This slow-cooker beef stew recipe certainly satisfies when it's chilly outside. Each spoonful delivers tender bites of beef, creamy potatoes and chunky vegetables in a rich mustard-seasoned broth.

Crockpot Irish stew combines tender chunks of beef with potatoes and vegetables for a hearty comfort food meal. The post How to Make Irish Stew in Your Slow Cooker appeared first on Taste of Home.

Place the cooked ground beef in the bottom of a slow cooker. Chop potatoes, carrots and onions into chunks that are about an inch big, small enough to fit on a spoon.

Nothing beats the comforting aroma of beef stew or pasta sauce simmering in a Crock-Pot, especially as the weather gets ...

Transfer the browned beef to a slow cooker. Add the remaining two teaspoons of oil, onions, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt to the skillet and cook the onions until lightly browned for about 5 minutes.

If your stew is becoming too thin and watery, lift the slow cooker's lid to allow some of the evaporated liquid to escape. When moisture escapes, the stew's liquid organically thickens.

Slow cookers aren’t exactly novel — we’re pretty sure your parents or even grandparents have one tucked away in the cabinet somewhere — but every time we use one, we’re delighted anew by ...