Discard the stew seasoning packet and make this from scratch easy slow cooker beef stew. This beef stew is made with fresh ingredients and tender beef to make the easiest and most delicious, hearty weeknight dinner.

Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe

This homemade slow cooker beef stew is our family’s very favorite stew recipe of all time. It brings out all the feels of how my Grandma used to make it. I’ve since tweaked this recipe to make it picky eater approved. My kids like to rate my recipes and it’s taken a few attempts to get this one just right!

If I have time, I love to make this beef stew and pair it with some of my homemade buttermilk cornbread. Talk about comfort food! Your tiny critics will be asking for seconds!

The Cowboys’ Rating: 9/10

Every time I make a new recipe, I have my family rate the recipe out of 10. By the time, these recipes make the blog, they’ve been tried and tested by some of my hardest tiny critics!

What Ingredients Are in Slow Cooker Beef Stew?

Stew Meat – Stew meat is just pieces of beef cut into small bite sized pieces. We raise our own grass-finished regeneratively raised beef, so I have our butcher package several packages of stew meat each year. If I don’t have stew meat, I will just take a beef roast and cut it into bite sized pieces. Either works for this recipe.
Beef Broth – This is going to be the base of your beef stew. I like to use beef broth rather than water because it gives it more flavor.
Potatoes – Red potatoes are my favorite to use in stew, but you can use russet or gold potatoes as well.
Carrots – You can’t have stew without including carrots. Soft, sweet carrots add so much flavor to the stew.
Frozen Peas – I like to sneak in as many vegetables as possible, so I add frozen peas as well. It also brings in a different sweetness and texture to the beef stew.

seasonings

Kosher Salt
Pepper
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Celery Salt
Rosemary
Paprika

Tools You’ll Need

Easy Beef Stew Recipe for Slow Cooker

Place stew meat in the bottom of slow cooker.
Peel potatoes and carrots and cut into large chunks.
Add potatoes and carrots to slow cooker.
Next, add in beef broth and seasonings and stir until well incorporated.
Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4-6 hours.
30 minutes before serving, add in frozen peas.
Serve and enjoy!

Gluten Free Beef Stew Recipe

This recipe is gluten free! I do always caution however, that you check to make sure that the ingredients YOU are using are indeed gluten free.

How to Store Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew

The best part about this recipe, is that it makes great leftovers! Store it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. To reheat, spoon desired amount into a bowl and microwave or reheat on the stove in a saucepan.

What to Serve with Beef Stew

Serve our family’s favorite buttermilk cornbread with this easy slow cooker beef stew! Click on the picture below to get the recipe.

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