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French Onion Beef Stew

French onion beef stew is one of the easiest slow cooker beef stew recipes you'll ever make and definitely one of the tastiest! Loaded with flavor from a French onion soup mix packet and rich cooking liquid, this dump and go soup will be a real hit whenever it's on the table.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time8 hours
Total Time8 hours 10 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Entree, Lunch, Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 290kcal
Author: Meaghan - The Quicker Kitchen

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs beef stew meat cut into small cubes (if needed)
  • 2 1 oz pkg onion soup mix
  • 6-8 cups beef broth
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 cups red creamer potatoes halved or quartered
  • 2 - 2 1/2 cups baby carrots
  • 1 small yellow onion peeled & diced
  • 1 10.5 oz can condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 10.5 oz can condensed cream of celery soup
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 tsp ground pepper
  • pinch thyme leaves
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Instructions

  • Add the stew meat to the bowl of a slow cooker. Sprinkle the soup mix and paprika evenly out over the meat, gently stirring to coat.
    2 lbs beef stew meat, 2 1 oz pkg onion soup mix, 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • Spread the potatoes and onion evenly out over the seasoned meat, followed by the carrots.
    2 cups red creamer potatoes, 2 - 2 1/2 cups baby carrots, 1 small yellow onion
  • Add the broth, soups, ketchup, thyme leaves, and pepper to a mixing bowl and whisk them together until evenly combined then pour this evenly out over the ingredient in the slow cooker.
    6-8 cups beef broth, 1 10.5 oz can condensed cream of mushroom soup, 1 10.5 oz can condensed cream of celery soup, 1 cup ketchup, 1/2 tsp ground pepper, pinch thyme leaves
  • Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours, or HIGH on 4 hours.
  • Ladle into bowls, serve warm, and enjoy!

Notes

  • I recommend lightly searing the beef on the stove before adding it to the slow cooker. While this optional, searing it (without cooking through) will lock in the juices keeping the meat nice and tender.
  • You can switch out the condensed soup for two cans of cream of mushroom or two of cream of celery. If needed, you could substitute a can of cream of broccoli or even a can of condensed french onion soup instead.
  • Don't add salt to this. The onion soup mix and condensed soup already have plenty of salt.
  • Serve this with a good hunk of crusty bread on the side!

Nutrition

Calories: 290kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 76mg | Sodium: 2062mg | Potassium: 818mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 5900IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 4mg