How to Make Beef Stew With Leftover Roast Beef in a Crock-Pot

Beef stew is hearty and delicious.

If you have lots of leftover roast beef and want to reuse it in a recipe, you can throw it in a Crock-Pot with a few other ingredients to make a delicious beef stew. Stews that are cooked in Crock-Pots are incredibly flavorful because the ingredients are slow cooked to perfection. The hardest part about the recipe is waiting until it's finished cooking to dig in -- the stew cooks for hours and fills your home with the wonderful aroma of garlic and simmering beef.

Things You'll Need

• 3 cups beef broth
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. pepper
• 1 tsp. paprika
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 2 fresh garlic cloves, minced
• Whisk
• Fork
• 5 cups cubed vegetables of choice

Instructions

1. Add beef broth, flour, salt, pepper, paprika, bay leaf, Worcestershire sauce and garlic cloves into a Crock-Pot. Use a whisk to combine the ingredients well, being careful not to crush the bay leaf.

2. Shred the leftover roast beef with a fork and add up to 2 lbs. to the Crock-Pot.

3. Add vegetables of your choice. Onions, potatoes, celery, carrots and corn are all popular vegetable choices for beef stew.

4. Stir the ingredients well and place the top on the Crock-Pot.

5. Cook the stew for 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high.

Tips & Warnings

• Serve this hearty stew with a crusty chunk of French bread and some red wine.

References

• The Reluctant Gourmet: How to Stew Anything