Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

January 11, 2020 By Jen 21 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff makes such a delicious and simple meal! Throw a few easy ingredients in the slow cooker and let it do its thing. By dinnertime, you have a delicious home cooked beef stroganoff dinner everyone will love! Added bonus? That your house smells amazing all day long!

black plate filled with egg noodles and topped with beef stroganoff. Spoon and fork right next to the plate.

(This recipe was originally published in April 2013. It has been updated for content and photos.)

This Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff is super delicious! It’s ridiculously easy and tastes amazing. We had zero leftovers. It was that good.

Black plate with cooked egg noodles and topped with beef stroganoff. Green onions and parsley in the background.

What Is Beef Stroganoff?

Sometimes you will see it as “Beef Stroganov” but yes it is exactly the same thing. The basics of the recipe is that beef strips are slow roasted then covered in a sour cream based sauce. I also have a crazy delicious Healthy Chicken Stroganoff Recipe that my family loves too that uses yogurt instead of sour cream!

In Russian, the sour cream is called “smetana”. I am not sure that sounds more appetizing than “sour cream” but that may just be me. Either way, sour cream with the pan juices of the slow cooked beef makes an incredibly rich and delicious sauce.

Even when I try to make extra and hope for leftovers, this recipe never fails. It gets devoured until there are leftovers!

This is because Beef Stroganoff succeeds on so many levels. It smells wonderful and tastes so savory and delicious. The texture of the sauce and the noodles complete it. Creamy and rich, it is like the royalty of comfort foods.

White Plate with brown rice topped with Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

Variations On Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff

The original recipes for beef stroganoff vary pretty wildly. My recipe favors mushrooms which I think are essential to making the beef so wonderful. If you are not a fan of mushrooms, then of course you can leave them out.

But this slow cooker beef stroganoff may be the dish that changes your mind forever about mushrooms! Check out my other Slow Cooker Recipes for more ideas!

If the texture of cooked mushrooms has been your issue, then the beefy sour cream sauce changes all that. I urge you to keep the mushrooms in and give it a try. You can always set them aside if you don’t like them.

Another one of my favorite mushroom dishes is Chicken Tetrazzini which is a delicious chicken and mushroom mixture served over spaghetti. If you’re a mushroom lover, give that one a try, too!

Some recipes for beef stroganoff suggest cubes of beef. I prefer the strips instead. With the strips, the cooking time is a bit quicker. You will realize how handy that is when everyone sees what is up for dinner.

White plate with brown rice topped with beef stroganoff and fork in the front of the plate.

What Goes Great With Beef Stroganoff?

Traditionally, beef stroganoff actually gets served with thin cut french fries. I know that sounds weird. After all, the noodles offer plenty of starch on the plate.

I tend to prefer a nice green salad or some steamed veggies. Here are some other things I can suggest go really well with slow cooker beef stroganoff:

Yummy Sides to Go with Beef Stroganoff:

Other Crock Pot Beef Recipes:

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White plate with brown rice topped with beef stroganoff.

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Jen Nikolaus is a recipe blogger and photographer over at Yummy Healthy Easy. She lives in beautiful Southern California with her husband and four boys. You’ll find her sharing healthier, budget-friendly, family-friendly, and easy dishes with some yummy desserts thrown in, too! Thanks for stopping by!

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