Description
Crock Pot Cube Steak is a comforting and easy-to-make slow cooker recipe featuring tender cube steaks simmered in a savory mushroom gravy with onions. Perfect for a hearty family meal served over mashed potatoes, rice, or noodles.
Ingredients
Scale
Meat
- 4 cube steaks
Soup & Broth
- 2 (10.5 oz) cans cream of mushroom soup (or cream of celery or chicken)
- 1 cup beef broth
Vegetables
- 1 large red onion, minced (white or yellow also work)
Seasoning
- 3 tablespoons homemade beef bouillon powder (or 1 packet onion soup mix)
Instructions
- Prepare the onions: Small dice the onion and spread it evenly in the bottom of your slow cooker insert to create a flavorful base.
- Layer the cube steaks: Lay the cube steaks over the diced onions evenly within the slow cooker.
- Add seasonings and broth: Sprinkle the homemade beef bouillon powder or onion soup mix over the steaks, then pour the beef broth on top to combine the flavors.
- Add cream soup and mix: Spoon both cans of condensed cream of mushroom soup into the slow cooker. Use a fork to gently mix the soup with the bouillon powder and broth; it doesn’t need to be perfectly combined as it will blend during cooking.
- Slow cook: Cover the crock pot and set to low heat. Cook for 6 to 8 hours, or until the cube steaks are tender and ‘melt-in-your-mouth’.
- Prepare gravy: Remove the steaks from the slow cooker. Use a stick blender to puree the onions and cooking juices in the crock pot to create a thicker, gravy-like sauce. Alternatively, leave it as is for a thinner sauce with onion chunks.
- Serve: Plate the cube steak and spoon the gravy over it. Serve with mashed potatoes, rice, or noodles, accompanied by your favorite vegetable sides for a complete meal.
Notes
- This dish pairs wonderfully with creamy mashed potatoes, egg noodles, or rice to soak up the rich gravy.
- The long, slow cooking process makes the cube steak tender and flavorful without extra effort.
- You can swap cream of mushroom soup with cream of celery or chicken soup based on preference or availability.
- Using homemade beef bouillon powder enhances the savory taste, but store-bought onion soup mix works well too.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 321 kcal
- Sugar: 2.3 g
- Sodium: 1768 mg
- Fat: 13 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9.9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 13.4 g
- Fiber: 2.2 g
- Protein: 35.7 g
- Cholesterol: 86.5 mg
