Slow-Cooker Hearty Beef Stew

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Slow-Cooker Hearty Beef Stew is a colorful, hearty, and tender dish that features all of the traditional ingredients of a good beef stew, like beef, carrots, onion, potatoes, and peas in a rich gravy that you must sop up with some of your favorite bread or serve this dish over fresh-cooked, buttered rice. Make this dish during busy weeknights and warm up the whole family with this delicious meal.

Ingredients

• 1 (1.5-pound) beef for stew, cut into 1-inch pieces
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1-pound medium potatoes, cut into cubes, about 3 cups
• 4 medium carrots, sliced, about 2 cups
• 2 medium onions, cut into wedges
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 1/4 cups Swanson® Beef Broth or Swanson® Beef Stock
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup frozen peas, thawed

Preparation

Step 1

Season the beef with black pepper and salt. Coat the beef with 2 tablespoons flour. Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef in 2 batches and cook until it's well browned, stirring often.

Place the potatoes, carrots, onions, and garlic into a 5-quart slow cooker. Top with the beef. Add 3 cups broth, Worcestershire, thyme, and bay leaf.

Cover and cook on low for 10 to 11 hours or until the beef is fork-tender. Remove and discard the bay leaf.

Stir the remaining flour and broth in a small bowl until the mixture is smooth. Stir the flour mixture and peas in the cooker. Increase the heat to high. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until the mixture boils and thickens.