Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon

This Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon recipe is pure comfort food.  It’s one of the best slow cooker recipes of all time.  

Now that fall is upon us, I crave rich hearty dinners.  My all time favorite is Julia Child’s Beef Bourguignon.  It’s rich, flavorful and hearty but it takes all day to make.

I knew there had to be an easier way so I combined this easy slow slow cooker beef stew recipe with Julia’s masterpiece and came up with this Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon recipe.

The result was pure comfort food perfection!  The sauce was rich and thick.  The meat was tender and juicy.  And, the vegetables basically melted in your mouth.  This recipe is definitely a keeper!

 My Favorite Slow Cooker Items

• My favorite slow cooker
• My favorite casserole slow cooker
• Disposable slow cooker liners (I can’t live without these!)
• Slow cooker travel bag
• Slow Cooker Essentials

My Favorite Slow Cooker Cookbooks

• Slow Cooker Revolution
• Fix It and Forget It Big Cookbook
• The Magical Slow Cooker: Recipes for Busy Moms

Get even more of the best slow cooker recipes on my Slow Cooker Pinterest board.

Slow Cooker Beef Bourguignon

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time8 hrs

Total Time8 hrs 20 mins

Course: Main Dish

Servings: 6 servings

Author: Christina Hitchcock

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Ingredients

• ▢ 6 slices bacon - chopped
• ▢ 3 pounds boneless beef chuck - cut to 2 inch cubes
• ▢ 2 teaspoons House Seasoning Blend
• ▢ 1 cup red wine
• ▢ 2 cups beef broth
• ▢ ½ cup tomato sauce
• ▢ 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• ▢ ¼ cup flour
• ▢ 3 garlic cloves - minced
• ▢ 2 sprigs fresh thyme
• ▢ 1 bay leaf
• ▢ 6 carrots - sliced
• ▢ 1 pound Yukon gold potatoes - peeled and cut into chunks
• ▢ 8 ounces fresh mushrooms - sliced
• ▢ 14.4 ounces - frozen Pearl onions

Instructions

• In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp; place in slow cooker.
• Remove all but 2 tablespoons of bacon fat from pan.
• Evenly coat the beef with House Seasoning Blend.
• Add beef to skillet and cook until browned on all sides (it does not need to cook through); Transfer beef to the slow cooker.
• Add flour to skillet, stirring to combine with bacon and beef fat.
• Slowly add the red wine to skillet, whisking it into the flour mixture.
• Simmer until the wine reduces and the sauce thickens slightly.
• Add the red wine to the skillet scraping down the brown bits on the side.
• Add stock, tomato sauce and worcestershire sauce.
• Allow to simmer until slightly thickened.
• Transfer sauce to slow cooker.
• Add garlic, thyme, carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, onions and bay leaf to the slow cooker.
• Cook on low 8-10 hours or high for 6-8 hours.

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