If winter evokes memories of the gorgeous scent of a casserole wafting through the house thanks to a pot bubbling away in your mum or grandma’s kitchen, here’s your chance to recreate that moment in time with this lush beef casserole recipe. It’s packed full of flavour and slow-cooked to fork-tender perfection.
Liquid stock is flavour in a box
Your casserole is only as good as your stock because that’s where the flavour comes from. Make sure it’s a quality stock like Campbell’s liquid stock! They’re a super handy pantry item with a long best-before date so it never hurts to keep a few in the pantry on hand!
Put your own spin on this beef casserole recipe with extra vegetables!
Below is a basic recipe for a yummy beef casserole and it’s absolutely a great version to introduce to the family. You can bet these soft potatoes and tender beef wrapped in a flavour-packed gravy will be eaten with gusto! However, you can absolutely add some extra veggies into the pot (at the same step as adding the potatoes) for even more deliciousness. Try adding carrot, sweet potato, mushrooms or even green beans to pack some added nutrition and flavour into the pot!
You can see just how easy this beef casserole recipe is to prepare and cook in the video below, then scroll down to read the full recipe and get your shopping list sorted. We promise it’s a super easy dish to cook for your family!
Hearty easy-prep beef casserole recipe
Serves: 6
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 90 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1kg beef chuck steak
- 2 onions, coarsely chopped
- ½ cup tomato paste
- 650g potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 1L (4 cups) Campbell’s Real Stock Beef
- Salt and pepper
- Steamed rice and finely chopped parsley to serve
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160°C. Heat the olive oil in a large heavy-based Dutch oven or oven-proof casserole pot. Add the beef and cook, over medium heat for three to four minutes until the meat is sealed and starts to brown a little.
- Add in the chopped onion and cook, stirring for a further two minutes.
- Add to the casserole pot the tomato paste and potatoes and stir to combine. Pour in the Campbell’s Real Beef Stock, stir and bring to a boil. Cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid and place it in the oven to cook. Cook covered for one and a half hours, then remove the lid and cook for a further fifteen mins in the oven to reduce the liquid.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve this casserole with steamed rice and finely chopped parsley to garnish – and don’t forget some crusty bread to mop up the gravy!
This is an original beef casserole recipe from Campbell’s.
Want to try it in the slow cooker?
If you want to try this beef casserole recipe in the slow cooker, why not give it a shot? Though it hasn’t been tested, the general rule of thumb is to place root vegetables on the bottom of the slow cooker pot (where it is the hottest) and then brown your meat in a frying pan, then add it on top of the vegetables. Reduce liquids to ¾ as it won’t reduce as much as it would in the oven. Cook for 9 hours on low.
What do you think? Will you be giving this beef casserole recipe a try in your kitchen? We’d love to hear what other belly-warming dishes you and your family enjoy, please leave a comment below to share and inspire others with their winter cooking!
