3 Cheap and Easy Beef Meal Ideas

Are you looking for new cheap beef meals? You’re in luck! I have three amazing beef dishes that you need to make. They are easy and affordable and so delicious.

1. Country-style steak recipe

Ingredients:

• Cube steak
• 1 packet of French onion soup mix
• 1 can beef consomme/broth
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Lay cube steak on the bottom of your slow cooker.

Season with salt and pepper. Layer more cube steaks and season with salt and pepper.

Sprinkle a packet of French onion soup mix.

Add in a can of cream of mushroom soup. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours.

Plating it up! I served this with green beans, mashed potatoes, and a roll.

2. Barbacoa recipe

Ingredients:

• 2-3 lb. chuck roast
• 3 oranges
• 2 limes
• 1 large white onion diced
• 4 cloves chopped garlic
• 2 tbsp. black pepper
• 2 tbsp. oregano
• 1 tbs. cumin
• Thyme leaves (a few shakes)
• 2 tbsp. white vinegar
• 1 cup water or beef stock
• 2-3 bay leaves
• 1 tomato
• Guajillo chili package

Directions:

Add in seasoning and vinegar.

Squeeze in the juice of one orange into the slow cooker. Add white vinegar. Season with salt and pepper.

Add cumin, oregano, and thyme.

Add water or beef stock. Make sure the pieces of meat are soaked in the marinade and added to the mixture.

Add bay leaves on top.

Cook on high for four hours.

Open after four hours, take the beef out of the slow cooker, and shred it. Put it aside.

Make the sauce:

To a pan, add:

• Diced tomato
• 10 guajillo chilis without the seeds (dump seeds from the guajillos).
• 1 cup water.

Season with salt and pepper

Bring a pan of water and ingredients to a boil for seven minutes.

Plating it up!I added the mixture on top of a taco or fajita and added some salsa Verdi, fresh cilantro, and finely diced onions to the top.

3. Mississippi pot roast recipe

Ingredients:

• 2-3 lb. chuck roast
• Ranch seasoning packet
• Au jus gravy mix packet
• 1 stick of butter
• 8-10 whole pepperoncini peppers
• 1 jar pepperoncini

Directions: