English Heritage Beef Stew with Root Vegetable Mash

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A comforting slow-cooked stew featuring tender beef and root vegetables, topped with a smooth mashed potato and parsnip blend. This British-inspired comfort-food recipe, ready in about 170 minutes, pairs beef chuck, russet potatoes, parsnips for a weeknight-friendly dinner that comes together with one pan and minimal cleanup. Each serving lands at about 620 calories and feeds 6, so it slots cleanly into a weekly meal plan and pairs well with a quick salad or grain on the side. Tap "Plan a meal with the AI" below to drop this recipe into your week and send the ingredients straight to Instacart. Nutrition values are approximate, calculated from USDA FoodData Central (fdc.nal.usda.gov) — verify against ingredient labels for any health-driven dietary plan.

Prep: 25 min Cook: 145 min Serves 6 British cuisine 620 cal/serving
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Ingredients

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Instructions

  1. Step 1: Cut beef chuck into 1-inch cubes and season generously with salt and pepper. In a Dutch oven, heat 2 tbsp olive oil over medium-high heat; sear beef in batches until browned on all sides (3-4 minutes per batch), then set aside.
  2. Step 2: Chop onion and garlic finely. Add to Dutch oven and cook for 3 minutes until softened. Add 1 cup red wine and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot; simmer for 2 minutes until wine is reduced by half.
  3. Step 3: Return beef to pot with 2 cups beef broth, 3 thyme sprigs, and 1/2 tsp salt. Bring to a simmer, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook for 2 hours until beef is fork-tender.
  4. Step 4: While stew simmers, peel and dice potatoes, parsnips, and carrots into 1/2-inch pieces. Boil in salted water for 20 minutes until very tender. Drain, then mash with 2 tbsp butter and 1/4 cup heavy cream until smooth.

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