Slow Cooker Beef and Butternut Squash Stew

Slow Cooker Beef and Butternut Squash Stew- a lovely autumn stew of beef and butternut squash and flavoured with rosemary and thyme, all cooked in the slow cooker for an easy, no-effort dinner. Syn-free on Slimming World.

beef and butternut squash stew in a white bowl
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Our freezer was looking a bit bare this week and the butternut squash was staring up at me from the potato cupboard, so I started with that and added everything else around it to make this Beef and Butternut Squash Stew. It makes a nice big batch, so you could serve it up to the whole family or freeze some, or use some as a meat pie filling. So many options! You could serve it with potatoes, which is what I do, or throw some pearl barley in with it to add bulk and then serve it as it is.

Butternut squash goes with almost everything, and this beef stew is no exception. The butternut squash adds a lovely sweetness to the meatiness of the beef. Definitely one to add to your winter warmers list. You can never have too many 'chuck it all in and leave it to cook' stew recipes. Slow cooking it gives you that rich flavour and the perfect, just falling apart beef that can't be beaten.

Looking for more slow cooker recipes for beef?

Slow Cooker Beef Brisket
Slow Cooker Beef Curry

Before and after pictures of beef and butternut squash stew in a slow cooker.


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