Slow Cooker Beef Tips
Craving some classic winter comfort food? These Slow Cooker Beef Tips are easy and delicious!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 306kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 pounds beef stew meat see note
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1¼-oz. envelope dry onion soup mix
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 small white onion diced
- 16 oz. sliced baby bella mushrooms
- 2½ tsp minced garlic
- ¼ cup water
- 3 Tbsp cornstarch
- {optional} 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Using a large skillet, add vegetable oil and place over medium-high heat. Once hot, add half of the beef tips and cook for 1-2 minutes per side, or until seared. Use a slotted spoon to transfer beef tips to a slow cooker. Repeat process with remaining beef tips. (Note: The goal at this stage is simply to sear the edges of the beef tips, not cook them.)
- Add beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, onion soup mix, thyme, diced onions, sliced mushrooms and garlic; stir until well combined.
- Cook on low for 5-6 hours or high for 3-4 hours, or until beef is fork tender. (Note: Different slow cookers will cook at different temperatures, so test the beef tips occasionally to see if they are fork tender.)
- Using a medium bowl, whisk together water and cornstarch until smooth. Pour this cornstarch slurry into slow cooker and continue cooking for another 15-20 minutes, or until sauce thickens noticeably.
- Serve beef tips over mashed potatoes, rice or pasta. {Optional} Garnish with chopped fresh parsley before serving.
Notes
Many stores sell packages of beef stew meat. If you have trouble finding this, just pick up a package of top sirloin and cut it into cubes at home.
Nutrition
Calories: 306kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 652mg | Potassium: 911mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 4mg
