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Easy Beef Stew in the Slow Cooker

Learn how to make beef stew in the slow cooker with this easy beef stew recipe, which is loaded with vegetables and flavorful seasonings.
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time7 hrs
Total Time7 hrs 5 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: beef, crockpot, slowcooker, stew
Servings: 4
Calories: 539kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beef uncooked (or seared beef chunks)
  • 1 bag frozen stew mix or gumbo mix 12-ounce
  • 1 bag frozen butter beans 12-ounce, can substitute for baby lima beans or veggie of your choice
  • 1 chopped small onion
  • 1 can crushed tomatoes 29-ounce
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 package ranch dressing mix 1-ounce
  • 1 package Italian dressing mix .7-ounce

Instructions

  • Place all ingredients in a 6-quart slow cooker except the beef. Using your hands, pinch off bite-size pieces of beef and drop them into the slow cooker. Beef doesn’t have to be uniform or done a certain way, it just needs to be in smaller pieces.
    1 pound lean ground beef, 1 bag frozen stew mix or gumbo mix, 1 bag frozen butter beans, 1 chopped small onion, 1 can crushed tomatoes, 2 cups beef broth, 2 cups water, 1 package ranch dressing mix, 1 package Italian dressing mix
  • Stir ingredients together. Cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.

Notes

I buy the boxes of ranch and Italian dressing mix that has three or four envelopes in them and use one envelope per recipe. It’s cheaper to buy it this way.

Nutrition

Calories: 539kcal