Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (2024)

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Ground Beef Stroganoff is so unbelievably creamy thanks to a few secret ingredients. Easy to make, in just 30 minutes you have an amazing dinner!

This recipe is creamy, flavorful, and made in one-pot. If you are looking for other quick and easy dinner ideas, check out my One-Pot Garlic Parmesan Pasta, Chicken Caesar Pasta, and Chicken and Mushroom.

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Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff recipe

Ground Beef Stroganoff is one of my favorite pasta dinners to make. It gets extra bonus points for being so easy to make, as it only takes about 30 minutes! You only need to dirty two pots, one for the pasta and one for the sauce, bonus points for that too!

This is the ultimate comfort food at its best. It is extra creamy and I am all about a creamy pasta dinner. Also, I used cream cheese, sour cream and cream of mushroom soup to give it that luxurious texture. This is, by all means, a budget-friendly meal, that can be easily made for a large family or if you have company over.

If you like easy beef recipes, you should try my Cheesy Taco Sloppy Joes, these are always a hit!

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How to Make Ground Beef Stroganoff

You will be surprised how easy this recipe is to make. For exact ingredient measures, and step-by-step instructions, please see the recipe card below. However, the general steps are as follows:

  1. Start by browning the beef, onions, mushroom, and garlic.
  2. Then, add the broth, Worcestershire sauce, and season. Simmer for a few minutes.
  3. Add the cream of mushroom soup, and cream cheese to the pot. Simmer for a few more minutes, while gently stirring.
  4. Lastly, stir in sour cream and serve over egg noodles.

Beef Stroganoff Recipe Variation:

This dish can be easily modifiable. Some of our favorite ways to tweak it are as follows:

  • Various meats: It works really well with ground beef. However, you could also use other meats. For example, ground turkey, or pork is also an option.If usingsomething other than beef, you’ll likely want to add some extra beef bouillon for enhanced flavor.
  • Veggies: Mushrooms are the main ingredient here, and you can use pretty much any type. Some of our favorites are white or portobello mushrooms. Also, feel free to combine a few varieties. Other veggies can be added as well, such as peas, carrots, bell pepper.
  • Hamburger Ground Beef Stroganoff: Another amazing way to enjoy this recipe is on buns. Instead of serving it on pasta, use some hamburger buns. Top it with some cheese and enjoy! It is truly yummy, and one of our preferred ways to serve it!

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How to Store Ground Beef Stroganoff?

If you want to make it in advance or have leftovers, you can simply refrigerate it. Simply let the dish completely cool. Then, transfer it to an airtight container andleftovers for 3-4 days. It actually tastes even better the following days, as the flavors sit and combine together.

To freeze it: I recommend leaving out the noodles and freeze just the stroganoff itself. Just use a freezer-safe container, and freeze for up to 3 months.

To reheat: If frozen, defrost leftovers in the fridge overnight. Then, heat in the microwave or on the stovetop on low heat until warm.

Beef Stroganoff Recipe Tips:

  • Let’s start with the fact that this is NOT a low-calorie meal, please indulge in its glory!
  • For the creamiest texture, I like to use a mix of cream cheese, sour cream, and cream of mushroom soup. Also, this will give this dish the most amazing texture!
  • If you want to make the meal lighter, skip the cream cheese and cream of mushroom soup and just add a little light cream.
  • For best flavors, cook the ground beef until slightly browned.
  • The sauce is best served over egg noddles.
  • In addition, always make sure that your onions are cooked before you add anything else to the skillet.
  • You can substitute in ground pork or turkey if you want. Also, you can mix various meat together as well.
  • I recommend using fresh mushrooms as they give a nice flavor to it

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Tools I used in the making of this Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe:

  • Cast Iron Skillet – get one and you will use it forever. I like that it heats evenly and consistently and that it comes pre-seasoned for the first use.
  • Cream of Mushroom Soup – this one is great for cooking!

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GROUND BEEF STROGANOFF

Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff is so unbelievably creamy thanks to a few secret ingredients. Easy to make, in just 30 minutes you have an amazing dinner!

Course:Main Course

Cuisine:American

Servings: 8

Author: Catalina Castravet

Ingredients

  • 2tablespoonsbutter
  • 12ozbaby portabella mushrooms,sliced
  • 1medium onion,chopped
  • 6clovesgarlic,minced
  • 1lblean ground beef
  • 1 1/2cupsbeef broth
  • 1can(10 1/2 ounces) cream of mushrooms soup, I used Campbell's
  • 1tablespoonWorcestershire sauce
  • 1/4cupall-purpose flour
  • 4ouncescream cheese,cut into cubes and at room temperature
  • 1cupsour cream
  • 1/4teaspoonred pepper flakes
  • 1/4teaspoonblack pepper
  • 3/44teaspoonsalt
  • 6cupscooked egg noodles
  • Fresh parsley,chopped

Instructions

  1. Place a large, 10 inch cast iron skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add butter and melt.

  2. Add mushrooms, onions and garlic and cook for 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Remove from skillet to a small bowl, set aside.

