Beef stew is really simple to make. Quick to prepare and full of flavor.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 6 hrs |
| Total Time: | 6 hrs 15 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound cubed beef stew meat
- 2 cups water
- 1 (.75 ounce) packet dry brown gravy mix
- 1 (1.5 ounce) package dry beef stew seasoning mix
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, chopped
- ½ (16 ounce) package baby carrots, or to taste
- 3 potatoes, cut into chunks
- 1 stalk celery, cut into chunks, or to taste
- ¼ onion, chopped
Instructions
- Put beef in a slow cooker.
- Whisk water, gravy mix, and stew seasoning mix together in a bowl until no dry mix remains; add Worcestershire sauce and pour over the beef. Add tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, celery, and onion.
- Cook on High for 6 hours.
- Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 252 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 34 g |
| Cholesterol | 40 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 17 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 1003 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 5 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
This recipe is delicious and so easy to make! My family loved it and came back for seconds. Bette C. Graham, NC
Love this recipe! When I don’t have the stew mix season packet I use the spice packet from a pack of Ramen noodles and it still tastes amazing!
It’s so amazing, I didn’t use chopped tomatoes, but I used bloody Mary mix instead, with added garlic, and pink salt. My Granddaughter said it was divine and asked for seconds.
Was absolutely best stew I’ve ever had ! Delicious!!!
I followed the ingredients just upsized them. This is by far the best, most convenient, so tasty slowcooked beef stew recipe i have ever tried. I come home from work, and it is ready for me.Thank you so much for sharing Megan.
My son loves it.. i made it for our family and i thought my son was not going to eat any but he did and he ate about two toddler size bowls and i was so happy he at it 🙂 One proud momma here
Love this recipe!! I’ve used yellow honey gold potatoes. Still cut them in small pieces. They’re the only ones that actually get cooked enough for me. I’ve also started adding 1/2-3/4 cup flour the last 1/2 hour to thicken the stew. A little garlic doesn’t hurt this recipe either! It’s a huge win for us!
Good but would not use less canned tomatoes. I thought it was too sour. Cooked 6 hrs and could have used another 30 minutes.
Good but would not use less canned tomatoes. I thought it was too sour. Cooked 6 hrs and could have used another 30 minutes.
Really good. I’ll definitely make again. I had to substitute my own seasonings for the seasoning packet because of sodium content. I just set Lawry’s salt on the table for everyone else who doesn’t need to worry about sodium, and everyone was happy. 6 hours on high was perfect.
I’ve made this recipe many times over the past few years. It’s so easy to make and tastes very good for what it is! I only docked one star, because obviously a “home made” traditional stew with red wine and the works would blow this out of the water. But the recipe as written is easy, quick, and delicious! Since I’ve made this many times, the first handful was following the recipe as written, which yielded the same flavorful results as when I tweak it, but i tweak it according to my personal tastes. I always add 2 bay leaves (I always do in slow simmering beef entrees) a handful more onion and potatoes, cut the baby carrots into thick slices, add a tablespoon of garlic, and extra worcheshier sauce (because my boyfriend and I love it), then about an hour before it’s done I add some frozen corn to taste, which i really think rounds out the stew as a whole and makes it even heartier. To those who think they can make this extra flavorful the first time making it and wants to add extra spices….dont. a McCormick beef stew seasoning packet is all you need. If you like your stew on the thicker side, reduce the water and seasoning packets. Otherwise, I never have to add cornstarch or flour, I actually use the full seasoning amount in the recipe, the juice from the tomato can, and about 1 3/4 c of water. It’s a perfect recipe for those short on time or are just learning to make basic meals, I usually prepare it in a crockpot liner the night before and twist tie it and leave it in the
Absolutely the best beef stew I ever made! Followed the recipe but added 2 large sliced garlic cloves! I will definitely be making this again! Thanks for the recipe!
We really enjoyed it along with some cornbread.
Accept this recipe is easy and my family loves this recipe thank you for whoever posted this because you are a lifesaver
I used 2 packages of Swiss Chalet gravy with 8 cups of water omitted the tomatoes, stew seasoning and Worchestershire sauce. It was so good!
this is perfect every single time! comes out thick with lots of gravy for pouring over whatever you like..meat is tender and flavorful and vegetables nice and soft but not overly done. have made this recipe about 6 times now and comes out exactly the same each time..plenty for leftovers as well!
This is a very easy and flavorful stew! I like mine to be full of vegetables, so I add 3/4 of a cup each of frozen corn, green beans and Lima beans about halfway through the cooking time. There’s still plenty of liquid.
I thought it was really good and my 9 yr old ate it but the next day she didn’t want any of the leftovers. I liked the seasoning and gravy packets but they had a LOT of sodium. Probably won’t make it again for that reason.
A little bland
This is a nice, simple but flavorful recipe…thank you so much for sharing! I only made 2 changes: I used beef broth instead of water for flavor and I used frozen stew vegetables for convenience. It was cold here so it was perfect timing.
Very good and easy. Added sliced mushrooms and extra celery (my favorite) also wanted a thicker stew so added cornstarch last hour. Served with fresh baked rolls. YUM