Hearty Beef Stew

Course: Beef, Main Dish, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: easy beef stew, slow cooker beef stew recipe

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 5 hours

Total Time: 5 hours 15 minutes

Servings: 6

Calories: 461 kcal

Author: Malinda Linnebur

This Hearty Beef Stew is a classic beef stew recipe. It's full of fall apart tender beef in a hearty gravy. Oven and slow cooker instructions included.

Ingredients

2 pounds (916g) chuck roast, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2" chunks
1 medium onion, roughly chopped
2 stalks celery, cut into large chunks
6 carrots, peeled and cut into large chunks
2 pounds (933g) potatoes, cut into large chunks
2 cups (475ml) tomato juice
2 tablespoons quick cooking (minute) tapioca
1 tablespoon sugar
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

OVEN METHOD:

Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (121 degrees C).
Place meat in bottom of a large pot that has a tight fitting lid. Layer vegetables over meat.
In a medium bowl combine remaining ingredients and pour over meat and vegetables. Cover with lid. Bake for 5 hours and most importantly DO NOT PEEK!! Not even once!!

SLOW COOKER METHOD:

Place meat and vegetables in a 6 quart slow cooker.
In a medium bowl combine the remaining ingredients and pour over meat and vegetables. Cover and cook on LOW for 8-10 hours.

Recipe Notes

This recipe will freeze well for up to 3 months. Thaw and reheat as needed.
Quick cooking or Minute tapioca can be found in the baking aisle next to the pudding.
Some additions I like to make to the stew are:
1. Brown the meat and deglaze the pan with a little red wine. This will really add a lot of beef flavor to the sauce. It will also make the sauce a richer color.
2. 4 cloves garlic, minced
3. 1 bay leaf
4. 1 teaspoon dried thyme
5. A dash of soy sauce
If you don't have tomato juice a great substitution is 1 (15oz) can tomato sauce and 2 cups beef broth. I do this almost everytime because I don't have tomato juice on hand.
Can also substitute potatoes with sweet potatoes.

What to serve with Hearty Beef Stew:

Bread. I love toasting up thick slices of bread with a little butter and garlic. Or make some fresh bread crumbs in your food processor and add them to a skillet with melted butter and some chopped garlic. Cook until lightly browned and fragrant. Sprinkle over your beef stew, YUM!!!
A simple side salad.

Nutrition Facts

Hearty Beef Stew

Amount Per Serving

Calories 461 Calories from Fat 153

% Daily Value*

Fat 17g26%

Saturated Fat 7g44%

Cholesterol 104mg35%

Sodium 191mg8%

Potassium 1569mg45%

Carbohydrates 44g15%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 9g10%

Protein 33g66%

Vitamin A 10625IU213%

Vitamin C 28.4mg34%

Calcium 83mg8%

Iron 5mg28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the information shown is just an estimate.