This low carb beef stroganoff, using the slow cooker, ticks all the boxes. Fast to prepare, gluten-free, cooks all day, tender, incredibly tasty, uses stewing steak rather than fillet steak, easy.
If you have a busy day and want something to come home to, this is the one. Walk in the door late at night, and the smell of low carb beef stroganoff welcomes you.
Low Carb Beef Stroganoff - in the slow cooker
Beef stroganoff is traditionally served with pasta, but rather than that stodgy filler which adds zero nutrition, serve with vegetables. We have ours with sliced green beans, broccoli and cauliflower.
By giving up pasta, you cut your carbohydrate intake and double (or even triple) your veggies. Add sour cream or cream cheese to the low carb beef stroganoff before serving, and place the sour cream/cream cheese on the table for the vegetables too. Sprinkle with parsley.
One of the top low carb recipes, and the easiest. Beef stroganoff in the slow cooker.Many cookbooks instruct to pre-brown the onions, garlic and meat before adding to the slow cooker. I have found it makes very little difference.
I do it the cheats way and just place all the ingredients in the slow cooker and stir. I have tried both methods, and really there is little to gain, but you save at least half an hour of preparation and cleaning up dishes.
If you have a busy day and won't be in until late, you want the easiest meal possible. I'm also guessing on such a busy day, there are other things you would rather be doing than frying onions, garlic and meat in the morning.
Low Carb Beef Stroganoff
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Ingredients
- 1 brown onion sliced and quartered
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 2 slices streaky bacon diced
- 500 g (1.1 lb) beef, stewing steak cubed
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 250 ml (1 cup) beef stock
- 250 g (8 oz) mushrooms quartered
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in the slow cooker.
- Mix.
- Set on LOW for 6-8 hours or HIGH 4-6 hours.
- Serve with sour cream (optional).
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Lisa A Epsteen
Does this recipe call for cream cheese? I see it mentioned several times in the comments but not in the recipe. Am I missing something?
Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com
It calls for sour cream or you may use cream cheese too. In the post, I explain "Add sour cream or cream cheese to the low carb beef stroganoff before serving, and place the sour cream/cream cheese on the table for the vegetables too. Sprinkle with parsley."
Lauren
Added some extra cream cheese & sour cream near the end, now I can hardly walk away form the slow cooker to call the family for dinner. The sauce tastes soooo good. Serving mine with beans & cauliflower
Denise
I've just printed this recipe off, I have just started on Keto and will be trying this lovely recipe out very soon, thank you.
Sharon Edelson Eubanks
What cut of beef is “stewing steak”? I am in the US and have never seen this cut of beef.
Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com
You can use any variety of beef that is applicable for stews and casseroles. If I gave a particular cut of meat, I am always inundated with questions if they can replace cut A with cut B, C, D etc. Allow what is available and on special at your grocery store or butchers. Enjoy 🙂