Slow Cooker Steak Bites (Garlic Butter)
19 Comments Jul 17, 2023
Updated May 10, 2025
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Making the most tender steak bites just got so much easier. Sirloin or beef stew meat is paired with au jus gravy mix, beef stock, butter, and plenty of garlic. This delicious recipe takes just minutes to prepare and can be on the dinner table in just a couple of hours.
Crock pot steak bites are one of the tastiest meals to cook when you’re looking for something yummy and versatile. This recipe has plenty of flavorful beefy sauce that we love over rice. I highly recommend this meal!
There are so many ways to cook steak in the crock pot. Use your slow cooker and cook up my Slow Cooker Steak, Potatoes, and Corn or my Asian Crockpot Pepper Steak.
Key Ingredients
These steak bites are easy to make. Find the full recipe with ingredient amounts in the recipe card below the images.
Here is what you need to make this WONDERFUL meal. The full recipe with ingredient amounts is in the recipe card below the images.
- Raw Steak Pieces: This recipe calls for a sirloin steak cut, which is a lean, flavorful cut of beef. Searing the steak before slow cooking helps to lock in the flavors and give the meat a nice browned color. I like to look for steak that isn’t too fatty or gristly.
- Au Jus Gravy: This is not a thick gravy, it’s a thinner gravy mix normally used for French Dip Sandwiches, it has amazing rich beef flavor.
- Butter: Butter always makes things better and that’s certainly no different with these crockpot beef tips.
- Seasonings: Garlic, salt, and pepper will flavor the beef cubes and help create a flavorful gravy.
How to make Steak Bites in the Crockpot
Step One – Prepare a large skillet with a heaping tablespoon of olive oil and heat to medium high heat. Add the steak bites to the hot skillet and sear the steak until just done on a few sides. You do not need to cook the bites thoroughly.
Step Two – Add the sirloin steaks to the slow cooker.
Step Three – Sprinkle in the au jus packet, and add the beef stock, quartered butter, and garlic. Mix to combine.
Step Four – Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 hours or LOW for 4 hours or until the juicy steak is done and tender. Serve according to the suggestions below and enjoy!
My Tips and Variations
This recipe is very versatile. Here are my tips and variations:
- This recipe may seem expensive, but I often find value packs of sirloin steaks to be as expensive as a chuck roast. This recipe that feeds a few people is cheaper than dining out.
- You can use other tender cuts of beef such as tenderloin, ribeye or even strip steak if you prefer. You can even use beef stew meat for a cheaper version, you may need to cook a touch longer for the crockpot to tenderize the tougher cut of meat. If you have venison, you can also use that!
- Use Cajun seasoning instead of any salt in this recipe.
- Make ranch steak bites by subbing out the au jus packet for a ranch packet.
- Mushrooms, bell peppers and onions are great additions.
My Serving Suggestions
Here are my favorite ways to serve these tender steak bites:
- Serve the steak bites with the sauce from the slow cooker and over a bed of mashed potatoes, steamed white rice, or egg noodles. (or favorite is white rice).
- Other side dishes that go great are baked potatoes, macaroni and cheese or scalloped potatoes.
- You can also serve this slow cooker beef on top of a healthy salad or as an additional topping for nachos and baked potatoes.
Featured Comment
“Made these last night for my boyfriend and I. They were absolutely AMAZING and delicious!! I will definitely be adding this recipe to our meal rotation. Thank you for this yummy recipe!”
– Sheena
Slow Cooker Steak Bites Recipe (Garlic Butter)
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs. sirloin steak, cut into bite sized pieces
- 1 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. black pepper
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, Minced
- ½ Cup beef stock, (or water)
- 1 oz. packet au jus
- 4 Tbsp. salted butter
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the steak bites and season with salt and pepper. Sear the steak bites on all sides until browned, about 2 minutes. You may need to do this in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan.
- Transfer the browned steak bites to your slow cooker.
- To the slow cooker, add the garlic, beef stock, and a jus packet and mix to combine.
- Place the 4 tablespoons butter on top, cover and cook on LOW heat for 4 hours or HIGH heat for 2 hours, or until the steak is tender.
- Serve the steak bites with the sauce from the slow cooker. Best served over mashed potatoes, rice or egg noodles. Enjoy!
Sarah’s Notes
- You can use other tender cuts of beef such as tenderloin, ribeye or even strip steak if you prefer. You can even use beef stew meat for a cheaper version, you may need to cook a touch longer for the crockpot to tenderize the tougher cut of meat.
- Use Cajun seasoning instead of any salt in this recipe.
- Make ranch steak bites by subbing out the au jus packet for a ranch packet.
- Mushrooms, bell peppers and onions are great additions.
Nutrition
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More Slow Cooker Beef Recipes
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Smothered in rich gravy, Slow Cooker Cube Steak is fork-tender, while Slow Cooker Beef Tips are perfect over mashed potatoes or rice. Crockpot Swiss Steak is a vintage recipe that will always be popular..
A homestyle favorite, Slow Cooker Beef and Noodles features slow-simmered beef with egg noodles in a savory broth. For a unique but comforting meal, we make Crockpot Flank Steak which has very unique flavors and is budget friendly.
family loved it but said they wished there was more broth to put over the noodles. Can I add more broth without changing the flavour?
I think it would be fine (it’s a pretty salty dish) — If you taste after cooking, you can always add a little more salt or maybe some garlic powder.
I couldn’t find sirloin so I used beef stew.I had to let it cook an hour longer.
Made these last night for my boyfriend and I. They were absolutely AMAZING and delicious!! I will definitely be adding this recipe to our meal rotation. Thank you for this yummy recipe!
Made this today for the first time – it was wonderful! You are my go-to person for crockpot recipes – never a bad one!
My picky family loved this recipe. My son actually asked me to put this in our meal rotation. This does not happen very often. Thank you for the recipe. I will be trying more of your recipes.
Anyone who has made this, have you found it better with rice, egg noodles or mashed potatoes? Just curious…
My family really enjoyed it with egg noodles
Can this be adapted to an instant pot? I’d like to make this when we go glamping. I can’t use a slow cooker, because I can’t run a generator that long. I also added a PKG of baby Bella’s chunked. Omg so good!
I don’t see why not. You may need to make sure you have a cup of liquid total.
A wonderful meal. I could only find tenderloin and that worked well. I mixed in some steamed green beans to give them flavor too. I have been getting a remodel for my kitchen for the past month. During that time, I have been eating meals made in three slow cookers stationed in my basement. I have been using many of your easier recipes to get me through it. Thank you.
If using tenderloin, instead of slowcooker, would it be better to do in frying pan for a quicker cooking method? Steak should already be tender.
Yes, you definitely can do that!
What is in the au jus packet?
It’s beef flavored broth.
Looks good but how many people does it feed?
Thank You
Jeff
It feed six ppl when I made it for my family.
How long would i cook it for a double batch?
I would try high for 3 hours or low for 5 hours.