Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage

This easy slow cooker corned beef and cabbage recipe is made with red potatoes.

There’s something undeniably comforting about a hearty plate of corned beef and cabbage. Tender slices of beef mingle with soft cabbage and those perfect little red potatoes that soak up all the savory flavors. While it’s often tied to St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, this classic dish deserves a spot at the table any time of year when you crave an easy, soul-warming meal. So pick up an extra package or two of corned beef while it is on sale in March and freeze it for later.

The beauty of making it in the slow cooker? You get that melt-in-your-mouth texture with almost very little effort. Just layer in the corned beef brisket, onion, garlic, and red potatoes in the slow cooker in the morning, let the magic happen low and slow all day, then add the cabbage an hour before dinnertime.

Whether you’re cooking for a crowd or just want leftovers that taste even better the next day, this easy slow cooker corned beef and cabbage recipe delivers every time. If you forget to put your corned beef in the slow cooker in the morning on St. Patrick’s Day, use it in this Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe.

Corned Beef Spice Packet Recipe

If you don’t get a spice packet with your corned beef, you can make the spices yourself using the following spices.

Ingredients:

• 1 bay leaf, crushed
• 3 whole cloves
• 20+ peppercorns
• 20+ coriander
• ¼ teaspoon allspice

Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe

This easy recipe for slow cooker corned beef and cabbage with red potatoes cooks low and slow while you go about your day. You just need to pop the cabbage in an hour before you are ready to serve dinner.

Ingredients:

• 3-4 pounds corned beef brisket
• spice packet (often comes with corned beef purchase)
• 2 pounds medium red potatoes, cut into quarters
• 1 medium onion, quartered
• 6 cloves of garlic
• 2 cups of beef broth (Homemade beef broth recipe)
• 1 head of cabbage, cut into wedges

Tools:

6 quart slow cooker

Directions:

1. Place the corned beef brisket in the bottom of the slow cooker with the fat side up.
2. Pour half of the beef broth over the brisket. Then sprinkle half of the spices over the brisket.
3. Place the potatoes, onion, and garlic around and on top of the corned beef. Pour the remaining beef broth over the potatoes and sprinkle the remaining spices over the vegetables.
4. Cook on low for 7 hours.
5. Add the cabbage to the slow cooker. Ladle some of the broth over the top of the cabbage wedges.
6. Cook on low for 1 hour.
7. Slice the corned beef and serve with the potatoes and cabbage.

You can use the drippings to make gravy if you wish. It is easy to make and the most flavorful gravy you will ever have!

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Crock-Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe with Red Potatoes

This easy recipe for slow cooker corned beef and cabbage with red potatoes cooks low and slow while you go about your day. You just need to pop the cabbage in an hour before you are ready to serve dinner.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Irish-American

Diet Gluten Free, Low Lactose

Keyword crock pot corned beef and cabbage recipe, slow cooker corned beef and cabbage recipe

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 8 hours hours

Total Time 8 hours hours 15 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Calories 458kcal

Author Alea Milham

Equipment

• 1 6-quart slow cooker

Ingredients

• ▢ 3-4 pounds corned beef brisket
• ▢ spice packet often comes with corned beef purchase
• ▢ 2 pounds medium red potatoes cut into quarters
• ▢ 1 medium onion quartered
• ▢ 6 cloves of garlic
• ▢ 2 cups of beef broth Homemade beef broth recipe
• ▢ 1 head of cabbage cut into wedges

Instructions

• Place the corned beef brisket in the bottom of the slow cooker with the fat side up.
• Pour half of the beef broth over the brisket. Then sprinkle half of the spices over the brisket.
• Place the potatoes, onion, and garlic around and on top of the corned beef. Pour the remaining beef broth over the potatoes and sprinkle the remaining spices over the vegetables.
• Cook on low for 7 hours.
• Add the cabbage to the slow cooker. Ladle some of the broth over the top of the cabbage wedges.
• Cook on low for 1 hour.
• Slice the corned beef and serve with the potatoes and cabbage.

Notes

Corned Beef Gravy Recipe

Use the drippings from the corned beef to make gravy. 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Corned Beef drippings
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Directions:

1. After you have removed the meat and veggies from the slow cooker, take 1 cup of the corned beef drippings and add it to a small sauce pot.
2. Use a whisk to blend the cornstarch into the drippings.
3. Cook on medium-low heat until it reaches a boil.
4. Lower flame and boil until it thickens, approximately 2 – 3 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 458kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 2335mg | Potassium: 1276mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 120IU | Vitamin C: 99mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 4mg

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