Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli
This is the easiest Beef and Broccoli recipe! It’s made in the slow cooker, so you end with deliciously tender and flavor-soaked beef. A recipe the whole family will enjoy! This slow cooker beef recipe is one you will want to have on hand for those hectic days when you don’t have a lot of time to make dinner. The prep work is only about 10 minutes, and the slow cooker does the rest of the work. What you’re left with is flavorful, tender beef and broccoli smothered in a delicious Asian-style sauce. You could even make the rice the night before to have it ready for the following day. I recommend serving this with the basic long grain white rice or my favorite kind of rice, short grain brown rice.
Beef and Broccoli Ingredients
For this slow cooker beef and broccoli recipe, you’ll need:
Beef chuck Yellow onion Low-sodium beef broth Soy sauce Sesame oil Dark brown sugar Garlic Salt and pepper Cornstarch Broccoli Sesame seeds, for garnish
How to Make Beef and Broccoli in the Slow Cooker
Add the sliced beef and onions to a slow cooker. Stir together sauce ingredients, then pour over the beef and onions. Cook mixture on low heat for 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours, or until beef is cooked through. Stir together some of the beef broth from the slow cooker with the cornstarch. Pour back into the slow cooker. Add in the broccoli pieces and continue cooking until softened. Serve slow cooker beef and broccoli with white rice, if desired.
Can I Cook This Recipe on High for Less Time?
I wouldn’t recommend doing that, as it might make the meat tough. Beef needs to be cooked low and slow to become super tender.
Can I Omit the Sugar in This Recipe?
Feel free to scale back on the sugar to suit your tastes. However, I’d add some sugar to this recipe to balance out all the flavors. The sugar helps make this slow cooker beef and broccoli taste like what you get at a good Chinese restaurant!
Tips for the Best Beef and Broccoli
If you use regular beef broth instead of low-sodium, you likely won’t want to add any additional salt. For the best flavor and texture, use fresh broccoli and not frozen. Slice the beef thinly so it becomes super tender in the slow cooker.
More Easy Chinese Recipes You’ll Love:
Very Veggie Fried Rice Orange Chicken General Tso’s Chicken Chicken and Vegetable Stir-Fry Chicken Chow Mein Orange Garlic Shrimp Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry
