Slow-Cooker Beef and Potato Stew

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 215 min
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 servings

Description

Slow-cooking ground beef and potatoes with canned corn and beef broth results in a simple and tasty stew.

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
1 pinch garlic salt, or to taste
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
2 1/2 cups water
1 (14 1/4 ounce) can low-sodium beef broth
1 (15 1/4 ounce) can yellow sweet corn
10 small red potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
6 fresh jalapeno peppers, sliced into rings
1 small white onion, chopped
1 pinch onion powder, or to taste
ground black pepper to taste

Directions

1 Crumble ground beef into a skillet over medium heat; season with garlic salt and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir the ground beef until completely browned, breaking into small pieces as you stir, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain as much grease from the beef as possible.
2 Combine water, beef broth, corn, potatoes, sliced jalapeno peppers, onion, onion powder, and black pepper in a slow cooker; add drained ground beef. Cook on High until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally, 3 1/2 to 4 hours.