This beef stew recipe always gets a full ten stars. If you're after beef crock pot dinners, this hearty soup should be on your menu plan as soon as possible!
Course
Crock Pot Dinner
Cuisine
American
Keyword
beef stew recipe
Prep Time25minutes
Cook Time8hours
Total Time8hours25minutes
Servings8people
Ingredients
2lb.stew meat
1/2Tvegetable oil
1Tbspsalt
1/2tspdried basil
1/4tsppepper
1/4tspgarlic powder
2/3cupdiced carrots
2stalks celery diced
2Russet potatoes peeled and diced into 1/2 inch squares
46oztomato juice
2cupschicken broth
1bay leaf
1/2Tsugar
1/2cupquick barley
Instructions
Sprinkle seasonings on stew meat
Brown stew meat in vegetable oil until browned on most sides (do not cook all the way)
Add tomato juice to stew meat
Add chicken broth, all vegetables, bay leaf and sugar to tomato and meat mixture
Cook on low in crock pot for 7 hours
Add barley to soup mixture, stir and let cook for 1+ more hours
Remove bay leaf from soup
Enjoy with a warm buttered roll, or crackers on top!
Recipe Notes
If you use regular barley, that would need to go in with vegetables at the beginning of the instructions.