Beef & vegetable casserole

Beef & vegetable casserole

Long, slow cooking means the vegetables almost dissolve into this casserole, making it richer and easier to get past veg-phobic kids

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 2 hours

Method

  1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large pan then add the onion, carrot, leek, celery and garlic, and cook gently for 5 minutes, do not brown. Add the mushrooms and cook everything for a further 5 minutes then remove from the pan. Heat a little more olive oil in the pan, add the beef (in batches if necessary) and brown all over then stir the flour in well.
  2. Return the veg to the pan and add the thyme, stock, purée and Worcestershire sauce. Season and mix well. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook covered for 1 1/2 hours until tender, stirring occasionally. Serve with jacket potatoes, rice, pasta or mash.
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Know-how

Long, slow cooking means the vegetables almost dissolve into this casserole, making it richer (and easier to get past veg-phobic kids). Tastes even better if made the day before.

Per serving

293 kcalories, protein 30.9g, carbohydrate 13.4g, fat 13.3 g, saturated fat 3.8g, fibre 2.7g, salt 0.94 g

Recipe from olive magazine, January 2006.

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  • 18 March 2009

    Danni T rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Super easy, and very tasty. Added a sneaky bit of red wine and replaced the dreaded celery (not my favourite) with parsnips.

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  • 06 April 2009

    fabrizio rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I prepared with additional red wine, sage and rosemery and served with creamy fresh pasta...!!! Excellent!!!

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  • 24 April 2009

    SamB rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Added a lot more veg to bulk it up. Was easy to make and very tasty, great family dinner.

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  • 30 April 2009

    starsarah rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great!! Kids loves it!

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  • 03 May 2009

    Highlandbloke commented on this recipe

    This was great - we don't like celery so replaced it with more carrots - everything else as per recipe - my 17 yo daughter complained at "oh no no casserole, I hate casserole" and afterwards actually apologised because she liked it so much!!

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  • 18 May 2009

    xcherrybakewellx commented on this recipe

    This was so yummy. I added an extra carrot and served with warm tiger bread. Next time i would cook the meat for 1 hour before adding the veg as i found i needed more like 2 1/2 hours cooking time to allow the meat to melt in the mouth. Will definately be doing this one again!

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  • 21 May 2009

    Clare McNulty rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Followed the recipe up to step 2 and then after the seasoning cooked it in a slow cooker for about 5-6 hours. Delicious and melt in the mouth tasty as others have said. I doubled up on carrots and leeks and added a couple of shallots, also a splash of red wine. There was a lot of liquid but that wasn't a problem - as it is a fairly thick sauce I just ladled off a mugful and froze it to use in a gravy later. Will add more beef next time. Served with mash but good enough on its own with crusty bread. Very easy to make and great comfort food.

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  • 31 May 2009

    Daniel Smith rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 06 June 2009

    joyce rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 08 June 2009

    Geordie Tyke rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I added some peppers into this to try and bulk it up. It states it serves 4 people but I found it to be not enough for 2 adults and 2 young children (but too much gravy) so I will perhaps add other vegetables/more quantities of each next time. I increased the worcester sauce too as I love it! It was very easy to make and very tasty. I served it with rice but will add mash too next time. Yummy!!

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  • 10 June 2009

    Emma rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Sloshed some red wine in this for richness and extra flavour, and removed the casserole lid 30 mins before the end of the cooking time to reduce and thicken the sauce. Lovely! Went down a treat with my other half.

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  • 17 June 2009

    Lulu rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty. Added a few more carrots and a pepper but left out the celery. Also reduced the stock to 500ml. I cooked it in the oven with a few dumplings which went down very well with all the family. Will definitely be making it again.

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  • 18 July 2009

    Thomas rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Was very warming, and has the texture of a nice thick vegetable soup, and tasted similar - however this was no bad thing. I will definately make this again, as the texture was just right and really comforting. Might try putting in a glug of red wine next time I make it - just make it that bit more luxurious :)

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  • 22 July 2009

    clara jane rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved this. Used shin of beef (cheaper cut, just as tasty!) and increased the cooking time to just over two hours to ensure the meat was succulent. It was! Increased the quantity of meat and veg and, even doing this, there was plenty of sauce. Served with herb dumplings, mashed celeriac and sauteed savoy cabbage. Will be cooking again. (PS: And it was very easy)

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  • 05 August 2009

    Ally Mac rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Ive noticed that this recipe isnt noted as "freezable" - does anyone know if its ok to freeze? Other stews on this site seem to be. And also, its a fab dish which Ive made a few times now, quite the hit and so easy!

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  • 14 August 2009

    Hermione rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Not very tasty - had great expectations after reading all the reviews. Don't know what I did wrong but it just didn't have much flavour - even made it the day before. Won't make this again.

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  • 14 August 2009

    ravgirl4x4 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was lovely. I added 500ml beef stock and 250ml red wine just to "perk" it up a bit.. :) Oh and added more leeks in place of celery and it was a really nice meal, served with rice...would definitely recommend. I cooked mine at low simmer for 2 hours.

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  • 19 August 2009

    Geordie Dave commented on this recipe

    Really delicious.

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  • 22 August 2009

    Sarahjaymack rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was lovely and really easy too - clean plates all round

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  • 08 September 2009

    Katy rated this recipe

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 2 hours

Ingredients

  • olive oil
  • 1 onion , diced
  • 1 carrot , diced
  • 1 leek , diced
  • 2 celery sticks, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • 75g mushrooms , sliced
  • 500g braising steaks , cubed
  • 2 tbsp plain flour
  • 3 sprigs of thyme
  • beef stock , fresh, cube or concentrate made up to 750ml
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • a dash of Worcestershire sauce
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Per serving

293 kcalories, protein 30.9g, carbohydrate 13.4g, fat 13.3 g, saturated fat 3.8g, fibre 2.7g, salt 0.94 g

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