Easy No Peek Beef Tips

Beef piecen on mashed potatos with gravy on a white plate. Green beens are to the left of the beef and potatos.

Easy No Peek Beef Tips

This recipe for beef tips has the best gravy! It just takes a few ingredients, a little prep, and then let the slow cooker do its thing. The beef is tender, flavorful and easy to make!

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 3 30

Total Time: 3 40

Servings:

Calories: 276Kcal

Author: Susan Moncrieff

Ingredients

▢ 2 pounds cubed beef stew meat trimmed of large fat pieces
▢ 1 package brown gravy I use McCormics but others work well
▢ 1 can cream of mushroom soup
▢ 1 envelope onion soup mix
▢ 1 can beef broth
▢ 8 oz baby portabella mushrooms OPTIONAL

Instructions

Optional - Brown cubed beef steak. If you don't have time, the recipe will turn out great without this step!
In a medium bowl, mix gravy, mushroom soup, onion soup and beef broth until well mixed. Pour into slow cooker.
Add beef to the liquid mixture. Stir.
Cook on high for 3 ½ hours or 7 hours on low. Meat should be very tender.

Notes

Recipe Tips

- If you don't have time to brown the beef, the recipe will work out great without that step.

- If you have red wine handy (not cooking wine), substitute up to ½ a cup of the beef broth with the wine. Heck, white wine works too!

- Salt (sodium) level can be reduced using low-sodium products and water instead of beef broth.

How to Serve

Serve over mashed potatoes, egg noodles or rice. My preference is in the order I have just listed.

Sides to serve with

Serve with simple bright colored sides such as steamed green beans, steamed broccoli or cooked carrots. In the summer, I enjoy a salad instead of cooked vegetables as my side.

FAQs

Choosing a good package of stew beef.

Marbled beef is usually more tender but isn't always found in packages of stew beef. You do want to see some fat but look for a package that does not have a large pieces of mostly fat. When buying stew meat, it should be a uniform red color - not look discolored.

Do I need to tenderize the beef before cooking it?

By cooking it long and slow in a slow cooker, the beef will be tender when following the proper cooking time in the recipe.

Nutrition Disclaimer

Nutrition information is an estimate only provided as a courtesy using an ingredient database. Garnish and optional ingredients are not included in the calculations.

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