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Make Ahead Beef Dip Recipe

With the depth of flavor in this Beef Dip, you would never guess that it only uses 5 ingredients. The best part is that you can make it ahead and freeze it. It cooks in the Crockpot®. Easy all around!

beef roast in a clear bag and beef in a bun next to au jus gravy

These are so fast to make that you can make several of them in minutes. Once they are in the freezer, they are perfect to pull out for a Sunday dinner.

Plop one in the slow cooker before you leave for church or your Sunday drive and come home to the house smelling A-MAZING!

beef roast in au jus gravy in a slow cooker

This recipe was one of the many that we incorporated into our freezer cooking challenge where we chose all recipes with five ingredients or less. You can watch the results of that, including us assembling our beef dips in the video below. 

YouTube video

Beef Dip Recipe:

Ingredients:

  • 4 lbs. beef chuck roast or beef rump roast
  • 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 Tbsp. dry onion soup mix
  • 3 cups beef broth
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper

Assembly instructions:

  1. Place the beef roast in a large resealable freezer bag. Add the other ingredients and seal the bag before freezing.  
beef roast in gravy in a clear bag

Cooking instructions:

  1. On the day you want to serve this, take it out of the freezer to thaw. Cook in the slow cooker on low for 6-8 hours.
  2. Slice and serve on buns, using the juices from the roast as an au jus gravy for dipping.
beef roast in au jus in clear bag, in slow cooker, and between buns next to a dish of the gravy

You can top the buns with garlic mayo before adding the beef if you want. Dipping it in the au jus with the goopy garlic mayo just adds to the experience!

What to serve with Beef Dip:

In addition to the buns and garlic mayo or horseradish mayo, you may want to add some side dishes. Some suggestions include:

beef in buns next to a small bowl of au jus gravy

Make-Ahead Beef Dip is one of the recipes in our Beef Dump Recipes Cookbook. It includes shopping lists and printable labels, making freezer cooking so simple! 

You might also be interested in these make-ahead meals:

beef in buns next to a small bowl of au jus gravy
Beef Dip Recipe
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs
Total Time
5 hrs 5 mins
 
Course: Main Course
Servings: 8
Calories: 317 kcal
Ingredients
  • 4 lbs. beef chuck roast or beef rump roast
  • 1-2 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 Tbsp. dry onion soup mix
  • 3 cups beef broth
  • 1/2 tsp. pepper
Instructions
  1. Place the beef roast in a large resealable freezer bag. Add the other ingredients and seal the bag before freezing.  

  2. On the day you want to serve this, take it out of the freezer to thaw. Cook in the slow cooker on low for 5-7 hours. 

  3. Slice and serve on buns, using the juices from the roast for dipping.