This beef stew is full of tender meat, colorful veggies and plenty of smoky bacon. A one pot meal that's perfect for cold weather!
Course:
Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Servings: 6
Calories: 238kcal
Author: Sara Welch
Ingredients
8ouncesbaconcoarsely chopped
2and ½ pounds beef stew meat
¼cupflour
4cupsbeef broth
salt and pepper to taste
1and ½ pounds small potatoeshalved
1oniondiced
1teaspoondried thymeor 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
2tablespoonstomato paste
4carrotshalved and cut into 1 inch pieces
2tablespoonschopped fresh parsley
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place a large pot on the stove over medium heat.
Add the bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Remove bacon from pot and drain on paper towels. Set bacon aside.
Discard all but 2 tablespoons of bacon fat from the pan.
Season the beef generously with salt and pepper and add 1/2 of the meat to the bacon fat in the pot. Cook for 4-5 minutes on each side or until deep golden brown.
Remove the beef from the pot and repeat the browning process with the remaining ½ of the meat. Remove the second batch of meat from the pot.
Place the onion in the pot and season to taste with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly browned, approximately 4-5 minutes.
Return the meat to the pot. Add the flour and tomato paste and cook for 1 minute, stirring to coat the meat.
Add the thyme and beef broth to the pot. Cover the pot and place it in the oven. Cook for 2 hours.
After 2 hours, remove the pot from the oven and stir in the carrots, potatoes and half of the bacon. Return the pot to the oven and bake for an additional hour, then serve, topped with remaining ½ of the bacon and chopped parsley.
Nutrition Facts
Beef Stew with Bacon
Amount Per Serving
Calories 238Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 5g25%
Cholesterol 25mg8%
Sodium 921mg38%
Potassium 526mg15%
Carbohydrates 16g5%
Fiber 3g12%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 9g18%
Vitamin A 7001IU140%
Vitamin C 11mg13%
Calcium 47mg5%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.