Slow Cooker Beef Stew with Coke®
A hearty Slow Cooker Beef Stew with Coke® with tender chunks of beef, onion, carrots, sweet potatoes, and peas is just the meal for a chilly fall night.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 2.5 pounds beef chuck roast
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
- • 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 (14.5-ounce) beef broth
- 1 heaping tablespoon heaping tomato paste
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (7.5-ounce) Coke® mini
- 1 celery stalk, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups mini carrots
- 2 medium sweet potatoes peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces, or russet
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup frozen peas, defrosted
Instructions
- Trim any excess fat from the chuck roast and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces.
- Combine flour, seasoned salt, and pepper in a large plastic bag. Add beef and shake to coat well.
- Heat oil in a large pan. Add beef and cook until browned on all sides.
- Place beef in crock pot.
- Add onion to same pan, adding a little more oil if needed. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Add garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
- Add tomato paste and enough beef broth to deglaze the pan, using a wooden spoon to scrape the brown bits off the bottom.
- Pour contents of pan into crock pot along with the rest of the can of beef broth and all remaining ingredients EXCEPT peas.
- Cover crock pot and cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours. Add peas about 30 minutes before end of cooking.
Nutrition
Calories: 654kcal