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This Crock Pot Ground Beef Stew is a hearty, budget-friendly dinner loaded with tender vegetables, seasoned ground beef, and rich broth. The perfect slow cooker comfort meal for busy nights or cold weather!
We love stew and slow cooker recipes and this is a nice change from stew recipes we normally make. Since it uses ground beef, the consistency of the soup is a little different and a really amazing dinner idea.
We love this easy ground beef stew because it is budget friendly and easy to make. The combination of the vegetables, seasoning and beef really makes this an easy meal idea and taste amazing!
The kids call it hamburger soup and love when this is on the menu for dinner. Even better, the crock pot does all the work and you can set it and forget it.
If you love this best beef stew then you must try Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe, Slow Cooker Ratatouille, Slow Cooker Beef Barley Soup and Crock Pot Meatball Stew. You may even like this Hungarian Goulash.
Ingredients
- Lean Ground Beef – If you prefer can also use beef stew meat or any beef cubes
- Sweet Onion – Chop onion into small pieces. You can also Freeze Onion if you want to chop ahead of time
- Spices – Salt and Black Pepper
- Yukon Gold or Red Potatoes – Dice about the same size so they cook evenly
- Carrots – You can also use baby carrots if you prefer
- Tomato Sauce, Tomato Paste, Diced Tomatoes, Low-Sodium Beef Broth – Makes the savory broth
- Minced Garlic – Learn How to Mince Garlic Cloves
- Italian Seasoning – You can also use onion soup mix
- Frozen Peas – Feel free to add other vegetables
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How to Make Crockpot Ground Beef Stew Recipe
Step 1 – Brown your ground beef in a skillet first until no longer pink in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Then add the tender beef to the slow cooker.
Step 2 – Next, add the remaining ingredients (except for the peas) and stir together with the season beef. Cover and cook on low for about 6 to 7 hours or until vegetables are tender.
Step 3 – 1 hour before cooking time is up add the peas and let cook the remaining time.
Step 4 – Serve with crusty bread.
Crock Pot Ground Beef Stew Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 sweet onion finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 Yukon gold or red potatoes peeled and chopped into 1″ pieces
- 1 lb bag carrots peeled and diced
- 1 can tomato sauce (15 ounces)
- 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste
- 1 can diced tomatoes (14.5 ounces)
- 3 cups low-sodium beef broth
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon parsley flakes
- 2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt if needed
- 1 cups frozen green peas
Instructions
- Brown ground beef.
- Add the remaining ingredients (except for the peas) and stir together. Cook on low heat for 6-7 hours.
- 1 hour before cooking time is up add the peas and let cook the remaining time.
- Serve with crusty bread.
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Recipe Notes
- Brown Ground Beef – Before adding to the slow cooker, make sure to brown ground beef.
- Chopping Vegetables – When preparing the stew, make sure to chop vegetables about the same size. This allows them to cook about the same time.
- Peas – We recommend adding peas into the stew when you have about an hour left of cooking time. I usually add them when I am preparing the side to serve with the stew.
- Change the Meat – Yes, this recipe is so easy to use other items. We have used ground turkey before and the meal was just as amazing. We have also combined ground turkey and ground beef.
- Tomato Soup – We have even used tomato soup before when I didn’t have tomato sauce and the ground beef potatoes mixture was amazing and so flavorful.
- Other Sauces – Sometimes I will add a dash of worcestershire sauce or red wine to the beef broth for added flavor. Some call this stew poor man stew because it can be made so frugally but it is so delicious.
- Vegetables – We liked using carrots, onions, celery, and russet potatoes. But you can definitely use what veggies you have on hand.
Nutrition Facts
What to Serve with Ground Beef Slow Cooker Stew
- Bread – This meal is amazing with crusty bread so you can dip into that yummy broth. Pick up a loaf of french bread from the bakery or make these easy homemade dinner rolls.
- Cornbread – Just use whatever your family likes. We have even made this easy homemade cornbread and served the soup with that.
- Jalapeno Cornbread – You can also try Cheddar Jalapeno Cornbread Recipe for a little extra kick.
- Cracker and Cheese – When we serve soup, crackers and cheese always pair well with this soup.
- Grilled Cheese – Pair your soup with a grilled sandwich. I like to serve this soup with a sandwich when I am eating it for lunch.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can but you will need to separate it and mix the stew thoroughly once cooked and before serving. Just make sure you are using a lean ground beef so that you don’t make the stew greasy.
There are slow cookers that allow you to brown the ground beef right in the slow cooker.
Ground Beef Stew is perfect for leftovers. We like to store in individual containers so it is a quick lunch the next day. Store in a microwave safe dish so it is easy to heat up.
If stored properly the ground beef stew will last about 3 to 4 days.
Yes, you can freeze hamburger stew. Stew is one of those recipes that is good to always have in the freezer. It is easy to thaw and reheat when you are ready to serve again.
Store in individual freezer container and it will last about 3 months. If you need more tips and tricks check out How to Freeze Soup.
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I made this for our church’s Fellowship meal. It got rave reviews. I will make this again
I made this stew again. This time I made a few changes. I use a bag of California Blend veggies, frozen carrots and green beans. I also used fire-roasted diced tomatoes. I also used a 50/50 mixture of ground beef/ground pork for the meat. I believe we’ll be having this often over the winter.
My wife cooks her beef stew almost the same , but adds chopped celery and adds peas at the end .
Yum! That sounds delicious! Thank you so much for sharing!
What size of canned tomato sauce & tomatoes should I use for this recipe?
I used a 15 ounce can of tomato sauce and a 14.5 ounce can of diced tomatoes for this recipe.
What size can did you use for the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes?
I chose this recipe because I already had all the ingredients without making a trip to the grocery.
Instead of putting it in the crockpot I made it on the stovetop.
My husband and I liked it, so I will be making it again.
All the recipes look so yummy and easy to make. I am looking forward to trying them.
I have a 6 qt crockpot, can I double this?