SlowCooker Steak Tips and Gravy

  **Updated to add Instant Pot Instructions** see below.  

 I love using my slow-cooker when our life gets busy and hectic. Life is even better when a new, simple recipe turns out to taste fantastic!  The best part is that it truly is a 'no fuss' recipe!  It's so uncomplicated and easy to toss together in the morning for a savory, decadent tasting dinner at night.  The meat was fork-tender and the only additional cooking I did was to make egg noodles to serve with this (you can also serve with rice, cauli-rice or mashed potatoes.) I finished out the complete meal by serving a side salad. This definitely is a hearty meal that had my husband raving over it.  Who knew simple could be not only so easy but, so tasty!  ~Enjoy! Diane

SlowCooker Steak Tips & Gravy  
makes approx. 4 adult servings

Ingredients:
2 pounds Flat Iron Steak 
1 (1+oz) Packet Lipton Beefy Onion Soup Mix 
1 (10+oz) Can Cream of Mushroom Soup, undiluted
(I also like using Cream of Potato Soup, undiluted in place of the Mushroom)
1/2 Cup Beef Broth 
Sprinkle of Ground Pepper
Olive Oil, optional *not needed for Instant Pot 


Directions:
Cut steak into large pieces and place in slow cooker that's been smeared with a
light coating of olive oil. (makes for easy cleanup later) 
Lightly sprinkle ground pepper onto meat.
In a bowl, combine soup mix, water and soup.  Add to slow cooker, spreading over
steak pieces. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours. High for 4-6 hours.  
Until meat is tender.  
Serve with Cooked Egg Noodles, Mashed Potatoes, Rice or Cauli-Rice and a Side Salad. 

*Kitchen Notes:  This recipe makes its own Gravy with no additional steps added. 
Do not add any salt in this recipe, only pepper - the soup & soup mix provide enough salt. 

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Recipe adapted from: The Gooseberry Patch 
​Photos by: Diane Baker


**Instant Pot Use** 

• Place 1/4 cup Beef Broth on the bottom of Instant Pot.
• Pepper your cut beef and lay on top of broth. 
• Mix the two soups together and smear on top of beef.
• Add in 1/4 cup Beef Broth on top of everything and do not mix in (you need this for steam.) 
• Set IP to Manual for 20 mins per pound of beef.  I do add 5 mins more as we like our meat 'super shreddy'...LOL 
• Do a natural release for 20 minutes (then release the remaining steam.)
• Open IP and shred meat if preferred or leave in chunks. 
• Thicken gravy with a Corn Starch Slurry (I use 2-3 Tbls cornstarch with a little of the liquid from the IP.) then add back to IP and let the gravy thicken 5 minutes. 

SlowCooker Steak Tip & Gravy