Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Beef (Printable Version)

Tender beef with buttery garlic and herbs, slow-cooked with baby potatoes for an easy hands-off dinner.

# What You Need:

→ Beef

01 - 2.5 lbs beef chuck roast, cut into large cubes
02 - 1 tsp salt
03 - ½ tsp black pepper

→ Vegetables

04 - 2 lbs baby potatoes, halved
05 - 1 large yellow onion, sliced
06 - 3 large carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces

→ Garlic Butter

07 - ⅓ cup unsalted butter, melted
08 - 6 cloves garlic, minced
09 - 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
10 - 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
11 - 1 tsp dried rosemary
12 - ½ tsp paprika

→ Liquid

13 - ½ cup low-sodium beef broth

# How to Make It:

01 - Rub beef cubes thoroughly with salt and black pepper, ensuring even coverage on all sides.
02 - Arrange halved baby potatoes, sliced yellow onion, and carrot pieces in an even layer at the bottom of the slow cooker insert.
03 - Place seasoned beef cubes directly on top of the vegetable bed.
04 - Whisk together melted butter, minced garlic, chopped parsley, thyme leaves, rosemary, and paprika in a small bowl until fully incorporated.
05 - Pour the garlic butter mixture evenly over the beef and vegetables, ensuring all pieces receive some of the seasoned butter.
06 - Carefully pour beef broth around the edges of the slow cooker, avoiding direct pouring over the garlic butter coating.
07 - Cover with lid and cook on LOW setting for 6 to 7 hours until beef pulls apart easily with a fork and potatoes are completely tender.
08 - Gently fold ingredients together before serving. Sprinkle with additional fresh parsley for garnish if desired.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • The beef becomes so tender you barely need a knife and the potatoes soak up all that garlicky butter like tiny flavor sponges
  • It is genuinely one of those throw it in and walk away situations that delivers restaurant quality results with almost zero effort
  • The leftovers somehow taste even better the next day when the flavors have had even more time to become friends
02 -
  • Adding cold liquid to a hot slow cooker can cause cracking so let your broth come to room temperature before pouring it in
  • Resist the urge to lift the lid during cooking every time you do you add about 15 minutes to your cooking time
  • The broth measurement might seem small but the vegetables release a lot of liquid as they cook creating plenty of sauce
03 -
  • Searing the beef before slow cooking adds a deep caramelized flavor but the recipe works perfectly without this extra step when time is short
  • If the sauce seems too thin at the end remove the lid and cook on HIGH for 30 minutes to let it reduce slightly

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