{"id":3535,"date":"2026-04-12T23:51:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T23:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3535"},"modified":"2026-04-12T23:51:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T23:51:33","slug":"slow-cooker-5-ingredient-poor-mans-stew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/slow-cooker-5-ingredient-poor-mans-stew\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Slow Cooker 5-Ingredient Poor Man\u2019s Stew"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Slow Cooker 5-Ingredient Poor Man\u2019s Stew<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1\u00bd lbs potatoes (peeled &amp; diced)<\/li>\n<li>3 carrots (sliced)<\/li>\n<li>1 onion (chopped)<\/li>\n<li>1 can (6 oz) tomato paste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optional (recommended for better flavor):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups water<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp garlic or onion powder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This recipe is known for being cheap and filling, using simple ingredients like ground beef and vegetables.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Cook the beef<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In a pan, cook the ground beef until browned.<\/li>\n<li>Drain excess fat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add to slow cooker<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Put the cooked beef into your slow cooker.<\/li>\n<li>Add potatoes, carrots, and onion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the sauce<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In a bowl, mix tomato paste with water (if using).<\/li>\n<li>Add salt, pepper, and optional seasonings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Combine everything<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Pour the sauce over the ingredients in the slow cooker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Cover and cook:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>LOW:<\/strong> 7\u20138 hours<\/li>\n<li><strong>HIGH:<\/strong> 4\u20135 hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Stir well and serve hot<\/li>\n<li>Great with bread or rice!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t open the lid often\u2014slow cookers lose heat easily.<\/li>\n<li>You can add extra veggies (peas, celery, etc.) if you want.<\/li>\n<li>Ground beef is used instead of stew meat to keep it cheap and fast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Slow Cooker 5-Ingredient Poor Man\u2019s Stew \u00a0Ingredients 1 lb ground beef 1\u00bd lbs potatoes (peeled &amp; diced) 3 carrots (sliced)&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3536,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3535"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3537,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3535\/revisions\/3537"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}