thursday 30th of December 2021
I Kathleen, I did a quick search and also could not find one meant for a 2 qt crock pot. So I found one meant for 4 qt and cut the ingredients in half. Please keep in mind I have not tested this myself but here is the recipe already cut in half. I hope it helps.
EASY CROCKPOT BEEF TIPS WITH GRAVY
PREP TIME: 2 1/2 minutes COOK TIME: 3 1/2 hours 5 minutes TOTAL TIME: 3 1/2 hours 10 minutes SERVES: 3
1 lb beef stew meat 1/2 of a 10.75 oz can condensed cream of mushroom soup 1/2 of a .88 oz packet brown gravy mix 1/2 cup beef broth 1/2 small onion diced 1 clove of garlic minced 1/2 Tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 1/2 Tablespoon water Optional: Egg noodles or mashed potatoes prepared.
In a medium bowl, combine cream of mushroom soup, gravy mix, beef broth, onion and garlic. Whisk together. Place your stew meat into a 2 quart crockpot. Pour gravy mixture over beef and gently stir to combine. Cook covered on LOW for 7 hours. Once done cooking, remove beef with a slotted spoon and set aside. Stir in cornstarch/water mixture (this will thicken up the gravy.) Replace beef back into crockpot and continue cooking for 5 more minutes while gravy thickens. Serve over egg noodles or mashed potatoes.
Megan Mallinger
Sunday 12th of September 2021
Can I make this is a 3 quart instant pot?
Zona
Sunday 12th of September 2021
Hi Megan, yes I think this would also fit in a 3 quart pot. I haven't tried it in an instant pot though so you may need to adapt some things for that method.
Donna
Wednesday 4th of March 2020
If I want enough for 4 could I just double everything in the recipe?
Susan Moore
Monday 1st of November 2021
@Zona, Will it still fit in a four quart crock pot if I double it?
Zona
Wednesday 4th of March 2020
Hi Donna, I think that should work just fine. Enjoy :)