Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli (Better Than Takeout)

This slow cooker beef and broccoli tastes like your favorite takeout, without the drive. Sliced beef cooks low and slow in a garlicky soy and brown sugar sauce until tender, then broccoli goes in at the end so it stays bright green. Serve it over rice and watch it disappear.

Why You’ll Love It

• Better than takeout.
• Hands-off slow cooker supper.
• Tender beef every time.

What You Need

• 2 lb flank steak or chuck roast (thinly sliced)
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 2 tbsp cornstarch (mixed with 3 tbsp water)
• 4 cups broccoli florets

How to Make Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli

1. Put the beef in the slow cooker.
2. Whisk the broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic and sesame oil and pour over the beef.
3. Cook on low 5 to 6 hours or high 3 hours.
4. Stir in the cornstarch mixture.
5. Add the broccoli, cover and cook on high 20 to 30 minutes until tender-crisp.
6. Serve over rice with sesame seeds.

Tips

• Partly freeze the beef for easier thin slicing.
• Add broccoli at the end so it stays green.
• Low-sodium soy sauce keeps it from getting salty.

Serving and Storing

Keeps 4 days in the fridge. Freezes 2 months without the broccoli.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use frozen broccoli?

Yes, add it straight from frozen for the last 30 minutes.

Which cut is best?

Flank steak or chuck roast.

Can I add other vegetables?

Snap peas or carrots work well.

Slow Cooker Beef and Broccoli

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Tender sliced beef in a glossy garlic soy sauce with bright broccoli, made in the slow cooker. Takeout at home.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 6 hours hrs

Total Time 6 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

  

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• 2 lb flank steak or chuck roast thinly sliced
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 2 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 3 tbsp water
• 4 cups broccoli florets

Instructions

 

• Put the beef in the slow cooker.
• Whisk the broth, soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic and sesame oil and pour over the beef.
• Cook on low 5 to 6 hours or high 3 hours.
• Stir in the cornstarch mixture.
• Add the broccoli, cover and cook on high 20 to 30 minutes until tender-crisp.
• Serve over rice with sesame seeds.

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