Ninja Foodi Beef Stew

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4.62 from 13 votes

Prep Time15

Cook Time21

Natural Release Pressure10

Total Time46

Course: dinner, lunch, beef, stew

Cuisine: American

Keyword: stew, beef, dinner, ninja foodi, one pot meal

Servings:

Calories: 278kcal

Equipment

Ninja Foodi Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
2 pounds Beef stew meat cut into 1-2 inch chunks
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Pepper
1 Onion diced
1 tablespoon Garlic minced
½ teaspoon Thyme
1½ cups Beef broth
12 ounces Beef gravy canned or jarred
1 leaf Bay leaf
1 pound Carrots about 8 carrots-peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks
1 pound Potatoes about 4 potatoes-peeled and cut into 1-2 inch chunks
3 stalks Celery cut into 1 inch chunks
2 tablespoons Corn starch

Instructions

Turn Ninja Foodi on "sear/saute" function on high.
Once hot, pour in vegetable oil.
Season beef stew meat with the salt and pepper and then add to the pot.
Sear beef on all sides. This should take about 5 minutes. Stir meat during this time to ensure all sides get lightly browned.
Add in onions and saute until almost transluscent.
Add in garlic and thyme and stir.
Pour in gravy and beef broth and stir.
Place bay leaf on top of beef.
Close pressure cooking lid and move valve to the "seal" position. Pressure cook on high for 18 minutes.
When timer beeps, natural release pressure for 10 minutes and then quick release remaining pressure. Once all pressure has been released, open the lid.
Remove bay leaf and add in potatoes, carrots, and celery.
Close pressure cooking lid and make sure the valve is set to the "seal" position. Pressure cook on high for 3 minutes.
When timer beeps, quick-release pressure by moving the valve to the"release" position. Once all pressure has been released, open lid.
Turn on saute. Mix corn starch with ½ cup of the gravy in the pot (mix in a bowl to make a slurry), add in corn starch slurry, and stir until gravy has thickened up. Once, thickened, serve and eat!

Notes

What can I do with beef stew leftovers?

You can either throw the leftovers into a microwave-safe dish and microwave on high for about a minute- increase if you are reheating a lot of stew all at once. Or, you can reheat all of the leftovers by adding them back into your Ninja Foodi and warming on the saute function for a couple of minutes. You can even reheat it using the slow cooker function. You may need to add some additional beef broth to make it less thick. If you'd like, you can freeze the leftover stew. Put the leftover stew in freezer-safe, plastic containers. When ready to eat, thaw and heat. Leftover stew should stay good in the freezer for about 3 months if sealed properly.

What cut of meat should I use to make beef stew?

Beef stew meat is usually made up of chunks of chuck or round roast. My grocery store sells it already cut and packaged. But, you can buy a chuck roast or a round roast and cut it up into small chunks- about 1 or 2 inches in size. Stew meat is never the best cut of meat. It's usually tougher meat that needs some time to cook and becomes more tender.

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