Here’s a simple and tasty slow cooker beef recipe using just three ingredients besides the beef—perfect for a hands-off, hearty meal 🍲
🥩 Slow Cooker Beef with 3 Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1–1.5 lbs raw beef, cut into cubes (stew meat or chuck works best)
- 1 onion, sliced or chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup beef broth (or water with 1 beef bouillon cube)
Optional: salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the Ingredients
- Cube the beef if it isn’t already.
- Chop onion and garlic.
- Add to Slow Cooker
- Place beef, onion, garlic, and broth in the slow cooker.
- Stir gently to combine.
- Cook
- Low heat: 7–8 hours
- High heat: 4–5 hours
- Beef should be tender and falling apart.
- Optional Finish
- Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Serve over rice, mashed potatoes, or with bread.
💡 Tips
- You can add a few herbs like rosemary or thyme for extra flavor.
- For thicker gravy, mix 1 tbsp cornstarch with water and stir in 15 minutes before serving.
- Using stew meat with some fat gives richer flavor.
If you want, I can give a super-easy “3-ingredient” variation with a sauce that tastes restaurant-quality—it’s basically a dump-and-go slow cooker hack.
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