This Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli recipe is better than take out! And you can make it in your Crock Pot–I’ll be making this all year long!
I did something I’ve been putting off for years… I bought a rice cooker. Yes, go ahead and laugh. But I never grew up with one! I guess we didn’t eat much rice and so by the time I go to college I wasn’t really craving to eat it. And when I did, I would just make it on the stovetop. But I figured it was time, so I caved. When it came in the mail I read all the instructions, looked up videos online but I was still confused. How could you just dump dry rice and water in and the cooker would just know when it’s done? How is that possible?
So I figured I had to give it a shot and so being the food blogger that I am I decided to make something to go on top of my rice. I busted out my Crock Pot and my new snazzy rice cooker and let each contraption do it’s thing! I closed the rice cooker and it just started flashing at me, but my friend assured me it would work. A few minutes later I had the most perfect rice! It was a miracle! And in my other pot I had incredible Beef and Broccoli. It was a meal made in heaven and I felt like I had done nothing to make it. Technology is pretty awesome.
Just cut up the meat into thin pieces but don’t fret about it too much. They’ll cook just fine and once they’re covered in the sauce they’ll all look the same size!
I shared one bowl of this with my friend who was chaperoning my rice cooker debut, but other than that I hoarded it all to myself! It was just too good to share. I woke up the next morning so excited to have beef and broccoli for breakfast and for lunch…and for dinner. Yes, it’s really that good and you have to try it because it’s my new favorite meal!
I’ve had a lot of beef and broccoli in my time, but this is the best and easiest copy cat beef and broccoli recipe!
Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. boneless beef check roast or steaks
- 1 can beef broth about 15 oz
- 1 C. low sodium soy sauce
- 2/3 C. dark brown sugar
- 2 Tbsp. sesame oil
- 4-5 garlic cloves minced
- 1/4 C. corn starch
- 4-5 C. broccoli florets fresh or frozen
- Serve with white rice I cooked two cups dry in my rice cooker and it was a great match
Instructions
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1. Cut meat into thin strips, about 2 inches in length.
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2. Put beef broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil and garlic into slow cooker and stir. Add meat.
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3. Cook on low for 3 hours (or high for 1 1/2).
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4. Remove 1/2 C. of the liquid and place into a small bowl and add cornstarch. Whisk unit smooth.
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5. Pour cornstarch mixture back into the crock pot and stir. This will thicken your sauce. Cook for another 30 minutes.
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6. At this time you can add your frozen broccoli to the crock pot (at the same time you add the cornstarch) or you can steam your broccoli separately in the microwave. If you steam or cook separately just stir them into the sauce before serving so they're covered in that saucy goodness.
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7. Serve on top of rice!
You can half the recipe to serve less people, but you’ll want leftovers 🙂
I have other dinner recipes too!
One Pot Thai Peanut Pasta that took over pinterest for a while!
I still crave this Crock Pot Enchilada Soup…
And this One Pot Chicken Enchilada Pasta is perfect for serving a big family or crowd!
It all looks so good. I plan on making the beef and broccoli on Sunday. It will be nice to come home from church and smell this yummy goodness cooking away. Thanks!
Yes, it’s always so much fun to come home to a kitchen filled with good smells! I ran errands and came home to mine, yum!
Great recipe! I was wondering when would be right time to add in fresh broccoli, would it be when the frozen ones are added? Thanks! Can’t wait to make this!
Yes, add it at the same time and after 30 minutes just try a piece and see if you like the doneness! I just made this recipe again and made it on HIGH, it only took about 1 hr and 45 minutes total cooking time!
What side dishes do you serve with this?
I just serve it with rice! You could also make a fried rice or fried quinoa if you wanted, but beef and broccoli with rice is a good meal by itself!
I made this and it tasted great! I used pre-cut chop-suey beef so I didn’t have to cut it up. My only problem was that the corn starch didn’t really thicken it. I even ended up using 1/2 cup instead of 1/4 cup and it still didn’t thicken. And besides the different beef, I followed the recipe exact. Any other suggestions on what to use next time I make this? Thanks! 🙂
can I use any other oil?
I have all the ingredients ready to toss in the crock pot for when I leave for church today. I’m so excited to give this a try and to come home to a yummy, cooked meal. Thanks!
Oh. My. Gawd! This did not smell all that great. I was worried that I’d used too much sesame seed oil & it would be gross. BUT… it was delicious! Even my picky – eaters gobbled this up! It’s going in the regular rotation!
This had a great flavor. Mine didn’t thicken like it is supposed to and while I was waiting for it to thicken the broccoli got overcooked. Next time, I’d steam the broccoli separate and just stir it in towards the very end of cooking. The leftovers were fabulous. Something about the cooling off, refrigeration, and reheating process made the sauce thicken nicely and the leftovers were better than the original meal.
It’s all very appealing to the eye. On Sunday, I want to prepare the steak and broccoli. When I go home after church, I want to be greeted super mario bros by the aroma of this delicious meal. Thanks!
Just finished eating this. And omg so delicious! Next time though I’m going to use a slotted spoon to get the meat out and then put the sauce on top, so much sauce. (Definitely not complaining!)
You could also add some cornstarch to the sauce and let it cook down a bit to make the sauce thicker!!
great idea
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On Sunday, I intend to prepare the steak and broccoli. geometry dash scratch
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