Slow Cooked Steak with Creamy Mushroom Sauce

Submitted by Paulene Christie

Slow Cooked Steak with Creamy Mushroom Sauce

4.96 from 21 votes
Serving: 4
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 5 minutes

Ingredients
 

  • 1kg chuck beef steaks (you could change the steak to rump also if you prefer)
  • 2 tsp beef stock powder
  • 500ml COOKING cream
  • 300g Mushrooms, quartered
  • 2 tbsp cornflour mixed with 1-2 tbsp water to thicken

Instructions
 

  • Place steaks into slow cooker
  • Add chunky quarter cut mushrooms on top of steak
  • Whisk beef stock into cooking cream and pour over the steak and mushrooms
  • Cook on low for 5hrs
  • 30mins prior to serving carefully remove steaks onto serving plate (I used 2 egg flips to do so while still keeping them intact),
  • Combine cornflour and water and whisk into the mushroom sauce
  • Gently return steaks to the sauce, place tea towel under lid and turn to HIGH for last 30mins to thicken sauce.
  • Gently lift steaks out onto serving plate and top with lots of the lush creamy mushroom sauce.
  • The steak is fall apart, melt in your mouth tender... 2 -4 - 6 - 8 dig in don't wait!
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central

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124 Comments

  1. Chris McInnes December 13, 2015

    this recipe is fantastic I have have made some changes this time like adding garlic, white wine and onion

  2. Linda Anderson January 9, 2016

    Hi i have this in the slow cooker right now but the cream has curdled. Will it still be ok?

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central January 10, 2016

      Did you use a cooking cream as that shouldn’t split?
      What you can do to bring it back is to mix it really well with a tsp of cornflour to bring it back together.
      Remember while it may not look nice split is still ok to eat 🙂

  3. Rozi Pottsy July 4, 2016

    I have cooked this several times now, and tonight – threw a couple of sausages in as well.
    Such a versatile creamy sauce – a really lovely dish.
    (I have also put 1/2 teaspoon of pepper in on occasion to make it a ‘peppery mushroom’ sauce for another option)

  4. I’m making this for dinner tonight, Hubby is pretty excited
    What did you all serve it with?

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central January 14, 2017

      It’s a cream that resists splitting under heat
      Found in the regular chilled cream section
      In Australia I use the Bulla brand

  5. Samantha Cooper May 12, 2017

    Omgosh it was amazing. Steak fell apart when you cut it. It was a big hit with the partner and i. Deff gonna be making again. I used scotch fillet steak.

  6. Is there an alternative to use instead of cream as i have a child that is Gluten and Dairy intolerant?

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central May 17, 2017

      I’m not really sure?
      What would you normally sub it with in other recipes?
      MAYBE coconut cream but it could alter taste and wouldn’t be as thick so may need thickening?

  7. helen Rainsford May 18, 2017

    I make this with chicken breast and change the beef stock cube to chicken stock cube.it tastes amazing and my family love it.

  8. Martin Koh June 10, 2017

    What do you mean turn it to HIGH? Is that for slow cooker??? I dont have that on my cooking utensil.

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central June 11, 2017

      Yes
      Most slow cookers have low and high settings 🙂
      Is yours a multi cooker perhaps and not an actual slow cooker?

  9. Lyn Cramer July 16, 2017

    My husband absolutely loved this recipe and it will be a favourite in our house. Sadly I can’t eat it as I am dairy intolerant but I am sure I would also love it. It is so quick easy to prepare before going to work. I like easy as I work full time and don’t have time for a lot of slicing and dicing. The only thing I changed was I don’t like to thicken with cornflour so I used Deb Instant Mashed potato. I served it with Mashed Potato and Veg my husband commented how much he loved it and could I make it again.

  10. Fiona MacKenzie July 17, 2017

    This is going to be a regular visitor to our menu.
    An absolute hit!

  11. Jessica Hansen July 17, 2017

    I’m never ever making steak with mushroom sauce in a pot and pan ever again!!
    This was so easy and came out with the most tender steak and creamy/tasty sauce.
    Only change i made was to add a teaspoon of crushed garlic when i thickened the sauce.

