Slow Cooker

John's Beef Stew is for Dinner.

John's Beef Stew takes 30 minutes to prepare.

John's Beef Stew takes 360 minutes to cook.

John's Beef Stew makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for John's Beef Stew are:

Stew Beef 2-2.5 lbs
Baby Carrots 1 lb
Green Beans 50 oz can
Idaho Potatoes 3 large or 5 medium
Beef Stock 32 oz
Kitchen Bouquet 2 tsp
Sweet Onion 1 large

Here is how you make John's Beef Stew:

Using a large crock-pot, peel potatoes and cut them into small enough pieces for kids to manage. Drain the liquid from canned green beans and add them to pot. Add a pound of fresh baby carrots to pot. Add a quart of beef stock to pot. Peel a large, sweet onion and cut it into quarters or smaller pieces before adding it to pot. Add 2 tsp kitchen bouquet and mix well. Add stew beef to pot. If you prefer, beef can be lightly browned on stove top before placing beef and all juices into pot. Otherwise, beef can be added raw.Seal lid on crock-pot and cook on low overnight. Reduce heat to warm setting the next morning, if you plan on having stew for dinner that night. If pressed for time, meal may be prepared on high heat setting, but be careful to not burn ingredients or boil stew dry.Serving Size: approx 12 1-cup servings (estimate)Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JOHNBABJR.

The nutritional information for John's Beef Stew is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 234.5

• Total Fat: 4.3 g
• Cholesterol: 58.3 mg
• Sodium: 634.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 24.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.1 g
• Protein: 25.0 g

The dietary needs meet for John's Beef Stew is Low Fat