Kale Beef Stew with Smashed Potatoes in a round white bowl next to a white and grey towel on a wooden surface (with logo overlay)

Kale Beef Stew with Smashed Potatoes

Kale Beef Stew with Smashed Potatoes is the perfect warm and hearty slow cooker meal for the cooler nights of Fall and Winter.

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As the temperatures drop, it’s a great time to start pulling out the slow cooker meals. Having a warm, hearty meal ready at the end of a cool fall day is just perfect. I’ve made beef roast before but wanted something a little different this time. Usually, I like a lot of broth, but beef roast tends to get too soggy. For this Kale Beef Stew recipe, I went for something drier. 

We also had quite a bit of kale in the refrigerator leftover from our co-op, so I knew we needed to use that up. I started with this recipe but changed things as I went to fit our tastes. For example, none of us like peas so those were quickly eliminated!

And this has potatoes. I love potatoes! This recipe has just the right balance of everything. A bit of crunch from the kale leaves. Hearty meat and vegetables from the beef stew. Plus the starchiness of the potatoes. 

The fall season is in full swing with winter quickly approaching. Kale Beef Stew is a great recipe if you are having family and friends over because it makes a lot. Or, it also reheats really well as long as you store a few things in separate containers. I basically stored the different layers in their own dishes: one for the kale, one for the potatoes, and another for the meat. This kept it from all getting mixed together and kept the potatoes from breaking down in the broth.

Kale Beef Stew Step by Step

Ingredients

  • 3 lb beef chuck roast
  • 6 carrots (sliced)
  • 1 onion (sliced)
  • 3 stalks celery (chopped)
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 5 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 5 tbsp ranch powder
  • 2.5 tbsp brown gravy mix
  • 8 baking potatoes
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 6 cups kale
  • salt and pepper (to taste)

Preparation

Place your beef roast in the slow cooker. Chop the carrots, onion, and celery and add those on top of the meat. 

Close up of slow cooker with beef, shredded carrots, and sliced onions

Pour in one cup of beef broth then sprinkle the gravy mix, Italian seasoning, and ranch powder on top. Mix everything up in the slow cooker to make sure the seasonings evenly coat the vegetables and meat.

Close up of slow cooker with beed, shredded carrots, and sliced onions topped with multiple seasonings

Place the potatoes on top of everything else and close the slow cooker. Try to keep the potatoes out of the broth. You can use any type of potato. I prefer red potatoes. Justin prefers regular baking potatoes. It tastes good either way!

Close up of two types of potatoes placed on top of the mixed ingredients in the slow cooker

Cook on low for 8-10 hours. About 30 minutes before the end of the cooking time, heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large saute pan. Add the kale and cook for about 5 minutes, until it just starts to wilt.

Kale leaves browning in a small skillet over a gas stovetop

Carefully remove the potatoes from the slow cooker and smash them with a potato masher. You don’t want them to become creamy, just broken up a bit.

Smashed potatoes on a square white plate with a potato masher next to it on a wooden surface

Use two forks to carefully shred the roast in the slow cooker. Place some of the kale on your serving plates, then top that with the smashed potatoes. Add a layer of the roast and vegetables on top and add salt and pepper, to taste. 

Kale Beef Stew with Smashed Potatoes in a round white bowl next to a white and grey towel on a wooden surface (vertical)

Recipe

Originally Published On: November 6, 2018

Last Updated On: July 28, 2023

Kale Beef Stew with Smashed Potatoes in a round white bowl next to a white and grey towel on a wooden surface

Kale Beef Stew with Smashed Potatoes

Kale Beef Stew with Smashed Potatoes is the perfect warm and hearty slow cooker meal for the cooler nights of Fall and Winter. 
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 10 minutes
Course:
Main Dish
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
beef
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kale
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potatoes
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roast
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slow cooker
Servings: 8 servings
5 from 5 votes

Ingredients

  • 3 lb beef chuck roast
  • 6 carrots (sliced)
  • 1 onion (sliced)
  • 3 stalks celery (chopped)
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 5 tbsp Italian seasoning
  • 5 tbsp ranch powder
  • 2.5 tbsp brown gravy mix
  • 8 baking potatoes
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 6 cups kale
  • salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions

  • Place the beef roast in the slow cooker
  • Chop the vegetables and place on top of the meat
  • Pour beef broth over the vegetables and meat
  • Sprinkle with the Italian seasoning, ranch powder, and brown gravy mix
  • Stir to make sure the vegetables and meat are evenly coated
  • Place the potatoes on top, making sure they don’t fall into the broth
  • Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours
  • 30 minutes before the end of the cooking time, heat the olive oil over medium heat in a large saute pan
  • Cook the kale for about 5 minutes, until it starts to wilt
  • Carefully remove the potatoes from the slow cooker and smash with a fork or potato masher until just broken
  • Shred the roast meat in the slow cooker
  • Add a bed of kale to each serving dish then a layer of smashed potatoes
  • Top with the roast and vegetable mixture and sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste
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Nutrition Facts
Kale Beef Stew with Smashed Potatoes
Amount Per Serving (1 each)
Calories 595 Calories from Fat 216
% Daily Value*
Fat 24g37%
Saturated Fat 9g45%
Cholesterol 117mg39%
Sodium 1053mg44%
Potassium 1960mg56%
Carbohydrates 56g19%
Fiber 5g20%
Sugar 4g4%
Protein 40g80%
Vitamin A 12805IU256%
Vitamin C 76.6mg93%
Calcium 208mg21%
Iron 7.5mg42%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

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38 thoughts on “Kale Beef Stew with Smashed Potatoes”

  1. 5 stars
    Oh my goodness! This recipe looks good. Fantastic! I wanna grab it right now, but anyway, thanks for step by step and including the recipe of it. Will try to make it my own.

  2. 5 stars
    You did a wonderful job of creating a complete meal in your slow cooker. I don’t eat meat but I can appreciate a delicious dish.

    1. I love when it’s all done in one thing like this. The slow cooker makes it so easy. I haven’t tried it, but I’d bet this is good without the meat, too, if you increase the veggies.

  3. 5 stars
    You had me at slow cooker. I always feel like there is less of a chance of me messing up a meal if it’s made in a slow cooker. This looks absolutely delicious, though I might lose the kale and bring back the peas!

    1. I love using the slow cooker! It’s so easy to have a warm delicious dinner ready in the evening. You could easily swap out the veggies in it, that’s the great thing about cooking for yourself.

  4. My husband isn’t the biggest fan of kale but the rest of this recipe looks so good, this might be a great way to get him to eat it! I’ll have to try it and report back.

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