Slow Cooker Corned Beef

Sliced corned beef on a wooden cutting board.

5 from 2 votes

Enjoy rich and succulent slow cooker corned beef complete with tender potatoes and savory onions. This recipe takes only 3 ingredients and 5 minutes of prep!

Prep Time5

Cook Time8

Total Time8 5

Course: Dinner Recipes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: corned beef, corned beef recipe, slow cooker corned beef

Servings: servings

Author: Erin Sellin

Ingredients

3-4 pound corned beef brisket 
1 ½ cup water 
1 onion cubed 
1 pound potatoes peeled and chopped

Instructions

Open the corned beef brisket and dump out the liquid. Save the seasoning packet, and do not rinse the meat. Place in the crockpot.
3-4 pound corned beef brisket 
Sprinkle the seasoning packet over the meat. Pour the water around the edges, and add chopped onion to the pot. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
1 ½ cup water , 1 onion
After 4 hours add the potatoes to the crockpot to cook with the meat.
1 pound potatoes
If you want to add cabbage, coarsely chop and add during the last 30 minutes of cooking.
Remove everything from the crockpot and slice the corned beef to serve.

Notes

For a richer flavor, use beef broth.
You can use baby potatoes (slice in half) and leave the peel on, or russet potatoes and peel and chop.

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