Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff (No Mushrooms)

⏱ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 4 hr high / 8 hr low🍽 Serves 8
Toddler tip: Cut beef cubes into smaller pieces after cooking. Egg noodles will be a hit.
Low-carb fork: Serve over zucchini noodles or sautéed green beans. Greek yogurt instead of sour cream keeps it lighter.

Ingredients

Beef & sear

  • 2½ lbsstew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1 tspgarlic salt
  • ½ tspblack pepper
  • ¼ cupall-purpose flour
  • 3 tbspolive oil (more as needed)
  • 3 tbspcold butter, separated
  • ½ cupwhite wine

Slow cooker

  • 1 smallyellow onion, diced
  • 4 clovesgarlic, minced (from pre-peeled bag)
  • 4 cupsbeef broth
  • 1 tspBetter Than Bouillon (or 1 cube)
  • 2 tbspred wine vinegar
  • 2 tbspWorcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbspDijon mustard

Finish

  • ¼ cupcornstarch + ¼ cup cold water (slurry)
  • 1½ cupsplain whole-milk Greek yogurt (replaces sour cream)

To serve

  • 1 lbwide homestyle egg noodles
  • 2 tbspfresh parsley, chopped (optional)

Instructions

1Season: Pat beef dry. Toss with garlic salt, pepper, and flour.
2Sear: Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in skillet over medium-high. Sear beef in batches ~45 sec/side. Add oil between batches.
3Deglaze: Reduce heat to medium. Add 1 tbsp butter and white wine; scrape up the browned bits. Add onion; cook 4 min. Add garlic; cook 1 min. Off heat.
4Slow cooker: Add beef broth, bouillon, vinegar, Worcestershire, and Dijon; stir. Add seared beef + drippings, then onion mixture.
5Cook: 4-5 hr on high or 8-9 hr on low.
6Thicken: Whisk slurry into the slow cooker. Switch to warm.
7Yogurt finish: Whisk Greek yogurt with 1 cup of liquid from slow cooker until smooth (prevents curdling). Stir gently back in.
8Butter swirl: Heat off. Swirl in remaining 2 tbsp cold butter for a velvety finish.
9Serve: Cook egg noodles per package; serve stroganoff over noodles. Top with parsley.