Thread: Switch an oven recipe to a crock pot recipe?

I have this recipe called Beef Tips with Mushrooms and simmer 1 1/2 hrs. which is a long time. Usually I put it in the oven for that amount of time on low heat. But this time I want to use a crock pot. I'm using 2# of Bottom Round Steak (that's what on the package). I cut it in strips and then brown in oil. My question is how long do I cook it in a crock pot? I will be adding sliced onions, beef bouillon, catsup, dry mustard, and worstershire sauce to the broth. And eventually a can of mushrooms. I'm serving this over rice. I don't want my meat to be completely falling apart but nicely tender. I don't use crock pots often but I'm thinking I would like to start doing more. Pinterest has a lot of good looking recipes. Anyway I need a time. Thanks.

If you are home and can monitor it I would say try about 4 hours on high or 6 on low. If you go 8 on low it will probably fall apart as you will have already browned it and it will be in smaller pieces. If you are gone all day then I would say low till you get home but it will really be very tender. Me, I like it like that, but that is just my taste. Sounds good, good luck.

I did a search on Google for beef tips with mushrooms crock pot and got About 2,660,000 results, You might try that.

Depending on how small the strips are, I would think 6 to 8 hours on low. Here's our favorite new slow cooker recipe:

Slow Cooker (Crockpot) Beef Stroganoff

2 pounds beef stew meat
1 cup chopped onion
2 cans (10 3/4 ounces) condensed golden mushroom soup
1 Lipton Onion Soup pouch
1 tub of fresh sliced mushrooms (two cups or so)
Fresh ground black pepper
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, cubed
1 container (8 ounces) sour cream
6 cups hot cooked noodles or rice

In 3 1/2- to 4 1/2-quart slow cooker, mix beef, onion, soups, mushrooms and pepper. (I don’t add the mushrooms until the very end, about ½ an hour before I add the cream cheese and sour cream)
Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until beef is very tender.
Stir cream cheese into beef mixture until melted. Stir sour cream into beef mixture. Serve over noodles or rice.

Makes 8 servings