Description
This Midwestern-style beef and noodles recipe is easy to make with a small list of ingredients and always so flavorful and comforting. See notes below for Crock-Pot or Instant Pot options!
Ingredients
Beef and Seasoning:
- 2 pounds beef chuck roast, cut into 2-inch pieces
- Fine sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
Vegetables and Broth:
- 1 large white onion, diced
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 cups beef stock, divided
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 large bay leaf
Noodles:
- 12 ounces wide egg noodles
Instructions
- Brown the beef: Add beef to a large bowl, season with salt, pepper, and flour. Brown beef in oil.
- Sauté the veggies: Cook onion and garlic in oil. Add beef stock, cooked beef, thyme, and bay leaf.
- Simmer: Cover and simmer for 2.5 hours until beef shreds easily.
- Shred the beef: Shred beef and discard bay leaf and thyme.
- Cook the noodles: Boil remaining stock, add noodles, and cook until al dente.
- Season: Stir shredded beef back in, season with salt and pepper.
- Serve: Garnish with black pepper and serve.
Notes
- Instant Pot (Pressure Cooker) Instructions: Use the “Sauté” function to brown the beef and sauté the veggies in the Instant Pot as described in steps 1 and 2 above. Once you have returned the beef stock and cooked beef to the pot, cover with a lid and seal. Pressure cook on high for 60 minutes, followed by a quick release. Continue on with steps 4 through 7 in the Instant Pot.
- Crock-Pot (Slow Cooker) Instructions: Complete steps 1 and 2 as described above in a separate sauté pan, then transfer all of the ingredients (minus noodles) to a large Crock-Pot. (Or you can skip steps 1 and 2 and just dump everything into a Crock-Pot.) Cover and slow-cook on high for 4-5 hours or on low for 7-8 hours until the beef is tender and shreds easily with a fork. Continue on with steps 4 through 7 in the Crock-Pot.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
