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Corned Beef and Cabbage Slow Cooker Recipe

This Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe packs all of the deliciousness of corned beef into a meal that cooks itself. Talk about a stroke of good fortune on St. Patrick’s Day or any day of the year!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 592 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 3 to 4 pounds corned beef brisket uncooked, with spice packet
  • 1 onion
  • 3 cloves garlic sliced
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 ½ to 3 cups water
  • 2 pounds potatoes peeled* & quartered
  • 2 large carrots chopped
  • 1 small head green cabbage cut into wedges

Instructions

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  1. Chop onion into large chunks and place in the bottom of a 6 qt slow cooker. Top with corned beef and seasoning packet.
  2. Pour water into slow cooker until it just about covers the corned beef. Add garlic and bay leaves.
  3. Cook on low 8-10 hours.
  4. After the initial 3 hours, add potatoes and carrots to the slow cooker.
  5. Two hours before serving, add cabbage wedges to the slow cooker.
  6. Remove corned beef from slow cooker and let rest 15 minutes before slicing. Serve with potatoes, carrots and cabbage.

Notes

  • Up to 2 cups of water can be replaced with beer if desired.
  • If your corned beef doesn’t have a spice packet, add a couple of tablespoons of pickling spices, a few peppercorns, and a bay leaf. Bundle them up in cheesecloth and add them to the slow cooker.
  • If using russet or baking potatoes, they should be peeled. If using thin skinned potatoes (red, Yukon gold), peeling is optional.
  • Once cooked corned beef should be tender (mine usually cooks closer to the 10 hour time).  Appliances can vary, if your corned beef is not tender, it likely needs to cook longer.
  • It is essential to cut your corned beef across the grain.

Nutrition Information

Calories 592 (30%) Carbohydrates 32g (11%) Protein 39g (78%) Fat 34g (52%) Saturated Fat 10g (50%) Cholesterol 122mg (41%) Sodium 2817mg (117%) Potassium 1653mg (47%) Fiber 8g (32%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin A 3545IU (71%) Vitamin C 136.9mg (152%) Calcium 135mg (14%) Iron 9.5mg (53%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 592

% Daily Value*

Calories 592 30%
Carbohydrates 32g 11%
Protein 39g 78%
Fat 34g 52%
Saturated Fat 10g 50%
Cholesterol 122mg 41%
Sodium 2817mg 117%
Potassium 1653mg 35%
Fiber 8g 32%
Sugar 6g 12%
Vitamin A 3545IU 71%
Vitamin C 136.9mg 152%
Calcium 135mg 14%
Iron 9.5mg 53%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.