Combine delicious strips of sirloin, flavored in garlic, to a slow cooker filled with bell peppers, onions and a simple beef bouillon broth for a perfectly easy no fuss Slow Cooker Pepper Steak dinner tonight.
Being at home lately (like ALLLLLLLLLLLLL the time) has made it super easy to plan and execute just about any meal. In the last week we have enjoyed chocolate banana bread, chicken enchilada dip, and cucumber salad, but no matter how much time I have on my hands, nothing, and I mean nothing, beats the ease of slow cooking. With just a little bit of prep in the morning, throwing everything in a crock pot makes dinner a breeze.
And just about 5 o’clock when you realize its time to start up a recipe, you will also realize your dinner is DONE! This slow cooker pepper steak is incredibly easy to make and full of flavor. Tender delicious bits of steak, combined with your favorite peppers, onions (and even mushrooms if you want) is great to serve on rice or keep it low carb by eating just as is. Hearty, savory, simple – sear, cook, and enjoy!
Easy Slow Cooker Pepper Steak
It’s my intention to keep this recipe as simple as possible so you can enjoy a delicious meal without feeling like you are stuck in the kitchen all night. Feel free to add your own favorite spices and elaborate on this super family friendly meal!
Scroll to the bottom for a printable version of this post, including all measurements and instructions, so you can follow along in your kitchen without being on your phone.
Here is what you need to gather to get started:
- cooking oil
- beef sirloin, cut into 1″ strips
- garlic powder
- salt and pepper
- green pepper, sliced
- red pepper, sliced
- onion, chopped
- diced tomatoes (do not drain)
- hot water
- beef bouillon
- cornstarch
- soy sauce
- sugar
Serve Pepper Steak with Rice
– You can serve pepper steak with your favorite steamed rice or choose a delicious flavored rice like one of the ones below.
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Slow Cooker Beef Pepper Steak
Before you get started on the crock pot part, you will want to sear your meat. This is not totally necessary to cook your sirloin, it will certainly cook in the cooker, but it gives the meat a beautiful golden done look on the outside as sirloin should be. I like to season my beef with garlic powder, salt, and pepper – but feel free to add a bit on minced onion or your favorite seasoning and flavors.
- Add oil and beef sirloin to a large skillet.
- Sprinkle with garlic powder and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat beef over medium high heat and brown meat on both sides.
- Place seared beef in slow cooker.
Prep your Peppers and onions
Once your meat is done, chop your peppers and onions into slices. I like to keep the slices a long slice because if you cut them super small, they may cook too quickly. The long cut on these help retain some of the shape and texture. Note on tomatoes – there are tons of tomatoes with flavors already built into the can. Feel free to use one of the flavored ones to bring in some extra herbs to your meal without any extra work. The Jalapeno Rotel is my favorite for a bit of heat.
- Add green and red pepper and onions to slow cooker.
- Add canned diced tomato.
- Mix all ingredients really well.
Make your Beef Broth
This is a super simple beef broth to cook your pepper steak in. Once you are ready to serve for dinner, if you prefer a thicker gravy, transfer some of your broth to a sauce pan and combine with corn starch on heat to thicken (about 1-2 minutes)> remember if you work with corn starch, always combine it with water before dumping into broth or it will be chunky. You have to make it a liquid before adding to a hot liquid.
- In a small bowl, add water and bouillon and mix well.
- Stir in corn starch and pour into slow cooker.
- Add soy sauce and sugar to slow cooker and mix well.
- Place lid on slow cooker and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4.
Serving Pepper Steak
Mix well before serving over white rice. If you have any beef steak leftovers, its so easy to chop up and make into a loaded philly cheese steak dip.
Slow Cooker Sirloin Pepper Steak with Beef Broth
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 lbs beef sirloin - cut into 1" strips
- garlic powder
- salt and pepper
- 1 green pepper - sliced
- 1 red pepper - sliced
- 1 onion - chopped
- 1 can - 14.5 oz, diced tomatoes (do not drain)
- 1/4 cup hot water
- 1 cube beef bouillon
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- white rice for serving
Instructions
Prepping the Sirloin Beef
- To get started, you will want to sear your beef. Add oil and beef sirloin to a large skillet.
- Sprinkle sirloin strips with garlic powder (or minced garlic if you prefer) and season with salt and cracked pepper.
- Heat beef over medium high heat and brown meat on both sides to give a nice seared flavor and color.
- Place beef in bottom of slow cooker.
Prepping the Peppers
- Slice your bell peppers and onions into long strips.
- Add peppers and onions to slow cooker on top of beef.
- Open and add canned diced tomato.
- Mix all ingredients well in slow cooker.
Prepping the Beef Gravy
- In a small bowl, add HOT water and bouillon and mix well. (If you have powdered beef bouillon, it works really well to mix quicker)
- Stir in corn starch to hot beef broth, whisk together, and pour gravy mixture into slow cooker.
- Add soy sauce and sugar to slow cooker and mix well.
Pepper Steak Recipe
- Place lid on slow cooker and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4.
- Mix slow cooker pepper steak well before serving over steamed white rice.
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