  12. Penny Hayer July 30, 2017

    This was a big hit at my house ?? I added onion and garlic and served with mashed potato and steamed vegges.

  13. I am not a good cook. Everything I ever made in a slow cooker was bland and yuck.
    This however, OH MY GOODNESS.
    I used rump steak (all I had) which did go dry. I also used 600ml of cream with 3 tsp of stock powder.
    The kids were so surprised at the great taste, they nearly fell off their chairs! One even had leftovers for breakfast. I live my slow cooker now!

  14. Colleen Arnott August 4, 2017

    Deliciousness on every level! There are not enough words in the English language to describe how good this dish is!

  15. I have made this successfully once before. However, I want to make it again but hubster does not like the texture of mushrooms. Can I add 1 can of condensed cream of mushroom to 300 – 600ml cream as well as a sachet of instant black pepper gravy? Any help appreciated

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central September 13, 2017

      Hi Anne
      I think that would work yes 🙂
      Just stick to the same volume of liquid total
      Beware the gravy will thicken the end result more too

  16. Hi, could I use pork chops and what to use with cream. Maybe a dash of sweet chilly sauce..

  17. Tasted great, but it was tender like shoe leather 🙁
    I even cooked it way less than the requested 5 hours.
    It would be better to have a temperature specification instead just “low”/”middle”/”high” since obviously slow cokkers can be quite different.

  18. Hello Paulene! I submitted a comment to days ago, apparently it hasn’t been approved yet?

  19. yeah well… only approving 5 star ratings seems a bit unfair. Thumbs down for that 🙁

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central December 20, 2017

      Lorence to your first comment: Slow cookers dont’ usually show temp
      They have high or low so that is what we list ?
      Sounds like yours cooked hot?
      As you can see lots of others have enjoyed it so I’m sorry you didn’t ?

      To your second comment: Patience is a virtue …. please show some 🙂

      To your THIRD comment: Lorence it’s CHRISTMAS!
      I am a busy mum of 3 kids
      I approve ALL comments … I’m only one person and I have hundreds to go through as well as my actual life to live in between.
      Perhaps rather than jumping to ridiculous conclusions you should just show some patience!
      I mean really!

      Merry Christmas 🙂

  20. Sorry I am new to this site.
    The recipe says to place a tea towel under the lid. May I ask how exactly and why, please?

  21. Thanks so much for your help, Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central. This is cooking right now, cannot wait to taste it….looks so good.

  22. Kim Smith June 24, 2018

    Made this tonight for hubby and daughter, they loved it but unfortunately I used porterhouse steak and it was way too tough. Will definitely try again with rump. A+++

  23. Not a mushroom fan but decided to try this last week and omg ??? absolutely ? even the kids enjoyed eating this sooo making it again tonight ????

  24. Never done rump steak in SC before so thought I’d give it a go since it was supermarket quality. 4hrs in on low was worried, was still like an old boot, so bumped SC up for an hour on high then returned to low. 6 hrs in total….made the cornflour slurry after emptying sauce into saucepan, dished up, w mashed potato, carrots and coleslaw and OMG….it was delicious. Hubby gave me a 12/10 and he doesn’t usually like SC meals, and the fat on the rump was rendered to perfection, so much so, that this was exceptional, considering I always cut the fat off whatever meat under frypan cooking. Well worth the cook and wait. 5 ??????????

  25. Denni McGuiness January 3, 2019

    Made this for the first time yesterday it was absolutely delicious I did add 1 heaped Tsp Minced Garlic, 1 Tbsp Smoked Paprika and 1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce will definitely make this again

  26. Yummmmm. I browned the steak beforehand, sprinkled with salt and paprika and garlic powder. And I added a Tablespoon of tomato paste to the cream. This is so yummy!

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central March 26, 2019

      I’ve not tried that one myself to be sure
      If you do let us know how it goes 🙂

  27. Katrina Rynski May 20, 2019

    This one is on repeat in this house. The new family favourite. Only thing different I did was used 2 heaped tablespoons of chicken stock power instead of the beef (I didn’t have any) diced the beef and served with pasta spirals. Absolutely amazing ?

  28. julie nagy June 1, 2019

    A massive favourite with my hubby, he says it’s better than any club or pub mushroom sauce dishes out. I double the cream and mushrooms (same cooking time) to make extra sauce to freeze to add to home made chicken snitz.

