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!
- Spray your crock pot with non stick spray
- 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.
- Add 1 cup of beef broth
- Add any seasonings (for example-I added garlic salt, pepper and oregano because I was using the meat in spaghetti sauce)
- Cover and cook on low for 3.5 hours. Check your crock pot periodically, stirring and breaking the meat apart as it cooks.
- Add your meat to any recipe, or freeze.
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
This is insane! I feel like I just discovered something insanely cool. I will def be giving this a try soon!
I thought it was so awesome too! It saves me so much time (and the house doesn’t get as hot during summer months)!
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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.
This is so great so the house doesn’t get super hot!
Yes~it’s been so hot here, I am all about ways to keep the house from getting hot!
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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.
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.
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 🙂
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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!
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!
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This is just great. You could even cook a frozen meat and it will thaw and cook inside. Saves so much time!
Wow, these are so great. I love to cook sometimes if I have a time. Glad you share this with us.
I love this recipe. I will try this at my mom’s home because she has a cock pot.
I’ve not done this before, haven’t even thought about it.
I will have to keep this in mind to do.
Thank you.
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.
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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!
Absolutely! I love making things quick and easy!
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I love beef so much but I am not a good chef. This is definitely a great help. Thanks for the info
Absolutely! I hope you can use it to make your life easier!
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This is awesome! Love that you can cook it directly from frozen! Thank you so much for sharing!
Absolutely! I love how easy it is!
What an awesome hack! Thx SO much for sharing – will pin and post to my FB page too!
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