Just a few ingredients are needed to make these super easy, delicious No Peek Beef Tips that makes its own gravy! Only a 5-minute prep – simply mix, cover and cook in the slow cooker or oven! A wonderful meal the whole family will love. No peeking!
Easy No Peek Beef Tips – 5 minute Prep (Slow Cooker/Crock Pot or Oven)
This incredibly easy No Peek Beef Tips recipe slow cooks beef to tender perfection, making its own delicious gravy. All you need – cubed beef stew meat, beefy onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup, brown gravy and water. Serve the tender beef and savory gravy over mashed potatoes, noodles or rice for a hearty dinner. Comfort food at its best.
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What you need to make No Peek Beef Tips (Full Recipe at Bottom of Post)
- beef tips (cubed beef stew meat)
- beefy onion soup mix (or dry onion soup mix)
- cream of mushroom soup
- packet of brown gravy
- water
- salt and pepper to taste (optional)
*The soups and brown gravy mix can be made from scratch. Links to recipes can be found in the NOTE section in the full recipe at the bottom of this post.
How to make No Peek Beef Tips (Slow Cooker or Oven)
This beef dish can be made in the crock pot or oven.
How to make in the Slow Cooker – Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Add beef, then salt and pepper to taste. In a medium size bowl add the remaining ingredients (soups, gravy and water), mix well and then add to the beef tips coating them well. Cook on high for 3–4 hours, or on low for 6–7 hours.
How to Make in the Oven – Preheat oven to 300 degrees f. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Add beef tips to baking dish in a single layer, salt and pepper to taste. In a medium size bowl mix beefy onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup, gravy mix and water – mix well. Pour soup mixture over beef, stir, coating evenly. Cover pan tightly with foil, bake on middle rack of oven for 2 1/2 – 3 hours. No peeking!! Keep foil tightly sealed on pan while in oven. When ready, remove from oven and allow to cool for a few minutes. *Carefully remove foil from baking dish to avoid a steam burn – it is very hot and can burn you.
Frequently Asked Questions for No Peek Beef Tips
Do you need to brown the beef? You do not need to brown the beef, but if you have time, I recommend it – it adds great additional flavor.
What to serve with No Peek Beef Tips? The beef and gravy can be served over mashed potatoes, egg noodles, rice, thick toast and more. Serve with your favorite vegetables like broccoli, green beans, mixed vegetables and a garden salad.
Can I add red wine? Yes! Red wine adds so much flavor! You can sub 1/2 the water with wine. HIGHLY recommend!!
Can I add vegetables? Yes! For this recipe, I recommend mushrooms and onion. You can add fresh or canned mushrooms (around a cup). If using onion, chop about 1/2 cup or more, cook in a pan first with a little oil or butter, until translucent.
Want More Easy Beef Recipes Like This One?
- Best Ever Beef Tips (Stove top Recipe)
- Easy Cheesy Beef Enchiladas
- Favorite Pot Roast Made in the Crock Pot
- Best London Broil Marinade
- Queso Mac & Cheese with Taco Beef
- Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos
PLEASE NOTE: This is not a sponsored post, I have no affiliation with any of the products shared in this post. The original recipe is from Mommy’s Kitchen – I love her site, be sure to stop by and check out her awesome recipes!
No Peek Beef Tips (Slow Cooker or Oven)
Ingredients
- 2 pounds cubed beef stew meat
- 1 packet brown gravy (0.87 oz)
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup (10.5 oz)
- 1 can water (use the cream of mushroom soup can)
- 1 envelope Beefy Onion Soup Mix (1.25 oz)
- salt & pepper to taste (optional)
Instructions
SLOW COOKER METHOD
- Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
- Add beef to slow cooker, salt and pepper to taste.
- In a medium size bowl add the remaining ingredients (soups, gravy and water), mix well and then add to the beef tips coating well.
- Cook on high for 3–4 hours, or on low for 6–7 hours.
OVEN METHOD
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees f. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Add beef tips to baking dish in a single layer, salt and pepper to taste.
- In a medium size bowl, mix beefy onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup, brown gravy mix and water – mix well. Pour soup mixture over beef tips, stir, coating evenly.
- Cover pan tightly with foil, bake on middle rack of oven for 2 1/2 – 3 hours. No peeking!! Keep foil tightly sealed on pan while in oven.
- When ready, remove from oven and allow to cool for a few minutes. *Carefully remove foil from baking dish to avoid a steam burn – it is very hot and can burn you.
Notes
- For less salt/sodium use reduced sodium soups and gravy mix and skip the salt.
- You can substitute Beefy Onion Soup Mix with Dry Onion Soup Mix.
- Browning the beef adds great flavor.
- Adding red wine to this dish is wonderful. Simply sub 1/2 the water with wine.
- Mushrooms are a great addition, fresh or canned – about 1 cup.
- Chopped onion adds additional flavor. Be sure to cook in pan in oil or butter until translucent. About 1/2 cup.
- For those who prefer things from scratch, you can make homemade soups and brown gravy – Brown Gravy from scratch – Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup from scratch – Dry Onion Soup Mix from scratch (this is for Dry Onion not Beefy Onion Mix)
Kim
I just made this and it was very good but I added milk to cut the salt.
For those of you that find it too salty, add 1/2 cup of milk or cream before serving. It will cut the salt and add a nice creaminess to the gravy.
SHERRI TERLING
I have to agree with the other comments it is salty .. tasty but salty
Kayla
My family doesn’t eat onions, is there anything I can substitute the beef onion soup mix for besides the dry onion soup mix? Thanks
Ellie
Ii have a question….can I double the recipe?
Ellie
Can the recipe be doubled?
Mary Neumann
Yes – it may take longer to cook.
Jim M
THIS WAS AWFUL. I made it tonight, the house smelled great, I followed the recipe, made it in the oven. It was so salty it was inedible. I added no extra salt because of the soup mix and gravy. Our tongues are numb. What a waste of $28 worth of ingredients. Just terrible.
Mary Neumann
So sorry to hear, Jim, so unfortunate. This is the first poor review it’s received. The recipe has been around for over a decade and gets rave reviews. It has been a hit among my readers and family. Did you use TWO packets of the Beefy Onion Soup Mix by mistake? I show the box of the Beefy Onion Soup mix in a photo, so people know what to buy, but the recipe only calls for 1 envelope. I also recommend using low sodium soup mixes and gravy to control salt, you can also make the soup and gravy mix from scratch.
Again, so sorry to hear.
Dirinda Lacen
I just read the review that said this was too salty. I have made this a couple of times and we loved it. I don’t remember exactly how I made it, but the last recipe I saw for this called for beef broth, instead of water. Also, I bought the McCormick brown gravy mix that is low sodium. I’m hoping that using beef broth instead of the water will not make the recipes saltier, or that, at the very least, the low sodium gravy mix will compensate for any extra saltiness the beef broth may have. I am doubling the sauce mix for almost three pounds of stew meat. You think that will be okay?
MrsC
The flavor and aroma were great, but it was definitely too salty for our taste even though I did not salt the meat and I followed the directions exactly. I will make it again but I will look for the reduced sodium envelopes of soup and gravy mixes.
Linda M.
Could this be prepared up to the point of cooking, and then half of it frozen for later? It makes too much for just two of us, it sounds delicious!
Jill
My family loved this. I made 2 batches and had only a small serving left after feeding 5 adults and a 15 year old with a bottomless pit of a stomach. Will make this again and again!
Mary Neumann
Jill, so great to hear! Thanks for taking time to stop and leave a review. 🙂