Slow Cooker Budget Stew

ByAnita Cloete

Hearty warming stew with affordable meat and root vegetables.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb stewing beef cubed
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 3 potatoes cubed
  • 3 carrots sliced
  • 1 onion diced
  • 2 celery stalks sliced
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tsp dried thyme

Instructions

  1. Toss beef in flour salt pepper. Brown in oil in batches.
  2. Transfer to slow cooker. Add vegetables.
  3. Whisk broth tomato paste thyme. Pour over.
  4. Cook low 6-8 hours or high 4 hours. Serve.

Slow Cooker Budget Stew

Print Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 6 servings
Notes

Notes

Prep in the morning, dinner is ready. Freezes well.

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