Dinner for 4
Beef Vegetable Stew
Floured beef simmers with tomato juice, broth, herbs, potatoes, carrots, and celery until tender and fully cooked.
$21.53for 4 servings
$5.38 per serving$21.53 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 56 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$$typical cost tier
AmericanDairy-freeHigh-proteinFamilyLunchesDinnersCold-weather comfortWinter
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Beef chuck roast or stew beef$6.99/lb typical | 2 lb | $13.98Typical price |
| Mint, dill, rosemary, thyme and other fresh herbs$1.99 each typical | a little | $0.08Typical price |
| Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical | 48 oz | $1.91Typical price |
| Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical | 11 oz | $0.74Typical price |
| Potatoes$0.99/lb typical | 1.3 lb | $1.30Typical price |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.8 lb | $0.85Typical price |
| Celery$2.29 each typical | 0.5 | $0.86Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $21.53 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourCooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 2 lb beef
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp marjoram
- 1 tsp oregano
- 46 fl oz tomato juice
- 10 1/2 oz double-strength beef broth
- 3 russet potatoes
- 4 large carrots
- 4 stalks celery
Steps
- Cut the beef into small pieces and coat them with the flour.
- Heat the oil in an 8-quart pot over medium-high heat and brown the beef for 6 minutes.
- Add the tomato juice, beef broth, bay leaf, marjoram, and oregano.
- Add the potatoes, carrots, and celery, then bring the stew to a boil.
- Cover the pot and simmer for 25 minutes, until the vegetables are tender and the beef reaches 160 F.
Swaps
- Beef chuck roast or stew beef for Pork roast, shoulder or loinabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
- Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with beef chuck roast or stew beef on sale.
Ingredient list based on the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Steps and description written by Salefork.
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