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Slow Cooker Beef Stew and Dumplings
This cozy recipe for Slow Cooker Beef Stew and Dumplings features tender beef, hearty vegetables, and fluffy homemade dumplings.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 8h 20m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 8h👤 Dorothy Bigelow📖 dashfordinner
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●slow cooker
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In a large bowl, toss the beef cubes with 1/4 cup of flour until evenly coated.
2
Place the floured beef, chopped onion, sliced carrots, and sliced celery in the slow cooker.
onion (chopped)1medium carrots (sliced)2
3
In a separate bowl, whisk together the beef broth, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, dried thyme, salt, and pepper. Pour this mixture over the beef and vegetables in the slow cooker.
beef broth4 cupstomato paste3 tablespoonsWorcestershire sauce1 tablespoongarlic (minced)3 clovesdried thyme1 teaspoon
4
Cover and cook on low for ⏱️ 8 hours. If desired, add a cornstarch slurry to thicken the stew (see notes*) just before adding the dumplings.
5
Around the 7-hour mark, start preparing the dumplings: In a medium bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking powder, Italian seasoning, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir in the melted butter and milk until a soft dough forms.
baking powder2 teaspoonsItalian seasoning1 teaspoonteaspoon salt1/2
6
Drop large spoon-full dollops of the dumpling dough on top of the stew.
7
Cover and cook on high for an additional ⏱️ 50 minutes to ⏱️ 1 hour, or until the dumplings are cooked through.
8
Ladle into bowls, garnish with chopped fresh parsley (if desired), and serve hot.
Chopped fresh parsley (optional)
Nutrition Facts
calories
455 kcal
fat Content
15 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
3 g
sugar Content
5 g
sodium Content
1154 mg
protein Content
41 g
trans Fat Content
0.2 g
cholesterol Content
112 mg
carbohydrate Content
37 g
saturated Fat Content
7 g
unsaturated Fat Content
6 g
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