Best of All Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe

Whisk flour garlic salt and black pepper together in a small bowl; pour into a large resealable plastic bag. Place stew beef in bag seal the bag and shake to coat beef to coat completely.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat; saute coated beef in hot oil until browned on all sides about 10 minutes. Stir onion into beef; saute until onion is softened 5 to 7 minutes. Pour beef and onions into a slow cooker.

Stir beef broth red wine and Worcestershire sauce together in a bowl. Pour broth mixture into the same skillet and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon. Transfer broth mixture to the slow cooker.

Mix potatoes carrots celery garlic bay leaves beef stew seasoning mix and paprika into beef mixture.

Cook on High for 1 hour. Reduce heat to Low and cook until meat is tender 6 to 7 hours.