Description
Make tender beef and potatoes easily in your slow cooker using a rich garlic butter sauce. This is a simple, set-it-and-forget-it meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs beef chuck roast, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1.5 lbs baby potatoes, halved
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons cold water (for slurry)
Instructions
- Place the cubed beef and halved potatoes into the basin of your slow cooker.
- In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the minced garlic and thyme; cook for 1 minute until fragrant. Do not brown the garlic.
- Pour the melted garlic butter mixture over the beef and potatoes in the slow cooker.
- Add the beef broth, salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce to the slow cooker. Stir gently to coat the ingredients.
- Cover the slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3.5 to 4 hours, until the beef is very tender.
- About 30 minutes before serving, remove the lid. Stir the cornstarch slurry into the liquid in the slow cooker. Stir well.
- Replace the lid and cook on HIGH for the remaining 30 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened slightly.
- Serve hot, spooning the garlic butter sauce over the beef and potatoes.
Notes
- For extra flavor, add one chopped yellow onion with the potatoes.
- If you prefer smaller potatoes, use Yukon Gold or red potatoes and cut them into uniform 1-inch pieces.
- If you use a leaner cut of beef, like sirloin, reduce the cooking time slightly to prevent drying.
- Serve with steamed green beans or a simple side salad.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 3
- Sodium: 650
- Fat: 35
- Saturated Fat: 18
- Unsaturated Fat: 12
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 25
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 38
- Cholesterol: 110