Easy Crockpot Beef Stroganoff
This Easy Crockpot Beef Stroganoff is made simple with no-frills by cooking a chuck roast low and slow in the slow cooker. Fall apart beef and noodles with a perfect creamy sauce, it's a hands-free dinner from scratch!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 472kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2-3 pounds chuck roast cut into 2-inch cubes
- 10.5 ounce canned French Onion Soup
- 1 large sweet or yellow onion sliced
- 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 packet Lipton Onion Soup Mix
- ¾-1 cup sour cream regular or reduced-fat
- 6-8 ounces cream cheese regular or reduced-fat
- 8-10 ounces pasta
- Optional Add-In: Worcestershire Sauce and Dijon Mustard Amount as Desired
Instructions
- If searing the meat first, heat oil in a large skillet on high heat. Season roast with salt and pepper. Once the skillet is hot, sear the seasoned roast 3 minutes, flipping halfway through.
- To a Crockpot, stir together French onion soup, mushrooms, onion, garlic and Lipton Onion soup mix. Add the seared beef to the mixture. Swirl 10.5 ounces water in the hot skillet, and add to the Crockpot as well.
- Stir, cover, and cook on low for 8-9 hours or high setting for 4-5 hours. The cooking time can vary depending on the brand of crock pot.
- Stir the mixture and add sour cream and cream cheese. Cover and cook on high 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile cook pasta per package directions and drain.
- Stir the mixture until well combined, then fold in the cooked pasta.
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Notes
Pro Tips and Substitutions
- Optional Add-Ins: Traditional beef stroganoff has dijon mustard and Worcestershire sauce in the sour cream sauce. These can be added at the beginning of the slow cooker cook time if desired.
- How to thicken stroganoff. Make a slurry with cornstarch. Combine equal parts of cornstarch and water in a bowl, 2 teaspoons of each, and stir into the sauce. Allow to warm through until thickened and add more as necessary.
- Cut of meat. I prefer a cut up chuck roast for this recipe, but you can use other beef cuts like sirloin steak, chuck steak, or stew meat. It's important that there is good fat marbling so that the meat is tender and can withstand low and slow cooking for the connective tissues to breakdown.
- Ground beef in stroganoff. You can also use ground beef for this recipe. Simply brown and season the beef before putting in the Crockpot. The mixture will need 30 minutes to an hour less cook time on both high and low settings.
- Use chicken instead. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs can also be used in this dish.
- Extra Creaminess: If you prefer a creamier rich sauce, besides the option of adding a cornstarch slurry at the end of cook time, you can also add a can golden mushroom soup, cream of mushroom soup, or heavy cream.
- Sour Cream Variety: Light or full-fat sour cream both work in this recipe. Light will yield a slightly thinner sauce texture. If you don't like sour cream, it can be substituted with 6-8 ounces of regular or reduced-fat cream cheese.
- Make homemade french onion soup. Skip the canned, here is a recipe for homemade low-sodium French Onion Soup.
- Make homemade Lipton Onion Soup Mix. Combine in a small bowl:
- 2 ½ tablespoons dried minced onion, 4 cubes regular or reduced sodium beef bouillon, crumbled, 1 teaspoon onion powder, ⅛ teaspoon salt, ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Homemade Noodles: The nostalgia and appeal of homemade noodles is also an excellent option for this dish. These Egg Noodles are tender and delicious!
Nutrition
Calories: 472kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 920mg | Potassium: 838mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 373IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 3mg
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