This recipe is part of the 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150 meal plan. Note that this is written as a single recipe, but is doubled in the Costco meal plan, so you will have enough ingredients to make 2 packs.
Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe
A delightfully simple beef stew recipe.
Servings - 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb stew beef
- 3 medium potatoes quartered
- 2 cups baby carrots
- 15 oz. can diced tomatoes
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms optional
- 3 cups broth
- 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients into the slow cooker. Stir well.
- Set on low for 8 hours and let cook the day away. Enjoy!
Judy W says
Is it 3 cups of beef broth that is used in this recipe?
Jen W says
I am assuming it is chicken broth that was on the Costco list for this meal plan, but you could obviously change it out to beef broth
PirateMomPenny says
Would it be ok to freeze without the beef broth…and then add into the crockpot at cooking time?
I’m thinking this would save room in my freezer. Thoughts?
Molly says
How often/when should I be stirring?
Michelle says
Sounds good but I would not freeze the potatoes. Add them fresh because otherwise your potatoes in the stew will taste watery and mushy. I find that both potatoes and rice don’t freeze very well.
Note: You can freeze mashed potatoes for other dinners, if you mix them with sour cream before freezing them.
Michelle says
Oh I almost forgot, always add a bay leaf to the beef stew and it will taste better.
Michele says
Has anyone made this? How did it turn out?
Jessica says
It is deliciously simple! One if my fav beef stew recipes. The potatoes freeze well, especially russett. Adding broth later is a great idea!
Mel says
Eh, this didn’t taste very good to us. I will say that the gold potatoes froze great. It was missing something overall though. We used chicken broth as she states. Maybe it needs beef broth. I doubt it will be made again. Loved making all the 20 freezer bags though. Fun afternoon with my husband helping me chop and cut everything. This was the first of our 20 we have eaten so here is to hoping the taste gets better.
Genise says
I think I will add some Worchestire sauce and Balsamic Vinegar to this to make it more tasty!
andrea says
my potatoes turned black. are they bad? from what i’ve read, you can’t freeze raw potatoes so are all my meals with potatoes bad???? confused why no one else is posting this????