Easy slow-cooker beef stroganoff

I have always been a big fan of beef stroganoff but really didn’t know much about making it. I started looking through other recipes and trying them out but it always seemed to be missing something. I also had a difficult time getting the beef as tender as I would like. I decided to take a few ideas from other people’s recipes and try some of my own additions that I thought would work well. I definitely had some misses with that strategy but after a good two years of trying, this is the recipe I am happy to share.

Ingredients:

  • 2 or 2.5lbs stew meat
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 large yellow onion (or 2 small onions) diced
  • 4 cloves fresh garlic diced
  • Mushrooms (I like baby portabella mushrooms)
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour (I’ll add a little more in the last hour of cooking to thicken it up if needed)
  • 1 10.5oz can beef broth
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 2/3 cup sour cream
  • 1 package of Lipton Recipe Secrets (onion or beefy onion)
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 16oz package of extra broad egg noodles
  • Chopped chives for garnish

Directions:

  • Season the stew meat with salt & pepper
  • Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the stew meat. Brown a little on each side (a couple of minutes max) then transfer to crockpot
  • Turn heat down to medium. Add butter, melt. Add onions & garlic, cook for 1 minute, then add mushrooms
  • Cook mushrooms until golden. Scrape bottom of pan to get all the golden bits off
  • Add flour, lipton secrets, stirring for 1 minute
  • Add half the beef broth while stirring. Once incorporated, add remaining broth
  • Add sour cream & Dijon mustard, mixing and stirring
  • Add to crockpot, pouring over the meat evenly
  • Cook on low for 7 hours
  • Serve over egg noodles garnished w/ chives (if desired)