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Beef Stew (with Potatoes)

This One-Pot Beef Stew offers big flavors with little mess. It’s a comforting, delicious meal any day of the week. Healthy and immensely satisfying.

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Easy, One-Pot Beef Stew with Potatoes is the perfect comfort meal.

Easy Beef Stew with Potatoes

Imagine this. You’ve got a steamy, hearty, comforting big pot of savory stew in front of you. It’s filled with tender chunks of bite-sized chuck roast, melt-in-your-mouth carrots, and velvety potatoes.

All of that is smothered in a flavorful, thick broth that’s stew-pendous. The savory liquid coats the potatoes, beef, and vegetables beautifully. The whole thing fantastic over fluffy rice or alongside rustic bread.

The good stuff doesn’t stop there. To top if all off, the entire meal is cooked from start to finish in just one pot. Let it simmer while you and the family unwinds until dinnertime.

Beef Stew recipe in action

Key Recipe Ingredients

  • Use a boneless chuck roast that you cut into pieces yourself; it provides the best flavor and tenderness, while remaining mostly lean. Feel free to trim the meat, but keeping a bit of fat will go a long way for best flavor.
  • Be sure to use a good quality, regular strength beef broth to give you the most flavor in this stew. It will make all the difference.
  • Add some nice red wine for depth; a pinot noir or syrah would work well. Always choose one you’d actually like to serve with the meal. It should be a red that tastes good to you.
  • We love plenty of chunky carrots, celery, and potatoes for heartiness and balance. The beef, potatoes, and vegetables result in a satisfying meal all on its own.
  • Plenty of great seasonings for big flavors: freshly chopped garlic, onion, kosher salt, black pepper, and a bit of sugar provide aromatic and balanced flavors. We use whole grain mustard for a pop of zest.
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Tips for Tender Beef Stew with Potatoes

  • Be sure to remove excess moisture from pieces of beef prior to browning; this important step helps tremendously with ensuring the meat browns nicely rather than “steams.”
  • Along those lines, you may need to work in batches for the browning, as overcrowding your pot will prevent beef from browning on all sides.
  • You don’t have to use a super expensive bottle of red wine here, but do use a decent one that you like the taste of. A tasty pinot noir or syrah that you enjoy would work well.
  • A bit of flour helps with thickening the stew. If you prefer to keep stew gluten-free, you can use a cornstarch slurry (start with 1 TB cornstarch fully dissolved in 1 TB cool water; increase a bit as needed.)
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You only need simple pantry ingredients for the best beef stew.

Can I make Beef Stew in the Crock Pot?

You can certainly adapt this recipe for your slow cooker or Crock Pot. Brown the beef according to recipe instructions prior to adding everything (except potatoes) into your Crockpot. Set on low for 8-10 hours. Add potatoes during the final 2-3 hours of cook time to prevent them from getting mushy.

Stovetop or slow cooker, your family will thank you for this one. Stew up and enjoy.

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One-Pot Beef Stew (with potatoes)

4.89 from 133 ratings
This One-Pot Beef Stew requires just one pot. It’s a comforting, delicious meal any day of the week. Healthy and satisfying.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 8
Author: Amy Dong

Ingredients  

  • 2.5 lbs beef chuck roast, partially trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 TB olive oil
  • 4 large carrots, peeled and cut int 1-inch pieces
  • 3 stalks celery, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 large onion, roughly chopped
  • 8 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
  • 1 ½ cups dry red wine, a good one you’d like to drink with dinner
  • 2 TB flour
  • 4 cups beef broth, or stock, high quality
  • 1 TB sugar
  • 12 oz baby potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 TB whole grain mustard
  • freshly chopped parsley for garnish

Instructions

  • Towel dry beef pieces to remove all excess moisture. Sprinkle liberally with pepper throughout. Heat oil in large heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add beef and brown on all sides, working in batches so you don’t overcrowd the pieces (they won’t brown if overcrowded.) Transfer beef to a plate.
  • Add a bit of broth to pot to loosen and scrape brown bits from bottom. Add carrots, celery, and onions and stir until softened, 5 min. Add garlic, stirring 1 minute. Add red wine; bring to simmer and simmer until liquid is halfway evaporated, about 4 minutes, stirring to loosen bottom bits.
  • Quickly whisk together the flour and all broth; add to the pot with sugar. Add back the browned beef and bring to boil. Reduce to simmer, cover, and cook up to 2 hours or until beef is fork tender. Add the potatoes and mustard during the last 20 minutes of cooking. Taste and season with salt/pepper if needed. Serve warm, garnished with parsley if desired. Great over rice or with rustic bread. Leftovers are delicious.

Notes

For slow cooker:  Brown the beef according to recipe instructions prior to adding everything (except potatoes) into slow cooker. Set on low for 8-10 hours, adding potatoes during the final 2-3 hours of cook time to prevent them from getting mushy.
*If you enjoyed this recipe, please come back and give it a rating. Thank you! 🙂 

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories: 422kcal | Carbohydrates: 41.9g | Protein: 34.6g | Fat: 11.5g | Saturated Fat: 2.7g | Cholesterol: 83.8mg | Sodium: 417.3mg | Fiber: 4.8g | Sugar: 5.6g
Course: Main, Soup, stew
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free
Method: Crockpot, Slow Cooker, Stovetop

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59 comments

    • Josef
    • 5 stars

    I’m an unemployed guy in a one room apartment, and even I could afford this, and I never comment on recipes but this is crazy good. I might invite my parents over and make dinner for em. (But I’m charging them for the meal)

      • Amy Dong

      That’s amazing!! So happy to hear that 🙂

    • Nisha
    • 5 stars

    Very comforting and the best part is that all can be done in one pot!

    • Bia
    • 5 stars

    Very good

    • Ruth
    • 5 stars

    GAH…I left out the mustard by accident! This might be why the stew tasted slightly more sweet than I was expecting. It also could have been the variety of Verjus Rouge I used in place of the wine. Regardless, this was absolutely delicious and we will be making it again. Can’t wait to eat the leftovers!

    • Evi
    • 5 stars

    Absolutely delicious. So comforting and full of flavor! This recipe will always be a classic.

      • Amy Dong

      Thank you, Evi 🙂

    • Hayley Dhanecha
    • 5 stars

    I love a good stew recipe that is packed with flavours, filling and comforting. Perfect for winter months!

      • Amy Dong

      Yes, agreed!

    • Jeni
    • 5 stars

    Beef stew is one of my favorite comfort meals to make during the cooler months.

    • Jenny
    • 5 stars

    Putting these wonderful ingredients together in one pot is almost cheating. I love a good beef stew recipe. The results here are irresistible and likely will result in zero left overs. Better go for a second helping now!

      • Amy Dong

      Yay, so glad your family loved it! 🙂

    • veenaazmanov
    • 5 stars

    A Bowl of comfort food. Looks delicious and flavorful. Perfect for a family meal.

    • Alex
    • 5 stars

    I’m not a huge stew fan but I needed something quick and made this. Just awesome! So nice to have something new in rotation.

      • Amy Dong

      So glad you enjoyed this!

    • Erin
    • 5 stars

    This was some awesome stew! Easy and just perfect for these chilly nights. Thanks so much!

      • Amy Dong

      You’re so welcome!

    • susan | the wimpy vegetarian
    • 5 stars

    Oops! I meant to give this a 5 star rating! It’s on my list to make!

    • susan | the wimpy vegetarian
    • 5 stars

    This stew looks incredibly full of flavor. I love adding wine to my stews, and the mustard is a GREAT add.

    • Journa Liz Ramirez
    • 5 stars

    My family loves this recipe! The bite-sized chuck roast turned out to be so tender perfectly paired with delicious carrots and potatoes. Love to have this again!

    • Amanda Mason
    • 5 stars

    So amazingly delicious and easy to make! I love the addition of whole grain mustard. I made mine in the crock pot. Definitely will be making this again!

    • Ashanti
    • 5 stars

    Using this recipe as I type this review! I can’t stop tasting before it’s finished! However I didn’t use every ingredient (it’s not my kitchen) :(.. I only left out the wine and the mustard. Now it did end up being finished before the last 20 minutes but I did not want to miss out on adding the potatoes so I added more broth and turned it down some! I want to try this recipe ( the full recipe ) in my own kitchen again. It’s so yummy! By the way I’m using zatarains rice & red potatoes if anyone wanted to know lol! Thank you!! <3

      • Amy Dong

      So happy you guys loved this! Thanks for your comments 🙂

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