This Crockpot Steak Bites recipe is a family favorite dinner and slow cooker meal with savory, tender beef steak tips, caramelized onions, and garlic.
If you are looking for a delicious recipe to prepare ahead of time, this Slow Cooker Steak Bites recipe will certainly become one of your family’s favorite Slow Cooker Meals! It reminds me of the IHop Steak Tips dish.
When you start with a Slow Cooker Recipe with steak tips with caramelized onions, you will have a great recipe that includes a delicious gravy that is an au jus.
The minced garlic and butter turn these steak bites into Garlic Butter Steak Bites.
If you loved my popular recipe, Beef Tips and Rice, as well as the Instant Pot Beef Tips and Gravy, then you’ll love these Slow Cooker Steak Bites!
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Why You’ll Love Steak Bites
- Meal Prep – This recipe is perfect for meal prep. You can chop the vegetables and steak the night before or days before and freeze them until you need them. Then you can throw everything in the slow cooker or crock pot and let it cook while you are at work, and dinner is ready when you come home.
- Comfort Food Meal – This delicious complete meal with fork-tender beef, and the rich flavor of beef gravy, which my husband thinks is the best part, make a flavorful comfort food meal that the whole family will love.
- Easy Recipe – Slow cooker recipes are the easiest to make because you can make them a dump-and-go recipe that will be ready when you get home.
What You’ll Need
Equipment
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Ingredients
Below I discuss the ingredients and possible substitutions in case you don’t have a specific ingredient. However, if you are looking for the specific measurements of each ingredient, be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this article, just above the comments, for the printable recipe card, which includes all the ingredients and the specific amounts of each one.
- Oil – You’ll need 2 tablespoons of oil, which could be olive oil, avocado oil, coconut oil, vegetable oil, or butter.
- Sirloin steak – Use sirloin steak cut into bite-sized pieces. You could also use another cut of beef, such as beef stew meat, beef cubes, or beef tenderloin steak tips.
- Kosher Salt – 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- Cracked Black Pepper – 1 teaspoon black pepper
- Onion – You’ll need a small sweet onion that is thinly sliced. You can use white onion, yellow onion, Vidalia onion, or red onion. If you don’t have fresh onion, you could use onion powder instead.
- Garlic – 3 cloves garlic thinly sliced. if you don’t have whole or minced garlic, you can use garlic powder instead.
- Beef Stock – Use 1 cup unsalted beef stock or beef broth.
- Worcestershire Sauce – (Optional)
- Au Jus Gravy Mix – 1-ounce packet au jus gravy mix – or gravy packet, like a brown gravy mix.
- Unsalted Butter – 4 tablespoons unsalted butter thinly sliced
- Parsley – You can use fresh chopped parsley for garnish, but that is optional.
How To Slow Cook Steak Tips
- In a large bowl, add the steak bites.
- Toss the steak with the salt and pepper to combine.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, and add half of the oil to the hot skillet.
- Add the steak pieces in batches, sear the steak bites until all sides are browned, and place them into an 8-quart slow cooker. Add more oil to the pan if needed.
- Once all the steak is seared, add the onion and garlic to the slow cooker, and toss with the steak bites.
- Pour the beef stock into the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle the au jus packet over the top.
- Lay slices of the butter over the top.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6 – 8 hours, stirring occasionally
- Serve with a garnish of fresh parsley if desired.
Pro Tips
- Type of Beef – Round steak, stew meat, or chuck roast can be used in place of sirloin.
- Searing Optional – The second step, where you sear off the steak bites, is optional. This does give the steak bites more flavor, but if you don’t have time, you can skip this step. Place the seasoned steak bites directly into the slow cooker. Discard the oil entirely. Continue on to step 3.
- Add Herbs – You can add more herbs to make this even more flavorful. A few sprigs of thyme or rosemary would add a delicious flavor.
- Control The Salt – Use unsalted beef broth instead of beef stock if you can’t find it. This option lets you more fully control the amount of salt in the recipe.
- Reheating – To reheat this recipe, you can add the steak tips in the slow cooker, in a pot on the stove, or in the microwave until warm.
Variations
- Pesto Steak Bites – A heaping tablespoon of prepared pesto or a squeeze of lemon juice at the end before serving would be welcomed additions as well.
- Mushroom Steak Bites – Stir in some seared mushrooms at the end for a nice twist.
- Cajun Steak Bites – Instead of only seasoning with salt and pepper, add some Cayenne pepper and chopped celery to the garlic and onions.
- Mexican Steak Bites – Add chile powder, cumin, paprika, and cayenne to the seasoning.
- Teriyaki Steak Bites – In addition to the Worcestershire Sauce, add a tablespoon of soy sauce or teriyaki sauce.
What To Serve With Steak Bites
These are some of the favorite sides of my entire family.
FAQs
Store leftover steak bites in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 3 to 5 days.
Yes, you can freeze this recipe by placing the beef, gravy, and noodles in a freezer-safe, airtight container and placing them in the freezer for up to 3 months.
If your gravy is too thin, you can thicken the gravy by making a cornstarch slurry by stirring together 2 tablespoons each of cold water and cold starch. Then pour that slurry into the gravy and stir. Let heat for a minute or two, and the gravy will thicken.
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Recipe
Slow Cooker Steak Bites Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 pounds sirloin steak cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 small sweet onion thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic thinly sliced
- 1 cup unsalted beef stock
- 1 ounce packet au jus gravy mix
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter thinly sliced
- fresh chopped parsley for garnish optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl toss the steak with the salt and pepper to combine.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, and add half of the oil to the hot skillet.
- Add the steak pieces in batches, sear the steak bites until all sides are browned, and place them into an 8-quart slow cooker. Add more oil to the pan if needed.
- Once all the steak is seared, add the onion and garlic to the slow cooker, and toss with the steak bites.
- Pour the beef stock into the slow cooker.
- Sprinkle the au jus packet over the top.
- Lay slices of the butter over the top.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 6 – 8 hours, stirring occasionally
- Serve with a garnish of fresh parsley if desired.
Notes
- Type of Beef – Round steak, stew meat, or chuck roast can be used in place of sirloin.
- Searing Optional – The second step, where you sear off the steak bites, is optional. This does give the steak bites more flavor, but if you don’t have time, you can skip this step. Place the seasoned steak bites directly into the slow cooker. Discard the oil entirely. Continue on to step 3.
- Add Herbs – You can add more herbs to make this even more flavorful. A few sprigs of thyme or rosemary would add a delicious flavor.
- Control The Salt – Use unsalted beef broth instead of beef stock if you can’t find it. This option lets you more fully control the amount of salt in the recipe.
- Reheating – To reheat this recipe, you can add the steak tips in the slow cooker, in a pot on the stove, or in the microwave until warm.
- Storing – Keep leftovers for up to 3 days. Freeze for up to 3 months.
