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Instant Pot Beef Stew

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This Instant Pot Beef Stew is a comforting bowl of the classic favorite, made in a fraction of the time. That’s basically the best of both worlds!

You’ll probably find yourself whipping up a batch of this Instant Pot Beef Stew just as soon as the temperatures start to drop in early fall. Year after year after year. Consider yourself warned. If you don’t have an Instant Pot yet, it’s a great time of year to pick one up. [Read more…] about Instant Pot Beef Stew

All Day Beef Stew – Oven or Crockpot

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This stew can be made in the crockpot or the oven. I used the oven this time, since it was a Saturday and we were home all day.
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All Day Beef Stew – Oven or Crockpot

Ingredients

  • 2 lb. stew beef
  • 3 cups chopped potatoes
  • 2-3 carrots chopped
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1-2 stalks celery chopped
  • 3-4 cups tomato juice
  • 1 Tbs. sugar
  • 1/4 cup instant tapioca
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Mix all the ingredients in a heavy, covered pan or the crockpot.
  • If you use the oven, cook on 250 degrees for 4-5 hours, stirring 2-3 times during the cooking.
  • If you use the crockpot it should take 4-5 hours on high or 6-8 hours on low. And you won’t need to stir during the cooking

Nutrition

Serving: 8g
I’ve also “cheated” with this recipe and used the frozen bags of stew vegetables from the grocery. They don’t need nearly as long to cook and taste almost as good. Plus they have pearl onions in them, which I happen to love.