Nothing says “home cooking” like a bowl of classic, comforting beef stew. Our easy beef stew recipe simmers in the slow cooker all day, so you can come home to a Sunday dinner-worthy meal any night of the week.
Slow-Cooked Family-Favorite Beef Stew
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 8 hr 15 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb beef stew meat, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
- 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
- 1 lb small (2 1/2 to 3-inch) red potatoes, quartered
- 1 1/2 cups frozen pearl onions (from 16-oz package)
- 1 bag (1 lb) ready-to-eat baby-cut carrots
- 1 jar (12 oz) beef gravy
- 1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic diced tomatoes, undrained
Instructions
-
Step1On waxed paper, sprinkle beef with 2 tablespoons flour, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; toss to coat. In 10-inch skillet, heat about 1 tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat. Add coated beef; cook and stir 4 to 6 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally.
![]()
-
Step2In 4- to 6-quart slow cooker, layer potatoes, onions and carrots. Add browned beef; sprinkle with any remaining flour mixture. Top with gravy and tomatoes.
![]()
-
Step3Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
-
Step4Before serving, in small bowl, blend 3 remaining tablespoons flour with 1/4 cup cold water. Stir into stew. Increase heat setting to High; cover and cook 10 minutes longer or until thickened.
![]()
Nutrition
370
Calories
14g
Total Fat
26g
Protein
35g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 370
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 21%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 27%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 65mg
- 21%
- Sodium
- 560mg
- 23%
- Potassium
- 1020mg
- 29%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 35g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 5g
- 18%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 26g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 250%
- 250%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
2Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
{{tipItemHeadingFormat.replace('{0}',props.index + 1)}}
© 2025 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved