big bowl of crock pot beef stew

A few weeks ago Lincoln and I were on a Target run (I had an actress $100 simply laying around – Not!) and I could smell them earlier I saw them – crayons. Structure newspaper. Rubber erasers. Rulers! Ok, maybe not the rulers but seriously, back to school shopping has begin. Although nosotros've got a few more glorious weeks of summer left, the school year is coming, along with busy evenings, early mornings, and all the chaos in between. Take a trounce to get Crock Pot Beef Stew simmering in your deadening cooker to accept the stress out of dinner time, at least!

spoonful of crock pot beef stew and a bowl

Lincoln is starting schoolhouse this autumn (and by "school" I mean a two hour program twice a week that is essentially a play group only STILL!) and I know I'll blink and he'll be off to Kindergarten. With schoolhouse historic period children comes karate, cub scouts, swimming, etc, and once evenings get crazy I'll exist turning to my crock pot to make dinner for me more and more.

If you're in the aforementioned boat and are looking for a hearty, filling, and comforting family-friendly recipe that couldn't become whatsoever easier – Crock Pot Beefiness Stew is for y'all! Chopped stew meat is dull cooked in beef broth seasoned with pantry staples like stale thyme, rosemary, and bay leaves, and pumped upwards with tons of vegetables including potatoes, carrots, celery, mushrooms, and peas. A complete repast in one pot that requires no pre-cooking. Merely toss everything into the crock pot – which you can fifty-fifty do the night before – then press first!

overhead photo of a bowl of crock pot beef stew

How to Make This Recipe

I know I sound like a broken tape but actually all yous take to do is throw everything into a crock pot – hither's the one I have. You'll need 1-ane/2lbs stew meat cut into bite-sized pieces, 1 chopped onion, 2 chopped carrots, ii ribs chopped celery, 8oz chopped mushrooms and 3 cloves minced garlic.

Crock Pot Beef Stew is easy, hearty, and comforting. Toss everything into the crock pot at night then pop into the base and cook the next day! #glutenfree | iowagirleats.com

Rounding the stew out is iii Tablespoons tomato paste, i Tablespoon gluten-costless Worcestershire sauce (I like Lea & Perrins,) and spice cupboard staples including table salt, pepper, dried thyme, dried rosemary, and a bay leaf. Add 32oz gluten-gratuitous beef broth and so cook on depression for 6-8 hours (only depends on how pocket-sized yous cut your stew meat – mine took half-dozen.) Again, I did all this the night earlier I made it and then popped the crock pot into the base in the morning time. So piece of cake.

Crock Pot Beef Stew is easy, hearty, and comforting. Toss everything into the crock pot at night then pop into the base and cook the next day! #glutenfree | iowagirleats.com

In one case the meat and vegetables are tender, whisk together ane/four loving cup gluten-free or all-purpose flour (dish will not be GF if using all-purpose flour) with a scoop of the cooking liquid so stream it in and give the stew a big stir.

Crock Pot Beef Stew is easy, hearty, and comforting. Toss everything into the crock pot at night then pop into the base and cook the next day! #glutenfree | iowagirleats.com

Cook on high for xxx-45 more minutes, or until the stew is slightly thickened, and then stir in one/ii cup frozen peas and let them warm through for about v minutes. Serve with a side salad, bread, or crostini for dunking, so dig in!

big bowl of crock pot beef stew

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big bowl of crock pot beef stew

Description

Crock Pot Beef Stew is easy, hearty, and comforting. Toss everything into the crock pot at night then pop into the base and cook the next day!

Ingredients

serves eight

  • 1-i/2lbs stew meat, cut into seize with teeth sized pieces
  • 1lb white potatoes (most 1 large murphy,) peeled then chopped
  • 8oz whole mushrooms, cut into quarters or sixths if large
  • two carrots, chopped
  • 2 ribs celery, chopped
  • i onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 Tablespoons lycopersicon esculentum paste
  • 1 Tablespoon gluten-free Worcestershire sauce (I like Lea & Perrins)
  • 1 teaspoon common salt
  • three/iv teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • ane/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • ane bay leafage
  • 32oz gluten-free beefiness broth
  • 1/4 cup gluten-free or all-purpose flour (dish will non be GF if using all-purpose flour)
  • 1/2 cup frozen peas

Directions

  1. Add ingredients from stew meat to beef goop into a half-dozen-quart crock pot then cover and cook on low for vi-8 hours, or until meat is tender (mine took vi only it will depend on how big your stew meat is cut.) I added everything to the crock pot the night before then popped into the crock pot base in the morn and turned it on.
  2. Add flour to a bowl so add together a ladleful of cooking liquid and whisk until shine. Pour back into crock pot then stir well to combine and melt on high for xxx-45 more minutes, or until goop has thickened (Note:goop will continue to thicken while cooling.) Add peas and so let sit until heated through, v minutes, before serving.

This recipe is courtesy of Iowa Girl Eats, http://iowagirleats.com.

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