This easy Slow Cooker Beef Skillet Pie with Cornbread is a hearty, comforting meal perfect for busy days. Featuring tender beef, flavorful vegetables, and fluffy cornbread dumplings, it’s a one-pot wonder that’s both filling and simple to make. With common ingredients and a hands-off cooking method, it’s ideal for cozy family dinners.

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Recipe Ingredients

• 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil
• 1½ lbs (681 g) ground round beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 10 oz (283 g) white mushrooms, stems removed, thinly sliced
• 2 tbsp (16 g) plain flour (all-purpose flour)
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 red bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, and thinly sliced
• ¼ cup (60 ml) tomato puree (tomato paste)
• 1 cup (240 ml) water

Cornbread Dumplings:

• 1 cup (122 g) yellow cornmeal (polenta)
• 1 cup (125 g) plain flour (all-purpose flour)
• 2 tsp (9 g) baking powder
• 1 tbsp (14 g) butter, melted
• ¾ cup (180 ml) milk
• 3 tbsp (38 g) sugar
• 1 egg

How To Make Slow Cooker Beef Skillet Pie With Cornbread

1. Prepare the beef filling: Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef, onion, and mushrooms. Cook until the beef is no longer pink and the vegetables have softened about 5 to 7 minutes.
2. Add the flour: Sprinkle the flour over the mixture and stir for about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Transfer to the slow cooker: Transfer the beef mixture to your 6-quart (6-L) slow cooker. Add the red bell peppers, tomato puree, and water. Stir well, then cover and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours.
4. Make the cornbread batter: In a small bowl, mix the cornmeal, flour, and baking powder. Stir in the melted butter, milk, sugar, and egg until the batter is smooth.
5. Add dumplings to the slow cooker: Using a measuring cup, scoop the cornbread batter into the bubbling beef mixture, spacing the batter mounds evenly. If cooking on low, turn the slow cooker to high, cover, and cook for an additional 20 to 30 minutes, or until the cornbread is cooked through.
6. Serve and enjoy: Ladle the beef filling and cornbread dumplings into bowls and serve warm.

Recipe Tips

• Brown the beef well: Ensure you cook the beef until it’s fully browned to enhance the flavor of the dish. This adds a rich, deep taste to the filling.
• Slice mushrooms thinly: Thinly sliced mushrooms cook evenly and blend well with the beef mixture for a balanced texture.
• Don’t skip the flour: Stirring in the flour is crucial for thickening the beef filling, creating a nice consistency for the dish.
• Check cornbread spacing: When adding the cornbread batter, space the mounds evenly so they cook through properly and rise uniformly.
• Turn to high for dumplings: Make sure your slow cooker is on high when cooking the cornbread dumplings to ensure they puff up and set perfectly.

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