Beef and Onion Stew Slow Cooker

Beef and Onion Stew Slow Cooker. This easy slow cooker beef and onion stew uses just 4 main things. It’s a simple meal from old tough times, but it still feels warm and yummy now. Cheap beef and lots of onions mix with two easy items to make a tasty dish. No cooking meat first! Just put sliced onions on beef chunks, add the rest, cover, and let it go. Great for busy days, small money, or lazy nights when you want filling old-style food with no work.

Serve it over buttery egg noodles, smashed potatoes, or plain boiled ones to catch the yummy juices. Add steamed green beans, peas, or a fresh salad to make it lighter. Bread like crusty loaves or soft rolls dips great in the onion soup.

Hearty beef chunks simmer with sweet onions in a savory broth for a no-fuss family meal. Just layer, set, and forget in your slow cooker—pure comfort from cheap cuts. Tender, flavorful results in hours, perfect over noodles or potatoes. Budget-friendly, Depression-style simplicity shines today!

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1- to 1½-inch pieces

• 2 big yellow onions, sliced thin (about 4 cups)

• 1½ cups beef broth or water plus 1 beef bouillon cube

• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

• 1 teaspoon salt (if you want, to taste)

• ½ teaspoon black pepper (if you want, to taste)

Beef and Onion Stew: Directions

1. Put the slow cooker pot on a flat, heat-safe spot like a clean tile counter. Make sure it’s clean and dry.

2. Add beef pieces to the bottom in a flat layer. Break up big lumps so they spread out loose.

3. Peel onions. Cut each one in half from the bottom to the top, then cut it into thin slices. Use clean, dry hands to drop slices over the beef. Spread them loose to cover the meat like a blanket. Onions go on top.

4. In a small bowl or cup, mix beef broth (or water and cube) with Worcestershire sauce. Stir till cube mostly melts if using one.

5. Pour liquid evenly over onions and beef. Don’t mix—keep onions on top so they melt into the meat while cooking.

6. Put on the lid. Cook on LOW 8-10 hours, or HIGH 4-5 hours, till beef is super soft and onions mix into broth.

7. Taste the broth. Add salt and pepper if needed. Stir gently.

8. Serve beef and onions in wide bowls with lots of onion broth on top. If too soupy, use a spoon with holes or boil liquid on stove a bit to thicken.

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