Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

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Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff / Bev Cooks

I rarely beg on this website. (don’t disagree with me. I will win.)

But I’m here, in holey yoga pants on bended knee, sobbing so viciously, salmon could swim upstream in my tears, b e g g i n g you to add this to your menu.

Oh! You probably have a cold snap this weekend like we do. This is your cold-snap problem meal answer. Which made more sense in my head.

Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff / Bev Cooks

First of all, it’s slow cooker. Which is clearly code for “try-to-at-least-get-through-season-three-of-gilmore-girls-before-thanksgiving-madness-hits.”

I’ve come to accept that I create recipes based on how heavy my T.V. show addictions are. If it’s a dangerous chin-deep level, it’s slow cooker all the way. Which also made more sense in my head.

Sear your steak! ^^^

Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff / Bev Cooks

And then this is where things turn so magical, your head will spin off your body and orbit out to planet jubilation.

It’s the steak, mushrooms, beef stock, red wine (!), onions, a few spices, tomato paste and parsley flakes. Simple! But deeeeuuuum you just can’t know how glorious your home is about to smell all afternoon. (and we haven’t even gotten to the sour cream yet! waaaaaah.)

(p.s. are three exclamation points in one blog section an abomination? okay, cool.)

Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff / Bev Cooks

After 4-6 hours of slow cooker voodoo, you’ll add a cup of sour cream and get your pasta cooked, thus turning your whimper into a full-on wail. (I went with a pappardelle instead of egg noodles, just so I could feel slightly more elegant in my life. But go with whatever ya dig! Egg noodles are boss, too.)

^^^^^^  YOU CANNOT KNOW. ^^^^^^

^^^ YOU CANNOT. ^^^

Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff / Bev Cooks

The beef. The beef! It’s basically butter. So tender it should be locked in a cage in my mouth.

The sauce. The sauce! So rich, so succulent, so complex, so creamy. You’ll want to drink it and bathe in it and call it Frank.

I am begging you. BEGGING YOU. Make this. It’s actually quite simple, yet tastes like it was prepared by the ancestor grannies of our yesteryear. Which . . . also made more sense in my head.

Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff / Bev Cooks

You know what you have to do.

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pound stew meat
  • 1 Tbs. flour + pinch of salt and pepper
  • 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 Tbs. tomato paste
  • 8 oz sliced mushrooms
  • 1 medium yellow onion, sliced
  • 1 Tbs. parsley flakes, plus more for garnish
  • 1/2 cup red wine
  • 2 cups beef stock
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 10 oz pappardelle pasta
  • fresh parsley, for garnish
  • coarse salt

Instructions

  1. With paper towels, pat the stew meat until it’s dry. Then dust with the flour, and a pinch of salt and pepper, coating the meat all over.
  2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high. In batches, sear the meat on both sides, until you get good charring, 2-3 minutes per side.
  3. In a slow cooker, add the seared beef and tomato paste. Stir the mix, coating the beef with the paste. Then add the mushrooms, sliced onion, parsley flakes, wine, stock, garlic powder, paprika, and a good pinch of salt. Let it cook high for 4 hours, or low for 6-8.
  4. Once the beef is freak-out tender, add the sour cream and let it simmer while you cook the pasta (according to its package directions.) Taste it! Does it need any salt? Naw? Good. Also, if the sauce feels a little thin to you, make a little corn starch/water slurry with 1 Tbs. starch to a 1/4 cup of water, and add a Tbs. at a time until it thickens up to your liking. (I added 2-3 Tbs.)
  5. Serve the ridiculous stroganoff over cooked pasta, garnish with fresh parsley and sob for the rest of your life.
  6. Serves 4!
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If you don’t drink that sauce you need to see a doctor.

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35 Responses to Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

