This Easy Corned Beef from Gooseberry Patch’s Everyday Slow Cooker proves that corned beef ain’t just for St. Paddy’s Day! You can throw it together in less than five minutes, and it is incredible!
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Note: If you are looking for a traditional style corned beef recipe, check out this Crock Pot One Pot Corned Beef Cabbage Potato Dinner.
Here is our cooking show on the more traditional recipes.
Aunt Lou here.
If you have read many of my posts, you know that I am a picky eater. I realize how ironic it is for a food blogger to be a picky eater who is scared of trying new foods. So maybe I am filling a niche…a food blogger for the scaredy cats! That’s what I’ll keep telling myself anyway. 😉
That being said, I am sure it will shock you to find out that I had never had corned beef before. I had only heard of corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick’s Day, and as you can guess, I am not a fan of cabbage. So the thought of ever trying corned beef never crossed my mind.
Then Michael went to the store to pick up something for me…and lo and behold, he found a great deal on some corned beef. I had NO idea what to do with a corned beef brisket, so I made him wait on the phone while I did a quick scan of some of my favorite cookbooks. Whaddya know, I found a great recipe. So I told him to go ahead and buy one (it ended up being a $22 piece of meat for $7…score!).
It doesn’t get much easier than this. Two steps, then cover and cook, then slice and serve. Voila!
The flavor is absolutely delicious! I actually LIKE corned beef…well, at least this Easy Corned Beef recipe…who knew?!
Easy Corned Beef {Crock Pot} Recipe
Note: Scroll to the bottom for the printable recipe
Ingredients for Easy Corned Beef {Crock Pot}
- 2-3 lb corn beef brisket
- 12 oz bottle chili sauce
- 1 oz pkg onion soup mix
- 12 oz can cola
How to Make Easy Corned Beef in the Crock Pot
- Put your corn beef brisket in the bottom of your crock pot
- Mix together the rest of your ingredients
- Pour mixture over your corn beef
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours
- Slice and serve
Easy Corned Beef Notes:
- This was actually the very first recipe I tried in my new 9×13 casserole slow cooker made by Crock Pot. It was the perfect shape and size! I was also pleasantly surprised at how easily the crock cleaned up because we all know I love an easy cleanup crock pot!
- Looking for a great cabbage recipe? Here is one of our favorites.
- As with any of our recipes, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly depending on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.
- All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline and should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.
Printable Recipe for Easy Corned Beef (Crock Pot)
Easy Corned Beef {Crock Pot}
Ingredients
- 2.5 lb corn beef brisket
- 12 oz bottle chili sauce
- 1 oz pkg onion soup mix
- 12 oz can cola
Instructions
- Put your corn beef brisket in the bottom of your crock pot
- Mix together the rest of your ingredients
- Pour mixture over your corn beef
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours
- Slice and serve
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NEVER buy a corned brisket at the store that requires a spice packet when cooking. If it requires a spice packet for cooking; it may not have been corned for more than a day or so, or was corned under pressure.
DO BUY a high quality flat brisket and marinate with with your marinade for 8 to 10 days.
I’ve used my Grands recipe for about 45 years. Some items (sassafras, mayflower and blood roots) are not available except in select local areas. Pink salt was not available back then. Over time. tried different herbs until it came as close as I could get it. If you would like the marinade please email me
In all the years I have cooked corned beef in my crock pot, I have never added the flavor packet nor added any kind of sauce. I do, however, put the corned beef in the oven with potatoes and some broth after it has cooked all day. For St. Patrick’s Day, I use the broth to boil some cabbage for my family.
Hi Lynn!
This recipe is a little different from a traditional corned beef, but I have a recipe where you cook the corned beef in the same crock pot with a packet of potatoes and cabbage on top. Here is a link if you want to check it out: https://www.recipesthatcrock.com/crock-pot-one-pot-corned-beef-cabbage-potato-dinner/. Enjoy!
Aunt Lou
I guess I’m a purist, i havent seen any comment about how the chili sauce affects the flavor of the traditional methid with the packet of spice vs.no spice and using the chili sauce. Does it make the meat spicy? I do believe the lesser amount of liquid would help the overall result of either of the methods over being total immersed in water.
Hi Gene!
It sounds like you might be looking for a more traditional corned beef recipe. I made one of those up too! You can find it here: https://www.recipesthatcrock.com/crock-pot-one-pot-corned-beef-cabbage-potato-dinner/.
This wasn’t spicy. It just had a wonderful flavor. Enjoy!
Aunt Lou
what can I use in lieu of chili sauce.
I have only tried it with chili sauce, but if you can’t use chili sauce, you might try ketchup since it is a similar consistency. I have never tried it though, so I can’t speak to taste. Enjoy!
KETCHUP
Just use the packet included and it cooks wonderful I’ve added apple juice to it to but not necessary. You can put some potatoes/cabbage on top and cook the same time (not on bottom) other wise they have a taste to them. I don’t like that taste myself.Very good next day sliced cold( prefer hot myself) too or make a Ruben sandwich. Yummy
That sounds like a great recipe! We will have to give it a try sometime!
Any cola? Diet or regular? I know some recipes specify one or the other. Can’t wait to try this one!
This recipe calls for regular. I just had my husband pick up a 25 cent can of generic cola at the check out at Ruler. It worked great! Enjoy!
Can you substitute something else for chili sauce?
Jerry,
Do you not have chili sauce available or do you not like chili sauce?
Aunt Lou
I didn’t use the seasoning packet for a long time, then decided to try it and just makes the brisket better. Low and slow is the answer to cooking corned beef. Don’t ever put potatoes or cabbage in the broth though, it’ll ruin their flavor.
We’ll have to give that a try sometime! There was another recipe for corned beef on the same page in the cookbook that called for the seasoning packet, but this one did not. I assume it would change the flavor quite a bit.
Where is da cabbage?
Haha Joe…as I said in the post, I don’t like “da cabbage” so this recipe is right up my alley!
Did you also use the seasoning packet that comes with the corned beef? I have a corned beef in my refrigerator waiting for your answer.
No, I did not. This recipe doesn’t call for it. Enjoy!