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I’ve gathered over 30 of my favorite crockpot beef recipes for you to have in one place. Whether you’re craving tender shredded beef, hearty soups, or comfort food classics, this list of easy beef crock pot recipes has you covered.
Crockpot recipes take the stress out of dinnertime. Often, they are dump-and-set recipes, making them one of the easiest ways to make a meal while the crockpot does most of the work.
While it slow cooks what’s inside, it not only delivers incredible flavors but soul-warming aromas too!
Recipes like shredded beef tacos and tender pot roasts are perfect for busy weeknights, meal prep, and a stress-free way to feed a crowd.
This ultimate roundup of crockpot meals with beef is packed with hearty, flavorful dishes that are great for feeding your family, and on a budget, too!
Not the Ramen you remember making in College! Just as easy to make with much more flavor.
Slow Cooker Beef Ramen
We're beefing up your ramen noodle packages by adding juicy ground beef, carrots, red peppers, and green onions to a crockpot to simmer in a flavorful, sweet and savory sauce. Slow cooker beef ramen is a Japanese-inspired dish that will satisfy even the hungriest teens! |
Rich, tangy, and deliciously creamy. Everyone loves a hearty bowl of stroganoff, and this one is just as you remember it!
Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff
The best slow cooker beef stroganoff is made with tender beef and earthy mushrooms smothered in a creamy, tangy, rich sauce cooked low and slow without the use of any canned soup. Served over egg noodles, this classic dish is exactly what you want to come home to!
Savory beef and broth soak into the tender noodles for tons of flavor in every bite.
Slow Cooker Beef and Noodles
Slow cooker beef and noodles will be one of the most requested slow cooker meals at your house after tonight. Prep this in just 10 minutes using 6 ingredients and enjoy an effortless, home-cooked meal everyone will love!
Perfect for game day, weeknight dinners, or serving a crowd!
Slow Cooker Beef and Cheddar Sandwiches
This recipe for slow cooker beef and cheddar sandwiches is the Arby's copycat you've been waiting for! Low and slow cooked chuck roast smothered in Arby's sauce topped with cheese sauce piled high on an onion bun. It's an easy way to recreate everyone's favorite takeout at home!
Layers of seasoned ground beef, peppers, onions, creamy sauce, and golden crispy tater tots — all in the crockpot.
Slow Cooker John Wayne Casserole with Tater Tots
Slow cooker tater tot casserole is a cozy, family-friendly dinner made with seasoned ground beef, peppers, onions, and a creamy, cheesy topping. Just set it and let the crockpot do the work — golden tater tots included.
Perfect for chilly evenings, the slow-cooked beef soaks up the flavor of the Guinness, making every bite better than the one before!
Irish Guinness Beef Stew (Crockpot Recipe)
Crockpot Irish Guinness Beef Stew – A classic Irish beef stew with a Guinness base, packed with potatoes, carrots, and tender slow-cooked beef. Full of fresh herbs, this stew evokes a feeling of true comfort on cold winter nights.
Whether for St. Patrick’s Day or a cozy night in, you’ll love how easy it is to make this traditional Irish meal.
Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage
Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Potatoes is the perfect dinner for celebrating Saint Patrick’s Day with a classic recipe. You slow cook corned beef, potatoes, carrots, and cabbage in your crockpot to create a tender and flavorful meal. With only five ingredients, this will be in regular dinner rotation!
The epitome of comfort and coziness, every bite of this beef stew contains chunks of beef, potatoes, and veggies in a rich, savory sauce.
Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Easy slow cooker beef stew is thick and hearty and the definition of comfort food. Made in the crockpot, this stew is filled with tender beef, carrots, and peas and is a family favorite.
Coming home to a home-cooked meal has never been so easy! Hours of slow-cooked, fall-apart tender beef is a timeless recipe that never goes out of style.
Crock Pot Roast Beef
Slow Cooker Roast Beef is tender, juicy and full of flavor. This easy recipe will turn non-roast beef lovers into raving fans once they’ve tried this delicious pot roast! It is the ultimate comfort food that the entire family will love.
Made with a handful of simple ingredients, the tangy and buttery juices soak right into the mashed potatoes you serve them with.
Crock Pot Mississippi Pot Roast
Mississippi Pot Roast has only five ingredients and takes just minutes to put together in the crock pot. Let it cook all day then come home to a juicy, flavorful roast that is perfect served over potatoes. This is going to be your new favorite dinner!
Use it for sandwiches, sliders, or a fuss-free dinner during the week!
Crock Pot Brisket Recipe with BBQ Sauce
Slow cooker beef brisket is fall-apart tender, packed with BBQ flavor, and effortless to make. Just set it and forget it—perfect for weeknights or weekend meals.
When you can’t decide which comfort food to make, this fusion of creamy cheesy pasta with bold taco flavors is the answer.