  29. Caroline Manwaring June 11, 2019

    This delicious recipe hasn’t even finished cooking yet and I’m already writing a review! That’s because I’ve just added the cornflour slurry for the last 30 minutes of cooking and of course I couldn’t resist a lick of the spoon! Don’t worry I didn’t put it back in afterwards! No double dipping from this cook! Another amazing recipe Pauline, thank you again for the time and effort you have put into creating easy, delicious family recipes that are so simple to put together but result in fabulous tasting meals. P.S. I purchased your Family Favourites book on the weekend – love it!

  30. Billy Mccall July 26, 2019

    I did this with rump steaks, instead of the cooking cream I used two cans of cream of mushroom soup and a beef oxo cube along with mushrooms and onions, when ready I removed the steaks and thickened up the sauce with bisto, it turned out great.

  31. I used normal cream instead of cooking and it split a little, also used blade steak which was possibly not the best option but tasted amazing.. just put leftovers into pies… yummm

  32. This is a family favourite
    I use oyster blade and add French onion soup mix to the cream. It is delicious ??

  33. Mervyn Bennett February 6, 2020

    Tried this today, it looked to simple to me & I was worried it would not taste good. Couldn’t have been more wrong, turned out absolutely brilliant & it will be in my favorite recipes from now on

  34. This was absolutely delicious! I used eye fillet (don’t hate me!) and browned the beef and added a little paprika and garlic. Served it with spiral pasta. This will definitely be a regular in our household!

  35. This was amazing, family loved it. I added in some garlic granules with the cream and stock powder delicious, highly recommend,

  36. Cheryl Campbell May 10, 2021

    I used rump steak and I also added French onion soup mix with the beef stock and cream we are having this with mash potato and carrots

  37. Rita Price May 11, 2021

    Well I was going to cook a Braised Steak recipe but came across this one. It’s cooking now & the smell is amazing so we can’t wait for dinner. It’s so easy to do too. I’m in the UK so used Elmlea long life cream plus I didn’t have any beef stock powder so used a chicken oxo cube! I’ll be making this recipe again soon, thank you for sharing Paulene.

  38. This is so delicious and so easy!! My partner didn’t talk the entire meal lol it’s a hit with him. Def making this a regular meal x

  39. Marie King May 21, 2021

    My husband says that this is the best meal I have ever cooked, so that says at lot for the past 48 years. Lol. I’m gobsmacked on how just a few ingredients can produce such incredible flavours, as is the case with sooo many of your recipes Pauline!

  40. Rob Benes May 28, 2021

    Cooked this the other day with pasta and turned out awesome will be doing it again thanks Paulene 🙂

  41. Deborah Millar July 28, 2021

    This was an awesome meal loved it will definitely do again May add few more mushrooms

  42. I’m just wondering if the mushroom sauce could be used on pasta as well? Thank you in advance and I’m wanting to try this recipe out

  43. Karin Nickel October 1, 2021

    Hi! I would love to make this but I live in the US and we don’t have “cooking cream” in any stores near me. In fact, I don’t think it’s available anywhere in the US. Is there something I could use instead as a substitute? Maybe half and half because it has less fat and might not separate as much? Please let me know if you have any ideas – Thanks!

  44. Chris Cherry ? everyone calls me Nanna which I love ??..l February 27, 2022

    Absolutely delicious, the only thing I added was a tablespoon of gravy granules to the cream with the stock powder. Steak was so tender and sauce awesome. Thankyou for another beautiful recipe. It’s a keeper like so so many. ?

  45. Tried this with rump (cubed) potatoes (peeled and quartered 300g) didn’t have stock substituted for gravy and no cornstarch used all purpose plain flour instead (3 tablespoons)
    Served with rice and salad
    They family (3 adults) couldn’t get enough next time I’ll double the recipe 5 stars

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central April 29, 2022

      Leigh-Ann are you in our Facebook Group – that’s the main area for lots of daily recipes to try and ideas to share 🙂

  46. Delicious!! I didn’t change or add anything and it had plenty of flavor. Even my 12 year old loved it. Definitely a keeper, yummo!!

