13+ Best Easy Crockpot Beef Recipes
Looking for delicious easy crockpot beef recipes? Try these 25 beef crockpot recipes that are so insanely easy to make.
Whether you’re cooking a meal for two or for your family, this list will give you endless meal ideas. Some meal recipes here are carb-heavy while some others make the beef the star of the show.
Easy Crockpot Beef Recipes
1. Classic Beef Stew
You can never go wrong with a classic beef stew dish. It’s packed with flavors including tomato and Worcestershire sauce.
This recipe teaches you how to cook it on a skillet first then transfer it to a slow cooker. This meal allow has carrots and potatoes which soak up all the delicious savory flavors.
Recipe: Slow Cooker Beef Stew
2. Beef Stroganoff
If you’re craving a beef pasta dish, try making bee stroganoff. It’s a creamy, rich, and delicious tasting pasta that is unbelievably easy to cook.
It’s much easier to cook than beef stew. All you need is some cubed beef meat, golden mushroom soup, onion, Worcestershire sauce, and cream cheese.
Recipe: Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff
3. Barbecue Beef Brisket
Beef brisket is one of the best meats to cook in the crockpot because it takes so long to cook. To get the flavor right, you’ll need quite a few ingredients for the seasoning but this recipe goes over it in detail.
You’ll need to slow cook it for 8-10 hours.
Recipe: Slow Cooker Beef Brisket with BBQ Sauce
4. Beef and Vegetable Soup
If you’re craving a hearty soup, try making a vegetable beef soup. This is filled with vegetables including tomatoes, onion, potatoes, celery, parnsips, and more.
If you want a lighter soup, you can go lighter on the beef broth and add more water instead. However, the beef broth makes the entire soup taste so good and flavorful.
Recipe: Crockpot Vegetable Beef Soup
5. Salisbury Steak
Salisbury steak is essentially ground beef and is a combination of a hamburger patty and a meatloaf. It’s topped off with a delicious gravy sauce.
It’s quite easy to make – you just need mushrooms, beef broth, gravy mix, ketchup, dijon, parsley, ground beef, onions, bread crumbs, garlic, milk, and cornstarch.
Recipe: Slow Cooker Salisbury Steak
6. Beef Chili
If you want a delicious and saucy meal, try making this beef chili dish. This recipe uses ground beef, onions, beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and chili seasoning.
You just need to saute the beef and onions in a skillet then transfer it to a slow cooker along with the remaining ingredients.
Recipe: Slow Cooker Chili Recipe
7. French Dip Sandwiches
French dip sandwiches are so tasty and all you need for the ingredients are beef chuck roast, beef broth, provolone cheese, ciabatta rolls, and a few more ingredients for the seasoning.
It’s really easy to cook in the crockpot after quickly searing the meat. This makes for a great quick lunch meal.
Recipe: Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches
8. Teriyaki Beef
Craving some Japanese flavors but have limited time? Try making teriyaki beef in the crockpot.
This recipe doesn’t even require you to sear the beef – you just pop it into the slow cooker along with the sauce and cook for 6-8 hours on low.
Recipe: 3 Ingredient Crockpot Beef Teriyaki Recipe
9. Beef and Broccoli
Beef and brocolli is one of the best combinations ever. It’s actually so easy to cook in the crockpot too.
You only need to add the brocolli around 30 minutes before it finishes cooking so the brocolli won’t turn into mush.
Recipe: Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli
10. Beef Tacos
Beef tacos are a great Taco Tuesday night dinner idea. You just need to cook the beef meat in the slow cooker and the rest can be assembled into the taco really easily.
Recipe: Slow-Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos
11. Mongolian Beef
Mongolian beef is packed with so much flavor and it’s super easy to make in the crockpot. Serve it over white rice and it’s a quick and easy dinner!
Recipe: Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef
12. Beef and Bean Burritos
Beef and bean burritos is such a delicious combination. For the ingredients, you ned enchilada mix, ground beef, garlic powder, black pepper, bell pepper, onion, Mexican blended cheese, refried beans, and tortillas.
