28 Warming, Comforting Beef Stew Recipes (2024)

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October 20, 2023

Are you looking for a great beef stew recipe? You’ve come to the right place. These recipes will make your whole family fall in love with beef stew.

Many cultures have traditional beef stew recipes, and I’ve featured quite a few – Irish, Scottish, Mexican, Hungarian and more. There are also some clean eating options.

Beef stew is a comforting and satisfying meal that is perfect for cold weather. You can customize it to suit your taste preferences by adding different vegetables or seasonings. Which is why there are so many versions and recipes to choose from!

Serve it with sides like bread, rice, or mashed potatoes, and you’ve got a full meal. Not that the stew itself can’t be a full meal.

While it does take some time to cook, beef stew is super easy to make. All you need to do is chop up the ingredients, brown the meat and let everything simmer together until it’s tender and delicious.

It’s also budget friendly. You can make it with inexpensive ingredients like beef chuck, potatoes, carrots and onions, which makes it very affordable for families

And it makes terrific leftovers. It’ll taste just as good tomorrow as it did tonight. You can make it in big batches and freeze them and get out a portion every time you want it again.

Beef Stew Recipes

Easy Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup Recipe with Potatoes & Hamburger

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This Instant Pot Vegetable Beef Soup with hamburger meat is super easy to make in any pressure cooker and so delicious! This comforting soup packs protein, veggies, and is ready under 30 minutes — making it the perfect family dinner on a busy weeknight!

Instant Pot Beef Stew (Gluten Free)

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This gluten free Instant Pot Beef Stew is flavorful and perfect for busy, cold evenings.

Hungarian Goulash Soup Recipe [+VIDEO]

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Nutritious and delicious Hungarian Goulash Soup Recipe to warm up your soul and your belly.

Carne con Papas (or Mexican Beef and Potatoes)

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Carne con Papas (or Mexican Beef and Potatoes) is the perfect family meal. Cooked in a rich, savory tomato sauce that’ll make you want to lick your plate! A delicious addition to your weeknight and weekend menu plans.

Dutch Oven Camp Stew Recipe

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This dutch oven camp stew recipe makes a delicious one pot style meal that you will want to cook over and over again!

Guinness Beef Stew

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This hearty Guinness Beef Stew is filled with tender vegetables and melt-in-your-mouth beef in a rich and flavorful tomato beef broth. Slowly cooked but so easy to make, the whole family will love this traditional Irish stew. Stovetop and slow-cooker instructions provided.

Beef Stew with Lima Beans

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Beef Stew with Lima Beans is healthy, hearty and satisfying. This Lebanese Lima bean stew is a great one pot meal that is full of flavor. It is made with simple ingredients and requires minimal prep which make it perfect for a family weeknight meal.

Mulligan Stew Recipe - Stovetop and Slow Cooker Directions

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This hearty mulligan stew recipe is loaded with tender beef chunks and a rainbow of veggies and makes a deliciously satisfying dinner. It’s an ideal way to use up those odds and ends in the crisper drawer too.

Slow Cooker Whiskey Beef Stew (gluten free)

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This hearty beef stew is made with whiskey, potatoes, carrots, celery, mushrooms, and fresh herbs. It's also gluten-free, dairy-free and Weight Watchers friendly!

Cajun Beef Stew Slow Cooker Recipe

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Chunks of tender beef and potatoes, flavorful tomatoes and aromatic peppers and onions slow cooked in a zesty Cajun broth.

Stovetop Beef Stew

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This easy Stovetop Beef Stew is the only beef stew recipe you will ever need! Tender, fall-apart beef stew, cooked slowly on the stove using a Dutch oven or a regular pot, flavored with red wine, fresh herbs and beef stocks, combined with tomatoes, potatoes, carrots and celery.

Garlicky Beef Stew

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Serve this Garlicky Beef Stew with loads of onions and a whole head of garlic for your Halloween dinner. It'll keep the vampires away!

Boeuf a la mode (French Beef Carrot Stew)

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Prepare your cast iron Dutch oven and get ready to make this authentic and hearty French beef carrot stew called Boeuf a la mode. This classic stove top beef stew recipe is easy to make and won't make you slave for hours in the kitchen.

Scottish Steak Pie with Puff Pastry Crust

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Scottish steak pie with puff pastry topping is a traditional New Year’s Day dish in Scotland, however, it’s too good to only be made once a year. The truth is, Scottish steak pie is a classic, and eaten all year long.

Stovetop Beef Stew For Two (Dinner For Two)

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When it’s dreary and cold outside, it’s time to cook a comforting dinner for two! Learn how to make Stovetop Beef Stew For Two with potatoes, carrots, and peas plus learn which cut of beef is best for stews.

Boeuf Bourguignon - Beef Stewed with Mushrooms, Red Wine and Bacon

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Boeuf bourguignon is one of the best French recipes with beef. This dish is sometimes called beef burgundy, because the traditional wine used is from France’s Burgundy region. It is a version of Julia Child’s boeuf bourguignon aka beef bourguignon and a great alternative to a traditional beef stew recipe.