Slow Cooker Cowboy Stew

Name: Slow Cooker Cowboy Stew
Total time: 30600 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lbs Beef Stew Meat - cubed; 1 medium yellow onion - chopped; 1 lb carrots - cut to 1 inch pieces; 1.5 lbs baby/new potatoes - halved; 1 cup frozen peas; 1 packet brown gravy mix; 1 packet onion soup mix; 1 can cream of mushroom soup; 2 cups water; 1 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp garlic powder; 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 2-3 tbs ea cornstarch and water (optional, for slurry)

StephieCanCook @StephieCooks

Midwest USA

A super thick and slightly creamy stew my family has made since I was a kid that has always been my favorite version of beef stew.

Nowadays I use my Crock Pot multi cooker (like an Instapot) so I can brown/saute and slow cook all in one vessel.

#September2026

A super thick and slightly creamy stew my family has made since I was a kid that has always been my favorite version of beef stew.

Nowadays I use my Crock Pot multi cooker (like an Instapot) so I can brown/saute and slow cook all in one vessel.

#September2026

StephieCanCook @StephieCooks

Midwest USA

A super thick and slightly creamy stew my family has made since I was a kid that has always been my favorite version of beef stew.

Nowadays I use my Crock Pot multi cooker (like an Instapot) so I can brown/saute and slow cook all in one vessel.

#September2026

A super thick and slightly creamy stew my family has made since I was a kid that has always been my favorite version of beef stew.

Nowadays I use my Crock Pot multi cooker (like an Instapot) so I can brown/saute and slow cook all in one vessel.

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Ingredients

8 hours 30 minutes

8 servings

2 lbsBeef Stew Meat - cubed
1medium yellow onion - chopped
1 lbcarrots - cut to 1 inch pieces
1.5 lbsbaby/new potatoes - halved
1 cupfrozen peas
For the broth
1 packetbrown gravy mix
1 packetonion soup mix
1 cancream of mushroom soup
2 cupswater
1 tsponion powder
1 tspgarlic powder
2 tspWorcestershire sauce
2-3 tbsea cornstarch and water (optional, for slurry)

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Steps

8 hours 30 minutes

1

Prep carrots, potatoes, and onions. Set aside, keeping onions separate from potatoes and onions.
2

Lightly salt and pepper raw stew meat pieces if desired (not necessary with all the other sodium filled ingredients). Heat a large skillet over medium high heat (or set your multi cooker/Instapot to its saute function). Working in batches so not to overcrowd the skillet/multi cooker, brown stew meat on all sides, just enough to sear but not cool through (about 4 minutes total per batch). Set aside each batch as it finishes.
3

Add onion to skillet/multi cooker. Saute 5 minutes. Layer, carrots, potatoes, onion, meat in slow cooker/multi cooker in that order. Mix all broth ingredients in a large bowl and pour evenly over all other ingredients. Cover and cook on low 8 hrs, storing halfway though cooking (or high 4-5hrs, but low is best).
4

In the last hour of cooking, stir in the peas. Check your thickness of the broth in the last 30 minutes. If you want it thicker, mix together a cornstarch slurry and stir into the stew, and let finish cooking with the lid propped open.
5

Dish up and serve with biscuits or rolls (or low carb variants of these) if desired. Enjoy!

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StephieCanCook @StephieCooks

on September 20, 2025 22:58

Midwest USA

Cooking is a hobby and a passion of mine. I love cooking and trying new and different things. The best thing about cooking? I get to prepare delicious food for my family and friends that they (almost) always love! Lol.Many of my recipes are experiments in what I could make with what was available at the time. Many are simply my version of classic and/or popular dishes. A few are variations of recipes I have found elsewhere online but adjusted to our tastes. No matter what, though, each of my recipes is tried and tested before posting and I hope you find as much joy in preparing them as I do.