By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 14, 2026

Serves 4
373 cal · 365 min
Tangy Slow Cooker Beef with Peas
Recipe GLPRebbd4eeaef3acf
Tender beef stew meat infused with Cajun spices, slow-cooked until fork-tender, then finished with creamy yogurt and fresh green peas. This tangy, comforting dish is perfect served over warm noodles or rice for a satisfying weeknight meal.
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Ingredients
1½ lb. beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 tsp. Cajun seasoning
2 tbsp. fresh dill, finely chopped (or 2 tsp. dried dill)
½ c. water
½ c. plain reduced-fat yogurt
1 c. frozen green peas
2 c. cooked noodles or rice, for serving
Directions
Place the beef stew meat into your slow cooker. Lightly sprinkle the Cajun seasoning evenly over the meat, using about 1 teaspoon total.
Add the chopped fresh dill and water to the slow cooker, stirring gently to combine the ingredients.
Cover the slow cooker and cook on low heat for 6 hours, or until the beef is very tender and easily pulls apart with a fork.
About 30 minutes before you are ready to serve, stir the plain yogurt and frozen green peas into the beef mixture until well combined.
Continue cooking on low heat for the remaining 30 minutes, allowing the peas to heat through and the yogurt to warm gently without breaking.
Serve the tangy beef mixture over warm cooked noodles or rice.
Comments
This slow cooker dish is straightforward to source at any Charlotte chain—beef, peas, noodles, and yogurt are staples everywhere—and costs roughly $8 to $10 total, or about $2 to $2.50 per serving, which is genuinely budget-friendly for a beef braise. The stated 365 minutes (six hours) is honest for slow cooking, though you'll want to account for 10 minutes of active prep, making this a true set-it-and-forget-it choice ideal for a workday. The catch is that Cajun seasoning and dill together create an unusual flavor profile that reads less like a traditional braise and more experimental; this works if your household embraces bold tanginess, but it is not a reliable crowd-pleaser for picky eaters. Leftovers reheat well, and the dish improves slightly the next day as flavors meld.
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