It was a cold, blustery day and I knew I wanted to make a warm, hearty, comforting dish. I also knew I had a lot planned for the day and not too much time to spend in the kitchen. This Slow Cooker Beef Stew was the ideal meal to meet all my needs. There’s no pre-cooking, you basically just chop everything, toss it in the slow cooker and let it do all the work for you. I love meals like that! The beef and vegetables cook to tender perfection and one serving is super filling. You can even cook this overnight! How easy is that?
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This Slow Cooker Beef Stew couldn't be easier, and it's the perfect warm, hearty comfort food dish for a cold day.
Yield: 6(1-1/3 cup) servings
Ingredients
2lbsraw lean trimmed round beef roast, cut into 1” cubes
¼cupflour
1teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonblack pepper
2garlic cloves, minced
1small onion, diced
3(7-8 oz each) potatoes, cubed (mine came out to be 22 oz total)
4medium carrots, peeled and chopped
1teaspoonpaprika
½teaspoondried thyme
½teaspoondried parsley flakes
1bay leaf
1tablespoonWorcestershire sauce
1 ½cupsfat free beef broth
Instructions
Place the beef cubes in a large Ziploc bag. In a small dish, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Pour the flour mixture over the beef and seal the bag. Shake bag until beef is well coated. Pour the beef into your slow cooker. Pour all the remaining ingredients over the beef and stir to combine. Cook on low for 9-10 hours.
Notes
To view your current WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!Nutrition Information:356 calories, 28 g carbs, 4 g sugars, 10 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 39 g protein, 3 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)MyWW SmartPoints per (1 1/3 cup) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)Green: 7 SmartPoints/ Blue: 7 SmartPoints/ Purple: 4 SmartPointsWeight Watchers Points Plus: 8 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)adapted from allrecipes