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Leftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew

Teresa Ambra

2013 – Gluten Free Living

Leftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew is so delicious. For more years than I can think of I’ve made a crockpot beef stew out of  leftover pot roast. This particular recipe is gluten free because I used gluten free flour when making the pot roast and it’s gravy, and gluten free flour to thicken the stew. The taste is marvelous and it’s such an excellent way to use up those leftovers!

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The great thing about Leftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew is that it’s never exactly the same each time. It depends on what leftovers you have in your refrigerator you’re trying to use up. Some of the tastes are the same but veggies can change and herbs can change depending on what you have on hand and what tastes you want to incorporate.

I started making beef stew this way (in addition to making it from scratch) shortly after we married as a way to economize. We found out very quickly that this a marvelous way to make stew. Adding the leftover pot roast gravy to the stew adds an amazing savory blend that can’t be beat.

We enjoy serving this stew with homemade rolls or bread. We have also served it over noodles. Obviously, you can serve it by itself or with a side salad or sandwich. Each way is delicious.

We love this delicious Leftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew — and the great thing about it is you cook it in the slow cooker! You just throw everything in the crockpot and let it cook! A few hours on high will do it, or about 5 hours on low. The slow cooking method merges all the flavors together. Such a great comfort food to serve on cold winter nights. It’s a great way to use up leftover steak, too.

If you’re looking for an easy stew recipe and ways to use up the leftovers from pot roast, you may want to try out this recipe. It’s delicious, hearty, filling, and so satisfying.

When I initially published this recipe in January 2013, I had just begun my experimentation with gluten free recipes. I was also still using an iPhone for a camera so my pictures were less than totally pleasing. I’ve been systematically remaking all my first year recipes so I can retake the pictures and make each post more eye-appealing.

I recently remade this recipe (July 2015) and took some new pictures. I followed the recipe pretty much just like the first time I posted it but, as stated above, you can add other veggies if you have them on hand. This recipe is a keeper. Our family loves this favorite way of making Beef Stew. I hope you will too.

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Leftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew is amazing.

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The wonderful flavors of gravy, juice from the tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce and herbs make this  stew incredible.

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This stew is filled with celery, onions, green beans, tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, garlic, and leeks. This is a great way to use up leftover veggies like corn, green beans, lima beans, or peas. Serve with gluten free bread or over gluten free noodles. 

Here’s what I did.

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I used these ingredients.

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Spray a large 6-quart crockpot with cooking spray. Here are the leftovers I used: roast beef, roast beef gravy, red potatoes, baby carrots, onions and steak.

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Add fresh mushrooms, celery, leeks, more onions and green beans.

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Add canned tomatoes, spices, seasonings and Worcestershire sauce.

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Add minced garlic, bay leaves and broth. Stir ingredients carefully so bay leaves aren’t torn. Cover crockpot. Cook on high for about 2 1/2 to 3 hours or on low for about 5 hours. Don’t overcook the stew or the meat will shred and potatoes will start disintegrating and fall apart.

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Place gluten free flour in a bowl. Mine was composed of white and brown rice flour, tapioca starch and potato starch. Add about an equal amount of water. Whisk together. Add flour mixture to stew mixture.

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Stir all ingredients together. Heat through and serve. Remove bay leaves and discard. 

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Your family will love this tasty, comforting stew. Serve with rolls or bread, on top of noodles, or with a side salad or sandwichLeftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew is a great way to use up leftovers in your refrigerator. I’ve even made it from leftover casseroles before!

Here’s the recipe.

