Hearty Slow Cooker Beef and Bean Stew

Hearty Slow Cooker Beef and Bean Stew- a really filling slow cooked beef stew with carrots, potato and haricot beans. Syn-free on Slimming World and just over 300 calories.

Slow Cooker Beef and Bean Stew
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When you ask someone what they make in their slow cooker, invariably they say 'stew'. It's a slow cooking staple. I have made it quite rarely myself though. I think have been so determined to find other things to make in my slow cooker that I have rather neglected the humble stew! 

This week I decided to remedy the situation and make a Hearty Slow Cooker Beef and Bean Stew. I had a late meeting coming up and took the chance to put this stew on overnight and portion it out in the morning. It was so nice to walk through the door at 7pm and know that it only needed a quick zap in the micro and it would be ready. 

I call this beef and bean stew hearty because it's so filling. As you're using a cheap cut of beef and packing the stew with veg and beans, it's also very low cost to make. Slow Cooker Beef and Bean Stew is also perfect to make in big batches for the freezer.

I used carrots and haricot beans as the main bulk of the stew, but you could easily swap them out for parsnips and borlotti beans, for example. Whichever beans take your fancy! I also included potatoes, but if I was intending to make a big batch for lunch, rather than dinner, I'd be tempted to leave out the potatoes and serve it with a big hunk of crusty bread instead. Beef Shin is my suggestion for the beef, but any beef stewing steak will work.

I can see this Slow Cooker Beef and Bean Stew recipe becoming a bit of a winter staple for me. Hope it will be for you too!


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Make Hearty Slow Cooker Beef and Bean Stew

The printable recipe card is at the end of this post.

Prepare the veg and put in the slow cooker with the herbs and tomato puree. Add the stock and off you go!


Slow Cooker Beef and Bean Stew ingredients

7-8 hours later- a delicious, filling bean and bean stew is ready to eat!


Slow Cooker Beef and Bean Stew in a bowl

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Hearty Slow Cooker Beef and Bean Stew

Hearty Slow Cooker Beef and Bean Stew- a really filling slow cooked beef stew with carrots, potato and haricot beans. Syn-free on Slimming World and just over 300 calories.
prep time: 20 minscook time: 7 hourtotal time: 7 hours and 20 mins

ingredients:


  • 400g beef shin
  • 5 medium carrots
  • 1 onion
  • 3 medium potatoes
  • 400g tin of haricot beans, drained
  • 2 tbsp tomato puree
  • 300ml beef stock
  • 2 tsp thyme

instructions

1. Chop the onion, not too finely, and put in the slow cooker with the beef shin.
2. Peel and chop the carrots and potatoes into large chunks and add to the meat.
3. Tip the drained haricot beans in and add the thyme and tomato puree.
4. Pour the stock over the ingredients and give everything a good stir.
5. Pop the lid on and cook on low for 7-8 hours, until the meat is practically falling apart.

NOTES:

If the liquid gets very low, add a little more. If when the meat is cooked, you think there's too much liquid, add some gravy granules and mix through well.

If you can't get shin of beef, try any other beef stewing steak or similar cut.
calories
306
fat (grams)
10
sat. fat (grams)
0.2
carbs (grams)
34
protein (grams)
28
sugar (grams)
6
Fibre (in grams)
4
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Comments

  1. Delicious! I love my slow cooker and this sounds like the type of meal that's great to come home to on a cooler day.

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    1. Yes I think this will be a Winter staple dinner for me.

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  2. I've never tried a slow cooker, maybe it's about time. Love the name of your blog by the way :-)

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    1. Thank you :) I highly recommend getting a slow cooker. It's my absolute saviour when I've got a busy week ahead.

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