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WW Recipe of the Day: Low Fat Crock Pot Round Steak
Hearty and satisfying, this easy and tender slow cooker round steak is one of Rod’s favorites. It reminded me a lot of the slow cooker beef with mushrooms I made a while back, another big hit.
What Is Round Steak Good For?
For people watching fat and calorie content, round steak makes a healthy choice. Round steak is a lean cut of beef. A 3-ounce serving of cooked lean round or loin steak, with all visible fat trimmed has 0 WW Points following Weight Watchers updated 2025 plan.
Lean eye of the round, trimmed of excess fat also has 0 Points per 3-ounce serving.
Because it is so lean it can be tough if not cooked properly. This makes it perfect for slow cooking recipes such as swiss steak, bell pepper steak, and stews. During long slow cooking in the crock pot, round steak will become fork-tender and flavorful.
Recipe Notes
Instead of depending on cream of mushroom soup for thickening, you coat the pieces of steak in seasoned flour and then make a simple gravy before serving. The recipe calls for canned mushrooms, but you could always substitute fresh instead.
Substitutions and Variations
- To make this even easier, use a packet of onion soup mix in place of the onion, salt, and Worcestershire sauce. Substitute 1/2 cup water for the broth.
- To make this richer, stir in a couple tablespoons of light sour cream right before serving.
My pieces of steak were tender after about 4 hours, so I flipped the slow cooker to WARM until dinnertime. Simple yet satisfying, I will definitely make this again. Enjoy!
How Many Calories and WW Points in Slow Cooker Round Steak?
According to my calculations, each serving has 190 calories.
To see your WW Points for this recipe, track it in the WW App!
(You must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.)
6 SmartPoints (Green plan)
6 SmartPoints (Blue plan)
6 SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 PointsPlus (Old plan)
Serving Suggestions
- I served our steak with baked potatoes and broccoli.
- It also would be delicious with rice, wild rice, noodles, or mashed potatoes.
- Practically any vegetable: peas, green beans, zucchini, corn, carrots, would work well alongside, as would a crispy green salad.
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Crock Pot Round Steak Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound round steak, cut 1/2 to 3/4-inch thick
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1 medium-large onion, sliced thinly
- 1 can (4 ounces) sliced mushrooms, drained (or 6 ounces fresh)
- 1/2 cup low-sodium beef broth
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 3 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Ideal Slow Cooker Size: 4-Quart.
- Grease the inside of the slow cooker.
- In a bowl, mix together the 1/4 cup flour, salt, pepper and paprika.
- Cut the steak into 4 even pieces.
- Dip the pieces of steak into seasoned flour, coating it lightly on all sides.
- Layer half the onions, half the steak and half the mushrooms in the slow cooker.
- Repeat layers with the remaining onions, steak and mushrooms.
- Stir together the beef broth and worcestershire sauce.
- Pour broth mixture over the mixture in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on LOW 4 to 6 hours.
- Remove the steak to a serving platter and cover with foil to keep warm.
- Mix together the 2 tablespoons flour and water until smooth. Stir into the slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH until thickened, about 10 minutes. Serve the onion mushroom sauce over the steak.
Notes
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 6 SmartPoints (Green plan) 6 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 6 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 5 PointsPlus (Old plan) Instead of depending on cream of mushroom soup for thickening, you coat the pieces of steak in seasoned flour and then make a simple gravy before serving. The recipe calls for canned mushrooms, but you could always substitute fresh instead. Substitutions and Variations
- To make this even easier, use a packet of onion soup mix in place of the onion, salt, and Worcestershire sauce. Substitute 1/2 cup water for the broth.
- To make this richer, stir in a couple tablespoons of light sour cream right before serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Source: adapted from Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly Revised and Updated: 600 Healthy, Low-Fat Recipes for Your Slow Cooker (affiliate link) by Phyllis Good
Can you cook this in a Instant Pot?
Hi Pat,
I haven’t tried it but think it should work well. Would love to know how it turns out for you~ ~Martha
I tripled amounts and made recipe as written, except for browning the meat in olive oil before flouring and putting in crockpot. It was a wonderful meal served with mashed potatoes and salad. All the family loved it.
This was so good!! I’m happy I found it :).
Thanks for letting us know Christine!
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