- prep: 30 min
- cook: 8 hr
- total: 8 hr 30 min
Summary
Slow Cooker Homemade Beef Stew makes the perfect comforting dish on a cold day. Made with tender beef, potatoes, carrots, stew and sweet potatoes.
Ingredients
- For the beef
- 1 1/2 - 2 pounds beef chuck roast preferred (or beef stew meat) trimmed and cut into 1 - 2 inch chunks
- 1/3 cup flour (use gluten free flour or arrowroot starch if needed)
- 1-2 teaspoons sea salt (to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- For the stew
- cooking oil
- 1 medium onion, cut into large chunks
- 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar or red wine
- 3-4 medium Russet potatoes, peeled and chopped into 1 inch chunks (or can use about 10 small baby potatoes with skin on - cut in half)
- 1 large sweet potato, peeled and chopped into 1 inch chunks (leave out if desired)
- 3 medium carrots, peeled and cut into slices
- 2 ribs celery, chopped
- 1-2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning (or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley, 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme)
- 1 bay leaf
- 4-5 cups beef broth, homemade or low sodium
- 1 star anise (optional but adds SO much depth and flavor)
- water as needed to cover the vegetables
- 1-2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley, for garnish
- more salt and pepper to taste
- Optional:
- To thicken stew : Make a slurry with 2 Tablespoons flour (all purpose, gluten free or arrowroot powder)+ 3 tablespoons cool water
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 7
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 929 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 57 g 87.92%
- Saturated Fat: 12 g 58.54%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 49 mg 16.35%
- Sodium: 1857 mg 77.39%
- Calcium: 415 mg 41.46%
- Potassium: 1050 mg 30.01%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 11 mg 62.23%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 92 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 21 g 85.85%
- Sugar: 8 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 18 g
- Vitamin A 65.01%
- Vitamin C 18.15%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat10
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch5
- Exchange - Vegetables1
- Exchange - Lean Meat2
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total1 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total1 oz-eq