  47. Wow. I cooked this tonight and hubby literally wiped clean his plate. Something he has never done. Will definitely be making this again. May even try it with chicken instead of steak. So so yummy. ????

  48. Love love love this. So so easy and hubby loved it so much he cleaned off his plate. Something he doesn’t usually do.

  49. I tried this Sunday and i tell ya what do yourself a favour and get this meal going was so good rump steak very tender and mushroom sauce so tasty

  50. Made this tonight and hubby licked the plate clean (a rare thing!). Used only 500gms of rump steak, added an extra tsp of beef stock powder and added mushroom soup sachet as well as the mushrooms. I didn’t need to add cornflour as the cooking cream was still thick and creamy. Served with roasted broccoli and fries. I also halved the cooking time so 2.5 hrs on low in a 5.7L SC. Delish!

  51. Charmaine Murphy July 7, 2022

    Could I use steak cubed diced up for this recipe instead of whole steaks?

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central July 7, 2022

      Yes you can Charmaine – I’d give that around 6hrs

  52. Have made this twice – first time with mushrooms which was lovely and tonight swapped out the mushrooms for a tsp crushed garlic and crushed peppercorns. Really nice and tender. Great recipe

  53. We use about 1/2 to 3/4 of a packet of French onion soup packet mix instead of the beef stock cubes. Turns out great.

  54. I had 1.2kgs of chuck steak so I added 600mls of cream and 3tbs of beef stock. I also put some chopped frozen onion I had in the freezer in the bottom of the slow cooker just so the meat wasn’t sitting at the bottom. I seasoned the sauce at the end when I took the meat out because you never know how salty a slow cooker dish will turn out and added some parsley before serving. Personally it wasn’t enough mushrooms for us lol ? and I used 500g so I add more next time lol!! but OMG was sooo good!! I couldn’t recommend this recipe enough! And I think a few other people have said it but would also be amazing served up with pasta! ??

  55. Shannon Pratt August 10, 2022

    Tonight I made slow cooked steak with mushroom sauce – OMG it was sooo good.
    I used lactose free cream and instead of using cornstarch I added a sachet of creamy mushroom soup for the sauce. There was no need to use the tea towel method

  56. Debbie Mihalos August 15, 2022

    OMG! This dish is so delicious. I used a blade roast cut into small steaks, i also added 1 tbsp of gravy powder & i added 600ml of cooking cream instead of 500ml so there was none left over. I served it with mash & roasted veggies (zucchini, capsicum, red onion & a can of cherry tomatoes)

  57. Susan Bowerman October 23, 2022

    5 stars
    Tried this recipe tonight and was so delicious! So quick and easy to prepare. Another favourite of ours now!

  58. 5 stars
    This is often requested as it’s soooooo dayumn delicious!?
    Do yourself a favour and make this asap, you will not be dissapointed! ?

  59. 5 stars
    This recipe is a favourite in my house! We’ve tried it with mash and steam veg, But our favourite was definitely shredding the steak after its cooked which is sooo easy with the chuck steak it just falls apart and tossing the steak and sauce with some fettuccine 10/10 absolutely amazing!!!

  60. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central March 14, 2023

    OOooooo I love that serving idea Tara!!
    Never thought of that one 🙂 🙂

  61. 5 stars
    I made this on Friday for dinner, my dad loved it…and he is hard to cook for

  62. Serena Tierney April 29, 2023

    5 stars
    This is like eating hogs breath steak, so tender, just slide the fork sideways and it comes away beautifully.
    I cooked a piece of rump for two hours on low, did chunky mushrooms on top. When I whisked the cream with the stock I put in some Worcestershire sauce and garlic, I could have licked the bowl clean. Well maybe I did ??

  63. 5 stars
    This dish was amazing, so easy and delicious!! I added garlic and some Garlic, Dijon and seeded mustard and used home made beef stock paste instead of powder and wow ? ? Will be on our regular rotation in our house ?

  64. 5 stars
    Wow wow wow is an understatement.
    Tried this recipe tonight using Veal steak and it is so delicious I went back for more. A must try recipe you won’t regret

  65. 5 stars
    Cheated and used cubed steak, and then got lazy and added diced potato, carrot, garlic and white pepper then some green beans and zucchini towards the end (I had planned on side dishes but the day got hectic),

    Has been requested again, thanks!

