This Easy Beef Stroganoff recipe is simple and flavorful. Served with egg noodles, this creamy stroganoff is a classic Sunday dinner recipe Made in the slow cooker and is perfect to enjoy any night of the week.
Whether it’s for Sunday dinner or during the week, this classic pasta dish is a family-favorite. Serve it up with some garlic bread or mashed potatoes and you’re set!
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There are several recipes that I remember having ALL.THE.TIME as a kid. One of those happens to be this Beef Stroganoff recipe pictured above.
It’s a dinner recipe that we had all the time as a family and was changed up depending on the meat my mom used. Sometimes she used chuck roast, hamburger or steak. It varied every time, but every time we loved it!
It’s a very kid-friendly recipe that was well accepted since it was basically a yummy sauce, meat and pasta… and we all know that you can’t go wrong with those ingredients. 😉 Am I right?!
If you’re like me, always looking for simple but tasty recipes the whole family loves, then I suggest trying out this stroganoff recipe. It’s so flavorful and is sure to become a new go-to recipe for the fam!
How to Make Beef Stroganoff:
We love that this recipe is beyond simple and can simmer in the crock pot. Yes, you will need to make the noodles right before serving, but it’s so easy that anyone can make it. Here are the ingredients you’ll need…
INGREDIENTS:
- canola oil
- meat – roast, sirloin, hamburger (your meat of choice)
- flour
- beef broth
- sour cream
- egg noodles (We like to use the egg noodles since those are standard stroganoff noodles, but any work).
- salt and pepper
Once ingredients are gathered, just follow these easy steps to make this slow cooker stroganoff…
BROWN MEAT. Add oil to a skillet on medium high heat. Toss meat with flour and salt and pepper to taste. Brown meat in hot oil, about 2 minutes per side.
Add meat and beef broth to crock pot and and let cook on LOW for 3-4 hours, stirring occasionally.
NOODLES. Cook egg noodles according to package directions.
SAUCE. Add sour cream to meat mixture and combine right before serving. Add noodles to mixture and combine or serve gravy meat over a bed of noodles. Garnish with parsley if desired.
We love the stroganoff sauce recipe these ingredients make. It’s creamy, flavorful and so delicious!
Can this stroganoff be made on the stove? Of course – just cook the meat and broth in a large pot for 30 minutes. Add sour cream and cooked noodles right before serving.
Why do you add the sour cream last? Sour cream contains natural acids which, when heated, causes the dairy proteins to curdle at a faster rate. You can keep this from happening by adding the sour cream at the end.
Variations and STORING TIPS
While this dish is delicious as it is sometimes it’s nice to change things up a little. Try some of these ideas:
- Sautee mushrooms and onions with the meat before adding it to the crockpot
- Serve over rice or mashed potatoes
- Garnish with chives and parsley
As mentioned above, we also change out the meat we use for the dish – sometimes it’s hamburger, sometimes it’s roast. We also like to make our Chicken Stroganoff recipe, which is delicious too!
How to store and reheat stroganoff leftovers:
- Fridge: store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3–4 days.
- Freezer: store in an airtight freezer safe container for up to 3 months.
- Reheat: If frozen, then thaw overnight. Reheat in a crockpot, stove top or in the microwave.
BEST SIDES TO SERVE
Because this is one of our go-to dinner recipes, we love to change out the sides we serve with. Here are some of the dishes we love to make with this stroganoff:
Be sure to check out all our side dishes to decide what to pair with this dish.
Again – we love that this recipe is so simple and delicious. We’ve tried many versions over the years and this one is our favorite! It’s beyond easy and made in the slow cooker too. – what’s not to love.
If you’re more a chicken fan, you can also try our Chicken Stroganoff version, which is also amazing! Whichever version you try, we have a feeling this recipe will be a hit with the whole family so let us know what you think if you try it. 😉
For more pasta and meat dishes, check out:
- Turkey Tetrazzini
- Cheesy Chicken Alfredo Casserole
- Italian Sausage Pasta
- Cheesy Beef Goulash
- Chicken Scallopini
- Instant Pot Creamy Chicken
Beef Stroganoff Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp canola oil
- 1 1/2 lbs chuck roast or sirloin steak, sliced into bite size strips
- 1/4 cup flour
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 package egg noodles
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Add oil to a skillet on medium high heat. Toss meat with flour and salt and pepper to taste. Brown meat in hot oil, about 2 minutes per side.
- Add meat and beef broth to crock pot and and let cook on LOW for 4 hours, stirring occasionally.
- Cook egg noodles according to package directions.
- Add sour cream to crock pot right before serving and stir. Pour over noodles and serve. ENJOY1
This just might be dinner tonight! Pinned!
Hello, this recipe looks delish and I’m already cooking it for dinner tonight. I always hate it when people ask stupid questions on cooking blogs because they didn’t read thoroughly but I didn’t see this….is the crock pot set to low or high. Thanks for the post. Can’t wait to dig in tonight after my son’s football practice! I’ve been looking for easy meals like this that I can walk away from and finish when we get back from football! Thanks!
SO sorry about that! Updated the recipe – should be on LOW. 🙂
What size bag if noodles do you use?
I can never get the right amount of noodles lol
I usually use the 16 oz bag 🙂
Oh my gosh, thanks for this. My mom makes beef stroganoff (all the time – it was the first thing she made for my dad when they were dating and he loves it) and I haven’t had it in forever!
Neither had I, Dorothy. It’s one of those recipes we grew up on but always loved!!
My family loves this recipe! There is never any left! It is on our weekly rotation 🙂
I agree!! My family devours this too! Thank you!
This recipe is on my families 6 week dinner plan rotation. All the kids love it! Its creamy and delicious. When I’m lazy, I just use hamburger meat and it tastes good too!
Same on our rotation, too!! My whole family loves it & hamburger meat is great!
This is one of my all time favorite recipes!
Ours too!! Thank you so much!
I used steak and put the sauce over rice instead of noodles. The sauce is so good I think it’ll work over all sorts of base ingredients.
My husband really loved it so I’ll be making it again in the near future.
When using hamburger do you season it when you are browning it ? Also would you still use the 1 & 1/2 lbs.? Thank you
Yes, & I season it with the salt & pepper 🙂 Enjoy!
This is one of the best and easiest recipes that I have on file. It’s one that my family has always enjoyed. No worries about not pleasing everyone!
This recipe reminds me of my childhood! I love this recipe and added to my recipe book.
This was one of my favorite suppers when i was a kid. I’ve been looking for the perfect recipe, and this one was definitely it. Creamy, delicious, and super easy too. THank yoU!!!
A family favorite!
This is perfect comfort food! Thanks for sharing!
So I roasted an eye of round last night and am faced with what to do with what’s left. This recipe might work with the beef slices chopped up. Have your ER used eye of round in this?
Sorry- *have you ever* 🤦♀️
I have not, but I am sure it would work 🙂
This is exactly my recipe but I use stew meat! It’s already cut up and is so tender!! It’s my go to recipe if I’m having company!
Easier to prepare