Slow Cooker Beef Stew

A hearty and comforting beef stew cooked slowly in the crockpot, perfect for a cozy weeknight dinner.

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs beef stew meat, cubed
• 4 large carrots, sliced
• 3 potatoes, diced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 can 14
• 5 oz diced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch optional, for thickening

Instructions:

Put on low the beef stew meat, potatoes, onions, carrots, and garlic

Add the Worcestershire sauce, thyme, rosemary, paprika, salt, and pepper to a different bowl, and mix them together

Add the mixture to the slow cooker and stir it in

Use a stir to mix

Turn the heat to low and cook for 8 hours or high for 4 hours, until the vegetables are soft and the beef is cooked all the way through

To thicken the sauce, you can mix cornstarch with a little water and add it to the stew in the last 30 minutes of cooking if you want to

Enjoy while hot