Slow Cooker Ground Beef Stew

Slow Cooker Ground Beef Stew

Incorporating ideas from other reviewers, I adapted the skillet version to a slow cooker version when we needed a meal to be ready when we got home. We loved this over hot biscuits. The ultimate comfort food with veggies included! Don’t let the spices scare you and don’t skimp on them. Their presence makes this a totally delicious meal!

Prep Time:
25 mins
Cook Time:
8 hrs 10 mins
Total Time:
8 hrs 35 mins
Yield:
6 servings
Servings:
6

Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 cup vegetable broth
  • ½ cup tomato-vegetable juice cocktail
  • 2 tablespoons sherry wine (Optional)
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 (8 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
  • 1 cup frozen green peas, thawed
  • 1 cup diced carrots
  • 1 (4.5 ounce) can mushroom pieces and stems, drained
  • 1 teaspoon dried celery flakes
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon dried marjoram
  • ½ teaspoon dried thyme

Directions

Step 1
Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium heat with onion and garlic until the meat is completely browned, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease.

Step 2
Stir cream of mushroom soup, vegetable broth, vegetable juice cocktail, sherry, and Worcestershire sauce together in a slow cooker. Add beef mixture; stir in potatoes, corn, peas, carrots, mushroom pieces, celery flakes, salt, black pepper, marjoram, and thyme. Set cooker to Low, cover, and cook until vegetables are tender and sauce has thickened, about 8 hours. If preferred, set cooker on High and cook 4 hours.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

384
Calories
13g
Fat
47g
Carbs
22g
Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 6
Calories 384
% Daily Value *
Total Fat13g 17%
Saturated Fat5g 23%
Cholesterol50mg 17%
Sodium1200mg 52%
Total Carbohydrate47g 17%
Dietary Fiber7g 24%
Total Sugars8g
Protein22g
Vitamin C41mg 207%
Calcium64mg 5%
Iron4mg 24%
Potassium1086mg 23%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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    • 12 years ago

    I only left out the mushrooms because my family doesn’t care for them. It was AWESOME!!

    • 12 years ago

    I left out the mushrooms and switched the cream of mushroom for cream of chicken, instead of veg broth I used chicken and added cream of corn. No peas, thyme, or celery powder and let me tell you..this recipe is a keeper! I made a batch of pillsbury rolls and poured the stew over each roll per person..such a great recipe!!!love love..will be adding this to my monthly menu.

    • 12 years ago

    I used beef stock, real mushrooms and fresh celery and it was awesome! I took you suggestion and served it with biscuits.

    • 12 years ago

    Slow Cooker Ground Beef Stew Haiku: “Wow, this stew’s ugly! Looks aside, it tasted great! Made happy tummies.” Halved the recipe for 3, but 2 of us inhaled it. It looks, well, like dog food (probably due to cream of mushroom’s unappealing hue), but still, this was a surprisingly awesome stew!

    • 12 years ago

    I never cook so I made this stew now I cook it all the time! Its the best stew I have ever had an I have an old italian nona!

    • 12 years ago

    Delicious as written~ although next time I will double the cream of mushroom, veg broth & tomato juice- instead of tomato juice I used v-8. Definitely making this again!

    • 12 years ago

    This was delicious but I’m giving it a 4 because I wouldn’t have had time when I was working (I stay home now)to gather all of the ingredients in the morning.

    • 11 years ago

    did not care for this recipe.

    • 11 years ago

    made as recipe written, i would give it 3.5 stars, double the soup and veggie juice mixture, and its almost 5 stars. recipe is a keeper and will definately make again.

    • 11 years ago

    I thought this was fantastic; husband thought it was just OK. I took the advice of other reviewers and doubled the amount of liquid ingredients for the broth, and the flavor and texture was perfect for me.

    • 11 years ago

    I enjoyed this recipe though I added extra juice as well as some water, texture is fantastic! For some reason my corn was ultra sweet so made mien taste more sweet rather then savory but still a winner.

    • 10 years ago

    Did not have celery flakes so used cream of celery instead of mushroom soup. Definitely add the sherry. A whole can of corn is a lot for this recipe–next time will use half the amount of frozen corn. Very good recipe–served with cornbread.

    • 10 years ago

    Had all ingredients and a lb. of ground beef thawed so decided to give it a whirl. Didn’t have tomato-vegetable juice or celery flakes. Subbed a can of diced tomatoes and cut up one stalk of fresh celery and didn’t change anything else. Might not win any awards in the “looks” department but I guarantee it will win hands down, the “quickie comfort” category. It’s delicious!

