Beef and Broccoli is a dish we often order when we go out for Chinese. Here is a simple recipe that tastes pretty close to restaurant dishes we’ve shared. Again simple ingredients making for delicious flavor. Thinly sliced Flank steak is the staple, with fresh broccoli and a homemade sauce that really hits the spot.
Freezer to Crockpot Chinese Beef & Broccoli
The key to this meal is to cut the steak across the grain and keep it very thin. Mix the steak and the sauce together in the bag. In a separate bag put in the fresh cut broccoli, then place the bag with the steak and sauce inside the broccoli bag so they don’t combine. If you would rather use frozen broccoli such as Steamfresh, just freeze the steak and sauce by itself.
For all freezer meals make sure to label your freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date. Freezer meals can be frozen for up to 3 months.
- 2 lb flank steak, thinly sliced (or beef of your choice)
- 1 can beef consomme
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (or 2 cloves fresh garlic)
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 cups fresh broccoli, blanched or bag of frozen broccoli (Click HERE to read about blanching vegetables)
- Mix the beef and sauce ingredients in a gallon-size freezer bag
- Then put the broccoli in a separate gallon freezer bag and place the beef and sauce bag inside the broccoli bag
- Label with name of recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date (Can freeze up to 3 months)
- Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
- Dump in crockpot.
- 30 minutes before meal is done remove 1/4 cup of the sauce from the crock pot and mix with the 2 tablespoons cornstarch. Stir back into the Crock Pot.
- Add the broccoli and stir again, and cook for 30 minutes.
- Cook on low for 5-6 hours
Serve this meal over brown or white rice!
Here are some other awesome things about freezer-to-crockpot meals:
- Most of these meals require no cooking ahead of time, so that means the recipes are very easy to prep.
- The meals cook for the first time out of the freezer so they don’t taste like leftovers (BUT leftovers are okay right?!)
- For us that coupon, we can take advantage of all the sales and freeze a couple at a time. (Most freezer meals will last for at least 3 months.)
- 2 lb beef, thinly sliced (flank steak)
- 1 can beef consomme
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (or 2 cloves fresh garlic)
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 cups fresh broccoli or bag of frozen broccoli
- Mix the beef and sauce ingredients in a gallon-size freezer bag
- Then put the broccoli in a separate gallon freezer bag and place the beef and sauce bag inside the broccoli bag
- Label with name of recipe, cooking instructions, and prep date (Can freeze up to 3 months)
- Allow to defrost overnight in the refrigerator.
- Dump in crockpot.
- 30 minutes before meal is done remove 1/4 cup of the sauce from the crock pot and mix with the 2 tablespoons cornstarch. Stir back into the Crock Pot.
- Add the broccoli and stir again, and cook for 30 minutes.
- Cook on low for 5-6 hours
- Serve over brown or white rice and some egg rolls - YUMMY!!
Have you ever frozen a meal for your crockpot before? Please share your thoughts in a comment below!
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