i bought lovely grass fed, organic stewing beef on sale. my family is sick of stews right now. what else can i make?

Slow Cooker Beef with Noodles is an easy, weeknight meal. And because it's served with noodles, it's a great alternative to a traditional beef stew. http://www.healthline.com/health-recipes/slow-cooker-beef-noodles

Taco or enchilada meat - put in crockpot (or low oven in a covered heavy pot) with beef or chicken broth or even water will be fine, some seasoning like taco seasoning, or a combination of pure chile powder, cumin and oregano--and a couple Tbsp of tomato paste or cup of tomato sauce. Or you could use commercial salsa to almost cover. Braise several hours until it can be shredded and mixed with some of the liquid.

Carbonade Flamande - Belgian beef stew with onion and beer. Yes it is a stew but a different flavor profile.

Come to think of it, you may find stews of a different flavor in the contest. There is even a coconut milk based one. Just don't call it stew and they will be fooled.

Neapolitan ragù! I make a tomato sauce (fire roasted) and braise the meat in the sauce for 3.5 - 4 hours. You can then pull it out, tear it apart and add it back in. I've never been a huge fan of ground beef, so this is how I make a meat sauce.

I agree with all of the answers (and now want beef for dinner!) I'd also throw in American style barbacoa. Chiles, garlic, Mexican oregano, adobo sauce, and a bit of broth in a slow cooker all day. It's easy, delicious, and can be served a variety of ways (rice, tortillas, etc.)

Another idea = Beef Tacquitos recipe on site: https://food52.com/recipes/17547-beef-taquitos

I love the kabob idea, too. Marinate the meat overnight in some red wine, olive oil, garlic, fresh sprigs of thyme and/or rosemary, and some honey (marinades typically contain some sort of sweetener, as "wet" meats tend not to caramelize well without some help). Skewer them with some mushroom caps, chunks of red or orange bell pepper, some scallions, and grill them up. Serve them over a nice rice pilaf, and you're about as far away from stew as you can get. And kids love food on sticks. Depending on how old they are, they would probably love helping to to make the kabobs. While they are skewering away, you might explain that the word "kebob" (or kebab) came into British English via India, meaning to roast or grill food on a skewer. If they don't know where India is, you can pull out a globe or an atlas, and pretty soon, they've done most of the work of dinner for you.

Beef tagines might be another solution. Beef is braised with vegetables and spices and served with some sort of flat bread. Paula Wolfert is a great source, but you can find recipes all over the web.

Cut the meat into quarter size pieces. Rub with a little cumin, allspice, ground chili, garlic, soy sauce, sherry and marinate overnight. Skewer then grill. Put in a grilled flour tortilla slathered with hummus and top with some pickled red onions (sliced red onion, red wine vinegar, s&p marinate 15 min)

carne guisada - while technically a Mexican stew, it has a different flavor profile. I jump off from The Homesick Texan's version:

http://www.homesicktexan.com/2009/01/carne-guisada-tex-mex-stew.html

Also I think if you gave it a good marinade with some papaya or citrus or something tenderizing-ish in it, you could skewer and grill it.

Thanks for the suggestions - the taco idea sounds great and would def be a hit!

Some Chili recipes use chunked meat instead of ground. Sorry I don't have one to provide.

You could freeze the meat.