Hamburger Stew with Gravy

I prepare this hamburger stew with gravy the night before and store in the refrigerator in a covered bowl. Then I dump everything in a slow cooker before heading to work. Walk in the door to a wonderful savory stew that goes great with a fresh loaf of French bread to sop up every drop.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 hr
• Total Time: 8 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 234 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 cups water
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth
• ½ teaspoon celery salt
• 2 (4.5 ounce) cans sliced mushrooms, drained
• 2 tablespoons dry brown gravy mix
• 1 clove garlic, chopped, or more to taste
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed beef and mushroom soup
• 4 medium red potatoes, chopped, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef with onion and garlic in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer mixture to a slow cooker.

Step 2

Pour beef broth, water, condensed soup, mushrooms, potatoes, carrots, celery, gravy mix, Worcestershire sauce, celery salt, pepper, and bay leaf into the slow cooker. Stir, cover, and cook on Low for 8 hours.