Slow Cooker Stew Beef In Mushroom Gravy

 Don't you just love comfort food on cold, chilly evenings?  I know I do!  This mouth-watering recipe will leave you wanting more!  The beef cooks for hours so it just falls apart and is oh so savory!

You can serve this over mashed potatoes, noodles or other pasta of your choice or try over rice.

*Just a note:  I found this recipe online but tweaked it to make it my own. Find the original recipe here.

Slow Cooker Stew Beef In Mushroom Gravy

*This fed 3 of us with 2 having seconds.  Not sure of serving size

Ingredients

• 1  1/2 lbs Stew Beef, cubed 1-1 1/2 in.
• 1 tbsp of salted butter
• 2   tbsp olive oil
• 1/4 lb sliced mushrooms
• 1/2 tsp seasoning salt
• 1 tbsp black pepper
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1 tsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp ketchup
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1 1/2 tbsp beef broth
• 1 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 tsp gravy master
• 1 tbsp cornstarch

Instructions

1. In a Large skillet, heat the oil and the salted butter over a Medium heat
2. Add in the stew beef, season them with seasoning salt and black pepper.  Saute until slightly brown
3. Transfer into yslow cooker.  Be sure to scrape pan to get ALL the flavoring into the slow cooker
4. Add the beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, mushrooms,  and brown sugar.  Mix in the ketchup. Sprinkle the beef with thyme, diced onions and garlic.
5. Cook on low for 5 hours.
6. Combine water and cornstarch in  small bowl ,  pour into the crockpot. Add gravy master; stir until sauce has thickened.  Cook  for an additional 15 minutes.