This hearty stew will FILL you up, save you time and be loved by the entire family… What else could you ask for?!
Two days left until St. Patrick’s Day, and I have another EASY recipe for you to try out. Crockpot Irish Stew!I found a couple stews online for St. Patrick’s Day, involving potatoes and cabbage. I really wanted to make this stew last night and didn’t have those things on hand, so I decided to tweak a couple ingredients and came up with this beauty.
My pour veggie Darryl was left out of this dinner, but the girls and I LOVED it. I chopped up the veggies the night before, and then in the morning, dumped everything into the crockpot, and pushed GO! So very simple!
Hope you enjoy this yummy Crockpot Irish Stew !
Crockpot Irish Stew
- Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Mix well.
- Cover and cook over LOW heat for 7.5-8 hours.
- NOTE: At about 7.5 hours, I added a cup of water…it looked like it needed a little more liquid.
- The kiddos really enjoyed this one. Little D called it the “best steak soup ever!!!” hehe I say this Crockpot Irish Stew is a winner!
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Crockpot Irish Stew
Ingredients
- 1.5-2 pounds stew beef cubed
- 1 14oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 8oz can tomato sauce
- 2 cups carrot slices cut into about 1/2inch pieces
- 1 cups celery slices cut into about 1/2inch pieces
- 1 cup onion slices cut into about 1/2inch pieces
- 3/4 cup pearl barley rinsed and drained
- 5 cups beef broth
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon sage
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in slow cooker.
- Mix well.
- Cover and cook over LOW heat for 7.5-8 hours.
- NOTE: At about 7.5 hours, I added a cup of water...it looked like it needed a little more liquid.
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Candy Girl says
What, no Guinness? I’m going to sub tomato paster reconstituted with beer for the tomato sauce when I make this 🙂 But it looks yummy your way too !
Candy Girl says
Good grief, looks like I’ve been into the beer already – paste, not paster 🙂
Corey @ Family Fresh Meals says
Hahaha! Good call on the tomato paste and beer!
Jen @ Peanut Butter and Peppers says
Wonderful recipe and not just for St. Patrick’s Day!
Alexis@TroublesomeTots says
I’ve been meaning to track down a solid crockpot stew recipe! Will give this a go this weekend – thanks!
Angie {Successful2gether} says
this looks hearty filling and delicious! you have out done yourself again Chef Corey! 🙂 <3 Thank you for linking at Successful Saturdays!
alejandra says
hi, i was wondering if you could do this in a pressure cooker too, or if it would only work with the slow cooker. thanks!!
Corey @ Family Fresh Meals says
Alejandra, I have never tried it in a pressure cooker. However, I have used a pressure cooker to speed things up for other crockpot meals. If you try it, PLEASE let me know if the pressure cooker works out… because that would be amazing! XO
Corey
alejandra says
I’ll be giving this a try tomorrow in the pressure cooker. Wish me luck!!!! :o) I’ll report back, good or bad, haha. Thanks again for posting this recipe, it really does sound delish!!
colleen says
Made this tonight. It was delicious! Thanks tor sharing
Corey @ Family Fresh Meals says
Colleen!!! Thank you so much for stopping by to let me know! How wonderful of you 🙂 XO
Cait says
Do you think I could use lentils or rice in place of the barley? It looks so yummy, but I can’t have barley.
Corey says
I have never made it with those… but lentils sound like they could be yummy. Farro would also work. Hope that helps! XO
Stefanie says
The recipe says tomato sauce, but I see in the comments someone mentions paste… Does it make a difference? (Sorry, non-cooker over here.)
Corey says
If you use paste, add about 1/2 or 1 cup of water. That will give you the same results as tomato sauce 🙂
Stefanie says
Thank you! Already did the prep work. Can’t wait to get it in the crockpot first thing in the am. Happy St. Paddy’s Day!
Mrs. Sarah Coller says
I made this today and we just finished it. Wonderful! Thank you so much…everyone really enjoyed it! Hope you’re having a happy day! This week’s Homemaking Linkup is up and I would love to have you join, if you haven’t already.
