Yes. I know it’s June and officially summertime. So why am I making beef stew?! Well, for one thing, this recipe is soooooo delicious. For another, it’s the perfect Father’s Day meal! I mean, what Dad doesn’t love meat and potatoes?! And the best part is that you throw everything in the crock pot and then 5 – 6 hours later, viola! A Sunday Father’s Day meal that’s yummy, healthy and EASY!!!
Easy Crock Pot Beef Stew: (recipe from my sister, Holly)
Ingredients:
- 2 cups sliced carrots (or if you’re lazy like me, a bag of mini, peeled carrots)
- 2 lbs. beef stew meat
- 4 stalks celery, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. pepper
- 4 – 5 potatoes, chopped into chunks
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 can tomato soup
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 3 dashes soy sauce
Directions:
1) Throw all your chopped veggies into your slow cooker and add your meat chunks.
2) Mix together your soups and sour cream and add to the slow cooker, stirring to coat all the meat and vegetables.
3) Stir in your salt, pepper, bay leaf and dashes of soy sauce.
4) Cook on LOW for 5-6 hours.
5) Spoon into bowls and ENJOY!!
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I have some beef stew meat that I wanted to use this week- cant wait to make this delicious looking recipe!
This is a great stew recipe! Thanks for sharing on our “Strut Your Stuff Saturday”. Hope you come back next week. -The Sisters
Made this tonight and absolutely LOVED it, so did the kids. Thanks, Jen! So yummy!
THANK YOU for this fabulous recipe. Looks super healthy and tasty. So I have a quick question. I’m gone for 12 hours of the day. I NEED crock pot recipes to help me make dinner for my hubby! Do you think cooking it on low for 12 hours would be much of a difference? I know NOTHING about my darn crock pot. lol! SO I thought I would ask!
Hi Amanda! I’ve never tried cooking it that long so I’m not sure how it would turn out! I think it would be okay. Maybe add a little beef broth so it doesn’t get low on liquids. I have this awesome crock pot that has a ‘warm’ setting so when it’s done cooking, it automatically goes to warm until you turn it off. It sounds like you need a crock pot like that! (It’s the Crock Pot brand) If you end up trying this recipe on 12 hours, let me know how it comes out!