Crock Pot Beef Stew

And yet another crock pot beef stew recipe! :) This is one of the few "soups" my husband will let me make without too much complaint. He is just not a soup/stew guy, even though this is very "meat and potatoes"!

The original recipe has several additional steps, including sauteing the onions and browning the meat, but I took the easy route and toss everything straight into the crock pot and enjoy this one very much! I often use half sweet potatoes and half regular potatoes and sometimes add in mushrooms as well. We usually serve stew with a nice hearty Irish soda bread.

 All the ingredients, laid out on the counter.

 Combining the meat with the flour in the crock pot.

 Meat and flour combined.

 Dicing up some carrots...

 potatoes...

 and onion!

 Everything together in the crock pot.

 Cooking on low for 8 hours.

 Cooked until tender and ready to enjoy!

Beef stew from the crock pot, filling and tasty for
a cool evening!

Crock Pot Beef Stew slightly modified from Slow Cooker Beef Stew IV by IAMROSIE on AllRecipes.com

Ingredients
3 pounds cubed beef stew meat
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 cup baby carrots or 3-4 medium carrots, peeled and diced into chunks
4 large potatoes, cubed
1 tablespoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups hot water
1 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
1 large onion, diced
1/4 cup red wine or beef broth

Directions

1. Place meat in crock pot with 1/4 cup flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt; stir together until combined well.
2. Add the carrots, diced onion, potatoes, parsley, and pepper, water, red wine or beef broth, and dry soup mix to the slow cooker.
3. Cover, and cook on low for 8 hours, or until meat is fork tender.