Here’s a rich, creamy Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff — tender beef, savory mushrooms, and silky sauce served over noodles 🍄🥩
🥩🍄 Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff
🛒 Ingredients (Serves 6)
- 2 lbs beef chuck or stew meat, cut into chunks
- Salt & black pepper
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 oz mushrooms, sliced (cremini or white)
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tbsp flour or cornstarch (optional, for thickening)
- 1 cup sour cream (room temperature)
- 12 oz egg noodles
- Fresh parsley for garnish
👩🍳 Instructions
- Optional browning (adds flavor)
Season beef with salt and pepper. Brown in a skillet with a little oil for 2–3 minutes per side. Transfer to slow cooker. - Add ingredients
Add onion, garlic, mushrooms, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon, and thyme to the slow cooker. Stir gently. - Cook
- Low: 7–8 hours
- High: 4–5 hours
Beef should be tender.
- Thicken (if needed)
Mix flour or cornstarch with 2 tbsp cold water and stir into slow cooker. Cook 15–20 minutes until thickened. - Finish with sour cream
Turn heat to low. Stir in sour cream until smooth. Do not boil after adding. - Cook noodles separately
Prepare egg noodles according to package directions. Drain. - Serve
Spoon stroganoff over noodles and garnish with parsley.
🔥 Flavor Boost Ideas
- Add a splash of dry white wine before cooking
- Stir in a little cream cheese for extra richness
- Add paprika for warmth
- Use fresh thyme instead of dried
🥔 Alternative Serving Ideas
- Over mashed potatoes
- Over rice
- On buttered spaetzle
If you’d like, I can also give you:
- An Instant Pot version
- A lighter/Greek yogurt version
- A creamy mushroom-heavy version
- A from-scratch homemade sauce version
What sounds best? 😋
