Pour cream of mushroom soup over raw beef stew meat, along with 2 other ingredients, into a glass casserole dish for a cozy dinner that’s my default when I don’t know what to make

This Oven-Baked 4-Ingredient Creamy Mushroom Beef Bake combines tender beef stew meat with cream of mushroom soup and dry onion soup mix for an effortless, low-and-slow casserole. Covered and baked until fork-tender, it yields a rich, savory gravy that is ready to serve over rice, egg noodles, or mashed potatoes.

Oven-Baked 4-Ingredient Creamy Mushroom Beef Bake

Ingredients:

Step-By-Step Directions:

1. Preheat and prep: Preheat your oven to 300°F (150°C) and lightly grease a 9×13-inch glass casserole dish.

2. Arrange beef: Spread the raw beef stew meat in an even layer across the bottom of the prepared dish.

3. Mix sauce: In a medium bowl, whisk together the condensed cream of mushroom soup, dry onion soup mix, and water until smooth and combined.

4. Coat beef: Pour the soup mixture evenly over the beef stew meat, making sure all pieces are coated.

5. Bake covered: Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 2 1/2 to 3 hours, until the beef is fork-tender and the sauce thickens into a rich gravy.

6. Rest and serve: Remove the foil, stir gently to coat the beef with the gravy, and let rest for 5 minutes before serving warm over mashed potatoes, noodles, or rice.