    • 10 years ago

    5

    • 10 years ago

    This recipe is absolutely fabulous. I followed it exactly, but used my electric pressure cooker instead of a slow cooker. Twelve minutes and we had a wonderful meal. Thank you so much Love2BakeGirl. Submit more like this . Simply delicious.

    • 10 years ago

    Made for the family tonight (exactly as written). It was a HUGE hit. Great flavour, perfect amount of sauce. Will be making this again.

    • 10 years ago

    I really liked this recipe. Doubled the mushroom soup, V8 juice and cut up some celery and it tasted great. Will definitely make this again.

    • 10 years ago

    Made a few modifications to our taste – stew beef chunks instead of ground beef, no corn or peas, and Italian seasoning . Delicious! Used dry sherry too.

    • 10 years ago

    I’m a terrible cook and this turned out amazing! I followed the recipe exactly as listed and was very pleased with the end result. My husband asked me to make it again in the near future. I think I’ll add a cup or so of cooked chorizo next time just to change it up a bit. Thank you!

    • 10 years ago

    Loved it and I made it not so ugly… I doubled the recipe and added a 1/2 tsp of paprika. I added the diced onion, garlic and paprika to the meat and formed it in to a giant patty. I cooked it 5 minutes on each side. After cooking, I cut in to 1″ squares. It was not fully cooked but good enough to throw in the crock pot for eight hours. I also added two bay leaves to the pot because I add bay leaves to everything. Also, because I planned to freeze half of the recipe, I didn’t add potatoes because their texture is ruined by freezing. Instead, I cooked a single serving and poured the stew over the cooked potatoes.

    • 10 years ago

    Great recipie. Our local Aldi has great deals on somewhat larger portions, so I had to go overboard on this one.

    They have 1 lb (16oz) bags of frozen corn and peas instead of 8 oz cans.

    They have 1lb 10oz (26oz) cans of Cream of Mushroom soup instead of the smaller cans.

    They have 1 QT 14 FL (46 FL) instead of the smaller cans of tomato juice.

    So I had to go big on this one. It works out great. I stay with the 1 lb ground beef. I use 1 cup Chicken or Beef bullion for the hot water to melt the frozen items and allows stirring.

    I have smaller sweet onions stead of larger White onions, so I use two. I also don’t like to fry them with the Beef and smell up the whole house, so I cut them into the Slow Cooker and it works great.

    I have smaller potatoes so I use five or six.

    Then I use random spices that I have lying around.

    A1 sauce out the fridge. Basil. White and Black pepper. Maybe a little of five or six things I need to get rid of.

    Made this three times already. It’s fantastic stuff. I start it at 10pm and night, and 6am when I wake up it’s ready to rock.

    I usually have a hot bowl of beef stew for breakfast just because it smells so fantastic. I guess it’s somewhat weird but what can you do. You have to have some right out of the pot.

    The rest goes into 16 oz freezer containers and usually makes 8 or 9 of those. It’s a ton of good food.

    The volume of stock that goes into the pot it somewhat large. It goes right up to the very edge of the lid.

    • 10 years ago

    Great recipe! The flavour is amazing. I added more liquid as well (including a splash or two of red wine), and used sweet potatoes. Freezes well.

    • 10 years ago

    This was very good. We will make this one over and over. I made no changes and the flavor was excellent!

    • 10 years ago

    This is a 5 with these changes: 1 can of Golden Mushroom soup instead od cream of mushroom, used chopped celery instead of celery flakes, 11.5 oz can V8, 1 can diced fire roasted tomatoes because that is what I had, extra garlic clove, 1 tube ea concentrated beef and vegetable broth flavor enhancer plus 2 cups hot water. I also used some chantrelle mushrooms; I would never use canned mushrooms. Yuck. I did use sherry. Did not use potatoes because I wanted to freeze leftovers. I think because I used the Golden mushroom soup it did not come out looking like dog food. I put the peas in about an hr before finished so they still looked bright green. Cooked on high for 4 hrs. Served with buttermilk biscuits and a slaw salad. Yum.

    • 9 years ago

    I added cayenne pepper to give it a kick. My family loved it.

    • 9 years ago

    Not super crazy about this. Just OK.

    • 9 years ago

    This was pretty good. I was looking for something different to make with the ground beef instead of my handful of usual go-to recipes. My husband even said he liked it better than regular stew with the traditional cubed beef stew meat. I’d make it again, thanks.

