Classic Beef Stew

Classic Beef Stew, a “comfort food” soup filled with meat, potatoes, carrots, beans, and tomatoes, is a hearty and filling meal on a cold day!

My husband and I just returned home after an 11 day road trip to San Diego for Thanksgiving.  It was freezing cold when we returned to our home in Oregon, so I decided to make some Classic Beef Stew for our first dinner home.

I found the recipe for this stew in one of my old copies of Taste of Home magazine years ago. I had cut out the recipe and saved it, but had never made this particular recipe before. I grew up in a home where my Mom made beef stew all the time, and that has been the recipe I have used for years, but decided to try this one, this time.

It turned out wonderful!  This classic beef stew is baked over a couple of hours time, so the entire house smelled so amazingly good! My husband and I enjoyed this beef stew; it was easy to make, and since it yields 6-8 servings, we have leftovers for another meal!

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How To Make Classic Beef Stew

Here is how you make this hearty stew.  Start by browning the stew meat in an ovenproof baking dish.

Time To Bake The Beef Stew

Add chopped onions, tomatoes, beef broth, garlic, and spices to the stew meat in the pan. Give it all a good stir, to mix it together.

You will need to transfer the mixture to an ovenproof baking dish, if not already using one, then bake the stew (covered) for 1½ hours. Pretty positive you are gonna love the smell in your kitchen as this classic beef stew bakes!

Remove Stew From Oven, Add Veggies And Bake Again

Remove the hot stew pan from the oven. Add potatoes, celery, carrots, and green beans to the classic beef stew. Mix well, to combine. Bake for an additional hour (covered).

Time To Serve And Eat Classic Beef Stew

When done baking, carefully remove the baking dish from oven, because it will be HOT. Dish this classic beef stew up into individual bowls, to serve!  I’m pretty sure you will be surprised at how tender the meat is!

I sure hope you will give this classic beef stew a try! We love it, served with some crusty sourdough bread on the side. Hope you enjoy this perfect winter meal!

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Recipe slightly adapted from: Taste of Home Magazine (year unknown), pg. 55, by Alberta McKay, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma

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Classic Beef Stew

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

2 hrs 30 mins

Total Time

2 hrs 45 mins

 

Classic Beef Stew, a "comfort food" soup filled with meat, potatoes, carrots, beans, and tomatoes, is a hearty and filling meal on a cold day!

Category: Entree

Cuisine: American

Keyword: classic beef stew

Servings: 8

Calories Per Serving: 349 kcal

Author: JB @ The Grateful Girl Cooks!

Ingredients

• 2 pounds beef stew meat (or chuck roast), cut into 1-inch cubes
• 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1-1/2 cups chopped onion
• 1 can (16 oz) diced tomatoes, with liquid
• 1 can (10-1/2 oz) beef broth, undiluted
• 3 Tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca (or whisk in 2 Tablespoons flour)
• 1 1/2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 Tablespoon dried parsley flakes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 6 medium carrots , cut into 2-inch pieces
• 3 medium potatoes , peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 cup sliced celery , cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 can green beans , cut into 2-inch pieces

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a dutch oven or large pan, heat the oil until very hot. Add the beef cubes, and cook until all sides are browned. Drain the oil from pan.
3. Add the onion, tomatoes, beef broth, tapioca (or flour), garlic, parsley, salt, pepper and bay leaf. Bring this mixture to a boil, then remove pan from the heat.
4. Cover pan (or transfer to an ovenproof large baking dish). Bake mixture in covered dish at 350 degrees for 1-1/2 hours. Remove from oven.
5. Stir in carrots, potatoes, celery and green beans. Bake, covered, 1 hour longer, or until the meat and vegetables are tender. (mine took about 15 minutes longer). Remove bay leaf before serving. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Classic Beef Stew

Amount Per Serving (1 serving)

Calories 349 Calories from Fat 108

% Daily Value*

Fat 12g18%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Cholesterol 88mg29%

Sodium 527mg23%

Potassium 927mg26%

Carbohydrates 23g8%

Fiber 5g21%

Sugar 4g4%

Protein 35g70%

Vitamin A 8090IU162%

Vitamin C 20.5mg25%

Calcium 79mg8%

Iron 6.2mg34%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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