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How to Cook Ground Beef in Your Slow Cooker

Fall is right around the corner. That means, slow cooker soups (yay!). We use our slow cooker almost daily and this is one of my favorite ‘meal hacks’ using the slow cooker. I am so excited to show you How To Cook Ground Beef In Your slow cooker. By now, you all know that I love a quick and easy dinner. When it comes to dinner prep, anything that makes my life easier…I am all in! While I have heard of cooking ground beef in my crock pot, I was always a little scared to try it. I was afraid it would be too mushy or burn. Finally, yesterday I decided to try it and I am so excited to share–it is my new favorite cooking tip!

  1. Spray your crock pot with non stick spray
  2. Add 1 lb. of ground beef (we use venison, you can use any ‘ground meat’ that you like!). I added mine completely frozen and had no issues.crockpot ground beef
  3. Add 1 cup of beef broth
  4. Add any seasonings (for example-I added garlic salt, pepper and oregano because I was using the meat in spaghetti sauce)
  5. Cover and cook on low for 3.5 hours. Check your crock pot periodically, stirring and breaking the meat apart as it cooks. 
  6. Add your meat to any recipe, or freeze.

crockpot ground beef

How easy was that? This isn’t really a crock pot recipe that you can put in and leave while you are gone for 8 hours, but it’s a great idea to throw it in on a Sunday afternoon to use the rest of the week

 

How to Cook Ground Beef in Your Slow Cooker

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Comments

  1. Roxy says

    July 29, 2016 at 10:53 am

    This is insane! I feel like I just discovered something insanely cool. I will def be giving this a try soon!

    Reply
    • Loving Living Lancaster says

      July 29, 2016 at 11:02 am

      I thought it was so awesome too! It saves me so much time (and the house doesn’t get as hot during summer months)!

      Reply
  2. Neni says

    July 30, 2016 at 12:23 pm

    To be honest, I`m not a good cook. My meat was not much taste than my mum. I just shared this with my mum and she said she will try this straightaway. Thnx dear for sharing such time saving stuff.

    Reply
  3. Morgan @ Morgan Manages Mommyhood says

    July 30, 2016 at 12:55 pm

    This is so great so the house doesn’t get super hot!

    Reply
    • Loving Living Lancaster says

      August 2, 2016 at 12:14 pm

      Yes~it’s been so hot here, I am all about ways to keep the house from getting hot!

      Reply
  4. Russ says

    July 30, 2016 at 9:58 pm

    I don’t cook, lol. But this is something that I think I can try. Quick and easy dinners would be a good start for somebody like me who isn’t fond of making meals.

    Reply
  5. Terri Beavers says

    July 30, 2016 at 11:02 pm

    I can’t wait to use this method from now on. I’ve never thought about doing that but it looks and sounds so easy.

    Reply
  6. Glenda Kruse says

    July 31, 2016 at 2:00 pm

    I really need to use my crock pot more often. I have it tucked away some where in the kitchen. It will make meals so much easier for me. Thank you for sharing your recipe 🙂

    Reply
  7. Elizabeth O. says

    July 31, 2016 at 11:58 pm

    I love cooking using my crock pot, there are so many recipes to enjoy and it’s also easier to prepare them. Thanks for the tip on how to cook ground beef!

    Reply
  8. DannyUK.com says

    August 1, 2016 at 2:55 am

    I didn’t think it was possible to do this in a crock pot! Thanks for sharing, I’ll have to give this a try!

    Reply
  9. Berlin says

    August 1, 2016 at 3:49 am

    This is just great. You could even cook a frozen meat and it will thaw and cook inside. Saves so much time!

    Reply
  10. aziel morte says

    August 1, 2016 at 6:48 pm

    Wow, these are so great. I love to cook sometimes if I have a time. Glad you share this with us.

    Reply
  11. Nicole Escat says

    August 1, 2016 at 8:04 pm

    I love this recipe. I will try this at my mom’s home because she has a cock pot.

    Reply
  12. Colette S says

    August 2, 2016 at 12:50 am

    I’ve not done this before, haven’t even thought about it.
    I will have to keep this in mind to do.
    Thank you.

    Reply
  13. Yona Williams says

    August 2, 2016 at 9:16 pm

    I would have never thought to cook ground beef in a crock pot. I already know that I am seriously underusing the one I have in the cabinet.

    Reply
  14. Milena says

    August 3, 2016 at 9:36 pm

    I swear every recipe I find you need to cook the beef before you put it in the crockpot. Now- this is what I needed! Thanks!

    Reply
    • Loving Living Lancaster says

      August 4, 2016 at 3:15 pm

      Absolutely! I love making things quick and easy!

      Reply
  15. Kathy Kenny Ngo says

    August 5, 2016 at 2:55 pm

    I love beef so much but I am not a good chef. This is definitely a great help. Thanks for the info

    Reply
    • Loving Living Lancaster says

      August 11, 2016 at 10:21 am

      Absolutely! I hope you can use it to make your life easier!

      Reply
  16. Amanda says

    October 26, 2016 at 12:24 pm

    This is awesome! Love that you can cook it directly from frozen! Thank you so much for sharing!

    Reply
    • Loving Living Lancaster says

      October 27, 2016 at 7:16 pm

      Absolutely! I love how easy it is!

      Reply
  17. Flossie McCowald | SuperMomHacks says

    August 16, 2017 at 3:30 pm

    What an awesome hack! Thx SO much for sharing – will pin and post to my FB page too!

    Reply
    • Allison Lancaster says

      August 16, 2017 at 7:46 pm

      Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply

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