**Baked Beef Stew: A Comforting Classic with Modern Convenience**
Indulge in the timeless flavors of a classic beef stew, effortlessly prepared in the oven for a hearty and comforting meal. This delectable dish features tender chunks of beef braised in a rich and savory gravy, accompanied by a medley of aromatic vegetables. The secret lies in the slow and steady baking process, which allows the flavors to meld and deepen, resulting in a stew that is both comforting and satisfying.
This comprehensive guide offers three variations of baked beef stew, catering to diverse tastes and dietary preferences. The "Classic Baked Beef Stew" recipe stays true to tradition, using simple yet flavorful ingredients to create a hearty and satisfying stew. For those seeking a lighter option, the "Healthy Baked Beef Stew" incorporates leaner cuts of beef and an array of colorful vegetables, resulting in a stew that is packed with nutrients and flavor.
Lastly, the "Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew" caters to busy individuals or those who prefer hands-off cooking. This variation utilizes the convenience of a slow cooker to deliver a tender and flavorful stew with minimal effort. Whether you crave a classic comfort food or a healthier alternative, these baked beef stew recipes offer something for every palate and lifestyle.
OVEN-BAKED BEEF STEW
This is a simple beef stew that is finished in the oven. If you get a lean piece of beef with a bone, cook the bone with the stew, as it adds a lot of flavor.
Provided by Anonymous
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Beef
Time 2h10m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- Pour flour into a shallow bowl and turn beef in flour, shaking meat to remove excess flour. Heat oil in an ovenproof casserole dish over high heat. Brown beef cubes in hot oil in batches on all sides, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer beef to a plate.
- Add onion, celery, and carrots to the casserole dish, reduce heat to medium, and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Pour in broth. Return beef to the casserole dish and stir in bay leaves. Cover casserole.
- Bake in the preheated oven until beef is tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Remove bay leaves before serving and season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 253.6 calories, Carbohydrate 16.8 g, Cholesterol 44.9 mg, Fat 12.2 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 19 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 527.3 mg, Sugar 4.8 g
HEARTY BAKED BEEF STEW
This is such an easy way to make a wonderful beef stew. You don't need to brown the meat first-just combine it with hearty chunks of carrots, potatoes and celery, and let it all cook together in a flavorful gravy. My daughter Karen came up with the recipe for her busy family. -Doris Sleeth, Naples, Florida
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 2h
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, water, tapioca, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir in the remaining ingredients., Pour into a greased 13x9-in. or 3-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 375° for 1-3/4 to 2 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender. Serve in bowls.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 300 calories, Fat 8g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 70mg cholesterol, Sodium 628mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 25g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
SAVORY OVEN-BAKED BEEF STEW
Now that the colder weather is here, it's a perfect time for a hearty, stick-to-your-ribs, one pot meal like this delicious stew. Sometimes I have used lean ground beef in place of the stew meat in a pinch. Serve with a crusty bread or warm rolls for a complete dinner.
Provided by ugogirl
Categories Stew
Time 2h15m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325 degrees.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in Dutch oven.
- Brown beef.
- Add flour, salt, garlic powder, marjoram and pepper.
- Stir in undrained tomatoes and beef broth, mix well.
- Bring mixture to a boil, stirring frequently.
- Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
- Cover, place in oven and bake at 325 degrees for 2 hours or until meat is tender.
- Stir twice during baking.
- Remove bay leaf before serving.
BAKED BEEF STEW
A wonderful and easy beef stew recipe!
Provided by Diane Blanchard Angell
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Beef
Time 2h30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the stew meat; drain and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the tomatoes, water, tapioca, beef bouillon granules, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir in the beef, carrots, celery, potatoes, onion, and bread cubes. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
- Cover and bake for 2 hours, or until meat and vegetables are tender.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 425.4 calories, Carbohydrate 23.2 g, Cholesterol 98.8 mg, Fat 21.4 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 33.1 g, SaturatedFat 8.4 g, Sodium 794.3 mg, Sugar 5.2 g
CROCK POT COWBOY BEEF & BAKED BEANS STEW
Make and share this Crock Pot Cowboy Beef & Baked Beans Stew recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Mirj2338
Categories Stew
Time 10h10m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Mix stew meat, potatoes, onions, salt and pepper in crock pot.
- Spread beans over meat mix.
- Cover and cook on low heat 8-10 hours until beef is tender.
HEARTY OVEN BAKED BEEF STEW
I have been making this for years. It comes from Taste of Home. I don't remember the issue but it was quite early. It is also in the 1999 TOH annual cookbook. The aroma while this is baking will drive you insane. This is a great cold weather stew that you will make many times over!
Provided by R.Lynn
Categories Stew
Time 2h20m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the tomatoes, water, tapioca, sugar, salt and pepper.
- Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
- Pour into a greased 13x9x2 inch or 3 quart baking dish.
