Description
Hearty Crockpot beef tips & noodles bring comfort and warmth to family dinners with tender beef and creamy sauce. Slow-cooked beef melts in your mouth, offering a satisfying meal you’ll crave on chilly evenings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs (900 g) beef stew meat or beef tips
- 2 cups (480 ml) beef broth
- ¼ cup (60 ml) soy sauce
- 2 tbsps Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ cup (30 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup (60 ml) water
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 12 oz (340 g) egg noodles, cooked
- Chopped parsley (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
- Meat Preparation: Arrange beef stew meat in the crockpot, selecting premium cuts that promise exquisite tenderness through slow-cooking methodology.
- Seasoning Infusion: Generously coat meat with ranch seasoning and brown gravy mix, establishing a profound flavor foundation that penetrates deeply into the protein.
- Liquid Integration: Stream cream of mushroom soup and beef broth over seasoned meat, whisking comprehensively to guarantee uniform flavor distribution and silky sauce consistency.
- Slow Transformation: Activate crockpot on low temperature setting, allowing meat to simmer and tenderize for 6 to 8 hours until achieving melt-in-your-mouth texture.
- Noodle Incorporation: During final cooking phase, delicately introduce uncooked egg noodles into developing sauce, ensuring complete submersion and absorbing the rich, savory essence while cooking until perfectly al dente.
- Final Refinement: Calibrate seasoning with strategic salt and pepper adjustments, elevating the dish’s complexity and depth of flavor.
- Presentation: Elegantly transfer the creamy, robust creation to serving dishes, presenting a comforting meal that promises culinary satisfaction with every indulgent spoonful.
Notes
- Select Tender Meat Cuts: Choose well-marbled beef stew meat or tips that will break down beautifully during slow cooking, ensuring maximum tenderness and rich flavor absorption.
- Control Seasoning Balance: Use ranch and brown gravy mix sparingly to prevent overwhelming saltiness; taste and adjust seasoning gradually for a perfectly balanced profile.
- Monitor Noodle Cooking: Add egg noodles only during the last 30 minutes to prevent mushiness and maintain ideal texture, checking frequently to achieve perfect al dente consistency.
- Optimize Crockpot Temperature: Maintain low, steady heat throughout cooking to guarantee meat becomes fork-tender without becoming dry or tough, allowing flavors to meld seamlessly.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6-8 hours (low) or 3-4 hours (high)
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 45 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg