Description
Hearty Slow Cooker Beef and Noodles brings comfort straight from Midwest kitchens to your dinner table. Rich beef creates tender shreds nestled in creamy sauce over perfectly cooked egg noodles, offering a satisfying meal that wraps you in pure culinary warmth.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2–3 pounds beef roast
- 1 package frozen home-style egg noodles (24 ounces / 680 grams)
- 6–8 cups beef broth or water
Cooking Enhancers:
- 1 can reduced-sodium beef broth (14 ounces / 400 milliliters)
- 1 can cream of celery or mushroom soup, undiluted (10.5–10.75 ounces / 298–305 grams)
- 1 envelope beefy onion soup mix (from a 2.2 ounces / 62 grams box)
Seasoning:
- 3–4 cloves garlic, minced
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the aromatic liquid base by whisking together beef broth, beefy onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup, and finely chopped garlic in a spacious mixing bowl until ingredients are thoroughly integrated.
- Position the beef roast inside a 5-quart (or larger) slow cooker, then gently cascade the prepared soup mixture directly over the meat, ensuring complete coverage.
- Secure the slow cooker lid and allow the roast to simmer on LOW temperature for 8 hours or throughout the night, enabling the meat to become exceptionally tender and easily separable.
- After the initial cooking period, utilize two forks to meticulously shred the beef into delicate, succulent strands, creating a rich, robust texture.
- Introduce additional beef broth or water (6-) to the slow cooker, adjusting liquid volume according to personal preference for consistency and depth of flavor.
- Blend the newly added liquid with the shredded meat, then replace the lid and continue cooking on LOW for another 8 hours to develop complex flavors.
- Approximately 1 hour before serving, incorporate frozen egg noodles into the slow cooker, seasoning generously with salt and freshly ground black pepper to enhance taste profiles.
- Elevate the slow cooker temperature to HIGH and cook for a final hour, allowing noodles to become perfectly tender and absorb the surrounding savory liquid.
- Gently stir the ingredients to ensure uniform distribution, then serve the beef and noodles piping hot, presenting a comforting and hearty meal.
Notes
- Slow cooking transforms tough beef roast into meltingly tender, easily shreddable meat that practically falls apart.
- Generous amount of broth ensures a rich, flavorful sauce that perfectly coats the tender egg noodles.
- Extended cooking time allows deep flavor development, making this a hands-off comfort meal ideal for busy days.
- Flexibility to adjust liquid levels means you can customize the dish’s consistency to your preference.
- Freezing leftovers works beautifully, providing a convenient make-ahead meal that reheats wonderfully.
- Low and slow cooking method guarantees incredibly tender beef and deeply infused flavors throughout the dish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 420 cal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 680 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg