Easy Crock Pot Beef Stew
This cozy slow‑cooker beef stew is the ultimate comfort meal, filled with tender beef, hearty vegetables, and rich, savory flavor in every spoonful. The long, gentle cooking time makes the meat incredibly soft—so even picky stew‑meat skeptics will love it. With simple ingredients and effortless prep, it’s the kind of set‑it‑and‑forget‑it dinner that makes weeknights feel easy and satisfying.
Servings 5 servings
Calories 387kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb beef stew meat
- 4 carrots cut into 1-2 inch pieces
- 4 medium potatoes peeled and cut into 1-2 inch pieces
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 oz pkg dry onion soup mix
- 21 oz condensed cream of mushroom soup
- 8 oz can tomato saue
Instructions
- Spray the inside of the slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Layer the ingredients in this order into the crock pot - beef, carrots, potatoes, onion, and then the bay leaf.
- In a bowl, mix the dry onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup, and tomato sauce. Spread the mixture over the veggies in the slow cooker. DO NOT STIR.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours. Stir, remove the bay leaf, and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 387kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 1610mg | Potassium: 1541mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 8355IU | Vitamin C: 41mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 5mg