Beef and Vegetable Stew

Packed with potatoes and vegetables, this rich tomato soup based Beef Stew is a favorite one dish meal our farmhouse table.

A Simple and Hearty Beef Stew Recipe

Hearty bites of beef become melt in your mouth tender as they simmer with vegetables and potatoes in a flavorful tomato based broth for hours. Serve with crusty bread or over a bed of noodles for one of the best meals to warm you up during cold weather!

We are a meat and potatoes family so we really crave a good hearty stew or similar Homemade Vegetable Soup with Ground Beef or Crock Pot Chili with Pinto Beans after working outside in the wind and snow or rain.

This tomato beef stew is filling in a good way because it’s packed with protein and fresh vegetables with some starch from the potatoes.

We only have a few recipes that we make each year to use the stew meat after butchering a cow that we raise on the farm. Our Stew Meat in Crock Pot, Crock Pot Vegetable Beef Soup or our Slow Cooker Beef Stew with Tomato Soup.

Ingredients Needed

• Beef stew meat – cut into evenly sized pieces if necessary.
• Potatoes – I like Yukon gold as they do not need peeled.
• Vegetables – mushrooms, onions, carrots and celery is our favorite combination.
• Tomato Soup – creates a warm gravy base that makes this stew special.
• Beef Bouillon – adds flavor to the broth.
• Water – can substitute red wine if desired (then dissolve bouillon in a scant amount of hot water).
• Seasonings – Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.

How to Make Simple Beef Stew

Dilute beef bouillon in hot water. Stir into tomato soup; add flour and mix well.

Add seasonings to the mixture and pour into a large pot. I love using a 6 quart Lodge cast Iron dutch oven that my mom got me for Christmas!

Wash and chop vegetables and potatoes.

Add remaining ingredients to roasting pan and stir lightly.

Cover with a lid or foil and place in a 275 degree F oven for 4 – 5 hours.

Use a spoon to remove a piece of beef and allow to cool before sampling. Sample to determine if more seasonings needed added. Once the beef is tender and easy to eat the stew is ready to enjoy!

Recipe Tips and Tricks

• My mom typically uses 6 boiling onions and cuts them into quarters. I like using medium sized onions and making coarse slices – bottom line is that you can’t have too many onions in this farmhouse stew.
• As mushroom lovers we really enjoy their prominence in this stew.
• Can add an extra 1 to 2 cups of water, but don’t add too much liquid or it will become a thinner soup consistency.
• Extra stew freezes and reheats well in an airtight container or in a double layer of zip lock bags.

More Hearty Farmhouse Recipes:

• Crock Pot Sloppy Joes
• Bacon Cheeseburger Pie
• Corned Beef In A Roaster
• Meatloaf with Tomato Juice
• Saucy Chicken and Vegetables
• Tender Squirrel Stew

Recipe originally shared on April 10, 2020 with pictures updated on January 9, 2026.