Savory Slow Cooker Beef on Rice with flavorful gravy, beef slow cooked to tender perfection, and served over a warm bed of rice.
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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!
do i have to switch everything to a new pot? will it come out the same if i just add it into the crockpot and put it on high for another hour ? this is regarding the cornstarch and water.
Hey! I must seriously need help because I made this meal tonight, cooked the beef on high for 4 hours, and checked it after 1.5 hours and it was done. The meat was cooked through and tough. I continued with the recipe, and boiled it and mixed it with the corn starch mixture, and the beef is still tough. The “gravy” isvery mild and basically tastes like beef broth and is not as thick as it looks in your picture. I’m wondering if my beef was bad quality (Smith’s) and if my crockpot is broken. It is a year old Cuisinart crockpot that has been used maybe 7 times. Help! This doesn’t seem like a normal result.
Hi Kate, the beauty of the slow cooker is to cook slowly and that will tenderize the beef (or meat of your choice). Very well it was cooked through in 1 1/2 hours, but that is not the point of the slow cooker, slowly cook for a long period of time = tender meat. If the gravy was not thick enough, just add another tablespoon of cornstarch. Hope this helps.
I made this for dinner on Sunday and we all had high hopes for this recipe based on the reviews on here and the fact that it smelled amazing while it was cooking…boy were we disappointed. The dish had 100% no flavor and I followed the recipe exactly as you stated, if anything I added more seasoning to try and make it taste better but it still came out bland and tasteless. After waiting for so long for it to cook, having it turn out like this was very disappointing. I ended up throwing the rest out and just having Ramen noodles for dinner. Needless to say, I won’t be making this again. Lucky to the ones that found this delicious and liked it.
Halfing this recipe and using our venison stew meat! Looks great for the weather we are having!
Haven’t had since I was in High School. Thank you so much for the recipe. W