Easy Chuck Steak Recipes

Easy chuck steak recipes are a great value way for the whole family to enjoy good quality, nutrient rich beef.

And this collection of deliciously simple chuck steak recipes will help you get really heart- warming dinners on the table on a budget with very little effort.

It covers family favourites including :

• Simple chuck steak stew
• Shredded beef for tacos
• Beef curry
• Beef ragu
• Stroganoff
• Goulash
• Pot pies and more ...

I hope your family enjoy these tasty hearty dinners as much as mine.

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What Is Chuck Steak?

Chuck steak is shoulder beef slow cooked for deep and tender meat.

In the USA it is often sold as a single piece cookable as a chuck roast or diced. Whilst in the UK, it is often called braising steak and sold diced.

These chuck steak recipes can be made with any beef suitable for stewing sold under the name :

• Chuck beef
• Chuck steak
• Braising steak
• Stewing beef
• Casserole beef
• Diced beef.

Basic Chuck Steak Stew

This simple beef stew recipe is a must know method for serving up delicious chuck steak cheaply. It's basically :

1. Brown meat
2. Sauté veg and herbs
3. Add flour & Worcester sauce
4. Add broth
5. Simmer for hours!!

Time To Table : 4 hours

Ingredients :

• 1.5lb/680g chuck or braising steak cut into 1.5 inch chunks
• Beef broth - 2.5 cups / 600ml or 2 beef stock cubes with water
• Worcester sauce - 2 tablespoons
• Bay leaf - 3-4 leaves
• Dried Thyme - 1 teaspoon
• Onion - 1 finely chopped
• Celery - 2 sticks roughly sliced
• Carrots - 3-4 mid sized in chunks
• All purpose flour - 2 tablepoons
• Olive oil - 1 tablespoon
• Butter - 1 tablespoon
• Tomato paste (purée in UK) - 2 tablespoons (optional)

Method :

1. Heat half oil and butter in Dutch Oven or stove proof casserole.
2. Brown meat in 3 lots, removing to a plate after browning.
3. Heat rest of oil and butter and add
   • Onions
   • Celery
   • Carrots
   • Bay leaves
   • Thyme.
4. Sauté for 10 minutes until soft.
5. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute.
6. Stir in tomato paste & Worcester sauce and cook for one minute.
7. Add chuck steak back to casserole.
8. Slowly add beef broth or water.
9. Simmer covered for 2.5 hours then uncovered for 30 minutes.

Chuck Beef Stew With Beer

This beef stew with beer is a super simple slow cooker recipe with an extra richness to its gravy from the addition of a bottle of beer. If you don't have beer just use or top up with broth.

Time To Table : 6 hours 15 mins

Ingredients : diced chuck steak, beers, carrots, rutabaga/swede, tomato paste, Worcester sauce, onion, garlic, flour.

Red Wine Braised Beef

This red wine braised beef recipe is a wonderfully easy way to produce a richly tender chuck roast in the oven. Even with the addition of the wine it is still a great family dinner on a budget.

Time To Table : 4 hours

Ingredients: chuck roast, beef stock, red wine, leeks, carrots, onion, garlic, thyme, bay leaves.

Beef Pot Pie

Pot pie from scratch takes more work than stew but it is a great easy way to liven up beef stew leftovers from the freezer. Just pop a pie crust on top!

If you do want to make a pie from scratch try this chuck roast pot pie.

Time To Table : 2 hours 45 mins

Ingredients : pie crust/short crust pastry, diced chuck steak, mushrooms, carrots, red wine, peas, Worcester sauce, tomato paste, soy sauce, onion, garlic, thyme, bay leaves, egg, flour

If you're short on meat or leftover stew add potatoes to stretch it further.

Or again if you want to make the pie from scratch use this simple chuck roast pot pie with potato recipe.

