We experienced one of our coldest days so far this winter, after being spoiled with ridiculously warm weather. I decided it was the perfect day to make a warm, comforting, stew in the slow cooker. I wanted to try a new recipe, one with some zing, and I adapted this recipe to do it! The result is a fragrant, sweet, and tangy stew that the whole family loved. Into the recipe file it goes!
Slow Cooker Stew
Author: Tenille Lafontaine
Recipe type: Main
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Serves: 4
An easy slow cooker recipe that's sweet, fragrant, and full of flavor!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
- ⅓ cup flour
- ½ teaspoon seasoning salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 container Campbell's beef broth (900ml)
- ½ cup red wine
- 1 cup water
- 3 potatoes, diced
- 4 carrots, sliced
- 2 stalks celery, chopped
Instructions
- Place flour, seasoning salt and pepper in a zip loc bag. Add meat and shake to coat.
- Heat oil in frying pan or dutch oven. Add meat and onions to brown
- Transfer meat to slow cooker.
- In a separate container, mix ½ cup red wine (I used merlot) with 1 container beef broth and add to still-hot pain to deglaze.
- Pour over meat in slow cooker.
- Add remaining ingredients. I typically add whatever veggies I have on hand which can sometimes includes corn, red peppers or broccoli.
- Cook on low 8 hrs or on high 5 hrs.
Notes
Everyone has a different preference for stew consistency. I typically add flour or corn starch in the last 30 min of cooking to thicken the sauce.
Thanks for sharing the recipe. I love stew during the winter.
I keep seeing these delicious recipes for soup and other cold weather food and I want to make them, even if it is 80 degrees outside!
Yummy!! just in time for the weekend. Thanks.
And it’s going to be cold here over the next few days.
Looks good-I just ordered all the new Epicure slow cooker seasonings and can’t wait to make a beef stew! (and Country chicken and ribs!!!). I love comfort food.
thanks Tenille!
perfect for the cold winter months! 🙂
Making this for supper tonight 🙂 Thanks!
I love this recipe. I have an awesome crock pot and I love making stews and soups from scratch.
Okay…made this stew tonight….SERIOUSLY YUMMY!!!!! Love the hearty beefy flavor!!!
Awesome, so good to hear! We had slow cooker chicken taco soup, but hmmm stew sounds so good now too!
This looks seriously yummy. We just had three inches of snow, so I’m in the mood for some warm comfort food.
Although I am from Worcestershire I have never liked this sauce, but the stew looks good though I would add my own stock rather than a proccessed beef broth
Will have to make tonight! ALways need a good stew recipe 🙂
I have been searching for an easy, simple but delicious stew recipe! thanks
This stew looks so good. It really is a must for a cold winter day and its coming fast. I can almost taste that stew. I must soon make one again.
Adding flour or cornstarch is a must for me! I love thicker stews. Your recipe looks so delicious!
Have always had a problem thickening the stew from the crockpot will try the cornstarch. Thanks for the tip.
I love stew with buttery toast.
I’ll amend this recipe for stovetop as I still await a slow cooker…..
My husband would love this — and I am a vegetarian but this recipe seems easy enough that I could even figure out making it for him. Good reason to think about getting a slow cooker.
Oh this look delish , thanks for sharing ….Must try this out
perfect for a day like today!
I really like this recipe. Great for the colder months.
Looks yummy
beef stew is my favorite recipe to make in the slow cooker ,my kids just love it ,thanks for sharing your recipe
This looks like a really good winter meal 🙂
mmmmmm my mouth is watering. Wind is blowing very hard today, its really really cold out… I sure would love this for dinner!
Looking forward to trying this recipe, since I’ve been thinking about stew alot lately…guess it’s all the snow on the ground outside!
Your Slow Cooker Stew looks delicious.
This would be a great meal on a cold winter night.
Oh wow just the picture alone is making me drool…yummy
This sounds yummy & healthy!
omg my mom used to make this ALL the time and i havent had it in years. so delicious
Great hearty recipe. I like recipes like these where you can customize it to the taste of family members.
Beef stew is such a comfort food! I can’t wait to try your recipe. 🙂
I prefer beef stews with a rich gravy like your recipe…even in this heat!!
That looks delish! Would be perfect on a cool day.
Love me some stew!!
I love my Crock-Pot all year round but especially in the cooler months for great soups and stews. I’ll try this recipe.