LEFTOVER CROCKPOT ROAST BEEF STEW

(My own concoction)

Leftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen

Leftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew

Teresa Ambra
We love Leftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew. This tasty beef stew recipe uses leftover pot roast. It's a great way to use up leftover veggies, too. Excellent way to economize you meals without having to eat the same leftovers day after day! Great comfort food recipe especially during cold, blustery nights. I used gluten free gravy and gluten free flour but it works just as well with regular flour as well.
3.93 from 13 votes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 25 minutes
Course Main Dish, Soups, Stews & Chowders
Cuisine American
Servings 10
Calories 324 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large crockpot
  • 1 sharp knife to cut the vegetables
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 soup ladle
  • 1 small bowl
  • 1 whisk

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups cooked roast beef chopped
  • 1 cup cooked beef from T-Bone steak or other steak, or more or less roast beef as desired
  • 3 cups cooked red potatoes quartered
  • 1 1/4 cups cooked baby carrots halved
  • 1 large onion diced
  • 2 ribs celery sliced
  • 2 1/2 cups leftover gluten free roast beef gravy or make your own from a gravy packet, if desired
  • 4 oz. can mushrooms sliced, undrained
  • 1 leek green top removed, washed thoroughly and diced or sliced
  • 1 heaping tablespoon minced garlic from a jar or one very large clove garlic
  • 29 oz. can stewed tomatoes or two 14.5 oz cans or substitute whole canned tomatoes
  • 1 cup green beans ends removed
  • 1/4 cup fresh thyme leaves or about 1 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1 tsp. fresh chopped sage leaves or about ½ tsp. dried sage
  • 1 tbsp. fresh or dehydrated chives snipped or diced
  • 1 tbsp. dried parsley
  • 1/2 cup chicken, vegetable or beef broth
  • 1/2 cup water or 1 cup of broth
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 cup gluten free flour or use regular flour
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions
 

  • Spray 6-qt. crock pot with cooking spray.
  • Add all ingredients except bay leaves.
  • Stir together.
  • Add bay leaves carefully so they don’t tear.
  • Heat on low about 5-6 hours or until done or on high about 2 ½ to 3 hours.
  • Remove bay leaves.
  • Whisk gluten free flour with water. (Or use regular flour if you don't need to make the recipe gluten free).
  • Stir into stew.

Notes

NOTE: Any vegetable will do: peas, green beans, lima beans, and corn are a few examples.
 
 
NOTE:You do not have to use leftover steak in the recipe. I was trying to use it up so I added it to the stew.
 
 
NOTE: You can use regular flour as well if you don't need the recipe to be gluten free.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 324kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 27gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 83mgSodium: 777mgPotassium: 858mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 2869IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 85mgIron: 5mg
Keyword beef, beef stew, carrots, crockpot, leftover beef stew, pot roast, potatoes
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

 

[b]Leftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew[/b]
Recipe Type: Soups, Stews & Chowders
Cuisine: American
Author: Teresa Ambra – my own creation
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 10
Tasty beef stew recipe using leftover pot roast. This is a great way to use up leftover veggies, too. Leftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew uses gluten free gravy and gluten free flour.
Ingredients
  • 4 cups cooked roast beef, chopped
  • 1 cup cooked beef from T-Bone steak (or other steak, or more or less roast beef as desired)
  • 3 cups cooked red potatoes, quartered
  • 1 ¼ cups cooked baby carrots, halved
  • 1 large onion, diced, or separated and cut into rings
  • 2 ribs celery, sliced, including celery leaves
  • 2 ½ cups leftover gluten free roast beef gravy
  • 4-oz. sliced mushrooms, undrained, or about 8-oz. sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 1 leek, green top removed, sliced
  • 1 heaping tablespoon minced garlic from a jar, or one very large clove garlic, minced
  • 2 14.5-oz. cans stewed tomatoes or 1 29-oz. can whole tomatoes
  • 1 cup of green beans, ends removed
  • ¼ cup fresh thyme leaves or about 1 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1 tsp. fresh chopped sage leaves or about ½ tsp. dried sage
  • 1 tbsp. fresh or dehydrated chives, snipped or diced
  • 1 tbsp. parsley
  • ½ cup of chicken, vegetable, or beef broth
  • ½ cup water (or 1 cup of broth)
  • 3 bay leaves
  • ¾ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. pepper
  • 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • ¼ cup gluten free flour
  • ¼ cup water
Instructions
  1. Spray 6-qt. crock pot with cooking spray.
  2. Add all ingredients except bay leaves.
  3. Stir together.
  4. Add bay leaves carefully so they don’t tear.
  5. Heat on low about 5-6 hours or until done or on high about 2 ½ to 3 hours.
  6. Remove bay leaves.
  7. Whisk gluten free flour with water.
  8. Stir into stew.
Notes
Any vegetable will do: peas, green beans, lima beans, and corn are a few examples.[br][br]You do not have to use leftover steak in the recipe. I was trying to use it up so I added it to the stew.
Leftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this terrific #beefstew uses leftover #potroast & gravy! So easy, too. #glutenfree #crockpot

Leftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew is also a great comfort food to take to friends or family who need meals. They can reheat it anytime.

Leftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this terrific #beefstew uses leftover #potroast & gravy! So easy, too. #glutenfree #crockpot

We love beef stew made this way. Adding gravy to the recipe adds amazing taste. You can also use tomatoes that are starting to get soft rather than canned tomatoes if you prefer. I used regular stewed tomatoes for this recipe, but if you want a little zip you can use Mexican-style stewed tomatoes. 

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Leftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen

Leftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew

Teresa Ambra
We love Leftover Crockpot Roast Beef Stew. This tasty beef stew recipe uses leftover pot roast. It's a great way to use up leftover veggies, too. Excellent way to economize you meals without having to eat the same leftovers day after day! Great comfort food recipe especially during cold, blustery nights. I used gluten free gravy and gluten free flour but it works just as well with regular flour as well.
3.93 from 13 votes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 25 minutes
Course Main Dish, Soups, Stews & Chowders
Cuisine American
Servings 10
Calories 324 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large crockpot
  • 1 sharp knife to cut the vegetables
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 soup ladle
  • 1 small bowl
  • 1 whisk

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups cooked roast beef chopped
  • 1 cup cooked beef from T-Bone steak or other steak, or more or less roast beef as desired
  • 3 cups cooked red potatoes quartered
  • 1 1/4 cups cooked baby carrots halved
  • 1 large onion diced
  • 2 ribs celery sliced
  • 2 1/2 cups leftover gluten free roast beef gravy or make your own from a gravy packet, if desired
  • 4 oz. can mushrooms sliced, undrained
  • 1 leek green top removed, washed thoroughly and diced or sliced
  • 1 heaping tablespoon minced garlic from a jar or one very large clove garlic
  • 29 oz. can stewed tomatoes or two 14.5 oz cans or substitute whole canned tomatoes
  • 1 cup green beans ends removed
  • 1/4 cup fresh thyme leaves or about 1 tsp. dried thyme
  • 1 tsp. fresh chopped sage leaves or about ½ tsp. dried sage
  • 1 tbsp. fresh or dehydrated chives snipped or diced
  • 1 tbsp. dried parsley
  • 1/2 cup chicken, vegetable or beef broth
  • 1/2 cup water or 1 cup of broth
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 cup gluten free flour or use regular flour
  • 1/4 cup water

Instructions
 

  • Spray 6-qt. crock pot with cooking spray.
  • Add all ingredients except bay leaves.
  • Stir together.
  • Add bay leaves carefully so they don’t tear.
  • Heat on low about 5-6 hours or until done or on high about 2 ½ to 3 hours.
  • Remove bay leaves.
  • Whisk gluten free flour with water. (Or use regular flour if you don't need to make the recipe gluten free).
  • Stir into stew.

Notes

NOTE: Any vegetable will do: peas, green beans, lima beans, and corn are a few examples.
 
 
NOTE:You do not have to use leftover steak in the recipe. I was trying to use it up so I added it to the stew.
 
 
NOTE: You can use regular flour as well if you don’t need the recipe to be gluten free.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 324kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 27gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 83mgSodium: 777mgPotassium: 858mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 2869IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 85mgIron: 5mg
Keyword beef, beef stew, carrots, crockpot, leftover beef stew, pot roast, potatoes
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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