Crock Pot Cubed Steak with Gravy is the ultimate no-fuss weeknight dinner recipe. Tender, flavorful and goes perfect with mashed potatoes!
CROCK POT CUBED STEAK AND GRAVY
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!
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CROCK POT COOKING TIPS
This is one of those fix-it and forget it type crock pot recipes. It helps to have a digital crock pot these days. You can cook it for a certain amount of time so and then set it to automatically go to a keep-warm setting.
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 & 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
HOW TO MAKE CROCK POT CUBED 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.
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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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.
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.
Hey!! People in my house don’t like the taste of the au jus mix anything to replace it???
Yes ,use dry soup mix. I make gravy using dry soup mix and a can of cream of mushroom soup.
I like to use a Dry Onion Soup Mix in place of the Au Jus. I also use 2 cans of cream of mushroom and add fresh sautéed mushrooms & onions to the mix. So very good!!
Love those substitutions Kaile!
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
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!!
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
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!
Made this last night and it was delicious!! Cubed steak wasnt tough at all. Will definitely make again!
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!
I was hoping someone tried with pork cutlets,(cube steaks were great tho) that is what I am trying today with same exact ingredients (except pork). I hope it turns out well, if anyone has tried it with dif soups please let me know. Melody
Hi Melody, I actually have a pork version of this recipe on the blog here. 🙂 https://www.thecountrycook.net/slow-cooker-pork-chops/
Made this and it was so good!! Definitely making again!
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.
What a fantastic idea!! Love it!
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!
Ok, Im a single guy, and just bought an Instant Pot. How would I make his recipe in it? Thanks.
Just use the slow cooker feature and make it as directed in recipe.
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.
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.
Love this recipe. It’s the 4th time making this!!! Everyone loves it. Thank you for sharing it!!
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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.
My kids loved it. Thank you
I always love hearing when kids enjoy a meal. We all know how honest kiddos are – ha! Thank you Dee!
So yummy 😋
Could I cook this on high?
Hi Todd. Technically you could but it may not be as tender. This is a pretty tough cut of meat so low and slow is really the best way to go. 🙂
My husband and i both loved this recipe and so easy. My kind of cooking.
I have made this a few times. It is so good! All of my boys like it. So easy. I accidentally bought the brown gravy packet with 30 % less sodium and it was still yummy. Thank you!
I actually use beef consumme and mandoline sliced fresh yellow or white onions instead of French onion soup. I also add some freshly minced garlic and a little Simply Organic salt free all-purpose seasoning. Sometimes instead of the cream of chicken soup, I’ll use cream of mushroom soup with additional sliced baby bella mushrooms thrown in too. Serve with a side of sour cream and chive mashed potatoes/mashed cauliflower and it’s perfect!!!
easy 2 cook and taste great
Thanks so much Sheila!
I made this last week and all the cube steak came out as one large clump. What am I doing wrong? Just FYI…I followed the directions to the letter
Hi Jeff! So sorry to hear this. It should have. It may have been because there wasn’t enough of the gravy liquid in between the pieces of meat. They shrink as they cook as well.