Lazy Slow Cooker Pepper Steak
Delicious crockpot pepper steak is an easy recipe that turns any cut of beef into an amazing meal. Red, yellow and green peppers slow cooked together with beef strips meld together into a savory delight.
Servings: 6
Calories: 434kcal
Equipment
- 3.5 quart slow cooker or larger
- Knife and cutting board
Ingredients
- 2 lb beef strips or stew meat or steak cuts that can be cut into strips I have made this with both eye of round roast steaks and chuck steaks
- 2 cups beef stock
- 14 oz yellow, red and green frozen pepper strips if you would prefer to use fresh peppers - 1 large pepper of each color, cut into strips
- 1 cup diced onion frozen works here as well
- ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce for gluten free, use liquid aminos
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 2½ teaspoon brown sugar for sugar free, you can use a brown sugar alternative such as Swerve.
- ⅓ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- place slow cooker liner into slow cooker, if using
- add stock, onion, soy sauce (or alternative), ginger, garlic, brown sugar and black pepper to slow cooker and stir2 cups beef stock, 1 cup diced onion, ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce, 2 teaspoon minced garlic, 2½ teaspoon brown sugar, ⅓ teaspoon ground ginger, ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- place beef into slow cooker2 lb beef strips or stew meat or steak cuts that can be cut into strips
- top with pepper strips14 oz yellow, red and green frozen pepper strips
- cover and cook on low 8-10 hours
- after at least 6 hours, remove beef (if it is not already cut) and cut into strips, then return to slow cooker mixture and finish cooking.
Notes
Both frozen and/or fresh peppers work perfectly well in this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 434kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 107mg | Sodium: 646mg | Potassium: 760mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 246IU | Vitamin C: 56mg | Calcium: 54mg | Iron: 4mg