Description
Create tender, flavorful beef stew using Lipton onion soup mix and your slow cooker. This effortless comfort food recipe delivers melt-in-your-mouth beef and rich, savory broth every time.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs beef chuck roast, cut into 2-inch cubes
- 1 packet Lipton onion soup mix
- 2 cups low-sodium beef broth
- 3 large carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 4 medium potatoes, cubed
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ cup cold water
- Optional: 1 cup frozen peas (final 30 mins), 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 2 tbsp olive oil for browning
Instructions
- Pat beef dry. Chop all vegetables into uniform pieces.
- Place beef in slow cooker, top with onion, carrots, celery, potatoes. Sprinkle soup mix, garlic, bay leaf, and thyme.
- Mix tomato paste into beef broth, pour over contents. Add Worcestershire if using.
- Cover and cook on low 6–8 hours or high 3–4 hours.
- Mix cornstarch with cold water, stir into stew during last 30 mins. Add peas now if using.
- Season to taste, remove bay leaf. Let rest 5–10 mins before serving.
Notes
For extra flavor, brown beef before adding to slow cooker. Add frozen peas late to avoid mushiness. Store leftovers in fridge or freeze for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6-8 hours
- Category: Stew
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 385
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 890mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 90mg