Blessings,
Mrs. Sarah Coller
Ana says
Made this yesterday for St. Patrick’s Day- It was fantastic!! My husband loved it and we will definitely be making it again!
Corey says
Awesome Ana! I am so glad you loved it! XO
Diana says
We LOVE this recipe! It is perfect served over a creamy polenta. Thanks for sharing….
Kim says
Thank you so much for this recipe, it was SOOO good! Can’t wait to have it tomorrow for lunch. Have frozen smaller portions for future lunches as well. My 8 year old barely eats anything and he even ate some – win!
Elizabeth says
I’ve made this one a couple of times and it is delicious! Great recipe… I’ve got it in the crockpot again today!
Corey says
Excellent Elizabeth! I wish I had it in my crock today 🙂
Brooklyn Duke says
I’m gluten intolerant and can’t eat pearl barley. Are there any replacements you can recommend or can it be excluded altogether?
Corey says
I think small gluten free noodles would be a great replacement 🙂 I would cool them separate and just add in the last 15 minutes of cooking
kristi says
could you substitute quinoa for the barley in this recipe?
Sarahh says
I just made this tonight for family and a visitor. Absolutely delicious! Thank you!
Corey says
Awesome! I am so happy you and your family loved it!
Nicole says
This was absolutely perfect for this chilly Michigan day! The whole family loved it and it was SO EASY to throw together! Thanks for the great recipe!
Corey says
Awesome Nicole! I’m glad I could help warm the family up 🙂
Lindsay says
So I made this a couple weeks ago and loved it! Ate the leftovers everyday for lunch until it was gone and loved every bite! I was wondering if this stew freezes well. I’m about to pop any day now with baby #2 and would love to have it in the freezer ready to eat whenever baby comes. I know some things don’t always taste or come out so well after being frozen.
Crystal says
with the pearl barley, do I cook as directed on the barley then throw in the pot, or justo their de and drain and throw it in the pot?
Thank you!
Non-cooker 😉
Corey says
DO not cook before placing in the crockpot. Just rinse and drain it 🙂
Jessica says
Has anyone tried to freeze this? I’m making it today – So excited!
Suzanne says
This was amazing. I think we were all fighting over who got the last bowl.
Joe says
I’m thinking about making this for a St. Patrick’s church dinner. How many bowls does this recipe make?
Corey says
This recipes serves 6-8 Joe 🙂
Anna King says
I prepped this meal last night and my husband put it on the slow cooker this morning. I was very disappointed, it turned out nothing like the picture. It wasn’t thick and hearty looking, it had an excessive amount of broth. I realized later on that I forgot to add the tomato sauce, but even then that would have added more liquid. ? I had been looking forward to it all day at work. I’m going to give it another try and hope I end up with the same yummy results others are getting.
Debbie says
Can this be cooked on high for 4-5 hours instead?
Heather says
Can we also put the crock pot on high and cook 4-5 hrs? I don’t see why not.
GetSirius says
Eating now! Yummy! Not sure what makes it Irish and seems more like beef barley soup than a stew, well at least mine does, lol, still great! Thanks you so much for the recipe!
Patricia says
Hi Corey:
Would you please help me solve this mystery? I followed the directions exactly. My stew is very watery like a soup, not like the delicious stew in your picture. Is it because I used a 4qt crock pot and not a 6qt?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Corey says
Every crockpot cooks a little differently Patricia. The size of the crockpot might have been the issue. If you would like to thicken up your soup, you could add in a little flour/water mixture, or try simmering it on the stove for a little bit.
Shana says
I had so many of these ingredients in my fridge/pantry about to go bad, so, I was so excited when I saw this recipe. I just started it now. I agree with the above commenter, mine, initially, looks really soupy. Now I’ve just started the crock pot so maybe the liquid will cook off but I’m wondering could you add a little more barley to thicken it up?? Here’s hoping mine isn’t as good as yours looks…..and hopefully the kiddos love it too! ?
Shana says
Meant to say….”is” as good as yours looks! Hahahaha
Gale says
I think I will try this with lamb stew meat.