Simple Beef Stew Recipe

This Simple Beef Stew Recipe will redefine the meaning of easy beef stew. This quick beef stew has just three ingredients and is simmered in a slow cooker. All you have to do is stir a couple times.

Simple Beef Stew Recipe (Butter Beef)

3 pounds beef chuck roast, cubed
1/2 cup butter
1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix

Place the beef chuck cubes and the butter into a slow cooker. Sprinkle the onion soup mix over the top. Cover and cook on Low for 8 hours, or High for 4 to 5 hours. Stir once or twice.

This oniony, buttery beef stew is ideal served over noodles or mashed potatoes. It's probably one of the simplest beef stew recipes you'll ever run across.

A variation of this easy stew would be to not cut the beef chuck into cubes. After the beef chuck roast is done cooking shred it and put the shreds back into the buttery gravy for an additional 5 minutes. This saves the cubing time and makes an extra moist Simple Beef Stew.

Simple Beef Stew Recipe (Two By Four Stew)

2 pounds ground beef
2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
2 (15 ounce) cans ranch-style beans
2 (19 ounce) cans minestrone soup

Place the ground beef in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring occasionally until it's evenly browned and crumbled. Drain any excess grease. Reduce the heat to medium and then stir in the diced tomatoes, ranch-style beans and minestrone soup. Stir the easy stew occasionally until it's heated through.

Eat this quick and easy beef stew alone for a complete meal or serve it over scoops corn chips topped with sour cream for a real treat. This is a great simple beef stew recipe.