Slow Cooker Corned Beef (Easy to Make!)

Substitutions

Corned Beef Brisket: Corned beef is simply a beef brisket. The flat cut is the best cut for corned beef but you can also use the point cut. You can cook other cuts of meat in the crockpot too! Check out our Crockpot Whole Chicken and Crock Pot Turkey Breast.

Carrots/Potatoes: Potatoes and carrots are used for flavor and make a great side dish. Feel free to add more or less. We always use russet potatoes, but you can also use red potatoes or yukon gold potatoes.

Celery, Onions, Garlic, Bay Leaf: All of these are used for flavor. Feel free to omit.

Beer: You can replace beer with water if you want. It’s only used for flavor. If you’re gluten free, paleo, or Whole30 sub the beer with water.

Cabbage: You can omit the cabbage, it’s meant to be enjoyed as a side for the corned beef. Use green cabbage, not red cabbage.

Pickling Spice: Pickling spice is optional, but recommended! The pickling spice is usually just a mixture of peppercorns and mustard seeds.

Nutrition facts: Beer and pickling spice weren’t included in the nutrition facts calculation. Pickling spice will increase the amount of sodium in this recipe.