Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Beef with Potatoes Recipe: Tender, Buttery, and Melt-in-Your-Mouth Comfort Food
Slow Cooker Garlic Butter Beef with Potatoes is a hearty, melt-in-your-mouth comfort dish featuring tender beef, buttery garlic sauce, and perfectly cooked potatoes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 hours
- Total Time: 7 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 6 servings
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs beef chuck roast, cut into chunks
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil (optional, for searing)
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp dried Italian herbs
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
- ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 lbs baby Yukon Gold potatoes, halved
- ½ cup low-sodium beef broth
- 1 medium onion, sliced (optional)
- 1 cup chopped carrots (optional)
Instructions
- Season beef chunks with salt and pepper.
- Optional: sear beef in a skillet until browned.
- Add potatoes to slow cooker, then beef, onions, and carrots.
- Mix melted butter with garlic, herbs, pepper flakes, and parsley.
- Pour broth into slow cooker, then drizzle garlic butter mixture over everything.
- Cook on LOW for 7–8 hours or HIGH for 4–5 hours until tender.
- Adjust seasoning and thicken sauce if needed.
- Serve hot topped with fresh parsley.
Notes
- Searing the beef adds deeper flavor but is optional.
- Use Yukon Gold potatoes for best texture.
- For thicker sauce, mash a few potatoes into the broth.
- Leftovers store well for 3 days refrigerated.