HOW TO MAKE CROCK POT CUBED STEAK AND GRAVY
I think my love for my slow cooker is pretty well known (well, at least to my family). It really is one of my most favorite kitchen appliances. It’s right up there with my stand mixer. It is the busy parent, busy worker, and beginner cook’s best friend. It can take a rather tough cut of meat, like what I am using in this Crock Pot Cubed Steak with Gravy recipe, and turns it into tenderness on a plate.
WHAT CAN I SERVE WITH CUBED STEAK?
I gotta served this cubed steak and gravy with my Million Dollar Mashed Potatoes and smother it in the gravy. Or, perhaps you want something a bit lighter? Then maybe my ITALIAN GREEN BEANS, BACON GARLIC GREEN BEANS or MAPLE GLAZED CARROTS.
My favorite part of this recipe? The gravy. Oh mercy, the gravy. Me and gravy, it’s a love thing. Be sure to try my Crock Pot Pork Chops with Gravy. It’s all about the gravy, baby!
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
au jus gravy mix
cream of chicken soup
French onion soup
water
cubed steak
to thicken gravy:
cornstarch
cold water
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE CUBED STEAKS:
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.
Then serve with mashed potatoes.
Crock Pot Cubed Steak with Gravy
Ingredients
- 1 packet of au jus gravy mix
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 can French onion soup
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 ½-2 pounds cube steak
To thicken gravy:
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 3 tbsp cold water
Instructions
- 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.
- Cover slow cooker and cook steak on low for 6-8 hours.
- After cooking, it's time to thicken gravy. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and cold water. Stir mixture into crock pot.
- Turn the setting to high and cook for 30 minutes (until gravy is thickened.)
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Ben knight says
Tried this recipe today.my mother always fried cube steak and made gravy also. But I got to say this is a lot easier and quite tasty thanks for the recipe.
Sarah says
How do you know if this is overcooked or undercooked? I made it tonight but have never actually had cubed steak so I’m not sure if it’s just not my thing or if I possibly over or undercooked it. I have a newish slow cooker( 5 years old) and switched it between low and warm because it seems to cook pretty hot. I liked the gravy but the steak reminded me of the canned corn beef hash. I loved how easy this recipe was and would try it again if I potentially just cooked it wrong.
Isadora Seobezerradelima says
Hey!! People in my house don’t like the taste of the au jus mix anything to replace it???
Emma says
Yes ,use dry soup mix. I make gravy using dry soup mix and a can of cream of mushroom soup.
Michelle Dexter-Zambrano says
I just finished and it I’m really sad. The only thing different was low sodium beef stock and fresh onions, it is literally a beef mush soup, my only guess is that my crock pot says 6 hours is still high before it goes to low, I guess ill just recommend not to do high. Hoping to pour it over mashed or noodles hubby won’t be so upset his dinner is like mud
Christy says
I tried this recipe and was too salty for us so I increased the water to 2 cups total & added more cornstarch , turned out great!! I suggest using low sodium soups & adding water if you don’t like the strong taste of salt in this recipe but is very simple and quick dinner idea!! Thanks for the recipe , was a hit!!
Gary Zabunian says
I Made this tonight and it was fantastic. I unfortunately could not find any low sodium soups so it ended up a touch salty, but not so much that it took away from the meal. I served it over Trader Joe’s mashed potatoes and it turned out great. Thank you Brandie, I look forward to trying many more of your recipes
Jayme says
I tried this today as the recipe showed except instead of a cornstarch slurry to thicken the gravy I used a couple of tablespoons of sour cream after cooking. It gave a kind of beef stroganoff flavor to the gravy. My housemate who is very picky rated it a “very good”. I read through all the comments to see if anyone else had tried sour cream and found several suggestions I liked. Substituting the cream of celery for cream of chicken was a good idea that I will try in the future. I also liked the suggestion of Campbell’s Beefy Mushroom which I had considered and which is my new favorite soup. I saw a suggestion for Beefy Mushroom soup and sour cream to make stroganoff which is where I got the inspiration to use that to thicken the gravy. I haven’t tried it yet but I am going to soon. Have you seen Campbell’s latest cream soup, “Cream of Bacon”? Imagine the recipes ahead with that!
Jenny says
Made this last night and it was delicious!! Cubed steak wasnt tough at all. Will definitely make again!
Emily says
So good! I’m not very good at making my own gravy so this saves me from that frustration. I make this with pork cutlets instead of cube steak and they are fall apart goodness every time. This has become a go-to recipe for me when I want comfort food. Thank you!
Jenny says
Made this and it was so good!! Definitely making again!
Rick Charpie says
I made this with three small tweaks and it made really delicious beef stroganoff. I used cream of mushroom soup instead of cream of chicken, added a small can of drained sliced mushrooms, and at the end, instead of thickening, I added sour cream. Delicious, thanks for the great crackpot foundation.
Brandie @ The Country Cook says
What a fantastic idea!! Love it!
Josette Casterlow says
Made this yesterday to have food for the winter storm that came in today! Absolutely amazing!!! Will be making this again in a few days! Thanks for sharing!
Ed says
Ok, Im a single guy, and just bought an Instant Pot. How would I make his recipe in it? Thanks.
Maria says
Just use the slow cooker feature and make it as directed in recipe.
Ashley says
Do you remove the steak when making the gravy? Didn’t know if stiring with the steak still in the pot if they would fall apart or not.
D'Laney Ritter says
I’ve made this SO many times. My husband loves it! We have quite a bit of hamburger meat my husband’s grandpa processed for us. I usually just make those into 4 or 5 patties and cook it on low for 4ish hours.
Also, what is considered a “serving size” as far as the nutrition facts go.
JoAnn says
Love this recipe. It’s the 4th time making this!!! Everyone loves it. Thank you for sharing it!!
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Queen Beautiful says
So, made this tonight. I added some meat tenderizer, garlic salt, onion powder, and pepper on the steaks. Didn’t add any additional salt because of the French onion soup and Aus Jus. I’m not a fan of eating onions, so, I got French Onion soup and strained the onions( because I love the onion flavor). I added probably a 1/4 cup of chicken broth. Then came time to add the corn starch, I added a packet of brown gravy and another 1/4 c of chicken broth and another 1/4 c of water. Put on high, AMAZING. So good.
Dee says
My kids loved it. Thank you
Brandie @ The Country Cook says
I always love hearing when kids enjoy a meal. We all know how honest kiddos are – ha! Thank you Dee!