Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli
This Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli will be your new go-to instead of takeout! With tender beef, fresh broccoli florets, and a delicious sauce, it is a super easy weeknight meal to make and tastes amazing!
At our house, once school starts again, every evening is a blur of activity from homework to sports and trying to squeeze in a decent meal. That’s why I love using my crock pot to get yummy and healthy meals without having to slave over the stove.
The other thing I love is takeout, but let’s face it, we can’t have takeout every night of the week. So that’s where my Slow-Cooker Beef and Broccoli recipe comes in. It’s so flavorful and perfect for a quick meal.
Stew beef is perfect for recipes that cook low and slow, and I highly recommend it for slow cooking recipes. (Another great recipe to make with stew meat is Beef Tips and Gravy.)
Ingredients
Here is what you will need to make this easy recipe:
- Stew Beef: Slow cooking is ideal for stew beef as it is tough. You can also use a pound of flank steak or sirloin steak and cut across the grain into thin slices.
- Beef Broth: This will form the base of the sauce. You can substitute beef stock.
- Sesame Oil: Using sesame oil will impart a sesame flavor, however, you can substitute canola or sunflower oil if you prefer.
- Broccoli: Use either fresh or frozen broccoli, cut into bite-size pieces.
- Rice or Noodles: White or brown rice or noodles for serving
- Brown Sugar: Light or dark brown sugar both work.
- Garlic: Use fresh garlic, finely minced, for the best flavor.
- Soy Sauce: Adds both saltiness and umami to the sauce. You can also use low-sodium soy sauce.
- Corn Starch: Thickens the sauce to give it more body.
Variations
For a little heat, add red pepper flakes to the sauce mixture.
If you like sesame seeds, sprinkle those right on top just before you’re ready to eat. You can also garnish the meal with sliced scallions or green onions.
To Make Gluten Free:
Use a gluten-free soy sauce and serve over a bed of cauliflower rice.
Serving Suggestions
Serve your beef and broccoli dish with jasmine, brown, or white rice. You could also serve it over soba noodles, udon noodles, stir fry noodles or even wide egg noodles.
For company, try serving these tasty Beef & Vegetable Potstickers as an appetizer or on the side.
Storage & Reheating
Store leftovers in an airtight container. It will last 3-5 days.
Reheat individual portions in the microwave in 30-second intervals until heated through.
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Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli
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Ingredients
- 1 lb stew beef
- 1 cup beef stock
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- Frozen broccoli florets about 3 cups
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the beef stock, sesame oil, soy sauce, brown sugar, and minced garlic.1 cup beef stock, 1/3 cup soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, ⅓ cup brown sugar, 3 cloves garlic
- Add the beef to the slow cooker and pour the liquid over the top, tossing the beef to coat.1 lb stew beef
- Set the slow cooker to cook for 4 hours on HIGH heat.
- When the meat is tender, remove a 1/4 cup of the sauce and put in into a small bowl. Add the cornstarch to the sauce and whisk with a fork to combine.2 tablespoons cornstarch
- Slowly drizzle the cornstarch mixture to the slow cooker and stir into the sauce.
- Add the broccoli florets to the slow cooker and cover.Frozen broccoli florets
- Cook for another 30 minutes on low so the sauce will thicken and the broccoli will cook.
- Season with salt and pepper as desired and serve over white or brown rice.salt and pepper, to taste
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If you love Asian flavors, you’ll also love our chicken and broccoli stir fry, salt and pepper chicken, ground beef and ramen noodles, and sesame chicken, too.
This is a really good recipe. I made it with just broccoli but not carrots.
I added some a few tables spoons oyster sauce and it was pretty tasty. 5 stars, will make again.
I totally recommend making this for a very easy, delicious, and quick dinner.
ellen
I’ve made this so many times and it always comes out perfect. My family loves it. Sometimes I add a can of water chestnuts to it also.
This is a good recipe. I like the sauce a lot. Thank you for sharing it. I pinned it so I can make it again.
Made this and everyone gobbled it. So much healthier than take out, thank you!
I really like your website – I see so many recipes I’d like to try!
I made this and serve it over noodles but we don’t use sesame seeds or sesame oil. It’s good and I really like it.
