8 Mouthwatering Beef Stew Recipes

By Southern Living Editors Updated November 29, 2021

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As temperatures drop and fall turns into winter, keep your family warm with these beef stew recipes. Soups and stews are so satisfying on a cold night, and these easy beef stew recipes will go perfectly with a lit fireplace and a Christmas movie. Beef stew is the comfort dish your fall and winter nights need. If you've never made beef stew before, no worries. This list includes slow-cooker beef stew recipes that are as simple as putting ingredients in the slow cooker and pressing "on". Slow-cooker recipes like these are ideal to make ahead for busy weeknights, and these beef stew recipes are hearty and filling dinners. If you don't have a slow cooker, many of these recipes cook in one pot on the stove. One of the most convenient things about soups and stews is that they freeze well, so you can make these recipes, freeze the leftovers, and enjoy them again. These beef stew recipes are filled with vegetables, spices, and other ingredients with tons of flavor to ensure you and your crowd won't be hungry after dinnertime. So snuggle up—beef stew is for dinner.

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Beef Stew with Buttery Garlic Bread

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Recipe: Beef Stew with Buttery Garlic Bread

The secret to the best crunchy garlic bread? Cook it in a cast iron skillet instead of toasting it in the oven.

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Beef-and-Butternut Stew

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Recipe: Beef-and-Butternut Stew

You'll never want to have overly sweet butternut squash again after taking a bite of this stew recipe. The beef is melt-in-your-mouth tender with the orange juice bringing out dimension in the squash and beef palettes.