You can even make these ahead of time and pack it for lunch.
Recipe: Beef ‘N Bean Burrito
13. Italian Meatballs
Want to make meatballs from scratch? Try this recipe that teaches you how to make crockpot meatballs.
They use a combination of ground beef and ground pork to create a super juicy meatball.
Recipe: Crockpot Meatballs
14. Thai Beef Curry
Thai curry is one of the most flavorful curries out there and with beef, it tastes amazing. This recipe has a 4.5 star with over 70 ratings so it must be good.
They make it easy to follow too.
Recipe: Slow Cooker Thai Curried Beef
15. Beef and Potato Curry Stew
If you love meat and potatoes, try making this beef curry stew in the slow cooker.
All you need is beef stew meat, salt and pepper, garlic, fresh ginger, jalapeno peppers, curry powder, tomatoes, onion, and beef broth.
Serve over rice or spaghetti.
Recipe: Spicy Beef Curry Stew for the Slow Cooker
16. Beef Short Ribs and Mushroom Risotto
If you’re feeling a little fancy with your meals, try making this beef short rib mushroom risotto dish.
For the recipe, you need beef short ribs, dry sherry, beef stock, onions, garlic, bay leaf, chicken stock, shallot, mushrooms, arborio rice, white wine, parmesan, and parsley.
Recipe: Beef Short Ribs with Mushroom Risotto
17. Slow Cooker Bolognese
Spaghetti bolognese is such a good comfort dish and it’s not too hard to make.
You just need to have the right seasoning ingredients such as crushed tomatoes, beef stock, tomato paste, oregano, basil, pepper, and parsley.
Recipe: Slow Cooker Bolognese
18. Beef Ragu
Beef ragu is traditionally made with pappardelle pasta and is a popular French/Italian dish.
The rest of the ingredients are quite similar to the bolognese sauce except you’re using chuck beef instead.
Recipe: Slow Cooked Shredded Beef Ragu Pasta
19. Pot Roast
Pot roast takes so long to cook over the stove so it’s the perfect meat to cook inside a crockpot.
Add in some carrots and potatoes as well to allow it soak in all the flavor.
Recipe: Crock Pot Roast (with Gravy!)
20. Korean Short Ribs
Korean short ribs is a little bit sweet and savory at the same time. This recipe teaches you how to cook it in a way that makes the meat fall off easily.
Recipe: Korean Style Short Ribs (Crock Pot)
21. BBQ Beef Ribs
If you’re craving an American version of ribs instead, this BBQ rib recipe is so good.
You need brown sugar, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, mustard, black pepper, onion powder, cider vinegar, ketchup, and worcestire for the sauce. This is their recipe for homemade BBQ sauce.
Recipe: Beef Ribs in BBQ Sauce – slow cooked short ribs!
22. Beef and Tomato Soup
If you’re craving a delicious beef soup, try this tomato and beef soup. You first put in the beef and then let it cook for some time before adding the rest of the vegetables and seasoning in.
Recipe: Beef and Tomato Soup
23. Beef Frittata
Fritatta is traditionally made in the oven but did you know you can also cook it in the slow cooker? You first combine all the ingredients, then add it into the slow cooker.
Make sure to grease the slow cooker well so it won’t stick.
Recipe: Slow Cooker Meat Vegetable Frittata
24. Beef Pho
The pho broth takes a very long time to cook so the crockpot will come in handy. For the broth, you need beef bones, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, whole cloves, star anise, fennel seed, and white onion.
Other ingredients you need include flank steak, bok choy, and rice noodles.
Recipe: Crock Pot Beef Pho From Scratch
25. Beef Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
If you’re craving a light but vegetable-rich meal, try making these beef stuffed cabbage rolls. You just need to wrap ground beef in cabbages and put it into the slow cooker to cook.
Top it off with a tomato based sauce and it’s ready to serve.
Recipe: Slow Cooker Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
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