Beef Stroganoff (Freezer to Crockpot Meal)
Today is the beginning of a series I am sharing about on crisis cooking. 3 months ago, I gave birth to our 6th child, a bouncing baby boy. He has also been a grumpy baby boy and in need of being held and nursed almost constantly. I was desperate to find easier ways to feed our family than boxed pizzas, so I came up with a meal plan where it would be easy for my children to get it into the crockpot if I’m not able to.
Beef Stroganoff
2 pounds of cubed beef stew meat or 4 cups of cooked ground beef
4 cans of cream of mushroom soup (recommend golden mushroom soup if your store carries it)
1 cup chopped onion
2 T worcestershire sauce
1/2 c water
1 c. sour cream
2T minced garlic
packet of onion soup mix
egg noodles (to serve over & cook that day)
optional (chopped mushrooms)
Option 1: Mix all ingredients in freezer safe bag except egg noodles. Freeze as flat as you can. Remove and defrost night before if possible. Put in crockpot on low for about 6-8 hours or if meat is precooked, 3-6 hours. Serve over egg noodles.
Option 2: (this is a freezer space saver option if you have more room in your pantry than you do in your freezer) Put 4 cans of mushroom soup and egg noodles in paper bag. Staple and label “Beef Stroganoff” so that these ingredients will be saved for cooking day. In a freezer safe bag, put meat, onion, onion soup mix, worcestershire sauce, water, sour cream, garlic and optional mushrooms. Mix together, lay flat and freeze. On cooking day, put in crockpot on low for 6-8 hours or if using precooked ground beef, for 3-6 hours. Serve over cooked egg noodles.
How many people does this feed? I am in a dinner group and looking to feed 10 people so I am just trying to figure out what the right amount would be.
Probably about 6 adults. That's an estimate. We have some big eaters, but some little kids that don't eat much either. HTH
Do you have a link for all these recipes so I can print them? They sound delicious!! Thanks!
I do not yet, but I plan to put them in a free ebook soon!SarahSent from my iPad
I simply love your simple recipes and how you have adapted them for the crockpot. I have tweaked a few of them to make them gluten-free. I plan to try this one next!
I'm so glad you're enjoying them! Thanks for letting me know. I love that you're able to adapt it for gluten free!
I am a mother of 3 active college students and I commute more than an hour each way to work. Thank you for posting simple, freezer friendly crock pot meals. Next to my kids my crock pot and freezer are my favorite helpers!
You're so welcome! I'm glad that this is helpful to you!
Is the recipe as listed already doubled and then we put into two bags? I’m making the beef stroganoff right now and it looks like a lot! Thanks!
Sorry for the delay in responding to you! It's doubled if you have a smaller family…of like 4-5 kids, no teenagers. We have a small amount left over for our family of 8, but we have 4 pretty big eaters. I hope that helps.
Is the stroganoff recipe as listed already doubled? thanks!
I tried this , tweaked it a bit with the amount of meat etc, and it was great.
yay, glad to hear it was a hit!