Description
Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Beef Bites deliver cozy, high-protein comfort with minimal effort. Tender beef morsels simmer with potatoes in a rich garlic butter sauce for a hearty, gluten-free weeknight dinner. This set-it-and-forget-it recipe locks in juiciness, aroma, and depth of flavor, making a warm, family-friendly meal that comes together while you go about your day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1½ lbs beef stew meat or sirloin, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb baby potatoes, halved
- 4 tbsp butter, melted
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup beef broth
- Optional: chopped fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Lightly grease the slow cooker with olive oil.
- Add beef bites and baby potatoes to the slow cooker.
- In a small bowl, mix melted butter, garlic, thyme, parsley, salt, and pepper.
- Pour garlic butter mixture over the beef and potatoes.
- Add beef broth and gently stir to coat.
- Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or until beef is tender.
- Stir before serving and garnish with fresh parsley if desired.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- Gluten-free as written; ensure beef broth is gluten-free.
- Use sirloin or stew meat; cut into bite-sized pieces.
- Halve potatoes for even cooking.
- For a thicker sauce, whisk a slurry of cornstarch and water in the last 15 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped fresh parsley before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (about 1/4 of recipe)
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 34 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 33 g
- Cholesterol: 105 mg
Keywords: Slow Cooker, Garlic Butter Beef Bites, High Protein, Gluten Free, Potatoes, Weeknight Dinner, Comfort Food, Beef Recipe