Mom's Basic Vegetable Beef Stew

Mom's easy, basic vegetable beef stew is loaded with potatoes, onions, carrots, and celery for a hearty and warming meal for cold winter evenings.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 279 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pinch Italian seasoning
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 pinch dried basil
• 1 pinch dried rosemary
• 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
• 1 pinch ground thyme
• 2 onions, roughly chopped, divided
• 4 carrots, cut into 1/2-inch rounds
• 1 (32 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
• 4 potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
• 0.25 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 0.25 teaspoon Greek seasoning (such as Cavender's®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Add enough oil to a large stockpot to thinly coat the bottom, and heat on medium. Add 1 onion, carrots, garlic, red pepper flakes, Greek seasoning, rosemary, thyme, basil, Italian seasoning, bay leaf, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring onion mixture until it begins to soften and brown, about 15 minutes.

Step 2

Add tomatoes and ground beef, breaking apart with a wooden spoon. Bring to a boil, and continue to cook until ground beef is cooked through and carrots are tender, about 10 minutes.

Step 3

Add potatoes, remaining onion, and celery. Cook until potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit 20 to 30 minutes before serving.