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Easy Creamy Crockpot Beef Stew

Easy, creamy, crockpot beef stew is a true ‘dump and go’ dinner—and an amazing comfort food dish. Simple ingredients: beef, potatoes, carrots, onion, beef broth, cream of chicken soup and seasonings.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 15 minutes
Course dinner, Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 5 people
Calories 424 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 6 or 8 qt crockpot (I love programmable crock pots- linked!)
  • cutting board
  • cutting knife
  • can opener
  • measuring utensils

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb beef stew meat trimmed and diced bite sized
  • 4-5 large potatoes I used red potatoes, can skin if desired, diced bite sized
  • 1 cup carrots diced bite sized
  • 1 10.5 oz can cream of chicken soup
  • 2 cups beef broth have extra on hand if want to change consistency
  • 2 tsp Italian Seasoning or more to taste
  • 1 heaping tbsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 tsp salt and pepper or more to taste
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions
 

  • Dice the potatoes, meat, onion and carrots to bite sized peices.
  • Next, line your crockpot for easy clean=up (optional), then dump all the ingredients into the pot. Give the ingredients a good stir. Set the crockpot on high for 4 hours or low 6-7 hours. Ready when potatoes are cooked to your desired softness.

Notes

Substitutions and Variations

    • Use 1 lb browned beef, turkey, venison instead of stew meat
    • add a package of frozen veggie mix or don’t use any veggies at all
    • Roast zucchini in your oven and add the last 30 minutes of cooking.
    • leave out the cheese and cream of chicken soup for a lighter stew.
    • Add a couple of stalks of celery, diced, for a crunch
    • Use our 'cream of anything' soup mix in place of canned cream of chicken for something a little better-for-you.

Leftover Storage

    • Cool and refrigerate in an air tight container for up to 4 days. Warm in microwave.
    • Freezer: cool and place in freezer safe containers. Thaw and warm up on microwave or over stovetop. Could also defrost in microwave from frozen. This dish freezes well.

Freezer Meal Prep

This can be a meal that is prepped in advance and frozen.
Freezer Meal Prep: prepare a gallon freezer bag. I prefer ziploc freezer bags. Dice the potatoes up and prep the meat. Dump all the ingredients in the freezer bag. Remove all the air possible from the bag, and then seal it. Freeze flat.
When ready to use- thaw and dump in crockpot. Prepare per recipe instructions.

Nutrition

Calories: 424kcalCarbohydrates: 45.8gProtein: 23.6gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 6.5gCholesterol: 64mgSodium: 700mg
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