You start this in the morning and don’t think about it again until dinner. Beef stew meat, cream of mushroom soup, onion soup mix, beef broth, and mushrooms go into the slow cooker together. Eight hours later you’ve got tender beef in a rich, creamy sauce that’s ready to go over egg noodles. Stir in the sour cream at the end and dinner is done. It’s genuinely one of the easiest weeknight meals I make.
A Little Story
This is one of those dinners that makes me feel like I have it together even on days when I don’t. I set it up in the morning, forget about it, and come home to a meal that smells like I’ve been cooking all day. The kids eat it without negotiation and leftovers are great. If your kids are suspicious of mushrooms, chop them small enough and they’ll disappear into the sauce completely. That’s a win I’ll take every time.