I use my slow cooker all the time and this is one of my favorite recipes. We put in carrots and broccoli and sometimes, when my husband isn’t home, I even add mushrooms!
I really like your recipes.
Amazing flavor, will definitely make again!
I would love to try your beef and broccoli.
My teenage son loves this when we get take out. I tried it and he ate seconds! Thank you because you’re going to save me so much money on take out now!
This is a quick and easy recipe. I used leftover pot roast then followed the rest of your directions. It was good and we’ll make it again for sure!
I made this and served it over cauliflower rice. I also added mushrooms and red pepper flakes. Loved this dish!
Have made this 3-4 times now; best beef and broccoli I have had. Mary
I love using a slow cooker to make beef and broccoli. I used to do it in a skillet but I hate standing over the stove.
This is a great recipe. thank you
Helen
Great meal and easy to prepare. Taste AMAZING.
This was delicious! I served it over Jasmine rice and my daughter absolutely LOVED it.
Very easy to follow recipe. Family loves it❤️
Slow cooker meals are the best! This one is so good.
I always use dark brown sugar because I like the taste better.
I also add a little red pepper flake to it for some heat.
Terri
Two of my kids are allergic to soy, so I omitted the Soy Sauce and used extra beef broth. I added some dry ginger and also some red pepper flakes. Very good!
You have nice recipe ideas. I made this and also I made your orange chicken and they were both really good.
angelica
East, fast, delicious!
Thanks for the recipe!! Amber
This is one of my favorite meals to make! My grandchildren love it!
Debbie
mine too!
I love this Broccoli and Beef recipe—it’s really good and super simple. Thank you!
This is good with carrots and broccoli.
I like spicy food so I added a teaspoon of siracha!! Turned out amazing.
Linda
Good recipe. I used some ground ginger (love that stuff!) and used both carrots and broccoli. Really yummy. Thanks. Holly
I make something kind of similar with chicken and my family loves it so I tried this and it was an instant winner.
My kids ALL ate it, even the one who said broccoli is gross. THANK YOU!!!
Sharon
I use low sodium soy sauce and it comes out good. I also use extra broccoli and carrots too. YUM!
My husband loves this. He asks for it almost every week!
I just made it and I followed every step and it come out amazing. Will make again.
WOW!!!!!!! Just so delicious!! It’s one of our faves 🙂
It came out so delicious, my son said it was better then take out we normally get!
I saw this on Pinterest and made it. WOW – so good. Totally making this again – thank you!!
that’s the spirit! lol
I made this but with tofu and vegetable stock. I added in carrots and some other veggies. It was good and I’ll make it again.
I made this but I used a little honey – maybe 2 tablespoons? Instead of the brown sugar. It was really good.
This slow cooker recipe is one of my favorites and I love how it turns out.
Probably the best Beef and Broccoli we have ever had. Jody
Oh gosh! This recipe is the BOMB. My family loves it. Every time I made it, there are no leftovers. It’s so good!
I’ve been looking for a good slow cooker recipe for beef and broccoli and this is IT!
Thank you!!!
Amazing! My family loved it! So easy to make and it was quick.
Perfect for a weekday meal! I will be adding to the monthly rotation! Sandra
Absolutely delicious. I had some leftover fresh ginger I needed to use so I added that and it was amazing! Definitely recommend this recipe.
Can you use flank steak for this recipe?
Hi Debbie, yes, flank steak is a great choice for this recipe because it will benefit from being cooked low and slow!
I am going to make this recipe. Just wondering if I could use frozen broccoli florets?
Hi Linda, you can absolutely use frozen broccoli. I’m not sure exactly how long it would take so I would add it but then check on it about 20 minutes later and adjust the time accordingly.
Very easy and delicious! I doubled the recipe because I have 4 kids. We didn’t have any leftovers because they all loved it.
My boyfriend and I made this recipe for his parents and it was so good! I used carrots and mushrooms in addition to the broccoli. Thanks for the delicious recipe!
I really like using my slow cooker to make this recipe because it’s so much easier than doing it in a pan. I used a combination of honey and a little bit of sweet chili sauce – so good!
I would make this again, it was really, really good.