Slow Cooker Apple Cider Beef Stew
This slow cooker Apple Cider Beef Stew is a set it & forget it meal. A creamy, thick brown gravy base with beef broth and apple cider, chunky vegetables and fall-apart beef that cooks in the slow cooker all day. The apple cider adds some sweetness and is a nice twist to traditional beef stew.
Servings 8
Calories 224kcal
Ingredients
- 1½ lbs beef stew meat
- 1 cup sliced carrots
- 1 cup sliced celery
- 1 cup frozen green peas
- 1½ cups yukon gold potatoes (cut into large bite-sized chunks)
- 1 packet onion soup seasoning mix
- 1 packet brown gravy mix
- 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
- 1 can (14.5 oz) beef broth
- 1½ cups apple cider
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/3 cup cold water
Instructions
- Combine the beef stew meat, carrots, celery, peas, potatoes, onion soup seasoning mix, brown gravy mix, tomato sauce, beef broth, and apple cider into the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on LOW heat for 8 hours.
- In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and cold water. Pour into stew and stir to combine. Cook on high for 15 minutes to thicken the stew.
- Add additional salt & pepper as desired. Serve & enjoy!
Notes
Potatoes : Be sure and leave your potatoes and carrots in bigger chunks. Large, bite-sized chunks. You can peel the potato or not. I peel the bad parts, so my potatoes are half peeled.
Beef Broth : I prefer to use the full salt beef broth. You need the salt to hold up to the longer cook time, and to season the bland meat & vegetables. They beg for salt!
Nutrition
Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 225mg | Potassium: 788mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3053IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 101mg | Iron: 4mg