Slow Cooker Cheesy Taco Pasta
Slow cooker taco pasta is everything you love about pasta and tacos combined into one saucy, cheesy, taco-seasoned beefy dish loaded with bell peppers, black beans, corn, and salsa!
Just a few ingredients and minimal prep go into making these easy, zesty tacos.
Slow Cooker Rotel Tacos
Slow cooker Rotel tacos are stuffed with a cheesy, beefy filling with plenty of Rotel tomatoes slow-cooked until warm and flavorful. This quick and easy meal is a fun twist on your traditional taco recipe!
This comfort food mashup practically cooks itself. Just brown the meat, dump-and-set, then add the pasta at the end!
Easy Slow Cooker Chili Mac and Cheese
This easy slow cooker chili mac and cheese has everything you love about two classic comfort dishes! Loads of beefy chili, tender noodles and melted cheese, coated in a rich, flavorful tomato sauce. It’s easy to make in the crockpot and the perfect meal to come home to!
This restaurant-style dip is the perfect appetizer or game-day snack, making it impossible to stop dipping!
Copycat Chili’s Queso
Recreate your favorite cheesy dip with this copycat Chili's queso recipe! Made with just a few simple ingredients added to the slow cooker to cook low and slow until that cheesy, beefy dip is infused with plenty of seasoning and spice!
Layers of hearty chili, crunchy corn chips, and melty cheese in every bite! Whether for casual get-togethers or a simple weeknight meal, this one is a hit.
Easy Crock Pot Frito Chili Pie
Easy Crock Pot Frito Chili Pie is soul-warming comfort food that is made with slow-cooked beefy chili, crunchy Fritos corn chips, and melted cheese served over more crunchy Fritos. This hearty recipe is so easy to make using simple ingredients, serves a dinner crowd, and is a fan favorite no matter the occasion!
The slow cooker does the work of building the deep, savory flavors of a classic spaghetti sauce. No one needs to know how easy it is!
Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce
This family favorite slow cooker spaghetti sauce is made with simple ingredients and without the need to watch over a simmering pot. The slow-cooked beef and veggies makes a thick and rich sauce that is perfect over your favorite pasta noodles!
Everything you love about stuffed peppers in an easy slow cooker soup!
Slow Cooker Stuffed Pepper Soup Recipe
Warm, hearty, and full of flavor — this slow cooker stuffed pepper soup has all the comforting taste of classic stuffed peppers made easy in your crockpot. Perfect for busy nights!
We love a shortcut around here, especially when it’s just as cheesy, saucy, and delicious!
Easy (4-ingredient!) Slow Cooker Ravioli Lasagna
This easy 4-ingredient crockpot ravioli lasagna is made right in the slow cooker with just minutes of prep time. Start with your favorite ravioli, pair it with ground beef, pasta sauce, and mozzarella cheese for a lazy lasagna that the whole family will love.
Just cook the beef, warm the sauce, and make the ricotta mixture. Then stack it, set it, and forget it!
Slow Cooker Lasagna
Leave the oven off and make Slow Cooker Lasagna tonight! Layers of meaty sauce, noodles, and cheese make this easy, comforting crockpot dinner a winner.
Juicy meatloaf with a sticky BBQ glaze is as good as Grandma’s!
Crockpot Meatloaf with BBQ Sauce
Slow-cooked deliciously seasoned meatloaf smothered in a sweet and tangy barbecue sauce, cooked until perfectly juicy and moist, with a caramelized outer crust, and then finished with even more glaze. This slow cooker meatloaf is an easy way to make a true comfort meal that'll be ready to serve with all your favorite sides any night of the week.
Enjoy this childhood favorite piled high on a toasted bun for an effortless dinner idea any night of the week!
Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes
This old fashioned sloppy joes recipe is made extra easy in the slow cooker! The meat mixture slow cooks for hours and then is ready to pile onto a bun. This easy recipe is perfect for the whole family and makes enough for a crowd.
The flavors only deepen as the chili slow cooks all day. This crowd-pleaser is ready to serve with minimal effort.
Slow Cooker Chili Recipe
This thick and hearty slow cooker chili recipe is filling, easy, and full of flavor. Cooked slowly in the crockpot and then loaded with your favorite toppings, this meal makes everyone happy!
A fun and nostalgic way to elevate your hot dogs! Make it even more fun by setting up a hot dog bar with all the toppings!
Crockpot Hot Dog Chili
Full of flavor, this Crockpot Hot Dog Chili makes an ordinary hot dog extra delicious. Made in the slow cooker, it is the perfect addition to a hot dog bar with toppings, or serving on top of fries or burgers!
Sunday dinner flavor on a Tuesday night! This slow cooker cube steak with homemade gravy is tender, rich, and made without canned soup.
