Slow cooker dinner
Garlic Steak Bites and Potatoes
A cozy, low-prep slow cooker dinner with tender beef, buttery potatoes, garlic, and simple seasoning.
About 15 minutes
6–8 hours on low
Easy to adjust servings
This is the kind of dinner that works when you want something hearty without hovering over the stove. The slow cooker does most of the work, and stew meat becomes tender while the potatoes soak up all that garlic-butter flavor.
Garlic Steak Bites and Potatoes Recipe
Ingredients
- 1½–2 lbs beef stew meat, beef tips, chuck roast chunks, or sirloin steak bites
- 1–2 packages petite gold potatoes, or about 1½–3 lbs potatoes of your choice
- 1½ sticks butter
- 3–4 cloves garlic, minced, or garlic seasoning to taste
- 1–2 tbsp Three Onion Rub
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Green beans, frozen or canned and drained, optional
Directions
- Add the butter to the slow cooker.
- Add the meat and potatoes.
- Add the garlic, Three Onion Rub, salt, and pepper.
- Cook on LOW for 6–8 hours, or until the beef is tender and the potatoes are cooked through. You can also cook on HIGH for about 4 hours.
- Gently stir before serving and spoon the garlic-butter juices over the beef and potatoes.
- If using green beans, stir them in near the end and let them warm through.
Melanie’s Mealtime Tips 💜
Optional flavor step: If you have a few extra minutes, sear the stew meat in a hot skillet before adding it to the slow cooker. It adds extra flavor, but dinner will still turn out great if you skip it.
Use the potatoes you have: Petite gold potatoes are my favorite here. If your potatoes are larger, cut them smaller so they cook evenly.
Bulk-buy shortcut: A larger package of stew meat can be divided into multiple meal-size portions so another slow cooker dinner is already easier later.
Want to lighten it up? Use 1 stick of butter and add a splash of beef broth if needed.
Save this one for a busy day
It is simple, cozy, and forgiving—which is exactly what a real-life slow cooker dinner should be.
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