Slow Cooker Beef Stew

This easy slow cooker beef stew recipe made with potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, broth, herbs, and spices is hearty and comforting.

Servings:6

What you need:

2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch pieces
¼ cup all-purpose flour  or cornstarch(to make gravy)
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups beef broth
small bag baby carrots
3 medium potatoes, diced 
8 oz mushroom's halved or quartered
1/2 cup bacon, chopped
1 cup green beans
1 medium onion, chopped 
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 
1 teaspoon ground paprika
6 clove garlic, minced or whole like I like to do somedays
Fresh herbs if I have them rosemary, basil, thyme, parsley, a couple bay leaves(fried 1-2 tsp each)
2 tbls cornstarch, 1/2 cup cold water or milk for gravy.

How to make it:

Place meat in slow cooker. Cover with seasonings, then add onions, garlic and herbs of your choice, I use rosemary, basil, thyme, parsley, a couple bay leaves, fresh if I have them or dried works too. Then slowly add broth and Worcestershire sauce and other seasonings then add onions and garlic and cooked bacon along sides around roast.

Let cook 2-4 hours, then add carrots, let cook another 20 minutes till tender  next add carrots, and green beans, cook 10-15 minutes till tender, finally add mushrooms cook just about 5 minutes till soft.

When everything is tender as you like, Mix cornstarch with a little cold water or milk, stir till smooth, then stir into crock pot to thicken and make a gravy from the juices. Serve hot.

chop your fresh herbs