Crock Pot Cubed Steak
Crock Pot Cubed Steak with Gravy is the ultimate no-fuss weeknight dinner recipe. They are so tender, they literally melt in your mouth!
A Budget-Friendly, Family-Friendly Dinner
This meal is not only inexpensive but it is one of those “set-it and forget-it” type meals. You can toss everything into your slow cooker and dinner will be ready when you are! With only a handful of ingredients, you can have the most delicious, comfort food ready and waiting for you by the time you get home! It’s a meal the whole family will love and you won’t even need a knife to cut it!
Hard to believe that cube steaks can be this tender, I have made several times and is great!
– Steve
Frequently Asked Questions:
If you are sensitive to salt, don’t enjoy salted food or need lower sodium for dietary restrictions, you will need to purchase lower sodium or no sodium options where possible. You can always season with salt after it has finished cooking.
You could substitute with Beef Consommé or beef broth (you will use same amounts that you would use if using canned French Onion Soup.) Again, if you need lower sodium options, purchase those instead.
It helps to have a digital crock pot. That way you can cook it for a certain amount of time so and then set it to automatically go to a keep-warm setting. That would be ideal for this recipe.
This is where the crock pot comes in. Using a slow cooker so the meat can slowly cook in gravy will produce cubed steak that you can cut with a fork.
No. If you want the most tender cubed steak, it needs to only be cooked on low.
I serve this cubed steak and gravy with my Million Dollar Mashed Potatoes and smother it in the gravy. You could also serve with rice or egg noodles. For vegetable options, try Italian Green Beans, Bacon Garlic Green Beans or Maple Glazed Carrots.
Cubed steaks come from the cow’s shoulder which is a tough cut of meat since the cow is constantly using its shoulder. The more a cow uses a certain area of its body, the more that area will become tough. Cubed steak is run through a meat tenderizer (which gives it all those tiny little holes) to help make it just a bit more tender.
Yes but make sure you have a large enough crock pot.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. I do not recommend freezing.
Ingredients Needed: (See Recipe Card Below For The Full Recipe)
- au jus gravy mix – if you can’t find this in a lower sodium option, substitute it for some low sodium brown gravy mix.
- cream of chicken soup – as I stated above, please be aware of your own sensitivities or aversion to salt/sodium. Use low or no sodium options where possible. Cream of mushroom can also be used.
- French onion soup – the same applies for this soup. If necessary, use low or no sodium options.
- cubed steaks – This recipe works for 4 cubed steaks. Anything more and you will want to use a larger crock pot and also double the recipe.
- cornstarch and water – this is to make a cornstarch slurry to thicken up the gravy. If you don’t want a thicker gravy, then just skip this step.
How To Make Crock Pot Cube Steak
In the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker, combine cream of chicken soup, French Onion soup, packet of au jus and water. Stir well. Put cubed steak in slow cooker with gravy mixture.
Move the steaks around to coat them with the gravy. Cover slow cooker and cook steak on low.
After cooking, it’s time to thicken gravy. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and cold water. Stir mixture into crock pot. You do not need to remove the cubed steaks to do this unless you find it easier to whisk it in. I would put the cubed steaks back in the pot as soon as you’ve mixed it in. Turn the setting to high and cook until gravy is thickened.
Then serve with your favorite sides.
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- Stovetop Mashed Potatoes
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Crock Pot Cubed Steak
Ingredients
- 10.75 ounce can cream of chicken soup (see notes below about low or no sodium)
- 10.5 ounce can French onion soup (see notes below about low or no sodium)
- 1 packet au jus gravy mix (see notes below)
- ½ cup water
- 4 cubed steaks
To thicken gravy:
- 3 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 Tablespoons cold water
Instructions
- In the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker, combine 10.75 ounce can cream of chicken soup, 10.5 ounce can French onion soup, 1 packet au jus gravy mix and 1/2 cup water. Stir well.
- Put 4 cubed steaks into gravy mixture and make sure it is coated well.
- Cover slow cooker and cook steak on low for 6-8 hours.NOTE: I don’t recommend cooking on high. See cooking notes below.
- After cooking, it's time to thicken gravy. In a small bowl, whisk together 3 Tablespoons cornstarch and 3 Tablespoons cold water. Stir mixture into crock pot. You do not need to remove the cubed steaks to do this unless you find it easier to whisk it in. I would put the cubed steaks back in the pot as soon as you've mixed it in.
- Turn the setting to high and cook for 30 minutes (until gravy is thickened.) Then serve!
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Notes
- If you don’t want to use French Onion Soup you could substitute with low sodium Beef Consommé or Beef Broth.
- I don’t recommend cooking on high. Cubed steaks are a tougher cut of meat and they really need that low and slow cooking time to be tender.
- Serve with mashed potatoes, rice or egg noodles.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
Originally published: January 2012
Updated photos & republished: March 2024
So easy and delicious! I love fried cube steak, but my stomach can’t do fried anything anymore. I found this recipe and I used beef broth instead of the French onion soup to save on calories. It’s was fantastic! I didn’t make egg noodles because of gluten but I will try it some chickpea pasta the next time I make it. Super easy and perfect Sunday lunch or dinner,
This is a great and easy recipe. I do change the cream of chicken soup to a cream of mushroom soup. My husband loves this dish and it’s a crowd pleaser.
This is a good recipe I’ve been making it for a long time. Serve with baked potatoes and green beans.
This is such a great recipe . Easy delicious and hearty meal . Must try !!
This was very good. Used low or no sodium items and it was perfect, thank you!
So tender, and I didn’t even have to thicken my gravy. Served with mashed potatoes, gravy and peas. yum!
Thank you SO very much Deborah! Sure do appreciate you coming back to comment!
You think this would be good with cubed pork steaks instead of beef? Thanks in advance! Wonderful sounding recipe.
Steaks were like butter! So tender! I used no sodium options because of my husbands high blood pressure, but other than that, no changes. Came out yummy and tender and was an easy recipe for me to put on before work 🙂 Thanks so much!
Do you put the lid back on the crock pot after adding the cornstarch?
I don’t
Except for being salty, it’s delicious. Next time I will try to find an alternate French onion low salt version, none at my grocery store
This is the second week IM making this from the country cook and all 4 of my grown men LOVE THIS! I make w egg noodles and there are NO left overs each time. Thank you!