This tasty Crockpot Chinese Beef and Broccoli is also a slow cooker freezer meal! Yes I made this in an afternoon when doing twenty freezer meals for my crockpot. With end of the school year activities in full swing I needed a bunch of prep ahead meals that I could make. This is one of our 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Meals in 4 Hours Plan.
So I got busy finding and creating recipes so I could take an afternoon and have meals ready to go for my family. It has been the best thing I have done to save time and money. I served the beef and broccoli over rice. My hubby and i enjoyed it very much, however my children are not big fans of Chinese food so I made them something different. But that allowed me to have leftovers for our lunches through the week. This recipe is gluten free when you use gluten free soy sauce.
Be sure that you invest in a good quality slow cooker. Our favorite is this programmable cook and carry 6qt oval slow cooker.
Crockpot Chinese Beef and Broccoli is so good and it’s an easy freeze slow cooker supper that everyone will love. My whole family loved this complete crockpot dinner meal and they want me to make it again soon! Be sure to make this crockpot freezer meal, you will not be disappointed.
Crockpot Chinese Beef and Broccoli
Ingredients
- 2 lb round steak thinly sliced (uncooked)
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 Tbsp sesame oil
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
- 1 broccoli head cut up (about 2 cups)
- 1 can beef broth 15 oz
Instructions
- Label gallon size freezer bag with name of recipe, date and cooking instructions.
- Place all ingredients except cornstarch, broccoli and beef broth in bag and seal.
- Place in freezer.
- To Cook: Thaw in fridge overnight.
- Dump bag in slow cooker; add can of beef broth, stir and place lid on then cook on low for 5-6 hours.
- Remove 1/4 cup sauce from crockpot and mix with 2 Tbsp cornstarch.
- Stir back into the crockpot.
- Add the broccoli, stir again and cook for another half hour.
- Remove from slow cooker and serve over rice.
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Lexi
August 5, 2016 at 6:42 pmCould I use frozen broccoli and add it to the bag with the rest? Or does it have to be added at the end?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
August 7, 2016 at 1:30 pmYes you can! Great idea.
Ron
August 8, 2016 at 11:16 pmFYI Recipe title says Chicken and Broccolli
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
August 9, 2016 at 9:15 amThanks! Guess what recipe is coming soon 🙂
Charys
August 13, 2016 at 9:39 pmDo you brown the meat before putting it in the freezer bag or straight in the bag raw? The picture you show adding the broth makes the meat look cooked.
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
August 14, 2016 at 4:59 pmIt is raw – you are just seeing the marinade which made the meat look dark.
Ashley
August 17, 2016 at 7:36 pmWhat size can of Beef broth?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
August 22, 2016 at 6:45 pm15 oz.
Erika
October 24, 2016 at 1:25 pmCan I do this without freezing? If I remove the garlic will it make a big difference?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
October 24, 2016 at 4:51 pmYes, you can! I think it will be fine without the garlic. You can always add another herb in its place if you want.
Sharyn
January 3, 2017 at 1:09 pmWould it change the recipe to much if it were halved? it’s only me and my boyfriend and I don’t think we need so much 🙂 Thanks!
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
January 3, 2017 at 2:28 pmYou could 1/2 it but cook it in a smaller crockpot 🙂
Tai
January 4, 2017 at 5:39 amThe flavor of this dish was great, but the textures could be improved. The steak was dry despite cooking in the broth. My broccoli easily could have used another 30 minutes.
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
January 5, 2017 at 4:18 pmWhat size slow cooker did you use?
Erika Mehlhaff
January 9, 2017 at 4:11 pmOlive oil if no sesame oil on hand?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
January 22, 2017 at 7:22 pmYes, it will have a slightly different flavor but no worries!
Jenny
May 9, 2017 at 2:46 pmI LOVE LOVE LOVE your crockpot!!!! The recipe is great too! But the crockpot……Go Pack Gp!!!!
Jackie M
December 31, 2017 at 9:29 amFabulous! My family loved it. This one is a keeper. Made just enough for my husband to have lunch the next day.
Gina Delgado
January 20, 2018 at 10:36 amThe cook time in the heading (8 hrs) is different from cook time in the directions (5-6 hrs). If I’m making this without freezing it, how long should I cook it?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
January 22, 2018 at 9:07 am5-6 hours.
Michael
February 9, 2018 at 9:09 amIt seems like one head of broccoli would make much more than two cups. Am I missing something?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
February 9, 2018 at 4:34 pmIt depends on the size of your broccoli.
Brigette Cook
February 11, 2018 at 3:00 pmHmm… I’m wondering if this could be done successfully with ground beef…? Thoughts?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
February 13, 2018 at 9:40 amI don’t think it would be as good but you could give it a go with Chicken Breast!
Elizabeth
April 3, 2018 at 10:51 pmWhat size of crockpot are you using for this recipe?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
April 8, 2018 at 9:31 amWe used a 4 quart.
Rae
April 22, 2018 at 4:00 pmThis recipe made me so sad because it’s where I discovered that I really don’t care much for beef and have no desire to eat it many days in a row despite the sauce being absolutely incredible — perfectly garlicky and sweet! I’ll be making this again with pork!
I added frozen broccoli right at the end and it was still too mushy, so next time I’ll make broccoli as a side. I think fresh could have withstood cooking in the crockpot, though.
Shanna
May 5, 2018 at 11:18 amI only have a 6 quart crockpot. How would I adjust the recipe?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
May 7, 2018 at 9:22 amI would double the recipe.
Rita
June 4, 2018 at 7:45 pmAs some other commenters have pointed out this comes out pretty watery, but the flavour is great! I ended up removing a lot of the liquid with a turkey baster and thickening it on the stove with cornstarch then adding it back in. once I did that it was perfect. So delicious i had to stop myself from eating the whole thing in one sitting! I would definitely make it again
Melissa
February 3, 2019 at 5:30 pmOh my gosh. This was amazing! So easy and excellent flavor. Will definitely make this one again.