Healthier Slow Cooker Beef Stew I

With more vegetables, including butternut squash, escarole, and reduced-sodium beef broth, this healthier slow cooker beef stew will surely satisfy.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 4 hr 45 mins
• Calories: 468 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 carrots, sliced
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 3 potatoes, diced
• 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.25 cup all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 1.5 cups reduced-sodium beef broth
• 0.75 pound butternut squash, peeled and cut into small chunks
• 0.5 head escarole, washed and torn into bite-sized pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place beef in slow cooker. Combine flour, salt, and black pepper in a small bowl; sprinkle over beef, then stir to coat. Stir in butternut squash, carrots, potatoes, beef broth, onion, celery, garlic, bay leaf, paprika, and Worcestershire sauce.

Step 2

Cover slow cooker; cook on Low for 10 to 12 hours or on High for 4 to 6 hours. Stir in escarole. Cover and cook until escarole is tender, 15 to 20 minutes more.