Name: Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 360 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: olive oil; garlic (fresh); stew meat; all-purpose flour; red potatoes; yellow onions; carrots; celery (fresh); beef broth; diced tomatoes; bay leaves; thyme leaves; parsley (dried); allspice; cornstarch; salt; ground pepper

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6.3 hours

4 servings

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dairy-free

gluten-free

(?)

Has gluten from:

all-purpose flour

kid friendly

has meat

(?)

Has meat from:

stew meat
beef broth

has pasta

has seafood

mediterranean

vegan

(?)

Not vegan due to:

stew meat
beef broth

vegetarian

(?)

Not vegetarian due to:

stew meat
beef broth

pescatarian

(?)

Not pescatarian due to:

stew meat
beef broth

paleo

(?)

Not paleo due to:

all-purpose flour
cornstarch

This recipe has no customizations.

Nutrition to Note

This recipe has Protein as 69.8% and Vitamin A (IU) as 427% (as a percentage of RDA).

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Nutrition Rating Details

Here are the percentages used to determine the nutritional rating for this recipe:

• Calcium: 8.0% of RDA
• Calories: 36.5% of RDA
• Carbs: 14.5% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 49.0% of RDA
• Fiber: 22.7% of RDA
• Fructose: 9.1% of RDA
• Protein: 69.8% of RDA
• Sodium: 42.8% of RDA
• Sugar: 32.0% of RDA

• Vitamin A (IU): 427% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 82.7% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 35.1% of RDA
• Iron: 8.1% of RDA
• Magnesium: 31.6% of RDA
• Manganese: 10.6% of RDA
• Niacin: 66.9% of RDA
• Potassium: 51.8% of RDA
• Zinc: 131% of RDA

If any nutritional component is greater than 50% of RDA (or any vitamin/mineral is greater than 400% of RDA), the recipe gets a “Nutrition to Note” rating.

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MACROS

Carbohydrate

39.9

Calories

731

Fiber

6.34

Iron

1.52

Protein

78.5

Sodium

578

Sugars

9.99

Fat (total lipid)

29.9

INGREDIENTS

Amount

Measure

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Ingredient

tbsp

olive oil

cloves

garlic (fresh)

minced.

lbs

stew meat

Cut into 1-2" cubes. If you use beef short ribs, 3 lbs would be a better amount.

1/4

cups

all-purpose flour

whole

red potatoes

washed and cut into cubes.

whole

yellow onion

chopped.

cups

carrots

peeled and sliced.

cups

celery (fresh)

chopped.

cups

beef broth

can

diced tomato

drained.

leaf

bay leaf

1/2

tsp

thyme leaves

dried.

tsp

parsley (dried)

1/2

tsp

tsp

to taste.

to taste.

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PREPARATION

Coat the flour and stew meat together until the meat is coated.

Put carrots, celery, onion, potato and coated meat in the crockpot.

In a small bowl, whisk together the beef broth and olive oil.

Pour over meat mixture and add in bay leaf.

Give it a light stir and cover. Set the timer on low for 9-10 hours, medium 7-8 hours, high 6-7 hours.

To thicken stew, about 30 minutes prior to serving, ladle out about 1/2 cup of liquid from the stew. Whisk in 2 tsp cornstarch and add it back to the stew, stirring gently to combine.

THIS RECIPE CAN BE CUSTOMIZED

Make it Gluten Free!

A gluten-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just substitute gluten-free all-purpose flour for all-purpose flour.

Make it Wheat Free!

A wheat-free variant of this recipe can be made. Just substitute gluten-free all-purpose flour for all-purpose flour.

COMPLETE NUTRITION

This recipe has the following nutrient totals:

Calories 731

Protein 78.5 g

Carbohydrates 39.9 g

Iron 1.52 mg

Fiber 6.34 g

Calcium 80.4 mg

(plus many more nutrients)

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