Description
Slow cooker garlic butter beef & potatoes brings hearty comfort straight from grandma’s kitchen to your dinner table. Rich, tender meat melts alongside buttery potatoes, creating a soul-warming meal you’ll savor with pure satisfaction.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Protein:
- 2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into bite-sized chunks
Vegetables and Potatoes:
- 1 lb baby yellow potatoes, halved or quartered
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh garlic
Seasonings and Liquids:
- 5 tablespoons butter, sliced
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika (optional)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning (optional)
- 1/2 cup beef broth
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Optional Add-Ins:
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme or rosemary
Instructions
- Prepare a cutting board and slice potatoes into halves, ensuring uniform size for even cooking. Trim beef into consistent bite-sized morsels if not pre-cut.
- Create a robust seasoning blend combining onion powder, garlic powder, seasoned salt, black pepper, paprika, and Italian seasoning in a spacious mixing vessel.
- Thoroughly coat beef and potato pieces with the aromatic spice mixture, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Strategically layer half the butter slices across the bottom of the slow cooker, creating a rich foundation for the dish.
- Arrange seasoned beef and potatoes inside the slow cooker, distributing ingredients evenly for optimal flavor distribution.
- Scatter minced garlic generously over the layered ingredients to infuse intense aromatic notes.
- Carefully pour beef broth and Worcestershire sauce around the ingredients, maintaining the careful arrangement.
- Crown the mixture with remaining butter slices, allowing them to melt and enhance overall richness during cooking.
- Select cooking mode – low temperature for 6-8 hours yields maximum tenderness, while high temperature works for 3-4 hours if time is limited.
- Periodically redistribute ingredients if possible to ensure uniform cooking and flavor integration.
- Once cooking completes, garnish with freshly chopped parsley or thyme for vibrant color and additional flavor complexity.
- Optional: Drizzle extra garlic butter over the finished dish for an indulgent final touch.
Notes
- Choose chuck roast or stew meat for maximum tenderness and rich flavor that melts in your mouth during slow cooking.
- Toast dry spices briefly in a skillet before mixing to enhance their depth and release more intense aromatics throughout the dish.
- Resist opening the slow cooker lid frequently, as each peek releases heat and can extend cooking time, potentially toughening the meat.
- Swap regular butter with plant-based margarine for a dairy-free version, and use gluten-free Worcestershire sauce to accommodate various dietary needs.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 hours (on Low) or 4 hours (on High)
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 27 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg