Description
This Beef Stew in Bread Bowls recipe is the ultimate comfort food dinner. Loaded with tender beef, vegetables, and a rich savory broth, this stew is served in warm, crusty bread bowls. A hearty and rustic one-pot meal, perfect for chilly evenings or a cozy family dinner.
Ingredients
2 pounds chuck roast, cut into chunks
3 large carrots, sliced
3 medium potatoes, diced
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 large yellow onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups beef broth
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 to 6 sourdough bread bowls
Instructions
1. Cut the chuck roast into bite-sized chunks and season with salt and pepper.
2. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and brown the beef in batches. Set aside.
3. In the same pot, sautée the onion, celery, and carrots until softened. Add garlic and cook for one minute.
4. Stir in the tomato paste and flour. Mix to coat the vegetables evenly.
5. Pour in the beef broth and Worcestershire sauce. Add the beef back in, followed by the potatoes, thyme, bay leaf, salt, and pepper.
6. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 2 to 2.5 hours, stirring occasionally.
7. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Hollow out bread bowls and bake for 10 minutes to firm up the centers.
8. Remove bay leaf from stew. Ladle stew into warm bread bowls and serve hot with optional parsley garnish.
Notes
The beef will become more tender the longer it simmers—low and slow is key.
Make sure to hollow the bread bowls deeply enough to hold plenty of stew.
Store leftover stew and bread separately to keep bread from getting soggy.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop simmer
- Cuisine: American comfort food
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bread bowl with stew
- Calories: 610
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 780mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 42g
- Cholesterol: 95mg