- Cover and bake at 375 for 1 3/4 to 2 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 460.8, Fat 18, SaturatedFat 7, Cholesterol 110.6, Sodium 875.5, Carbohydrate 39.5, Fiber 4.9, Sugar 12.8, Protein 35.1
BAKED VEGETABLE BEEF STEW
"When my granddaughter was 3, she had a bear that sang a song about 'root stew'," recalls Alice McCabe of Climax, New York. "She thought he was talking about tree roots, so I took her to the store to buy root veggies, and we made this stew."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h55m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the beef, vegetables, soup mix and seasonings. Seal bag; shake to coat evenly., Transfer to an oven-safe Dutch oven or a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray (dish will be very full). Pour water over beef mixture., Cover and bake at 325° for 1 hour. Stir in tomatoes. Bake, uncovered, 30-50 minutes longer or until beef and vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 343 calories, Fat 6g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 71mg cholesterol, Sodium 699mg sodium, Carbohydrate 42g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 29g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
EASY BEEF STEW BAKED IN A CAST IRON DUTCH OVEN
This is in the oven right now and it smells so good, we can hardly wait for it to be done! No browning necessary. Company coming? Toss in another potato and carrot - this recipe is forgiving! Serve with Recipe #348286, hot and buttered. My youngest brother would find out I was making this stew and biscuits and he would invite himself over and eat me out of house and home. His favorite way to eat this stew was on top of buttered biscuits. I think with a salad and dessert this would serve about 6 but around here I would say it serves 4. ***UPDATE*** This recipe is for a cast iron dutch oven with a heavy tight-fitting lid. I've made this a million times and have had left-over gravy for noodles, rice, etc. Make sure you don't bake at any higher temperature than 300* and you don't use corningware or any other casserole. The heavy cast iron Dutch oven with a lid will prevent almost all of the evaporation of liquid, kind of like a slow cooker.
Provided by Secret Agent
Categories Stew
Time 4h20m
Yield 6 , 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Put all ingredients into the dutch oven and stir to mix.
- Cover and bake at 300* for 4 hours or until you are ready to eat.
- You can thicken the gravy with 1/4 cup of flour mixed into 1/2 cup of water - stir and cook until on top of the stove until it is thick enough for you. We like it just the way it comes out of the oven.
- Serve with hot buttered biscuits, Recipe #348286 .
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1473.5, Fat 122, SaturatedFat 50.5, Cholesterol 169.1, Sodium 731.9, Carbohydrate 73.6, Fiber 12.4, Sugar 15.7, Protein 23
MOM'S BAKED BEEF STEW
My mom is a great cook and this is one comfort food that she always makes for me when I visit home. It is very hearty and filling. Serve with warm bread or rolls.
Provided by Laura Yoder
Categories Beef
Time 2h
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 1. Combine flour and salt in a plastic zip lock bag. Add meat to bag and shake to coat. Brown in skillet with vegetable oil.
- 2. Add all other ingredients together in a large baking dish. Add meat when browned. Stir well, cover and bake at 325 degrees for 2-2 1/2 hours or until meat is tender and broth is thick.
OVEN BAKED BEEF STEW
Steps:
- 1. Pour the wine over the beef in a glass or ceramic bowl (metal will give the wine an \"off\" taste).
- 2. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours to marinate.
- 3. Reserving the marinade, drain the beef and dry on paper towels.
- 4. Simmer the bacon for 10 minutes in enough water to cover.
- 5. Drain and pat dry (this rids the bacon of smokiness and some fat).
- 6. In a dutch oven, saute the bacon in olive oil over medium heat until crisp.
- 7. Drain on paper towels.
- 8. Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the drippings.
- 9. Working in small batches so the meat browns well, brown the beef cubes in the bacon drippings.
- 10. With a slotted spoon, remove each batch to a bowl.
- 11. Saute the onions and carrots in the drippings until wilted and beginning to brown, about 7 minutes.
- 12. Remove with a slotted spoon to the bowl of meat.
- 13. Heat 3 cups of broth in a saucepan.
- 14. Pour out any drippings that remain in the dutch oven.
- 15. Melt the butter over medium heat in the dutch oven, then stir in the flour.
- 16. Scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula to keep the mixture moving.
- 17. When the paste is a dark golden brown, stir in the broth.
- 18. Simmer a minute or two, then stir in the tomato paste, salt, pepper and garlic.
- 19. Add the sauteed vegetables and meat and stir in the reserved wine marinade.
- 20. Quickly bring to a boil.
- 21. Cover and bake in a preheated 325 oven for about 2 hours.
- 22. If the sauce gets too thick, thin it with the extra cup of broth.
- 23. TO SERVE AFTER FREEZING: Thaw according to recommendations.
- 24. Reheat in a covered casserole at 325 for about 20 minutes, or until bubbly.
- 25. You might add freshly cooked vegetables (mushrooms, baby carrots and steamed potatoes).
BAKED BEEF STEW
This is the easiest, tastyist beef stew I have ever made! I adapted it from a Taste of Home recipe to suit our likes. Give it a try, I'm sure you'll love it.
Provided by Bonnie Glazier
Categories Beef
Time 2h20m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a small roaster with lid.
- 2. Mix together the first 4 ingredients, set aside while you prepare the veggies.
- 3. Add the stew meat, potatoes, carrots, onion and soft bread crumbs.
- 4. Put everything into the roaster.
- 5. Cover and cook for 1 hour 15 minutes. Remove cover, stir everything and put it back into the oven with the cover off, for about 15 more minutes, or until meat and veggies are cooked.
Tips:
- Sear the Beef: Searing the beef before braising adds a delicious depth of flavor to the stew.
- Use a Variety of Vegetables: Don't be afraid to experiment with different vegetables in your stew. Some good options include carrots, potatoes, celery, onions, and parsnips.
- Choose the Right Wine: The type of wine you use in your stew will affect the flavor of the dish. For a classic beef stew, use a dry red wine like Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot.
- Simmer Low and Slow: The key to a tender and flavorful beef stew is to simmer it low and slow. This allows the flavors to meld and the beef to become fall-apart tender.
- Serve with Mashed Potatoes or Rice: Beef stew is traditionally served with mashed potatoes or rice. These sides help to soak up the delicious sauce.
Conclusion:
Baked beef stew is a classic comfort food that is perfect for a cold winter night. This easy-to-follow recipe will help you create a delicious and flavorful stew that your family and friends will love. So next time you're looking for a hearty and satisfying meal, give this baked beef stew recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!
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