  1. Sarah Macon November 17, 2016 at 9:13 am #
    I want this in my face now.
  2. Paige November 17, 2016 at 10:41 am #
    Add sour cream to the crock pot?
    • Bev Weidner November 17, 2016 at 10:53 am #
      Indeed!
    • Julie November 17, 2016 at 12:41 pm #
      She just adds it at the very end.
  3. Devan @ Eating with Emmy Lou November 17, 2016 at 11:34 am #
    This looks soooo delicious and comforting!! It's definitely going on our menu this month! :)
  4. angela November 17, 2016 at 1:47 pm #
    I would have never thought to make this in the crockpot, you are bril!! Stroganoff is one of my all time fav meals, I will def. me making this!
  5. Nix November 18, 2016 at 2:40 am #
    Drooling! It's summer here but I want this so bad!
  6. Jo November 18, 2016 at 6:24 am #
    I'm having a holiday dinner for friends. I'm making this. If it's as good as your other recipes I've made it will be a huge success!
  7. Heather @HeatherChristo November 18, 2016 at 9:18 am #
    This looks delicious!!
  8. Stefanie November 20, 2016 at 10:03 pm #
    every, every time I see the word "stroganoff:" "I never cared for stroganoff!" "She said that like a Romanov." (I actually like stroganoff, and will be making this soon. Thanks, Bev!)
  9. Tori December 12, 2016 at 12:36 pm #
    Can you do this in a Dutch oven instead?
  10. Kim DeHaven December 24, 2016 at 7:44 am #
    Dear Cooking Goddess You have charmed me with your cooking spell to try this loving recipe. I shall make this for Christmas dinner, but can you suggest some good side dishes to go with it? I gotta have my veggies, what do you think? Thanks so much for this and have a wonderful holiday Kim from Wilmington, Delaware
  11. Luz December 25, 2016 at 7:15 pm #
    Sounded so good but sauce is too thin and lacking in flavor. Disappointing!
    • Bev Weidner December 30, 2016 at 7:49 am #
      Oh gosh, I'm so sorry to hear this! I wish I could offer a solution. I loooved my sauce, so I'm not sure what happened. I'm so bummed! I'm sorry!
    • Emmy April 2, 2017 at 3:23 pm #
      If I may recommend.. maybe you can add more of the corn starch flurry towards the end, or reduce it before you add it to the pasta. It may be worth trying again and thickening up! Good luck!
    • Sue September 20, 2017 at 1:10 pm #
      Did you maybe use beef bouillon instead of the beef stock? That could make a huge difference in flavor.
  12. Emmy April 3, 2017 at 1:24 pm #
    Tried this yesterday and had it over mashed potatoes instead of pasta (had leftover mashed potatoes on hand)... AMAZE!!!!!!
  13. Jennifer September 15, 2017 at 2:35 pm #
    I made this 2 nights ago. Great slow cooker recipe- was happy to have it waiting after a long day. Had enough leftovers for two the next day. I'll definitely make again.
  14. Lil September 20, 2017 at 2:31 pm #
    what to use instead of sour cream (can't have milk products)
    • Bev Weidner September 21, 2017 at 7:28 am #
      I would look for a vegan sour cream! I bet Whole Foods would have different options!
  15. Katie September 21, 2017 at 7:06 am #
    Up early to make this! I ♡ stroganoff and slow cooker =easy so I'm psyched.. will report back w/results!
  16. KRISTIN L TAYLOR September 21, 2017 at 1:37 pm #
    I don't care for mushrooms. What could I use instead for the beef stroganoff?
    • Bev Weidner September 21, 2017 at 2:14 pm #
      Hey! You could leave them out all together, or swap in your favorite veggie. Anything ya want!
  17. Lynn October 24, 2017 at 8:25 pm #
    Made it tonight, real garlic instead of garlic powder I can only assume that your paprika is really old and weak. I love smoked paprika but, I used only 1 and 1/2 tspn of smoked paprika and it was way to much. Fortunately we used non-fat greek yogurt instead of sour cream and it helped to tone down the flavor. Next time i would only use maybe 1/4- 1/2 tspn, and add some fresh thyme. Overall a good recipe, can also be done stovetop or over over very low (e.g. 200 - 225 F) heat for several hours in a dutch oven.
  18. Bev October 26, 2017 at 1:55 pm #
    Bev, this beef stroganoff is amazing! We had it for dinner last night, and I can't wait to dig into the leftovers tonight! (We only have leftovers because my kids are young and they refused to try something new. More for me and my husband!)
  19. Anonymous March 5, 2019 at 1:35 pm #
    At great risk of being declared "dead to my family," I have to weigh in regarding this stroganoff recipe. It is AMAZING!! It's as good as my grandmother's - which is extremely high praise - and yet it is easier than her all-day recipe!! I have seen grown men refuse to talk to one another for the remainder of the evening because they didn't get the leftovers from Mamaw's stroganoff. Her stroganoff was legendary. So, when I told some family members - including my mom - that I had found a just as good but easier recipe, they reacted like I was committing heresy! That is, until they tried a bite. And then they had to confess, this recipe is oh so close to hers and oh so good!!!! Congratulations!!! And thanks for helping me pass on the love of stroganoff to my kiddos!
  20. Michelle August 5, 2020 at 3:49 pm #
    Hi Bev! This is currently cooking in the slow cooker and I just saw that I don't have any cornstarch. Any substitutions I can do to help thicken the sauce? Thanks!!
    • Bev Weidner August 5, 2020 at 4:22 pm #
      Yes! Mix some flour with water in a small bowl until it's thick, then stir it into the strog. That should do the trick!
      • Michelle August 5, 2020 at 4:33 pm #
        Beautiful! Much appreciated. Will have to report back after we indulge in this tonight!

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