Crock Pot Cube Steak (2024)

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ByBrandie March 14, 2024April 23, 2024

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Crock Pot Cubed Steak with Gravy is the ultimate no-fuss weeknight dinner recipe. They are so tender, they literally melt in your mouth!

A BUDGET-FRIENDLY, FAMILY-FRIENDLY DINNER

This meal is not only inexpensive but it is one of those “set-it and forget-it” type meals. You can toss everything into your slow cooker and dinner will be ready when you are! With only a handful of ingredients, you can have the most delicious, comfort food ready and waiting for you by the time you get home! It’s a meal the whole family will love and you won’t even need a knife to cut it!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

This seems like it might be too salty, what can I do?

If you are sensitive to salt, don’t enjoy salted food or need lower sodium for dietary restrictions, you will need to purchase lower sodium or no sodium options where possible. You can always season with salt after it has finished cooking.

I can’t find canned French Onion Soup, what else can I use?

You could substitute with Beef Consommé or beef broth (you will use same amounts that you would use if using canned French Onion Soup.) Again, if you need lower sodium options, purchase those instead.

Can I cook this longer than 8 hours?

It helps to have a digital crock pot. That way you can cook it for a certain amount of time so and then set it to automatically go to a keep-warm setting. That would be ideal for this recipe.

How to make a cubed steak so it’s not tough?

This is where the crock pot comes in. Using a slow cooker so the meat can slowly cook in gravy will produce cubed steak that you can cut with a fork.

Can I cook this on high?

No. If you want the most tender cubed steak, it needs to only be cooked on low.

What do you serve with cubed steak?

I serve this cubed steak and gravy with my Million Dollar Mashed Potatoes and smother it in the gravy. You could also serve with rice or egg noodles. For vegetable options, try Italian Green Beans, Bacon Garlic Green Beans or Maple Glazed Carrots.

What part of the cow is cubed steak?

Cubed steaks come from the cow’s shoulder which is a tough cut of meat since the cow is constantly using its shoulder. The more a cow uses a certain area of its body, the more that area will become tough. Cubed steak is run through a meat tenderizer (which gives it all those tiny little holes) to help make it just a bit more tender.

Can I double this recipe?

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)

au jus gravy mix – if you can’t find this in a lower sodium option, substitute it for some low sodium brown gravy mix.
cream of chicken soup – as I stated above, please be aware of your own sensitivities or aversion to salt/sodium. Use low or no sodium options where possible. Cream of mushroom can also be used.
French onion soup – the same applies for this soup. If necessary, use low or no sodium options.
cubed steaks – This recipe works for 4 cubed steaks. Anything more and you will want to use a larger crock pot and also double the recipe.
cornstarch and water – this is to make a cornstarch slurry to thicken up the gravy. If you don’t want a thicker gravy, then just skip this step.

HOW TO MAKE CROCK POT CUBE STEAK

In the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker, combine cream of chicken soup, French Onion soup, packet of au jus and water. Stir well. Put cubed steak in slow cooker with gravy mixture.

Move the steaks around to coat them with the gravy. Cover slow cooker and cook steak on low.

After cooking, it’s time to thicken gravy. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and cold water. Stir mixture into crock pot. You do not need to remove the cubed steaks to do this unless you find it easier to whisk it in. I would put the cubed steaks back in the pot as soon as you’ve mixed it in. Turn the setting to high and cook until gravy is thickened.

Then serve with your favorite sides.

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Originally published: January 2012
Updated photos & republished: March 2024

Crock Pot Cubed Steak (+Video)

Crock Pot Cubed Steak with Gravy is the ultimate no-fuss weeknight dinner recipe. They are so tender, they literally melt in your mouth!

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours hours

Total Time: 8 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 4

Author: Brandie @ The Country Cook

Ingredients

▢ 10.75 ounce can cream of chicken soup (see notes below about low or no sodium)
▢ 10.5 ounce can French onion soup (see notes below about low or no sodium)
▢ 1 packet au jus gravy mix (see notes below)
▢ ½ cup water
▢ 4 cubed steaks

To thicken gravy:

▢ 3 Tablespoons cornstarch
▢ 3 Tablespoons cold water

Instructions

In the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker, combine 10.75 ounce can cream of chicken soup, 10.5 ounce can French onion soup, 1 packet au jus gravy mix and 1/2 cup water. Stir well.
Put 4 cubed steaks into gravy mixture and make sure it is coated well.
Cover slow cooker and cook steak on low for 6-8 hours.
After cooking, it's time to thicken gravy. In a small bowl, whisk together 3 Tablespoons cornstarch and 3 Tablespoons cold water. Stir mixture into crock pot. You do not need to remove the cubed steaks to do this unless you find it easier to whisk it in. I would put the cubed steaks back in the pot as soon as you've mixed it in.
Turn the setting to high and cook for 30 minutes (until gravy is thickened.) Then serve!
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Notes

NOTE: If you are sensitive to salt, don’t enjoy salted food or need lower sodium for dietary restrictions, you will need to purchase lower sodium or no sodium options where possible. You can always season with additional salt yourself if you prefer.
If you don’t want to use French Onion Soup you could substitute with low sodium Beef Consommé or Beef Broth.
Serve with mashed potatoes, rice or egg noodles.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Nutritional Disclaimer

“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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4.79 from 563 votes (397 ratings without comment)

it’s cooking now. Smells so good. I followed your directions, so we will see. I didn’t add any salt or pepper.
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I enjoyed it very much. It was so tender, just like Mom’s!
However, I must recommend Low Sodium everything and only salt to taste toward the end. We had mashed potatoes as a side dish so it was not too salty tasting, but eating a piece without some mashed potato to calm the salt down, it was very salty.
The next time I cook it, I will be more attentive to the flavoring as it cooks and keep a raw potato handy. If it is too salty, you can add a peeled potato to try to soak up some of the saltiness. I wish I had thought of that beforehand.
Also….8 hours on Low was almost too long for our slow cooker. Once you hit the 6 hour mark, keep an eye on it. Seven hours was probably the magic number, but we had to run out. Try not to over cook it or your gravy will disappear!
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So tender! We devoured this! I went with your suggestions to use low/no sodium options since we have to watch our sodium intake and it was perfect so I think people really need to actually read your recipe and notes if they think this is too salty. Everyone’s tastes are different when it comes to saltiness.
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Hi just wondering if I can make this with 4 pork chops?
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1. I wouldn’t recommend this particular recipe for pork chops. I have created a specific recipe for pork chops: https://www.thecountrycook.net/slow-cooker-pork-chops/
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Can this be cooked on high 4-6 hours?
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1. Technically yes but I think it comes out much more tender if cooked low and slow.
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Love this recipe. Only 2 changes – 1 I used Healthy request Soup. I cut it down to 2 servings since there is only me. Thanks for posting.
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i made this yesterday, but without the frenchs soup, i did use lipton mushroom soup though and it came out delicous!
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1. Love hearing that so much Paulina! Thank you for commenting!
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Have a question. I’d love to make this for the 16 residents at the facility. Am I able to do it in a roaster in the oven, temp and length of time?
Thanks in advance!
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1. I’m sorry, I’ve only ever made this in the crock pot. I haven’t ever tried making it in the oven. Perhaps someone else on here has & can give some guidance
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  1. I tried in the oven once and it didn’t come out Tender..Crock Pot is the best way to go
2. Can’t wait to make this recipe in my crockpot!
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3. So good and so tender
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