Easy Crockpot Beef Stroganoff

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Easy Crockpot Beef Stroganoff is a delicious comfort food recipe. It’s hearty and satisfying with tender beef, onions, mushrooms, and garlic that simmers all day! With 5-minutes of prep time and quick cleanup, it’s a must-make recipe!

Savory beef stroganoff with noodles in a bowl.

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Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

Oh, how we love our crockpot!

There is no shortage of tasty crockpot recipes to satisfy everyone in the family, especially this time of year. This Crock Pot Beef Stroganoff is one of them! Hearty, satisfying, and flavorful with tender beef, mushrooms, onions, and garlic.

With no process ingredients, we like to think of this as a Healthy Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff!

We love Slow Cooker Chicken and Potatoes, Crock Pot Pork Chops, and Gravy for easy @ tasty weeknight meals as well.

Here are a ton of Chicken Crockpot Recipes you might enjoy and important Tips & Tricks for Slow Cooking you need to know.

Ingredients

These simple ingredients product incredible flavor!

Beef stew meat – cut into chunks
Low-sodium beef broth
White mushrooms – coarsely chopped or sliced
Onion – coarsely chopped
Worcestershire sauce
Garlic cloves – minced
Dijon mustard – for flavor and depth
Salt
Ground black pepper
Dried parsley
Dried thyme
Egg noodles – cooked in salted water according to package directions
Sour cream – light or regular

How to Make Crockpot Beef Stroganoff – Step By Step

This recipe couldn’t get much easier. Seriously, 5-minutes of prep time!

Step 1 – Add Beef to Crock

First, take your cut stew meat, place it in your crockpot, and sprinkle it with salt and pepper.

Step 2 – Add Remaining Ingredients

Next, add your beef broth, mushrooms, onion, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, Dijon mustard, parsley, and thyme.

Beef, onions, mushrooms, broth and spices in a crockpot for beef stroganoff

Then, mix it together well.

Beef, onions, mushrooms, broth and spices mixed together to cook in the crockpot.

Step 3 – Cook

Cook your Beef Stroganoff on low 8-9 hours or high 4-5 hours. We prefer cooking the beef on low to make sure it gets nice and tender.

Tip: When the Stroganoff is almost done cooking, boil your pasta noodles.

Cooked beef, onions, and mushrooms in a crockpot before the noodles are added.

Step 4 – Add Noodles & Sour Cream

Finally, add your cooked and drained noodles to the crockpot as well as sour cream. Mix it all up. Then, let it simmer for another 15 minutes while stirring occasionally.

Crockpot beef stroganoff in a bowl ready to eat.

Set the table and enjoy it!!

What Is the Best Cut of Meat to Use for Beef Stroganoff?

For slow cooker beef stroganoff, use stew meat (or a value cut like a chuck roast). The meat becomes very tender as it cooks low and slow.

Tip: Don’t use a lean cut of beef. It will dry out and become tough while cooking.

For classic stove-top Beef Stroganoff, It’s best to use a tender cut of beef, like tenderloin or sirloin, and cook it quickly, so you don’t overcook it.

Tips, Tricks & Substitutions

To boost this dish’s flavor, you can quickly sear the exterior of the stew meat before adding it to the slow cooker.
You can use regular egg noodles, or for a healthier version, whole wheat egg noodles.
To make the prep time go even quicker, buy pre-cut mushrooms.
If you need the recipe to be gluten-free, substitute gluten-free noodles.
Regular or light sour cream works in slow cooker beef stroganoff. You can also substitute cream cheese in the recipe.
This dish is even better the next day for lunch or leftover dinner!

What To Serve With It

Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff is substantial on its own, but it perfectly pairs with Roasted Brussels Sprouts or a side salad.

How To Store

You can store the recipe in an airtight container in the refrigerator to up to 2 days.

Alternatively, this stroganoff recipe is freezable. Store it in an airtight container in your freezer for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and reheat on the stove-top, stirring well to prevent it from curdling.

FREEZER MEAL: To make Beef Stroganoff a freezer meal, place all the ingredients besides the mushrooms, sour cream, and egg noodles in an airtight container. You can freeze this for up to 3 months.

To use, thaw the ingredients in the refrigerator overnight and place them and fresh mushrooms in the crockpot and cook per the instructions. You will add the noodles and sour cream at the end.

FAQs

Can you put raw beef in the slow cooker?

Some recipes recommend browning the outside of the beef first, but it’s perfectly safe to add raw beef directly to your slow cooker, especially for this recipe with stew meat.

Will sour cream curdle in the crock pot?

Adding sour cream to your slow cooker at the beginning of the cooking process will cause it to curdle. That’s why it is added at the end of the cooking time of this recipe.

How do you prevent sour cream from curdling in Beef Stroganoff?

To prevent curdling, add the sour cream at the end of cooking. Also, stir a little hot broth from your stroganoff into the sour cream, and then add the warmed sour cream mixture to the crockpot.

More Beef Recipes

Crockpot French Dip Sandwiches – the best way to enjoy a french dip sandwich and dipping sauce!
Slow Cooker Pizza Casserole – made with ground beef and pepperoni, this casserole NEVER disappoints!
Slow Cooker Beef Teriyaki Meatballs – an easy recipe with easy homemade teriyaki sauce.
Beef Enchilada Casserole – Mexican night just got easier and tastier with this recipe!

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This recipe originally appeared on The Slow Roasted Italian.

This recipe was originally published on Suburban Simplicity on January 15, 2018. We updated it with enhanced instructions and tips on May 21, 2021.

Easy Crockpot Beef Stroganoff

Easy Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

Ingredients