Comments on: Slow Cooker Poor Man’s Stew

By: GrandmaG

GrandmaG — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:30:16 +0000

Incredible recipe for those days before my pension arrives and my larder is slim, plus I can add leftovers (I detest waste!). Bless your heart dear!!

By: Doctor Grandma Jeannie

Doctor Grandma Jeannie — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 04:23:34 +0000

In reply to Linda. Be sure to refrigerate it overnight!!!!!!!

By: Doctor Grandma Jeannie

Doctor Grandma Jeannie — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 03:58:30 +0000

In reply to Debbie. Crock Pot is a brand name. It is one of many brands of slow cookers.

By: Doctor Grandma Jeannie

Doctor Grandma Jeannie — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 03:46:23 +0000

In reply to Bradley Allee. Sounds like you did not make this exact recipe. You left out the salt, pepper, onion powder and Italian seasoning, and added taco seasoning.... Changes are fine with me, but please don't say you made the exact recipe!!!!!!

By: Sarah Olson

Sarah Olson — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 04:34:29 +0000

In reply to Bradley Allee. Thank you for your suggestion! I will Try.

By: Bradley Allee

Bradley Allee — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 04:02:43 +0000

In reply to Sarah Olson. Hey Sarah! Try cooking it on high for 4 hours, that's what I did and it came out perfect, the potatoes and carrots came out nice and soft.

By: Bradley Allee

Bradley Allee — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 04:00:13 +0000

I made this recipe tonight for dinner and using this exact recipe nothing extra added and nothing left out for myself and a group of my friends and we all loved it, came out amazing. Oh I did substitute the recipe seasonings for taco seasoning. So Good! Thanks for sharing.

By: Sarah Olson

Sarah Olson — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 02:39:36 +0000

In reply to Barbara Miller. Great to hear Barbara!

By: Barbara Miller

Barbara Miller — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 17:58:52 +0000

I love your recipes. I cook for one and don’t like to use a lot of specialized ingredients. Your recipes fit the bill, even the fancy ones.

By: Sarah Olson

Sarah Olson — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:15:18 +0000

In reply to Terry Steven. Some brands aren't good as a slow cooker function (they cook too low). You Could try cooking on high instead.

By: Terry Steven

Terry Steven — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:43:30 +0000

I have made this a couple of times, and it’s excellent tasting, but the potatoes and carrots are not soft. Almost to the point of being crispy.

I am using a Greenpan Slow Cooker that has a non stick metal pan (has a searing function) instead of the crock style insert. Is that my problem?

Otherwise I will go back to the Dutch Oven for this recipe.

By: Sarah Olson

Sarah Olson — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 22:59:19 +0000

In reply to Jonathan Randall. Yes, though I haven't tested it. I apologize.

By: Seth Thompson

Seth Thompson — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 08:46:43 +0000

I did like this but note a couple things – it needed another .5 – 1 cups of liquid, I used low sodium beef broth, also needed more garlic. I only had 4 medium sized red potatoes on hand but it was fine since the recipe didn’t use much liquid. I threw in a few rosemary sprigs so used half the oregano but next time would use maybe twice the oregano and use 1.5x the salt, the stew felt a little bland. Mine was done at the 5 – 6 hour mark on low. The potatoes and veggies were perfectly tender and the beef was good. Will make again just gotta tweak those things.

By: Jonathan Randall

Jonathan Randall — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 19:28:10 +0000

Can I use an instant pot?

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 22:52:01 +0000

Ohhh wow that looks so good I am going to make this on Sunday night family dinner.

By: Sarah Olson

Sarah Olson — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:53:02 +0000

In reply to Shari. Yes! Will work just fine!

By: Shari

Shari — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 02:10:47 +0000

In reply to Anita Williamson. Can I turn the crock pot on high for a bit to cut down on the cooking time?

By: Anita Williamson

Anita Williamson — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 01:59:04 +0000

Very easy and delicious

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 21:10:02 +0000

Since I didn’t want to dirty a pan just to transfer contents to my Crock Pot, I did the entire recipe on my stovetop and used ground turkey. I used (2) 14 oz. cans of reduced sodium beef broth instead of water. Other than browning the meat with the onion and adding garlic, it was just a dump, stir, and simmer recipe and smelled so good while simmering. I did add a handful of green peas at the last minute and used a slurry of cornstarch and water to thicken it. The tomato paste adds enough salt that no extra is needed. I added pepper and parsley at the last minute. Served this with a loaf of crusty French bread. Wonderful on a cold day.

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 14:13:14 +0000

I have been eating that soup for 70 years. My mom would thicken it with flour and water. Comfort food for sure .