  66. Margi Hartwig May 22, 2023

    5 stars
    Made this recipe last week for the second time, and the sauce is amazing, steak too of course.
    My husband finished the mushroom sauce the next day on toast.??

  67. Margi Hartwig July 5, 2023

    5 stars
    Love this recipe. Cook it regularly, but next time I’m going to try it with chuck steak cut up so it’s like a casserole.

  68. Chris Bartlett July 12, 2023

    hi I’m hanging out to try this recipe, I don’t usually have stock powder, I have oxo cubes and the stock concentrate pods, do you think I could use either of those? if so how much thanks

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central July 14, 2023

      If oxo cubes are the same size as a standard stock cube use 2 🙂

  69. Tracey Walsh July 14, 2023

    This recipe is so delicious ? I used rump steak.
    Ihave cooked this several times and is a real hit with my family.
    I use the left over sauce the following night over Pasta ….. yumm, it is so good!

  70. Jody Najjar July 20, 2023

    5 stars
    I made this for the first time tonight. My husband loved it and so did I! I will definitely be making this again.

  71. Kim O’Brien August 7, 2023

    5 stars
    My husband says it was the bomb. It was the best. You can make that again was what was said about steak with creamy mushroom sauce. I did make a few adjustments to it added sweet potato, potato and onion.

  72. 5 stars
    Absolutely loved this recipe! My kids aren’t lovers of mushrooms at all, but still absolutely smashed it – and were a little surprised when I told them what they ate! The second time I made it, I accidentally forgot to add the stock cubes, so it was a little bland – definitely don’t miss this step! Overall it’s been added to the rotation in our house as a firm favourite, especially for my daughter who actually doesn’t like red meat!

  73. Creamy mushroom steak for the dinner tonight
    Was a big win !!!!

    Left overs for lunch as well !!!!

  74. Sanet van Rensburg February 27, 2024

    I forgot to add cornflour to the cream and it split! Will try again though. Thank you, Paulene!

  75. Tiffany Huston June 30, 2024

    4 stars
    The sauce is nice but we found it needed more flavour. Will def make it again but will add some garlic , white wine & finely chopped onion.

  76. Mila Ondrusek September 4, 2024

    5 stars
    I learned this recipe many years ago from both of my grandmas and my mum. Only difference is that my grandmas were picking wild mushrooms from forest and in winter they used dried mushrooms, also they fried chopped onions and meat in lard or beef fat. I prefer to use about 1/3 – 1/2 a cup of cream only.

  77. 5 stars
    Made this tonight with the only comparison of chuck beef that I could find in Holland and that takes 8hrs on low to be perfect. So I cooked the beef for 3 hours and then added the rest of the ingredients. My husband loved it, and wanted to know where I got the recipe from so looks like I will be making this one again! Served it with sprouty mash 👌🏻

  78. This recipe I have cooked twice now and its as good if not better than the first time. I
    cooked to the recipe and just added Masterfoods Pepper Steak spice blend to taste.
    Served with sweet baby peas.

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central November 28, 2024

      Thanks for taking the time to leave feedback Jan – that’s great to hear! 🙂

  79. Helen Vardanega January 26, 2025

    5 stars
    Yesterday I cooked these steak in creamy mushroom sauce and it was so simple but so delicious 😋 my hubby loved it! 10 out 10!! This will be on regular rotation from now on!

  80. Jan Drury June 28, 2025

    5 stars
    Wonderful meal! I varied the recipe by using roast rump cut into steaks, tin of cream of mushroom soup instead of cooking cream and actual mushrooms, about 1.5 teaspoons of minced garlic, about 1.5 teaspoons of seeded mustard, about 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce. Still used the beef stock and cornflour. Served with mashed potato and vege. I will definitely be making this again! Delish!!

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central July 5, 2025

      THanks Jan for taking the time to share your alternatives for others 🙂

  81. Katherine Elder March 5, 2026

    5 stars
    So freaking good!!!
    Definitely making this again and will try it with chicken too I think…

    1. Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central July 19, 2026

      Awesome loved reading your feedback – thanks! 🙂

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