Slow Cooker Beef Cacciatore

Slow Cooker Beef Cacciatore. Just mix everything into one bowl and pour it right over your beef in the slow cooker. That is really all you have to do! This big, cozy dish is perfect for cold winter nights when you want something warm and filling. The beef gets so soft after cooking all day that it melts in your mouth. The sauce is rich, a little tangy, and packed with flavor from the tomatoes, peppers, and garlic. Your family will keep asking you to make it again and again — and the best part is, it is super easy to put together! Pour one simple mixture over raw beef chunks into a slow cooker for a warm, filling winter meal your whole family will want to eat again and again!

Slow Cooker Beef Cacciatore

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 2.5 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1½-inch chunks
• 1 pieces can crushed tomatoes (28 oz)
• 0.5 cups dry red wine
• 1 pieces large green bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• 1 pieces large red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• 4 pieces garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more if needed
• 0.5 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 tablespoons olive oil (optional, makes sauce richer)
• 0.3 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes (optional, adds a little heat)

Slow Cooker Beef Cacciatore: Steps

1. Add beef to slow cooker: Put all your 2.5 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1½-inch chunks into the bottom of a big 5- to 7-quart slow cooker. Spread the pieces out so they are not all piled on top of each other. This helps the sauce reach every piece of meat.
2. Mix everything together: Grab a medium bowl and mix together the 1 pieces can crushed tomatoes (28 oz), 0.5 cups dry red wine, 1 pieces large green bell pepper, cut into thin strips, 1 pieces large red bell pepper, cut into thin strips, 4 pieces garlic cloves, minced, 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more if needed, 0.5 teaspoons black pepper, and the 1 tablespoons olive oil (optional, makes sauce richer) and 0.3 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes (optional, adds a little heat) if you are using them. Stir it all really well until it looks like one smooth, colorful mixture.
3. Pour sauce over beef: Now pour that tomato and pepper mixture right over the raw beef in the slow cooker. Try to cover all the meat with the sauce. If any pieces of beef are sticking out, use a spoon to gently push them down into the sauce.
4. Cook until tender: Put the lid on the slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 7 to 420 minutes
   420:00
   , or on HIGH for 3½ to 4 hours. The beef is ready when it is so soft you can pull it apart easily with a fork.
5. Check and thicken sauce: Give the sauce a little taste. Add a bit more salt or pepper if you think it needs it. If you want the sauce to be thicker, take the lid off and let it cook on HIGH for another 15 to 20 minutes
   20:00
   . Stir it once or twice while it thickens.
6. Stir and serve: Gently stir the beef and peppers so everything is mixed together nicely in the sauce. Serve it hot over noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes. Spoon lots of that yummy sauce over every plate!

Notes

This dish tastes even better the next day! Keep any leftover food in the fridge for up to 3 days. The red wine makes the sauce taste rich and deep, but if you do not want to use wine, just swap it for beef broth. Great for cold winter nights!

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