This is my go-to recipe for beef stew. I change it up a bit to suit my tastes, but it's delicious when prepared according to the recipe. I'm not a great cook, so I look for recipes that are "user-friendly". This beef stew recipe is easy to follow and hard to mess up. The result was a meal that I felt resembled something that is normally prepared by a more experienced cook. I won't lie - I was impressed with myself! For anyone who's interested, here's a list of the changes I make: 1) I use vegetable broth instead of chicken broth. This is purely subjective, but I think the taste of vegetable broth is more harmonious with the beef than the taste of chicken broth. 2) I throw in a cube of vegetable bouillon - it makes the flavor more robust! 3) Being an amateur cook, I use more oil than the recipe calls for - I'm far from a master chef, and using the amount dictated by the recipe resulted in slightly burnt beef in the past. 4) I use high-quality oil (my personal choice is any imported extra virgin olive oil). I feel that this contributes to the high-quality taste of the stew!

So simple and very tasty! I used 1/4 cup acini di pepe instead because I like less noodle. A few of us have been sick and this really hit the spot!!! Chicken broth goes really well with the beef.

Simply delicious and oh so easy! My family is sick with a cold and I wanted to whip up something to make them feel better. This was what the doctor ordered! 5/5

Simply delicious and oh so easy! My family is sick with a cold and I wanted to whip up something to make them feel better. This was what the doctor ordered! 5/5

I made this last night following the directions exactly. It was DELICIOUS! You must be sure to brown the beef well. I found it best to do it in smaller batches. It was very "beefy" tasting and my husband loved it. The leftovers tonight were even better.

Made w/ 1 can chicken, 1 beef, and 1 veg broth. Used dried parsley (3 teaspoons). Good.

Mine turned out lighter in color than the picture because I used chicken broth which I also thought was strange. Maybe the recipe is supposed to say beef broth?