Description
Creamy, tender, savory beef stroganoff! The ultimate classic comfort food and one of my family’s favorite meals!
Ingredients
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For the Beef:
- 3 pounds chuck roast, fat trimmed
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon Better Than Bouillon Roasted Beef Base
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 package button mushrooms, thinly sliced
- half a yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Better Than Bouillon Roasted Beef Base
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon Dijon
- 2 cups water
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 lb. egg noodles,
- or 6 baked potatoes
Instructions
- Slow Cook the Beef: Place all beef ingredients in the slow cooker – chuck roast, water, roasted beef base, salt, onion powder, garlic powder and black pepper. Cook on high for 4-5 hours.
- Cook Your Noodles or Potatoes: When it’s time to start the gravy, boil your noodles or bake your baked potatoes.
- Start the Gravy: Sauté onions and mushrooms in the butter over medium heat until very rich in color, about 15 minutes. Add garlic, thyme, tomato paste, Better Than Bouillon, and flour; sauté for a few minutes.
- Simmer and Finish: Add Worcestershire, Dijon, and water. Bring to a simmer. Add cream gradually until it’s the color you like. Add shredded beef into the gravy (I used about half of the beef and saved the other half for later).
- Serve: Garnish with chives and sour cream, and serve on egg noodles or a baked potato (my fave)!
Notes
Crockpot timing: Chuck roast in a crock pot typically takes 6–8 hours on LOW or 4–5 hours on HIGH for a 3–4 lb roast. So you’re either cooking on high for 4-5 hours, or low for 6-8 hours. If you cook it on low (or if you work outside of the home and need to start it in the morning), then the 9am start time works! Otherwise start around noon.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: beef stroganoff, slow cooker beef stroganoff, easy beef stroganoff
