Healthy Slow Cooker Beef Stew | Easy Slow Cooker Recipe | A Sweet Pea Chef
Hey there.
Lacey here with A Sweet Pea Chef.
And it's starting to be fall, it's gettingchilly outside, and that means two very important
things.
One, slow cookers.
And two, beef stews coming our way.
So today, how about we combine those and makea slow cooker beef stew that is super tasty,
and really easy, and it'll feed you all week.
So let's get started.
For this recipe, I brown the meat before Iadd it to the slow cooker.
So I'm gonna show you how to do that.
You don't have to, but it's gonna add a lotof flavor so I highly recommend it.
So in a large mixing bowl, add chickpea flour,sea salts, and ground pepper, and then stir
to combine.
The great thing about beef stew is that youdon't need an expensive cut of beef, so it
makes it really cheap to make.
Today I'm gonna be using a chuck roast, andall you have to do is look for a lean tough
cut of meat that's gonna break down over timein the slow cooker.
So when you're ready to eat it, it's gonnabe really tender and delicious.
So we want the meat to be cut into about oneinch cubes for the even cooking.
Add the cubed meat to the chickpea flour mixture,and then toss to coat well.
In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-highheat, and add the coated meat.
At this point, we're not looking to cook themeat all the way through.
What we want is just like a nice golden coatingthat's gonna make the sauce more tasty, and
also thicken it once it's cooked.
So once you have it all nicely browned aroundthe edges, go ahead and transfer that into
the slow cooker.
You may need to do this in batches.
In that same pan that you just cooked themeat in, go ahead and add the diced yellow
onion and use that to kind of pick up allthose tasty little bits in the pan.
Next, add the minced garlic and cook stirringfrequently for about a minute until it's nice
and fragrant.
Then once all that's ready, go ahead and transferthat into the slow cooker on top of the meat
and that's gonna really allow us to get allof that tasty extra flavor into the stew.
Now add the balsamic vinegar, tomato paste,low-sodium beef broth, dried thyme, sea salt,
dried rosemary, cubed Yukon Gold potatoes,cubed sweet potato, sliced carrots, and sliced
celery, and stir to combine.
Once you have all of that stirred and readyto go, we're gonna add in one bay leaf.
Now we're gonna cover the slow cooker, andwe're gonna set our slow cooker to low for
about six to seven hours or on high for aboutthree to four hours.
Now, we wanna make sure that we stir it abouthalfway through to make sure everything gets
evenly cooked.
The stew is ready when both the potatoes andthe meat are all tender, when you pierce it
with the fork.
If you happen to find that when the stew isall cooked that it's not as thick as you want,
you can always thicken it by combining a littlebit of arrowroot starch with either some additional
beef broth or some of the juices from thestew.
Just mix that together and then add and incorporateand stir everything together, and it'll be
thick within just a couple minutes.
So cozying up this fall with this deliciousslow cooker beef stew that's easy, filling,
and incredibly delicious, plus it's gonnamake your house smell amazing.
Thanks so much for watching.
I hope you enjoy this recipe and if you'relooking for another really great fall slow
cooker recipe, check out my split pea soup,which is really good as well.
Make sure to subscribe so you never miss ourweekly recipe videos.
And I will see you next time.
Thanks.
Bye.
This healthy slow cooker beef stew is the perfect easy weeknight dinner that you can prep ahead! Learn how to make slow cooker beef stew healthy and delicious! HEALTHY SLOW COOKER BEEF STEW INGREDIENTS: 1 cup chickpea flour 1 1/2 tsp. sea salt 1 tsp. ground black pepper 3 lbs. stew meat, cut into 1-inch chunks 2 tbsp. olive oil, plus more as needed 1 yellow onion, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 3 tbsp. tomato paste 3 tbsp. balsamic vinegar 4 cups low sodium beef broth 1 tsp. dried thyme 1 tsp. sea salt 1/2 tsp. dried rosemary 2 large yukon potatoes, diced 1 medium sweet potato, diced 3 carrots, sliced 2 stalks celery, sliced 1 bay leaf 2 tbsp. arrowroot, as needed, for thickening fresh thyme leaves, for garnish Get the full recipe: https://www.asweetpeachef.com/healthy-slow-cooker-beef-stew Click here to SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1ykBnSG Check out my Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup for another great healthy slow cooker recipe at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wncOFi32eYA&t=1s - Looking to start eating healthy? Try my FREE 1-Day Cleanse Kit at https://bit.ly/2A31Mcm To join my FREE healthy Facebook community to take back your health, go to http://bit.ly/1PjjVAm _ Check out all my video recipes: https://www.youtube.com/asweetpeachef Check out my food blog for step-by-step photos and more recipes at http://www.asweetpeachef.com/