It’s hard to believe simple cube steak, mushrooms and a couple of basic ingredients can produce such a tasty meal. Again, your crock pot does most of the work.

An Unlikely Combination

First and foremost, if you dislike mushrooms, this is not your recipe!

But if you do, and you like the crock pot variety of ranch mushrooms, stick around.

And if you like beef cube steak, then something wonderful is about to happen.

Cube Steak Is Marvelously Versatile

This is one beef selection I’m beginning to really love.

I grow to love it more because one of my local stores seems to always have last-day-of-sale coupon reductions on it. That being said, I pick it up every time I see a money-off coupon attached to the package.

One thing I also like to do is to get creative with an ingredient. Naturally, I love the classics like Onion Mushroom Cube Steak for this cut, but I wanted to try something a bit different with the new steaks I bought. At first I thought of doing a pepper steak and had almost decided that was the way I was going to use my newest batch of cube steak.

I am seeing many ways to use the steaks where you’d use any kind of sliced or cubed beef. The uses seem to be endless.

Mushrooms In The Crisper

I had planned to make those crock pot mushrooms the other day because I had some crimini mushrooms in the crisper that I wanted to use before I forgot them. Then I thought of the steaks. Figured it may not taste all that bad thrown in with the mushrooms.

And guess what? It was delicious!

I did dust the cube steaks with seasoned flour and brown them in a bit of oil. One other thing I think is important is deglazing the browning pan and using that liquid. It’s full of flavor so don’t let it go to waste!

Because all these wonderful flavors infuse into the meat and mushrooms, I found I didn’t need any gravy except the natural juices that accumulated at the bottom of the slow cooker. This is really easy, delicious and a keeper!

The Recipe

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Slow Cooker Ranch Cube Steak & Buttered Mushrooms

It’s hard to believe simple cube steak, mushrooms and a couple of basic ingredients can produce such a tasty meal. Again, your crock pot does most of the work.

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time7 hours hrs

Total Time7 hours hrs 10 minutes mins

Course: beef, Comfort Foods, Everyday Meals, Slow Cooker

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cube steak, mushrooms

Servings: 4 -6

Calories: 729kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

• 4-6 large beef cube steaks about 2 lb total weight
• 2 tbsp olive or vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 10 oz whole crimini baby bella mushrooms (see NOTES)
• 1/4 cup ranch seasoning mix -OR- 1 envelope commercial ranch seasoning
• 1/2 cup butter melted (see NOTES)
• 2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese

SEASONED FLOUR

• 1 cup flour
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper

Instructions

• Mix seasoned flour ingredients and place them on a plate. Dredge the steaks.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil. Brown the cube steaks and place them in the bottom of a 5-7 quart slow cooker.
• Deglaze the pan with the 1/2 cup water. Pour this over the cube steaks in the slow cooker.
• Place the mushrooms on top of the steaks.
• Mix the ranch seasoning (link to homemade in ingredient list) with the melted butter and pour over the mushrooms. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
• Cover and cook on low 4-7 hours, high 3-5 hours. Check for doneness at the minimum time--all cookers cook differently and Ninja will cook in 2/3 of regular slow-cooker time.

Notes

White mushrooms may be substituted and button size is best.

I use unsalted butter and I also make my own ranch seasoning without the salt. The link to my favorite recipe is in the ingredient list.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 729kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 50g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Cholesterol: 186mg | Sodium: 932mg | Potassium: 939mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 731IU | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 5mg

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Tender and perfect beef cube steaks cooked low and slow in the crockpot.

I see a similar recipe for this a lot on my Facebook crock pot group so when I was lucky enough to find a big “family” pack of cube steaks the other day that my store had reduced, I scooped them up and planned to make a slow cooker meal with them.  I might add that any meat I find with a reduction for last-day-of-sale is always top notch, so this is why I buy it!

The standard recipe I always see for this uses dry onion soup mix. I’m really not a big fan of this flavor, and the reason is really bizarre when I think of it.

The thing I don’t like about the soup mix is–and especially using it in a slow cooker–smelling it for hours on end while it cooks. I have no issues with it when it’s used in dips and such, but smelling it for hours cooking is another story. Plus it’s a very dominant flavor/scent that I don’t seem to be able to smell anything else. By the time it comes to eat whatever it is in, I’m sorta “past it” if you know what I mean.

Because of this weird thing of mine, I will try to substitute something else for it–even if it’s beef broth and regular onions.

Here I used regular onions, but I used au jus gravy mix in place of the soup mix. I’m beginning to be a fan of this flavor anytime I’ve used it with beef as a seasoning. I use a lot of gravy mixes as seasonings; rarely use them for their intended purpose!

Since I love mushrooms, I threw in a couple of small cans of button mushrooms I had on hand since I had no fresh. But if you hate mushrooms–and I know many do–just leave them out. It won’t affect the taste.

I made this in my casserole crock pot and that was a perfect use for this as I was able to lay the steaks in virtually a single layer. Also remember that cube steaks shrink–up to one half their original size, so bear that in mind when you are buying them. I had 10 fair-sized raw steaks, but this recipe will feed 4-6, depending on appetite.

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Slow Cooker Cube Steak

Tender and perfect beef cube steaks cooked low and slow in the crockpot.

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time8 hours hrs

Total Time8 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Course: beef, Comfort Foods, Everyday Meals, Slow Cooker

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cube steak, slow cooker baking

Servings: 4 -6

Calories: 670kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

• 2-3 lbs chuck cube steak about 8-10 steaks
• 2 10.75 oz cans each cream of mushroom soup (I use low sodium)
• 1 small onion sliced
• 2 8 oz each cans button mushrooms, drained (optional)
• 1 envelope au jus gravy mix
• 1 clove garlic crushed
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1/2 cup seasoned flour see NOTES

Instructions

• Heat 1 tbs oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Dredge the steaks in the seasoned flour.
• Brown half of the steaks (you will have to brown in shifts due to the amount of steak)
• Add the remaining 1 tbs of oil and brown the remaining steaks.
• Place the steaks in a 5-7 quart slow cooker -OR- casserole crockpot.
• In a large bowl, mix the soup, gravy mix, garlic, onions and mushrooms (if using)
• Pour over the steaks, cover and cook on low 6-8 hours, high 4-6 hours.

Notes

Seasoned flour--1/2 cup flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp garlic powder

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 670kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 52g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 168mg | Sodium: 2086mg | Potassium: 1402mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 15mg

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