This is the perfect time of the year to load yourself up on hearty comfort foods like this delicious and healthy Turnip and Carrot Slow Cooker Beef Stew.
When fall and winter comes, my husband and I always love to have our favorite healthier Slow Cooker Beef Stew recipe for dinner. We love this recipe because it is full of delicious root vegetables like red potatoes, parsnip, and carrots and has lots of herbs. But when I don’t have this variety of root vegetables in my kitchen, I am still able to make my beef stew with whatever I have.
This time, I decided to make it with turnip and carrots and as you can see by the pictures this Turnip and Carrot Slow Cooker Beef Stew turned out really delicious. I prepared the meat before adding it to the slow cooker. I like to sauté it on my skillet to get more flavors and then I added it on my slow cooker with all the other ingredients. I mean how easy is that?
Of course, if you don’t have turnips, you can replace this root vegetable with any other one you have on hand like parsnip, red tomatoes, celery roots, or even yucca. It is really up to you. You will notice on the instructions that I didn’t use any flour to make a thick gravy because when you don’t add lots of broth in it, you don’t really need to add flour. Also, I am trying to make this recipe as healthy as I can, so white flour is definitely not an option in here. But believe me, this stew is just as delicious as any other traditional stew you’ve ever had. Being creative in the kitchen and making traditional recipes into healthier versions during these cold months is so easy. Another favourite that keeps us warm during winter is this Cabbage and Sausage Stew! You will love it. I totally believe that we can still be able to eat healthier even when the weather calls for a big plate of lasagna. Want a healthy side dish to go with this? Try my Baked Eggs with Veggies!
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Turnip and Carrot Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 2 cups carrots cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 turnips cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 celery ribs chopped
- ½ cup tomato paste
- 4 cups beef broth Whole30 friendly
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 2 pounds beef stew meat (cut into bite-sized pieces)
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2-3 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Place the onions, carrots, celery, turnips, tomato paste, beef broth, dried thyme, dried parsley, oregano, and dried bay leaves into a large slow cooker.
- Add the stew meat in a large bowl and season liberally with salt and pepper. Toss the meat until it is fully coated. Set the meat aside.
- Over medium heat, heat the olive oil in a skillet.
- Add the garlic and sauté for about 30 seconds or until fragrant is released.
- Add the meat and let the beef cook without stirring for a few minutes to allow the meat to brown on one side.
- Stir and repeat until all sides of the beef pieces are browned.
- Add the cooked beef to the slow cooker and stir to combine with the vegetables.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on high for five hours. After five hours, taste the stew and adjust the salt if needed. Garnish with fresh parsley.
Tips
- I recommend peeling the carrots and turnips before dicing. You can peel a turnip like you would a potato.
- Do not skip browning the meat in a skillet before adding to a slow cooker as it adds a ton of flavour to the dish.
- When browning the meat, you may have to do so in batches to avoid overcrowding the pot.
- To store: Store leftover stew in the fridge for up to 4 days in an airtight container.
- To reheat: You can reheat the stew in the microwave or on the stovetop.
- To freeze: Freeze leftover stew in a freezer-safe container once its cooled for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.
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Sarah @Whole and Heavenly Oven says
Beef stew is my absolute choice of comfort food this time of year! I LOVE that this is a slowcooker version and all those gorgeous root vegetables are calling my name!
Natalie @ Tastes Lovely says
I love when it starts to get cooler outside, all I want to do is make cozy soups. Will definitely be adding this turnip and carrot beef stew to the menu. I don’t think I’ve ever cooked with turnips before, how is that possible? Can’t wait to give it a try!
eat good 4 life says
This slow cooker soup looks great. I have never cooked beef stew before and the idea of doing it in a slow cooker sounds great. I need to give this ago soon!
Denise | Sweet Peas & Saffron says
I love how healthy this looks, but it’s still total comfort food! Also, I rarely use turnips…such a great idea to mix it up a bit!
michael stone says
I changed the recipe a bit and my wife and I loved this. I put in a 2# pkg mini carrots not cut up. Also had some left over shredded carrots and threw them in, as well as a small red onion and yellow onion. Instead of tomato paste I put in a 14oz. can of tomato sauce. I used chicken broth instead of beef broth. Instead of stew beef, I used frozen mini italian meatballs. I threw in a cup of chopped red pepper. I had one andouille sausage and cut that up into bite size pieces and threw that in as well. Basically I was trying to clean out my fridge and used your recipe as a blueprint. This was restaurant quality.
Olivia says
Wow that’s great. I bet it was delicious 😉
Joe says
Great recipe I have made this a couple times and it is a delicous and healthy!
Olivia says
Awesome! Happy to hear that 😉
Aaron Capone says
Way to much thyme! In fact, I won’t use it next time
Olivia says
You can reduce the amount of thyme or can replace it for parsley or rosemary. It’s totally up tp you.
Jillian says
Loved this stew! I’ve never cooked with turnips and I was excited to add another vegetable to our diet. Unfortunately my grocery order contained two rather small turnips so, I threw in some russet potatoes I had on hand and once cooked you could hardly tell the difference (great for kids). I missed the bay leaves (didn’t see them listed in the ingredients), but it was still wonderful and I will definitely be making it again.
Olivia says
happy you liked this recipe. Turnip is such a great veggie to add to your diet and it’s pretty similar to potato as you said.