Slow-Cooked Meatball Stew
Ingredients
- 3 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 pound fresh baby carrots, quartered
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 celery ribs, sliced
- 1 package (12 ounces) frozen fully cooked home-style meatballs
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed tomato soup, undiluted
- 1 can (10-1/2 ounces) beef gravy
- 1 cup water
- 1 envelope onion soup mix
- 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
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Reviews
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Feb 25, 2019
delicious! timing is right on - about 20 minutes prep and then slow cooked all day long. Now I need to convert an Instant Pot recipe!
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Oct 13, 2018
We loved this recipe. Didn't change a thing. Look forward to making this again and again in the future.
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Feb 12, 2018
We loved this stew. I've made it a couple of times and it was even better each time I make it. I didn't change a thing.
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Jan 15, 2018
Turned it into stove-top soup. Made homemade beef gravy and skipping the onion soup mix, added onion powder to taste. Used 2 cups Trader Joe's Creamy Tomato soup, 1 1/2 teaspoons basil, 2 Tablespoons dried parsley and quartered the Wellesley Farms beef meatballs. Sprinkled with Parmesan. Very Good!
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Dec 31, 2017
Sorry, I have not-yet found (other than home made) a frozen meatball that did not make me retch. What brand to you use?
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Nov 14, 2017
We really enjoyed this recipe more than I thought we would. The flavors were really nice. It was nice and thick like a good stew should be. The meatballs I used left a thin layer of grease that scooped off easily.
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Jan 29, 2017
This is a good recipe, but unless you’re close to an Italian specialty food store, it’s best to make you own meatballs and freeze them; as I do. I’ve also exchanged the potatoes for rutabagas. Forty years ago, it was a textural issue. After 10-12 hours in a slo-cooker, potatoes were soft and mushy, whereas rutabagas were tender crisp; with almost no difference in taste. Now a days it’s a dietary issue. Bothe my wife and I are on a low carb diet. Rutabagas have over 70 percent less carbs and calories than the same size serving of potatoes.
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Apr 10, 2016
My husband and I liked this. It reminded us of Campbell's Chunky soup, but better. I served this over egg noodles w/ some rolls. I made my own meatballs that day, so they weren't frozen. Since they were fresh I added in about 1/2 C of water to the mix. Next time I might make it more like 1/4C. The meatballs were just ok (taken from TOH "Garlic Lover's Meatballs & Sauce"). I will try my go-to meatball recipe next time instead, and make them smaller. I may also add in some different veggies next time. Overall, a nice hearty meal for a cold windy day. I'd make this again.
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Oct 4, 2015
Good stew. The only thing I will change is substituting another can of beef gravy instead of onion soup mix.
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Aug 8, 2015
A keeper indeed! Saved time by putting in the baby carrots whole & not peeling potatoes. Delicious!- Theresa
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