Review: Slow Cooker Beef Stew

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I found this in the freezer case at Walmart and decided I needed to give it a try. It seemed a bit pricey at $9.68 for the bag, but I decided it would cost us that to get fast food somewhere and this sounded good. It pretty well filled the crockpot when I dumped it out of the bag before work one morning. Then all I had to do was put a cup and a half of water in and put the lid on. 

I was a little disappointed that it cooked down to only half the crockpot (5-quart size) after being on all day. It is supposed to serve 5, but honestly, Hubby and I split it into two large bowls and were well sated after polishing them off. It was delicious, I didn’t have to chop a single vegetable and Hubby liked it too. I would buy it again and am now wondering if I could squeeze two bags into my larger crockpot so we could have leftovers.

This makes me want to take my time looking through the freezer case at the grocery to see what other time-saving things I can find.

Please don’t bother to tell me about all the things wrong with this idea as a quick and easy dinner. I know making it myself from scratch might well be cheaper and healthier, but it wouldn’t be easier. This was about avoiding eating out and not busting the budget. I’m not advocating doing it once a week but occasionally is fine. It beats the people who can’t cook at all and therefore eat out all the time. It is great for the mom who can’t be home all day, and still wants to feed her family a delicious home-cooked meal. It really couldn’t be easier. It would have fed three people without much trouble. Not sure what else they are feeding the five people it is supposed to serve, but it wouldn’t be very filling if that was all you had for dinner.

If you have found any helpful, tasty dinner ideas like this one, PLEASE share in the comments below.

 

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