{"id":1549,"date":"2026-02-02T23:57:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1549"},"modified":"2026-02-02T23:57:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T23:57:57","slug":"crockpot-garlic-butter-beef-bites-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/crockpot-garlic-butter-beef-bites-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Crockpot Garlic Butter Beef Bites &#038; Potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: right;\">Crockpot Garlic Butter Beef Bites &amp; Potatoes<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Description:<\/strong><br \/>\nTender beef bites and baby potatoes slow-cooked in a rich garlic butter sauce. An easy, comforting meal that practically cooks itself!<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 lbs (900 g) beef stew meat, cut into bite-size cubes<\/li>\n<li>1\u00bd lbs (700 g) baby potatoes, halved if large<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted<\/li>\n<li>5 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon onion powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried thyme<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried parsley<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup beef broth<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Optional Garnish:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fresh parsley, chopped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prepare the Crockpot<\/strong><br \/>\nLightly grease the inside of your crockpot with olive oil or cooking spray.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add Beef &amp; Potatoes<\/strong><br \/>\nPlace the cubed beef and baby potatoes into the crockpot.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the Garlic Butter Sauce<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a small bowl, mix melted butter, minced garlic, beef broth, onion powder, garlic powder, thyme, parsley, paprika, salt, and pepper.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Combine<\/strong><br \/>\nPour the garlic butter mixture evenly over the beef and potatoes. Gently stir to coat everything well.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Cover and cook on <strong>LOW for 6\u20138 hours<\/strong>, or<\/li>\n<li>Cook on <strong>HIGH for 3\u20134 hours<\/strong>,<br \/>\nuntil the beef is tender and the potatoes are fork-tender.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finish &amp; Serve<\/strong><br \/>\nTaste and adjust seasoning if needed.<br \/>\nGarnish with fresh parsley before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Tips:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>For extra flavor, sear the beef cubes in a hot skillet for 2\u20133 minutes before adding them to the crockpot.<\/li>\n<li>Add carrots or green beans in the last 2 hours for a complete one-pot meal.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with crusty bread or a fresh green salad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crockpot Garlic Butter Beef Bites &amp; Potatoes Description: Tender beef bites and baby potatoes slow-cooked in a rich garlic butter&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1549"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1551,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1549\/revisions\/1551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}