From Betty Crocker

Set your slow cooker in the morning and come home to a hot, hearty stew loaded with beef and barley.

Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Soup

From Diabetic Living

The beef and sauce mixture for this simple sandwich recipe is made in your slow cooker. When the meat is ready, just add buns and dinner is ready.

Southwestern Shredded Beef Sandwiches

From Diabetic Living

This low calorie Louisiana-style pot roast recipe is made with lots of colorful sweet peppers which are rich in antioxidants.

Cajun Pot Roast with Sweet Peppers

From Diabetic Living

Texans like chili made with cubed meat and no beans or canned tomatoes. So that's how we made this recipe. Give it a try for dinner some night.

Texas-Style Chili

From The Food Channel

Polenta cups are a great edible container for incredibly tender meat. They work wonderfully as a holiday party appetizer.

Polenta Cups with Braised Beef

From The Food Channel

This bold beef stew is the classic one-dish dinner. It'll please everyone around the table, perfect for a crisp fall evening.

Hearty Autumn Beef Stew

From Family Circle

Daube is a French recipe with must have ingredients like beef, vegetables, and wine--all cooked slowly in the oven. This version uses boneless beef chuck steak, potatoes, mushrooms, pearl onions, and sherry.

Beef Daube

From Diabetic Living

A rich-flavor wine sauce coats seasoned beef chuck steak and vegetables in this hearty main dish recipe.

Polenta Beef Stew

From Diabetic Living

Even tea-totalers can love this roast recipe. The kick comes from the lively combination of flavors--no vodka needed.

Bloody Mary Pot Roast

From Family Circle

If your palate leans toward spicier recipes, add this beef stew to your collection. Perfect for weeknights, this one-dish meal simmers all day in the slow cooker and is ready when you get home.

Spicy Beef Stew

From Diabetic Living

Texans have strong opinions about their chili recipes. The meat must be cubed, never ground. Beans may be served alongside, but are never stirred into the mixture; neither are canned tomatoes.

Bowl O' Red Chili

From Diabetic Living

Carb Choices: 0 One teaspoon of horseradish gives this succulent pot roast just a hint of zesty flavor. But for more zing, use the full amount.

Piquant Pot Roast

From Diabetic Living

This low-calorie main dish stew gets its lively flavor from a tantalizing mix of mustard, allspice, and Worcestershire sauce.

Fireside Beef Stew

From Diabetic Living

Cayenne pepper sauce, crushed red pepper, and red sweet peppers add a spicy twist to the classic beef and potato stew.

Three-Pepper Beef Stew

From Diabetic Living

This recipe fits the bill for casual get-togethers, and it's prepared in only 30 minutes. Spoon the mixture over pasta and serve with crusty bread or corn bread and wedges of melon.

Beef-Vegetable Ragout

From Diabetic Living

The sweet-tart combination of vinegar and molasses brings out the flavor of the beef in this slow cooker stew recipe.

Beef-Mushroom Stew