Slow-Cooker BBQ Beef Stew

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Just 20 minutes of prep and you'll come home to a saucy beef stew that can be part of a smart eating plan. Bonus: Discover a key secret ingredient!

time

prep:

20 min

total:

7 hr 35 min

servings

total:

8 servings, 1-1/4 cups each

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What You Need

Tbsp. oil

lb. beef stew meat (1-1/2-inch cubes)

carrots (3/4 lb.), peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces

large onion, cut into chunks

2-1/2

lb. small red potatoes, quartered

3/4

cup KRAFT Original Barbecue Sauce, divided

Tbsp. MAXWELL HOUSE Instant Coffee

pkg. (10 oz.) frozen peas

Make It

HEAT oil in nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add meat, in batches; cook 8 to 10 min. or until evenly browned, stirring occasionally. Place carrots, onions and potatoes in slow cooker; top with meat. Pour 1/2 cup barbecue sauce over meat; sprinkle with coffee. Cover with lid.

COOK on LOW 7 to 8 hours (or on HIGH 5 hours).

STIR in peas and remaining barbecue sauce; cook, covered, 15 min. or until heated through.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Substitute your favorite frozen vegetable, such as green beans, for the peas.

For a Milder Stew

Omit the 1/4 cup barbecue sauce added with the peas.

Substitute

Prepare using your favorite flavor of KRAFT Barbecue Sauce.

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tigerlily_rlr

posted:1/11/2007

I would definitely make this recipe again, but I deviated a little from the original recipe based on some of the other comments. I added a can of beef stock to increase the broth and I used a little liquid smoke and some sherry to add some depth of flavor instead of the instant coffee. I also used Yukon gold potatoes instead of the red potatoes. I was very happy with the results.

revmissus

posted:1/10/2007

Have made this recipe several times. Have always had to add more BBQ sauce as we like it with more sauce, and I have used green beans and peas, today am using mixed veggies instead of just peas. Iusually just use regular potatoes and have quit browning the meat beforehand (too much extra work) and it comes out great. Super easy! Even my picky eater loves it!

Jholhubner

posted:1/8/2007

My 18 yr old daughter fixed this for dinner. She thought it would be hard, but found it wasn't. We put it in our electric roaster instead of a crock pot. It took about 2 hours and she did add water. Turned out so well, her little brother had 3 bowls!

allaya

posted:1/3/2007

This sounded like a good idea, but I was pretty unimpressed with the lackluster results. The flavor was pretty one-dimensional, and unappealing to me. I had to add some fish sauce for some glutamates and some extra salt to round it out a little bit. The coffee just added an unpleasant bitterness that I wished wasn't there. You'd get better results substituting the coffee with a dry sherry and substituting the barbeque sauce with a mixture of italian dressing, worchestershire sauce, and liquid smoke, IMO. I'd also add mushrooms for some natural glutamates.

Ruthy50

posted:12/30/2006

My Family Loved this easy&Very good.Will make this many times again.Ruthy50

chil08

posted:12/29/2006

I was skeptical of the end result when I saw the instant ground coffee granules. That addition & the BBQ sauce gave a smoky rich flavor. Very satisfying. This is a definite keeper.

scotrekker

posted:12/25/2006

I added frozen corn along with the frozen peas and used more BBQ sauce, but this was absolutely delicious and I'll definitely be making this again.

lisalayton11

posted:12/23/2006

I loved this recipe. I also used liquid smoke instead of coffee and we loved it.

ncsugarbear

posted:12/22/2006

You just need to add more liquids. All day I was wonder how in the world would barbeque sauce taste in this recipe. I was so surprised ... It was great.

a cook

posted:12/14/2006

Really nice BBQ flavor in the middle of winter. I added a can of diced tomato, just because we like a saucier stew. Definitely will make this again.