This looks a great stew, nothing better on a cold day. Do you think omitting the red wine will make much difference?
My wife and I just bought a slow cooker. We can’t wait to try this and other new recipes
Looks so good
going to have to try this soon!
Great recipe. I love stew when it’s cold out and making it in the slowcooker is even better. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing your yummy slow cooker stew. It’s that time of year again for homemade soups and stews. Definitely comfort food.
This sounds really good. I never thought to put paprika in stew. Will have to try this recipe out.Thanks for sharing.
Merlot…good for cooking…great for drinking…May I recommend Frontera Merlot!! This stew looks delicious and I have my slow cooker out at the moment. Was going to make a soup but this looks much more hearty.
This looks so good. I think I just found supper for tomorrow night. Its making me hungry. I love all your recipes.
Yummy! I love stew. I haven’t made any in a while. With this cooler weather coming, I will have to make some soon.
I love my stew. This particular recipe sounds delicious.
Mmmmm with fall here, I’m always looking for new slow cooker recipe’s and this one will be aded to the recipe book 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the recipe, I do not often make stew and my fiance loves it, I will have to give this one a try!
YUM! I have never made stew..
I love all the soups and stews in the fall. I love even more, getting to through it all in the slow cooker and coming home to a delicious dinner. Great recipe.
Thanks for sharing. Sounds yummy!
What a coincidence I just made a stew last week and it was delicious. Fall is such a great time to enjoy comfort foods. I would love to try your recipe next!
Perfect season for this delicious looking stew. I would add some little dumplings to it.
This stew sounds and looks delicious. I will have to try it out in my slow cooker and I love the tip of coating the burger with the flour to help the stew thicken as it cooks.
Yum! What better way to get that warm and fuzzy feeling than to tuck into a bowl of comforting delicious stew.
This time of year my slow cooker stays on the counter,thanks for another great recipe
another great slow cooker recipe…will save it in our cooking book folder…
look yummy
Thanks for this recipe. Have never added red wine to my stew, but I bet it gives a really nice flavor. A keeper.
I would serve this over egg noodles, yummy!
The slow cooker is a staple in this kind of cold weather.
This stew looks great.
This looks delicious, I have never tried making stew in the slow cooker. Thanks for the recipe
Sounds delicious! I love stew and crock pot weather 🙂
Never made stew before.
yummy
This sounds unbelievably delicious.
oh how I want a slow cooker!
ohh yumm,,total comfort food!
Yummy I should make this for a few lunches this week
Love slow cooker recipes! Will have to add this to the rotation 🙂
Oh yum! I love using my slow cooker 😉
I love slow cooker meals and this looks delicious.
I love making stew in the winter in the slow cooker and coming home to the smells from it cooking!
This sounds so good!
Nothing beats coming home to a hearty bowl of stew on a cold day! I love my slowcooker in the winter and fall months
We love stews. Chicken stews, beef stews and my husband makes this awesome slow cooker curry stew even makes his own naan breads! Thanks for the recipe , will be trying this one!
I love stew and this one looks tasty.
We like stew as well & I always thicken t
Yum! I could use a bowl of this right now! Thank for sharing
stew is great comfort food on a cool day. Thanks for the recipe
This is a great recipe! I have tried it and it’s delicious!
This recipe looks a lot like how we make a stew in our slow cooker already. I love beef stew any time, but when it is cold outside, it just seems to taste even better. Thanks for the recipe.
One of our favourite winter meals. Making it in a slow cooker is perfect for having a hot meal ready when we get home.
We all love a good slow cooker stew! Thanks for the recipe, it looks delicious!
Great recipe. The stew sure looks good!
Looks delicious and I need it today for sure.
This stew sounds great! I loooove slow cooker season – such hearty, tasty meal options, and so easy!
It looks delicious and this is the time of year for a nice hot hearty meal
looks so good, perfect for this chilly damp days
I cant wait to start making stews and soups again,and this one looks delicious
I will try this in our Instant Pot on slow cooker setting. It seems like it will work well with it and as long as I remove the beef from the pot after saute, deglaze with Merlot and re-add the beef, stock and other ingredients. Now, here’s the BIG QUESTION:
You are in violation of Internet Beef Stew Recipe Ordinance 321.1 by omitting from the list of ingredients at least “2 bay leaves” from this recipe. What do you have against bay leaves?
LOL Thanks for the giggle. Nothing against bay leaves, I promise!