Beef Pot Sticker Dinner – 5-Ingredient In Slow Cooker. Throw frozen beef pot stickers into your slow cooker with just 4 easy kitchen items, and watch your family beg for more!
This smart 5-ingredient slow cooker beef meal uses frozen beef pot stickers as a quick trick for busy nights. Skip the long cooking of a roast—instead, use those tasty frozen dumplings you have in your freezer. Add a simple yummy sauce from basic pantry stuff. It turns into a warm, soy-flavored dish like dumpling soup mixed with soft beef stew. Super easy to make, extra cozy, and perfect for kids and grown-ups.
Serve it right from the slow cooker over white or brown rice. Or put in bowls with lots of the yummy juice and veggies on the side, like roasted or stir-fried ones. Try a fast cucumber salad with rice vinegar and sesame oil for a cool crunch against the rich sauce. Like it spicy? Add chili crisp or sriracha at the table. Green tea or light beer goes great with it.
Make a super tasty family dinner fast! Frozen beef pot stickers cook low and slow in a sweet-salty soy sauce with beef broth, brown sugar, and garlic powder. No thawing needed—these dumplings get soft and saucy in 3-4 hours. Serve over rice with veggies for cozy comfort food everyone loves. Just 5 ingredients!
Beef Pot Sticker Dinner – 5-Ingredient In Slow Cooker
Servings: 4
Beef Pot Sticker Dinner – 5-Ingredient In Slow Cooker
Ingredients
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24 frozen beef pot stickers (about 1 1/2 pounds)
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1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
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1/3 cup beef broth or water
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3 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
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2 teaspoons garlic powder
Beef Pot Sticker Dinner: Directions
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Put the frozen beef pot stickers in one tight layer at the bottom of a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker. Keep them frozen—no thawing! This keeps them from falling apart while cooking slow.
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In a small bowl or measuring cup, mix soy sauce, beef broth or water, brown sugar, and garlic powder. Stir until sugar melts. Taste it—it should taste good salty and a bit sweet. Flavors soften more as it cooks.
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Pour the mix evenly over the pot stickers so each gets wet. The juice won’t cover them all—you want a shallow tasty bath, not full soup.
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Put the lid on and cook on LOW for 3 to 4 hours. Pot stickers should be hot inside, wrappers soft, and sauce a little thicker. Don’t stir for the first 2 hours to keep them whole.
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When ready, spoon some bottom sauce over the top to make them shiny. If stuck, gently lift with a soft spatula or wooden spoon—don’t rip the wrappers.
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Switch to WARM and wait 5 to 10 minutes so sauce sticks better. Serve pot stickers and lots of juice over rice or in bowls, with extra sauce on top.