Slow Cooker Cube Steak and Gravy Recipe
Slow cooker cube steak is cooked low and slow in a rich, homemade gravy until fork-tender. With no canned soup needed, it’s a hearty, comforting dinner that tastes like Sunday supper—any night of the week.
These fuss-free steak bites provide gourmet flavor on a budget!
Slow Cooker Mushroom Steak Bites
A few simple ingredients and just 10 minutes of prep time make these slow cooker mushroom steak bites a big hit! Slow cooked until fall-apart tender, the perfectly seasoned steak tips are soaked in a beef flavored au jus that can just as easily be thickened into a gravy. Serve with egg noodles or mashed potatoes for a comforting meal everyone will love coming home to.
The perfect balance of sweet and savory flavors with melt-in-your-mouth textures. Steak bites are as easy as they are impressive!
Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Steak Bites
Slow cooker honey garlic steak bites are an easy way to make an impressive meal everyone will love. Seared steak bites are cooked low and slow in the crockpot in a quick honey garlic sauce until fall-apart tender and full of flavor. Served over rice or noodles for a comforting meal or on a mini skewer for a game day appetizer!
Not a must, but serving steak bites with a carb to soak up all those juices is definitely the way to go!
Slow Cooker Steak Bites
Slow cooker steak bites are juicy, fall-apart tender, and flavorful pieces of meat without all the fuss of having to cook a whole steak! This dump-and-set recipe is pure comfort food that is best served over mashed potatoes or noodles to soak up the delicious gravy!
Use slow cooked Italian beef in subs, sandwiches, or as an easy dinner with a side of mashed potatoes.
Italian Crockpot Beef Recipe
This slow cooker Italian beef is packed with flavor and perfect for easy subs. Just 4 ingredients and 5 minutes of prep for tender, zesty beef that’s ready when you are.
Stuffed with gooey melty cheese in every bite, cheese-stuffed meatballs can be served as an appetizer or to level up your spaghetti and meatballs!
Slow Cooker Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs
Easy and flavorful Slow Cooker Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs are made with ground turkey or beef and stuffed with cheese. Served over zoodles, or your favorite noodle, this is a healthy and delicious recipe made right in your crockpot!
A festive, tangy twist on a classic favorite. You’ll love these for holiday gatherings or anytime you want a sweet and savory appetizer.
Slow Cooker Cranberry Meatballs
Cranberry meatballs are sweet and tangy and bursting with flavor. It’s easier than ever to make these sweet and zesty meatballs in the slow cooker, with a sauce that takes them to the next level.
A meatball twist on the classic sweet and sour chicken. This is going to become your new go-to recipe for all your party menus!
Easy Slow Cooker Hawaiian Meatballs
Slow cooker Hawaiian meatballs are made with frozen meatballs, canned pineapple, peppers, onions, and a sweet and tangy sauce. This dump-and-go crockpot recipe makes the perfect appetizer or a main dish that the whole family will love!
Sweet, savory, and a wee bit spicy, these tender meatballs are comfort food made simple.
Crockpot Honey Garlic Meatballs
These Honey Garlic Meatballs are sweet with a little bit of heat. Made easy in the slow cooker, they are perfect for dinner or to serve as an appetizer.
Asian-inspired flavors smother juicy meatballs and chunks of pineapple in a tangy, sweet, and salty sauce. Serve as a toothpick appetizer or over rice for a main meal.
Tender meatballs, slow-cooked in a teriyaki glaze with chunks of succulent pineapple for the perfect pairing of tangy, salty, and sweet. These meatballs make for the ideal savory party appetizer or easy dinner idea!
Add a little sweet heat to your list of appetizers with these slow cooker meatballs. Using frozen meatballs makes them even easier!
Sweet and Spicy Slow Cooker Meatballs
Sweet and spicy meatballs are the perfect appetizer for game day or any gathering made easy in the slow cooker. Doctoring up frozen meatballs in the crockpot is easy, delicious, and always a crowd pleaser!
Yes, you can! Some recipes may call for browning the beef first, as getting that initial sear is the best way to increase the flavor and lock in moisture.
Can I use frozen beef in the crockpot?
I recommend thawing it in the fridge first before adding it to the slow cooker. The exception to this would be using frozen meatballs. Those can be added directly from frozen, as they are typically pre-cooked.
Should I slow cook on high or low heat?
That all depends on the recipe. Most have the option for choosing either one, as higher heat takes less time, and lower heat calls for longer cook time. However, there are some (like pot roast) where low and slow cooking is preferred.
Should the beef always be covered in liquid?
Not always. Depending on the recipe, you may just need a little broth or sauce. Too much liquid can lead to a watery dish, as a slow cooker traps moisture as it cooks.
Which Slow Cooker Should I use?
For the past few years, I’ve been using a Hamilton Beach Set & Forget It slow cooker and I love that once it’s done cooking for the designated time, it automatically switches itself to warm. That is handy. Read my full Hamilton Beach slow cooker review here.
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