Slow Cooker Beef Stew

In this Slow Cooker Beef Stew recipe, the beef is soft and flavorful, and the vegetables are hearty and cooked in a rich broth. It's great for a cozy family dinner or to keep warm on a cold day.

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 carrots, peeled and sliced
• 4 potatoes, peeled and diced
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 cups beef broth
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Instructions:

Put flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder in a bowl and mix them together

Cover the meat in the beef stew with the flour mix

Warm up the olive oil in a big pan over medium-high heat

To get all sides of the beef brown, brown it in groups

Put the beef that has been browned in the slow cooker

Set the slow cooker on low and add the potatoes, onions, garlic, and carrots

Put tomato paste and beef broth in a small bowl and mix them together

Pour it over the slow-cooked beef and vegetables

Put in dried thyme and bay leaves

There should be no leaks

Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours, until the beef is soft

Add frozen peas in the last 30 minutes of cooking

Before you serve, take out the bay leaves and sprinkle chopped parsley on top