Time To Table : 3 hours 5 mins

Ingredients : chuck steak diced, pie crust/shortcrust pastry, potatoes, beef broth, Worcester sauce, onion, egg

Chuck Roast For Tacos

This chuck roast shredded beef is great for tacos, sandwiches and salads. It takes over 4 hours to cook, but involves only 10 minutes prep. Otherwise it just does it's thing whilst you do other stuff.

Time To Table : 4 hours 30 mins

Ingredients : chuck roast, garlic, red onion.

If you do have leftovers, the shredded beef makes a delicious low carb snack to keep in the fridge with low carb dips.

Indian Beef Curry

This easy beef curry again involves almost no prep - it will be on the stove bubbling away in just 15 minutes!

Time To Table : 2 hours 35 mins

Ingredients : chuck steak, milk, can of tomatoes (optional), onion, garlic, cinnamon, ginger, cayenne pepper, curry powder.

It's also a great recipe if like me you're fed up with the way tomatoes have sneaked into every single recipe - it tastes amazing without!

This alternative slow cooker beef curry is as simple - it's literally just chuck everything in and leave it be!

Time To Table : 4 hours 5 mins

Ingredients : chuck steak, can of tomatoes, curry spice paste, onion, garlic, ginger, cumin, garam masala.

Thai Beef Curry

If you are a big Thai food fan you can use chuck steak to make this Thai beef curry. It takes a bit more effort but is a great option if you are after a really different way to enjoy stewed beef.

Time To Table : 1 hour 50 mins

Ingredients : stewing beef, butternut squash, coconut milk, Thai curry paste, fish sauce, ginger, beef stock, onion, garlic.

Beef Ragu

This beef ragu tastes luxuriously rich but with good value chuck roast is still great for family dinner on a budget.

Time To Table : 3 hours 30 mins

Ingredients : chuck roast, red wine, tomato paste, canned tomatoes, beef broth, celery, carrot, onion, garlic, dried rosemary, sage & thyme plus pasta e.g. pappardelle.

Beef Stroganoff

This beef stroganoff is another sumptuous recipe you can make easily with chuck roast for a tasty family dinner without blowing your budget.

Time To Table : 2 hours 30 mins on stove, 8 hours 30 mins in slow cooker.

Ingredients : chuck steak, mushrooms, sour cream, butter, onion, garlic, mustard, flour.

Hungarian Goulash

This is a classic Hungarian goulash perfect for a heartwarming family dinner on a cold winter night.

Time To Table : 1 hour 50 mins

Ingredients : stewing beef, bell peppers, potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, lard or tallow, beef broth, paprika.

Braised Beef With Mushrooms

This braised beef with mushrooms is another super simple recipe that builds up wonderfully rich flavour slow cooking away in the oven.

Time To Table : 3 hours

Ingredients : chuck roast, mushrooms, red wine, tomato paste, flour, carrot, onion, garlic, bay leaves, thyme.

You could serve with mashed potato but it is also great with quinoa, couscous or one of these low carb mash swaps.

Braised Beef Chuck Roast

This beautifully flavoured chuck roast is a great way to enjoy roast beef that works out much cheaper than rib, rump, sirloin or topside joints.

Time To Table : 4 hours 30 mins

Ingredients : chuck roast, onions, garlic, apple cider vinegar, corn starch, bay leaves, cinnamon, clove, cumin, coriander, cardamom.

All those spices mean the roast works wonderfully with cauliflower mash.

Beef Bourguignon

Beef bourguignon sounds fancy but is basically just French beef stew with red wine! And this classic beef bourguignon made with chuck steak can actually be a great value family dinner.

Time To Table : 4 hours

Ingredients: chuck beef, bacon, red wine, beef stock, carrots, mushrooms, pearl onions, tomato paste (optional), onion, garlic.

This is another recipe that I love much more minus the tomato paste and many authentic French recipes don't include it, so feel free to skip.

And there you go, 15 deliciously simple chuck steak recipes for family dinners.

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