This time of year there is nothing better than cooking in your crock pot. One single pot, slow cooking and great smells. Now that's comforting and that's what I love to cook during the winter. This lentils and beef stew is really easy to make and delicious over white rice. The perfect weeknight dinner. Enjoy it!
Lentils and Beef Stew ( Estofado de Lentejas con carne)
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds beef for stew cut into cubes
- 1 cup lentils
- 3 ½ cups beef stock
- Salt and pepper
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 carrot peeled and sliced
- ¼ cup finely chopped onion
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon tomato paste
- 2 potatoes peeled and diced
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- In a slow cooker, combine all ingredients except the potatoes, cilantro, salt and black pepper.
- Cover and cook on high for 4 hours. Add the potatoes and cook for 30 more minutes.
- Stir in cilantro and season to taste with salt and black pepper.
- Serve over white rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 1137kcalCarbohydrates: 86gProtein: 77gFat: 53gSaturated Fat: 22gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 22gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 141mgSodium: 53965mgPotassium: 2371mgFiber: 18gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 2651IUVitamin C: 25mgCalcium: 205mgIron: 10mg
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Baking is my Zen
I love lentils...and good for you too!
Faith
I love beef lentil stew! So hearty and filling, and I love how your recipe uses a slow cooker!
Erica
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zerrin
What a combination here! I can imagine how tempting it smells when cookng.
grace
that is one HEARTY stew, erica! i'd like to fill up on this before braving the bitter chill outside and hauling in firewood! 🙂
Joan Nova
New to me to use lentils in stew...but it makes perfect sense and I love them!
alicia
ooops i mean beef stock not chicken broth
Erica
Alicia- You can use water!
alicia
if i don't have chicken broth i can just use goya right?? with water?
Sandra g
Great Idea for this rainy and dreary day!
Sook @ My Fabulous Recipes
Oh the stew looks great! I love the lentils in it. yum!
Erica
Thank you guys!
Sarah Naveen
That looks fabulously yummy
5 Star Foodie
Mmm...l want that delicious stew for dinner tonight!
Kathy
Meat & legumes can be mixed and they always taste delicious (I usually mix lentils with chopped meat). This does look very yummy and today is a perfect day to cook in the crock pot! Thanks Erica.
Ren
I just returned from the store and thought the same thing- Today is a perfect day for crockpot beefstew. I have never tried it with lentils but use kidney beans, tomatos and olives (and wine of course)- My whole family loves stew!
Ivy
This is new to me. In Greece we do not combine dried legumes with meat but it sounds wonderful. Do you cook lentils together with meat on high for 4 hours?
Erica
Ivy- Yes!