DollopWhat to make with stew meat: 17 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on stew meat, easiest first. The quickest is Instant Pot Hungarian goulash, on the table in 90 minutes, and the cheapest is Beef plov (Uzbek rice pilaf with carrots) at $2.47 a serving. Three of them are simple enough for a first try.
Crockpot vegetable beef soup
$3.82 a serving
510 min
Crockpot beef tips and gravy
$3.88 a serving
550 min
Crockpot beef stroganoff
$4.18 a serving
560 min
Instant Pot Hungarian goulash
$4.32 a serving
90 min
Instant Pot beef stew
$4.79 a serving
95 min
Instant Pot beef barley soup
$3.73 a serving
105 min
Beef plov (Uzbek rice pilaf with carrots)
$2.47 a serving
130 min
Beef and potato stew
$6.54 a serving
150 min
Caldo de res (Mexican beef soup)
$3.41 a serving
150 min
Slow cooker beef stew
$4.25 a serving
520 min
Slow cooker Japanese beef curry
$3.87 a serving
540 min
Instant Pot beef biryani
$3.03 a serving
110 min
Korean spicy beef soup (yukgaejang)
$4.59 a serving
110 min
Taiwanese beef noodle soup
$6.32 a serving
165 min
Texas chili con carne
$4.44 a serving
180 min
Steak and mushroom pie
$4.26 a serving
190 min
Beef bourguignon
$5.81 a serving
225 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.
Dinners from what you already have
Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.