Crockpot 2B Mindset Beef Stew
It’s tempting to fill your bowl and not think about all the ingredients in this recipe. Is it 2B Mindset compliant? Not always. This crockpot 2B Mindset beef stew recipe takes all that you love about beef stew, and using the Plate It! guide turns a comfort meal into a guilt-free 2B Mindset dish.
If you have been following a 2B Mindset plan for a while now, you probably know how to break down a traditional recipe like beef stew into its compliant and non-compliant parts. If you are new to 2B Mindset, now is the perfect time to start doing just that.
The best way to start is to learn how to make crockpot 2B Mindset beef stew. Take a slow, simmered bowl of rich beef stew. Take out the flour that you would normally dredge the beef in. Replace it with something like arrowroot powder that will still give you the browning effect but without additional carbohydrates.
Take out the potatoes. You won’t even miss them once you add a surprising ingredient, turnip! To top things off and make it “veggies most”, toss in some thinly sliced kale. 2B Mindset is a great time to incorporate vegetables you haven’t considered before.
The best part of this beef stew is you don’t have to spend much time at all in the kitchen. This crock pot 2B Mindset beef stew recipe is a set it and forget it stew that covers an entire 2B Mindset meal. It also makes great leftovers for a compliant lunch the next day.
Crock Pot 2B Mindset Beef Stew Ingredients
We can be sure that any recipe that has the word “stew” in it would be a recipe with quite a few ingredients. You may think you can skip something here or skip something there. But you won’t want to skip a thing if you want to make the best beef stew.
That means the beef stew meat is just as important as the bay leaves, onion, thyme, parsley, carrots, celery, tomato paste and on and on.
Luckily, you don’t have to go with fresh ingredients this time as they will be stewing together for a while. Of course, fresh is always best but you won’t be able to tell the difference between a can of tomato paste and freshly made tomato paste.
Crock Pot 2B Mindset Beef Stew Directions
In a mixing bowl, combine the Arrowroot powder, salt, and pepper. Then add the beef chunks and dredge them in the powder combination. Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan over medium high heat.
Then carefully add the beef, not letting the pieces touch each other. Brown for 3-5 minutes on each side. Remove the beef to a plate and set aside.
TIP: You may have to work in batches depending upon how large your pan is. It’s important to give the beef a little room between pieces for even cooking.
Pour one cup of the beef broth into the hot pan and scrape with a spatula to pick up the tasty, browned bits.
Place the browned beef along with the rest of the ingredients into your slow cooker. Be sure to add the beef broth and browned bits from the pan.
Place the cover on the slow cooker and set at high for 6-8 hours.
Before serving be sure to remove the bay leaves and taste one more time to adjust seasonings if necessary.
Crockpot 2B Mindset Beef Stew
Ingredients
- 2 Lbs Lean Beef Stew Meat Cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 tsp Arrowroot Powder
- 2 Tbsp Avocado Oil Or more if working in batches
- 1/2 Cup Tomato Paste
- 5-6 Cups Organic Beef Stock Or broth
- 1 Cup Kale Sliced into ribbons
- 1 Cup Mushrooms Sliced
- 1 Medium Turnip Cut into cubes
- 3 Celery Stalks Sliced
- 1 Cup Carrots Sliced
- 2 Cloves of Garlic Minced
- 1 Medium Onion Chopped
- 1 Tbsp Dried Thyme
- 1 Tbsp Dried Parsley
- 2 Bay Leaves
- Salt and Pepper To taste
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the Arrowroot powder, salt, and pepper. Then add the beef chunks and dredge them in the powder combination.
- Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan over medium high heat. Then carefully add the beef, not letting the pieces touch each other. Brown for 3-5 minutes on each side. Remove the beef to a plate and set aside.
- Pour one cup of the beef broth into the hot pan and scrape with a spatula to pick up the tasty, browned bits.
- Place the browned beef along with the rest of the ingredients into your slow cooker. Be sure to add the beef broth and browned bits from the pan.
- Place the cover on the slow cooker and set at high for 6-8 hours.
- Before serving be sure to remove the bay leaves and taste one more time to adjust seasonings if necessary.
Notes
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