My Mama’s sister Aunt Kathy told her about this tender Swiss Steak recipe that just melts in your mouth. Hers is cooked in a Dutch oven, which I love to use. But I tend to use my slow cooker as often as possible as opposed to firing up the big oven.
This Swiss Steak recipe in a crock pot is a uniquely different taste, very savory, beefy, and with a wonderful oomph thanks to the choice of seasonings.
A wonderful supper idea if you’re looking for something new to try. We will be having this again. In fact, I think this will be our Sunday dinner this week along with sweet and sour green beans.
Recipe Ingredients:
- Can of tomatoes (sliced, diced, stewed, crushed, whatever you want)
- Tomato sauce
- Onion,
- Garlic powder
- Paprika I am using smoked paprika but just use whatever paprika you grab first.
- Oregano
- Salt, and pepper
How To Make Swiss Steak In a Crock Pot
- You’re also going to need cubed steak.
- Place tomatoes, tomato sauce, and all seasonings in a bowl.
- Give that a good stir.
- Slice those onions up however you feel like slicing them up.
- Place your cubed steaks in the slow cooker.
I’m only putting in four of mine. I’ll save the other two in my freezer, packaged individually, and make myself steak and gravy for lunch one day when I’m here by myself.
- Toss your onions on top.
- And pour the tomato mixture over it all.
- Cover and cook on low, 7-9 hours (9-10 hours is fine, too, if you have a newer slow cooker)or high, 4-5 hours.
If you end up cooking it for an extra hour or so it will be just fine, even more tender, provided you have a newer slow cooker. The older ones (7-10 years old), at this point in the game, generally don’t cook evenly anymore and you can end up with scorched food. I use a Hamilton Beach Set N Forget Programmable slow cooker most of the time. I have a few slow cookers, all of them are Hamilton Beach and they cook really well (and are affordable).
When it is ready, that swiss steak will be so tender you can cut it with a fork.
I like to serve mine over rice. Since I buy rice in bulk, I like to incorporate it into a few meals each week to help give a little boost to our grocery budget.
Or you can make this Fork Tender Swiss Steak meal low carb (ketogenic) by substituting cauliflower rice for regular rice.
However you have it, sure do hope you ENJOY this recipe!
Ingredients
- 1-2 pounds cubed steak*
- 14-16 ounces canned tomatoes stewed, diced, crushed, etc
- 14-16 ounces tomato sauce
- 1 onion sliced
- 2 teaspoons Oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Paprika smoked or regular
Instructions
- Place cubed steaks in bottom of 5 or 6 quart slow cooker. Top with onions.
- In a large bowl, stir together tomatoes, tomato sauce, and all seasonings. Pour over cubed steaks.
- Cover and cook on low 7-9 hours or on high 4-5 hours.
- Serve over rice, mashed potatoes, or noodles.
Can sizes are changing so I included a range in the size description of this recipe. An ounce here or there won't make a difference.
*The sauce amount remains the same whether you are using 1 or 2 pounds of cubed steak.
Nutrition
Other recipes you might enjoy serving with swiss steak:
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I bought ground round on sale yesterday. Can I form this into patties and use it instead of cubed steak or will it fall apart?
My mom is famous in our family for Swiss Steak. It is so good.
She uses round steak and cooks it in a big pressure cooker.
She turned 90 this week and although she does great to be 90, I’m not sure if
she will ever be able to make it again.
But just about every family dinner, someone brings up Swiss Steak and we sit around
and talk about how good it was.
So if you’ve never eaten Swiss Steak, you’re in for a treat! I love it with mashed potatoes.
Just brings back the “good ‘ol days” for me…Sunday dinners at home.
Hi, I love using my pressure cooker and I would appreciate it is you could email me your moms recipe for the swiss steak . Thanking you in advance.
I have a shiny, new red dutch oven that I haven’t used yet, so I think I’ll try this in that. I assume it needs about 2 hours on top of the stove???
If you simmer it, I’d give it an hour and a half. Also you can bake it in the oven in your Dutch oven for same time (hour and a half) at 350. That’s how my ain’t does it.
thanks!
Make sure the knob on top is oven proof! most of them are 🙂
Christy, I have it cooking in my crock pot as we speak! I happened to have some top round steak (not cubed) needing to be used and all other ingredients, so I didn’t even have to go to the store. I am sure the steak will be tender, even without being cubed. Can’t wait until supper! Thanks so much for this easy recipe.
I just put everything together myself, Can’t wait for tonight’s diner!
I also added green peppers, 1 shake of hot pepper & a little bit of beef stock!
That sounds wonderful!
I used to make this in the pressure pan when all my children were little. I took round steak and cut in portions and pounded it till quite thin. It was always so good but the crockpot will be a great way to fix it. I have 4 of them all different sizes and use them a lot! All mine are Crockpot Brand. I remember the deepwell on the first kitchen range I had after getting married, it worked on the same principle as a crockpot/slow cooker. Wonder why they quit putting them on ranges…
I had not thought of a deep well in years and years. When I was a child our stove had one. It was in place of one of the “eyes” (surface units!) And went below the surface. Bet not too many people remember them!
My first home ( 45 years ago !) came with a stove with a deep well replacing one of the burners. I used it all the time as a new bride.
I do remember those!… my friend’s mama’s stove had one (but I never saw her use it).
I remember growing up with one. The left back burner could be lowered into the stove. We fried donuts in ours.
The picture looks so good! I can’t wait to make it! Can you also share how you made the vegetables in the picture? I love your site and have made so many of your dishes. I have your newest cook book and love that too!
I was just going to ask the same thing. Those summer veggies look delicious!
Sounds so good! I might wait and make this with some fresh summer tomatoes! Also will add this to my “fall hunting club recipes” when our four boys w/families come home to hunt….nothing better:)