Slow Cooker Beef on Rice
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Savory Slow Cooker Beef on Rice with flavorful gravy, beef slow cooked to tender perfection, and served over a warm bed of rice.
Keep the crock pot hot! Try Slow Cooker Honey BBQ Beef Brisket, Slow Cooker Parmesan Herb Chicken & Orzo, Instant Pot Beef Tips, and Slow Cooker Jambalaya.
It’s Sundayyyyyyy and this is a Sunday dinner classic I’m sharing with you today so, yeah. Pretty approriate.
It’s kind of like beef stroganoff? ish? Maybe. It’s basically a beef and gravy that you serve over rice. My mother made it all the time when I was younger and called it Beef on Rice. Not beef with rice. Beef ON rice. Similar to how some people say “soda” and some people say “pop”. And recently I learned there is an entire region of the U.S. that calls it all Coke – regardless of whether it is actually Coca Cola or not.
Are you a soda-person, pop-person, or coke-person??
Just for the record, I’m actually a soda-person.
But, back to this beef on rice. Look at all of that gravy goodness! I love it. Tender and juicy beef slowwwwww cooked in savory juices and thickened into a gravy right at the end. It’s perfect all year round but since it’s Fall time and the weather is cooling off, I’m in the mood for comfort food. This right here, is at the top of my comfort food list.
It’s also incredibly easy to make – WINNER! All you have to do is throw 6 ingredients into your slow cooker (six. and that’s including salt and pepper so it’s really like 4ish ingredients….) and come back 8 hours later to one crazy-tasty dinner. Cozy comfort food at it’s best!
What people are saying about this Slow Cooker Beef on Rice
“Delicious! Delicious! Delicious! So tender & moist. I leave for work by 7am (dropping off 3 kids along the way) & not home until 5pm or after. This was perfect for an all day slow cooking meal. I used cheap already cubed beef (what was on sale) & kept the rest of the recipe the same serving it with peas. My picky 7 year old devoured it. My husband ate 3 helpings. Thank you for this winning recipe!” – Terra
“I like this recipe much better than the whole-roast method where the beef is then shredded. Even visually it is much more appetizing. Browning the meat before putting it in a slow-cooker definitely adds to the final flavor, and cooking the chopped onion along with a cup of sliced mushrooms in the same pan is even better. ” – Grace
“Tried this recipe out on Monday with a chuck roast I cut into bits. I added baby carrots. After adding the corn starch, it didn’t seem to thicken so I added another 3 tablespoons with water mixture. All in all, simple and very satisfying to make something homemade that tastes so good.” – Danielle
Slow Cooker Beef on Rice
Ingredients
- 2 pounds beef chunks
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 2-3 teaspoons salt, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
- ¼ cup cold water
- 3 tablespoons corn starch
- 4-6 cups brown or white rice , (for serving)
Instructions
- Add beef, broth, and chopped onions to slow cooker. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
- About 10-15 minutes before serving, Transfer slow cooker contents to a large stock pot and bring to a boil. Whisk together cold water and corn starch, add to pot, and stir until thickened. Serve over rice and sprinkle with chopped parsley if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hi I want to try this but what did you sprinkle on top at the end…is that cilantro or flat leaf parsley? Looks amazing.
Is corn starch essential for this recipe?
You could sub flour for the corn starch, one of them is needed to thicken the gravy. 🙂
Would cooking the meat a bit before putting it into crockpot to get a bit of color be a good idea?
Can you make this on the stove if you’re pressed for time?
It says to Transfer slow cooker contents to a large stock pot and bring to a boil. Then you whisk the corn starch and water and add it to the stock pot. I’m wondering if it would work to just leave everything in the crock pot, whisk the corn starch and water and heat in a small sauce pan, and then add it to the crock pot (set on high.)
I’m looking forward to trying this! It looks delicious!
This is what i do…no need to dirty ANOTHER pot!
This came out really good- thank you! Usually I tweak recipes after I try them for the first time but not this one it’s yummy as is
Thanks for the recipe! I searched “stew meat” on Pinterest and found this. 😀 Making it for dinner tonight!
BTW, I’m in Texas and we say “coke.” And that’s even when we drink Dr Pepper.
Can.you use flour instead instead of cornstarch?
Hi Lori, I prefer the cornstarch but I think it will turn out really similar if you use the flour instead.
Hi there, I’m from the UK and not good in the kitchen….please could you tell me what you mean by beef or indeed any other sort of broth? The slow cooker is my saviour and ensures my family eat 😉
Hi Shell, you can purchase “beef broth” or “chicken broth” or “vegetable broth” in most grocery stores near the soups. 🙂
Hi, Shell – in Australia we call it beef stock instead of broth but it is the same thing. We’re very similar to the UK. We have the liquid in boxes (foil lined uht like long life milk) or in a powder/granulated form usually near the spices and herbs. 😊
Beef broth is made from boiled meat and vegetables, stock is made from boiled bones and vegetables. Both are available canned or in powder form.
Such an easy recipe and delicious. I had a 2.6 lb chuck roast that I cut up into chucks. By the time I cut away most of the fat I had 2 pounds. We are hearty eaters and the more I looked at it I didn’t think it would be enough. I went and got 2 more pounds of meat and dropped it in. I didn’t add any more seasoning or broth. It all came together perfectly. The only thing I doubled was the cornstarch because the sauce just wasn’t thick enough with the 3 tbsp. I will definitely be making this again. Thank you