    • 9 years ago

    This is my favorite beef stew by far. Its a huge hit with everyone thats had it. My alterations are as follows:

    -I use cream of Sherry
    -2 red potatoes
    -1 can cream of mushroom soup (10.5oz)
    -1 can cream of chicken soup (10.5oz)
    -1 can beef broth (10.5oz)
    -1.5 cups of vegetable juice
    -1 cup of fresh sliced mushrooms
    -1 cup of frozen corn
    -1 cup of frozen peas

    • 8 years ago

    15 minutes in a pressure cooker (high) was perfect. My son gobbled it up.

    • 8 years ago

    I followed this recipe exactly except I didn’t have marjoram or mushrooms or celery lol I used Annie’s organic tomato soup for the cocktail. Everybody here liked it. Classic and hearty..

    • 8 years ago

    This was really good with a couple of changes suggested by other reviewers. I left out the peas since we don’t care for them and I added extra broth and vegetable juice so it was more of a soup than a stew consistency.

    • 8 years ago

    It was pretty good, but not as good as using stew meat. Ground meat just does not say beef stew to me.

    • 7 years ago

    A definite winner…I used fresh veggies, cream of celery soup and canned corn. You cant go wrong..everyone loved it. I served it in bowls with cheddar or mozzarella on top, and rolls to mop up the yummy broth.

    • 6 years ago

    Ya, I made changes but it was an awesome recipe and it reminded me of my mom. She made a dish that she called totties and mince. This reminded me of her. She was from Scotland and use to make this when I was a young man. The recipe I had to change due to what I had in the kitchen but it turned out amazing in my eyes.
    I know people get upset about changing someones recipe but there’s a lot of people that dont like certain ingredients. That’s what is good about reading the reviews you understand what could be and issue with you, the cook, or ypur families tastes.
    All I can say is thank you for submitting the recipe. I cooked it in the pressure cooker and threw in a package of frozen mixed vegetables I had as well as real celery, beef broth, canned tomatoes, no sherry, mushrooms and a little chili flake and it was awesome.
    Thank you for submitting and I will make again. My family ate all of it within 2 days and I 4x’d the recipe.
    Again Thanks to the original poster and to the reivewers …

    • 5 years ago

    A new favorite. I doubled the recipe; included the sherry; used only fresh vegetables except for frozen corn & peas. My guests raved and so did I.

    • 5 years ago

    This is my boyfriends favourite. I make this regularly throughout the winter. So hearty and delicious!

    • 4 years ago

    I did not make any changes, and I will make it again!

    • 4 years ago

    This is a keeper. I had no range so I did not brown meat with pnion. Other Substitutions-a can of rotels for tomato juice. Used 1/2 c of red wine, 1 can of diced potatoes and veg-all instead of fresh and frozen veggies. Did not add salt since using canned veggies. I Used Most of a box of vegetable stock

    • 4 years ago

    did not use sherry. Still very good. Easy to make.

    • 4 years ago

    Made exactly as written and it turned out great! I felt it had enough liquid, and the ratios all seemed great.

    • 4 years ago

    Pretty tasty. Too many potatoes for our tastes. Seemed like mostly potato. Easy to make and house smelled really good while it cooked. My crock pot was really full. I?d probably make it again. I followed recipe. I served with garlic bread which tasted great dipped in it. Family enjoyed it.

    • 4 years ago

    The stew turned out delicious, my sons had 2 servings! I made some changes: I used A-1 Steak sauce instead of Worchester sauce, instead of marjoram I used Italian seasoning. No photo because it’s all gone!!

    • 3 years ago

    Used beef stock, tomatoe paste, onion soup mix, cream of celery soup

    • 3 years ago

    Everyone in my house loved this stew with most wanting seconds! It was easy to prepare, just watch the timing since the potatoes get really soft after 8 hours. You might want to check it at 7 hrs & switch to “keep warm” for as little time as possible before dinner. I started it at 6AM and it was ready by 2PM (oops!)
    I made this as close to the recipe as possible. Had to sub turkey broth, diced celery, oregano (out of marjoram), 14.5 oz corn, and sauteed the onion & garlic before adding in ground beef.

    • 1 year ago

    YUMMY

    • 1 year ago

    This was good – used what I had on hand. Ground venison, stalk of celery (no celery flakes), fresh mushrooms, one large potato, beef broth, used addl beef broth and tomato paste (not vegie juice). No sherry. It was a little bland, added some paprika and that did it!

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