**How to make Slow Cooker Beef Tips**

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cubes

Vegetable broth adds flavor while being lower in calories.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Tamari is gluten-free and often less expensive.

beef stew meat

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Pork shoulder is generally cheaper and still tender when slow-cooked.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: flour

Flour is more common and less expensive.

Season the stew meat with salt and black pepper.

Heat a skillet until hot and sear the stew meat in batches on both sides until browned.

Transfer the seared meat to the slow cooker.

Add one chopped small onion on top of the meat.

Add 16 ounces of sliced mushrooms to the slow cooker.

Press one clove of garlic into the slow cooker.

Pour in two cans of golden mushroom soup.

Add one tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce to the mixture.

Pour in three cups of beef broth.

Add two bay leaves to the slow cooker.

Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or low for 5-6 hours until beef is tender.

Remove the bay leaves before serving.

Mix three tablespoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup of water to create a slurry.

Stir the cornstarch slurry into the slow cooker to thicken the gravy 30 minutes before serving.

Serve over rice or mashed potatoes.

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