Slow Cooked Beef & Butternut Squash is a simple and comforting casserole with a splash of rose wine, serve with mash and peas for a great family meal.
Today I’m bringing you Slow Cooked Beef & Butternut Squash or should I say we!
Do you ever go to cook dinner but then someone in your family says they want something slightly different?
Well this happened yesterday in the Fab Food 4 All household so I waved a white flag and told hubby that it was probably best if he cooked the dinner. In the end though, the meal was a collaboration between the two of us as I was roped in as sous chef.
There was debate about various elements eg I said the casserole could do with a little thickening and thought that barley would be a good addition, hubby disagreed but compromised with the addition of red lentils. Hubby wanted 2 stock cubes and I wanted one and so it went on!
So with all the power struggles over this dish you might have thought it would end up being terrible but I’m very happy to say that the result was indeed delicious!
We didn’t have any red wine in the house so used up some Rosé which worked well.
Butternut squash is great slow cooked as it adds a lovely subtle sweetness to the casserole.
I had a pack of frozen mash in the freezer so served the Slow Cooked Beef & Butternut Squash with this and some peas for a really easy meal.
I do love slow cooking as with a little effort earlier in the day you reap the delicious benefit hours later.
You could easily double this recipe and either freeze the rest or have it the following day, leftovers always taste even better don’t they!
Now that the nights are colder and darker it really is a great time to get the slow cooker into action.
More slow cooked beef dishes:
- Easy Slow Cooker Beef Curry – Fab Food 4 All
- Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stew – dump & go – Fab Food 4 All
- Beef in Beer – Fab Food 4 All
- Slow Cooked Beef & Vegetable Casserole – Fab Food 4 All
- Boeuf Bourguignon – Fab Food 4 All
- Slow-Cooked Pulled Chipotle Brisket – Farmers Girl Cook
- Slow Cooker Carbonnade of Beef with Little Mustard Toasts – Kavey Eats
- Slow Cooker Beef & Chorizo Stew – BakingQueen74
I’m sure you’ll love this tasty beef stew so do leave a comment and rating below when you try it! Plus if you’re on social media do share a pic by tagging @FabFood4All – I love seeing my creations come to life!
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Slow Cooked Beef & Butternut Squash
Ingredients
- 2 - 3 tbsp rapeseed oil
- 400 g stewing beef cubed
- 1 ½ tbsp flour
- 2 large onions sliced
- 4 garlic cloves crushed
- ½ butternut squash about 600g
- 75 g red lentils rinsed
- 2 bay leaves
- ¼ tsp dried thyme
- 100 ml wine we used Rosé
- 500 ml beef stock we used 2 beef stock cubes
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- salt & pepper
Instructions
- Put the beef in a bowl and sprinkle over the flour and seasoning. Toss to coat.
- Heat 1 tbs of oil in a large pan/wok and fry the beef in 2 batches until just browned. Transfer meat to slow cooker.
- Add another tbsp of oil to the pan and gently sweat the onions under a lid (stirring occasionally), takes about 10 minutes.
- Add the garlic, butternut squash and red lentils and fry for another couple of minutes, stirring.
- Then add the beef, bay leaves, thyme, Worcestershire sauce, wine and stock.
- Transfer to slow cooker and cook on high for 5 - 6 hours or low for 7 – 8 hours.
- Serve with mashed potato and peas.
Cathy Harvey
Have just made this but in a pressure cooker, not a slow cooker.I followed the recipe to the letter (except I didn’t flour the meat) before cooking for 26mins in my pressure cook pro. Once cooked I thickened the sauce with 1.5tsp cornflour (cornstarch) and simmered for a few minutes to thicken. I served with mashed potatoes and peas and broccoli. It was absolutely delicious and a recipe I will definitely use again. Thank you
Camilla
Awesome Cathy, great idea to adapt this for a pressure cooker. So glad you enjoyed the dish:-)
chris
Glad you’ve all got new Slow Cookers, but has anyone actually tried this?!.
Camilla
It’s really good Chris but I understand your frustration. People often leave glowing reviews over on Pinterest and not here on the blog.
Mathew Barnes
Great sharing!!! I just got my slow cooker and as you said few of attempts were really disappointing. I almost gave up but seen this post now I ought to give it a try for my favorite chicken stew
Richard Eldred Hawes
Have recently bought a slow cooker and will give this a try
Camilla
Did you ever try it Richard?
Richard Eldred Hawes
Well worth a try in my new slow cooker
Camilla
Thanks, hope you enjoy it:-)
William Gould
One of the best things about winter is being able to enjoy meals like this!
Camilla
Exactly William, we had similar dish yesterday as I was out of Butternut Squash so used celery and carrots:-)
Amy Fidler
What a great looking dish x
Heather Haigh
Wonderful comfort food.
Camilla
Thanks Heather, it really is:-)
Sylvia
This looks so good, I wouldn’t mind a bowl of this right now. It is how my fave comfort food looks like 🙂
Camilla
Thank you Sylvia, it really is total comfort food:-)