Hearty Beef Stew Recipes

Whether you're looking for a slow cooker beef stew, a quick beef stew, or unique beef stew recipes with off-the-beaten-path flavors, you've come to the right place. With this extensive selection, you'll be sure to find the best beef stew recipe for your table tonight!
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Beef Stew with Barley and Roasted Vegetables

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Chuck roast, cut into pieces, makes wonderfully rich beef stew meat, as you'll discover in this recipe. Barley and roasted root vegetables make it extra hearty.

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Beef Stew and Garlic Mash

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Thanks to frozen veggies and refrigerated beef tips in gravy, you can have this quick beef stew recipe on the table in 25 minutes.

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Orange Teriyaki Beef Stew

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This recipe combines the heartiness of a homemade beef stew with the freshness of sweet oranges, sparkling bok choy, and grated ginger. Chinese five-spice powder and teriyaki sauce add Asian-inspired flavors.

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Rich Beef Stew with Bacon and Plums

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We love adding dried fruits to beef stew recipes! Here, dried plums, cinnamon, and cloves add an irresistibly sweet angle to the savory dish.

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Here's How to Make Rich Beef Stew with Bacon and Plums -- in the Oven!

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Aromatic Beef Stew with Butternut Squash

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Nutrient-packed butternut squash is a natural in this flavorful Moroccan-inspired beef stew recipe. Serve with couscous to soak up the rich tomatoey sauce.

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Mustard-Herb Beef Stew

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If you've ever had a Guinness beef stew, you know how much richness and depth of flavor beer can bring to a dish! In this easy beef stew recipe, dark porter beer does the trick.

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Djion Beef Stew with Mushrooms

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If you prefer a thick beef stew recipe, take a look at this one! Toward the end of the cooking time, you stir in a butter-flour mixture. In minutes, the cooking liquid transforms into a rich, thick gravy.

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Mediterranean Beef Stew with Pasta

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Most beef stew recipes star root vegetables like carrots and potatoes. With zucchini and a basil-garlic topper, this recipe showcases a fresh, bright side of beef stew.

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Slow-Cooker Pot Roast Stew

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A blend of crushed red pepper, tomato paste, red wine, cinnamon, and rosemary flavors this simple beef stew. Apples and butternut squash add even more layers of flavor.

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Short Rib Beef Stew

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Short ribs make an amazing beef stew meat. As they cook, they become fall-off-the-bone tender yet remain super moist. Carrots, rutabagas, parsnips, and polenta make the slow cooker beef stew into a one-dish meal.

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Skillet Beef Stew

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Chase away the chill with a homemade vegetable-beef stew served over simple-to-make mashed potatoes. P.S.: If you're looking for an Irish beef stew, try this recipe. While traditional Irish stews are made with lamb, this has the same basic ingredients, but with beef.

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Fast and Slow Old-Fashioned Beef Stew

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Here's a super-easy but amazingly satisfying Dutch-oven beef stew. In a hurry? See the pressure-cooker beef stew directions below the recipe, and you can have this hearty dinner on your table in about one-third the time!

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Country Italian Beef Stew

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What's the secret to the best beef stew? It's all about using the best beef stew meat! Rather than buying precut stew meat, start with a chuck roast. Then cut the meat into 2-inch pieces for the boldest beef flavor -- that's the secret to this luscious slow cooker beef stew.

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Texas Beef Stew with Butternut Squash

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This beef stew recipe for the slow cooker starts with a chuck roast, which after cooking easily separates into tender chunks of meat. You'll also love the way the Tex-Mex seasonings flavor-charge the stew.

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Hearty Vegetable Beef Stew

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Looking for great beef stew meat recipes you can cook in your slow cooker? You'll love this one! Cream of mushroom soup helps thicken the juices into a rich sauce; green beans, added at the end of cooking time, bring brightness to the dish.

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Spicy Ancho Beef Stew

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With spicy ancho chiles, chorizo sausage, and chili powder, this is one lively beef stew recipe! In fact, if you're a true spice-lover, it might just end up ranking as the best beef stew recipe in your files.

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Goulash-Style Beef Stew

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No collection of beef stew recipes would be complete without a recipe for goulash, the quintessential Hungarian beef stew.

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Gingered Beef Stew with Vegetables

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Ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and crushed red pepper lend Asian inspiration to this colorful slow cooker beef stew recipe.

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Beef Stew in Red Wine Gravy

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This beef stew recipe for the slow cooker requires just a handful of ingredients and 15 minutes of prep time. The red wine emboldens the flavor of the beef stew meat as it cooks.

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Extremely Easy Italian Slow Cooker Beef Stew

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Just five ingredients -- spaghetti sauce, beef, sweet peppers, onions, and zucchini -- are all it takes for this simple beef stew recipe.

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