Hamburger Stew with Gravy

Just prep this hamburger stew with gravy beforehand and add everything to a slow cooker--it's as easy as that.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 hr 5 mins
• Total Time: 8 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 234 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth
• 2 (4.5 ounce) cans sliced mushrooms, drained
• 2 tablespoons dry brown gravy mix
• 1 clove garlic, chopped, or more to taste
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed beef and mushroom soup
• 4 medium red potatoes, chopped, or more to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon celery salt

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef with onion and garlic in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer mixture to a slow cooker.

Step 2

Pour beef broth, water, condensed soup, mushrooms, potatoes, carrots, celery, gravy mix, Worcestershire sauce, celery salt, pepper, and bay leaf into the slow cooker. Stir, cover, and cook on Low for 8 hours.