Creamy French Onion Beef and Noodles is a creamy, easy, and delicious one pot dinner! Your family will love this savory combo of tender beef and egg noodles!
Beef and Noodles:
This post first appeared over at Eazy Peazy Mealz French Onion Beef and Noodles, where I’m a contributor. We first published this post in January of 2018 and it INSTANTLY became a reader fave! Now we are giving it a photo makeover as well as updating directions based on reader feedback!
I like to think of this recipe as kind of an upgraded beef stroganoff. Just adding a few extra ingredients like French onion soup, parmesan cheese, and crispy fried onions really take the flavor to another super hearty level. I’ll also say that this meal at first happened by complete accident! I had some beef stew meat to use up and basically just paired it with whatever else I happened to have on hand at the time as well. Now, this impromptu “man I really need to get to the grocery store” dinner, has become a part of our regular meal rotation. We all went back for seconds, it’s that good!
How To Make French Onion Beef and Noodles:
- Start by searing your stew meat in olive oil until browned on all sides. You can see in the photo that we still have some red/pink showing through, and that is just fine!
- Stew meat is super budget friendly, but it can also be tough. This is why we are going to simmer the beef in the broth and french onion soup for about 10 minutes before adding the noodles.
- Add the egg noodles to the pan and simmer, stirring the noodles around occasionally. It will seem like a lot of noodles at first, and that is ok. You’ll notice that they start to cook into the sauce. Continue to stir and push the noodles down in the broth so they cook evenly.
- Remove the pan from the heat and add in your sour cream and cheese stirring well until incorporated. Then, top with the french fried onions as desired.
If you’re looking for more tasty and easy dinners using beef, try these:
- Ground Beef Fried Rice
- Instant Pot Beef and Noodles
- Instant Pot Beef Stew
- Slow Cooker Meatballs and Gravy
- Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Enchiladas
- Easy Chopped Steaks and Gravy
Enjoy!
~Nichole
Creamy French Onion Beef and Noodles
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 Pound Beef Stew Meat
- 1 Teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
- Salt & Pepper, To Taste
- 1 10.5 Ounce Can French Onion Soup
- 3 Cups Beef Broth
- 12 Ounces Egg Noodles
- 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
- 1/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese
- 1 Cup French Fried Onions
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat.
- Add the beef and season with the onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
- Cook for 3-5 minutes until beef is seared on all sides.
- Add French onion soup an beef broth to the pot and bring to a simmer.
- Simmer the beef on low for 10 minutes, then add the egg noodles and simmer for 10 more minutes, stirring occasionally until the noodles are tender.
- Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the sour cream and parmesan cheese. Sprinkle with french onions as desired.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Just made this. Just incredible. Made with frozen noodles (saw a comment) and used 1 cup bone broth and 1 and 1/2 cup beef broth. I did let the meat simmer for 3 hours.(saw another comment) and beef was incredibly tender. Only changes I made.
Very good and very simple…. perfect weeknight meal but it’s high in sodium. Made it almost exactly as the recipe called except I used 1 can of reduced sodium beef broth and the other 1/2 c was white wine and I only added 1/2 tsp (instead of a whole tsp) salt. We didn’t have any sour cream so I used nonfat Greek yogurt. It was definitely tasty and just enough for 4 of us with a salad. Wish I had doubled so we’d have leftovers! Next time!
Followed recipe first time made this. It was delicious but the meat was tough. Made it again today and seared the meat, added French onion soup and beef broth and simmered it for three hours. Made a big difference, had to add 2 cups additional broth but it was much better and the meat was very tender. Thank you for the recipe, will be one of my go to recipes.
I made this in my instant pot last night & it came out amazing. I’ve never tried a recipe in it that I didn’t have instructions for so I’m pretty excited. The stew meat was super tender which is why I decided to use the IP after reading other people’s comments. I browned the meat in the IP & put in all the seasonings then put in the can of French Onion soup & 1/2 cup beef broth. Turned it on high pressure for 10 minutes & let it cook. Once it was done I let it natural release for 5 minutes then opened it up. I put the remaining broth in & 10oz of egg noodles and sealed it back up. Turned it on for 1 minute. Once it was done I did the quick release & the noodles were perfect. I added the cheese & sour cream & French’s onions. It may have taken a bit longer (I think 40 minutes total including browsing the meat) but the meat was perfect & it was still all done in one pot. Plus I can do other things while the IP does it’s thing! Thanks for this recipe. I will make it again!!
You are my hero!! Thank you! My instant pot in my bestie..
Thanks so much for giving us the instant pot recipe! I made this tonight and it was so tender and delicious!! My hubby asked for me to make double next time haha
Has anyone made this with Liptons Onion Soup mix instead of the canned French Onion Soup? The condensed soup has MSG in it and I cannot eat MSG, gives me HORRIBLE migraines. Any suggestions are appreciated!
This is a very good recipe but I did take the liberty to make a few changes. I used 1 pound of sirloin steak instead of stew meat (cut into chunks) which is more tender cut of beef. I also used 2 cups of beef stock and 1/2 cup of dry red wine. I also added a 1/2 tsp of dry thyme.
The flavor was amazing! Thanks for a go to recipe!
This was delicious! I made it today except I cooked the meat with the broth and water in the crockpot all day. When I got home I cooked the noodles and added it with the sour cream and cheese. Loved the flavor. My family said it was a keeper!
That’s what.I’m planning on doing! Did you sear the meat first?
Dou you think this could be made in an instant pot? I prefer meat cooked in a pressure cooker because it comes out so tender.
Yes, definitely! I think you’d want to cook the meat first, then add the noodles and only cook for a couple of minutes so that they don’t turn to mush. If you try it, let me know how it goes 🙂
Can the frozen home made noodles be used in this recipe
I haven’t tried it, but I don’t see why not! Love homemade noodles! 🙂
Do you use grated or shredded parmesan cheese
I really want to try this but the amount of cooking time for the beef doesn’t sound long enough to have tender chunks of beef. However I didn’t see any complaints but still can’t imagine how the stew meat would be tender so quickly.
I actually commented on that last month. You are absolutely right. The stew meat was too tough. I tried ground beef, and it was okay, but not the best. After that, I made this twice with better cuts of meat (once for a Meal Train, once because my kids LOVE the noodles and flavor of this dish) and the results were great. I also add a lot more noodles than called for in the recipe.
Can I ask…what cut of meat did you find worked best? Thank you!
I know we tried ribeye, but that wasn’t the best. The best was something that was pre-trimmed and cut, that I cut down further to make smaller pieces. I want to say it was a Milanesa cut, or maybe stir fry strips? I should have written it down! It was perfect.
Good suggestion ???