  3. Increase heat to medium-high. Add the ground beef to the skillet. Cook beef for about 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently and breaking it down. Cook it until no longer pink and it should be slightly browned. Drain excess fat.

  4. Stir in 1 cup of beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Heat to boiling.

  5. Whisk flour with the remaining 1/2 cup beef broth until fully combined. Stir into beef mixture. Add the cream of mushroom soup and stir to combine.

  6. Add the cream cheese and stir to combine, breaking it down until melted.

  7. Add the mushroom mixture to the skillet, stir and wait for it to start boiling.

  8. Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed.

  9. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream until fully combined.

  10. Serve with cooked egg noodles.

  11. Garnish with parsley.

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  • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (7)

    Kimberly

    Ground beef stroganoff has always been a family favorite – so easy and so good!

  • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (11)

    Jen

    I know my boys, especially my husband, are going to gobble this up!

  • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (12)

    Abeer

    I love Beef Stroganoff! A perfect weeknight meal!

  • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (13)

    Giles Gilliam

    Catalina,
    The recipe looks great but I am cooking for my wife and myself. Have you tired freezing half the meat mixture before adding the noodles? Would appreciate your feedback.
    Giles

    • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (14)

      Catalina Castravet

      No, but that would work. After that you can defrost it, add it to a pan and if needed add some chicken broth. Serve over noodles.

    • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (16)

      Jane Delaney

      What size of egg noodles did you use??. Or did you use some other pasta?

      • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (17)

        Catalina Castravet

        extra large

  • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (18)

    Jennifer

    This was a little too creamy and powerful in flavor so added 1 cup of milk which made all the difference! We don’t care for mushrooms so this was a good option to thin out the flavor of the soup (no added mushrooms either) and the recipe was a hit.

  • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (19)

    Jennnifer Senne

    Gosh, were do I even start? I don’t think my kids came up for air when I made this for dinner. What a wonderful dish. The flavors were all spot on and it was so easy and simple to make for a quick weeknight meal. I did add a couple of things . I like to experiment with my cooking. Here are some tweaks I made and added to this recipe: Frozen peas, Paprika, Italian Seasoning, Onion Powder and Garlic Powder. These add in’s were really tasty. Thank you for sharing this recipe! I hope whoever makes this enjoys it as much as our family did! The leftovers are just as amazing the next day!

    • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (20)

      Marionela Tiron

      So glad that you and your family liked it!

  • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (21)

    Roxanne Koehn

    So I didn’t have cream of mushroom soup so I substituted with Campbells golden mushroom soup and we loved it!

  • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (22)

    Barbara Mason

    This recipe was a huge hit with my family. There are 4 of us total. What was not eaten was put in the fridge for leftovers. But, there was not that much to store. Thank you for a GOOD simple easy recipe.

  • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (23)

    Cecilia Feld

    I made this and found it to be delicious. it is an easy recipe. I really browned my ground beef to get that brown bits . Sautéed onions by themselves first and added when meat was cook. This is a keeper.

  • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (24)

    Mary

    I made this tonight for my family. The best stroganoff recipe I have ever made.

  • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (25)

    Judith

    Absolutely tasteless!! The hot pepper flakes leave a slight burning on your tongue and that is all there is. Thank goodness I tried it before serving to 7 others.
    Don’t ruin your diet for this recipe!

  • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (26)

    Lorin Jones

    I was looking for something to do with some left over ground beef I had, already browned with onion. I was in a hurry, so I used canned mushrooms & minced garlic from a jar. I did, however have fresh peas from my garden that I added. It was filling and delicious! My hubby loved it!

  • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (27)

    Holly

    I actually make this with out any mushrooms, and no mushroom soup(I’m allergic)
    But, my bf loves it. So much, that I have to make it weekly for him.

  • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (28)

    Tabitha

    Looking forward to trying the recipe! 🙂

  • Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (29)

    Tiffany

    So good and so easy. Adding this to our regular winter dishes! Thanks!! (Made it twice and the second time I used half the Worcestershire sauce. My husbands hates that stuff and 1 tbls was too much for us, but probably good for normal people)

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Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff Recipe - 30 minutes meals (2024)

FAQs

What is the sauce in beef stroganoff made of? ›

What is stroganoff sauce made of? Stroganoff sauce is a sour cream gravy made with beef broth that's thickened with flour. It's flavoured with mustard and has mushrooms in it. I love the pale brown creamy colour against the deep golden brown seared beef!

How to add more flavor to beef stroganoff? ›

Quartered mushrooms and a combination of pearl onions and shallots give the finished dish a more interesting texture and flavor. Adding gelatin to the chicken stock gives it more body, letting the sauce come together more tightly to coat the meat and noodles.

What goes with beef stroganoff? ›

Bread: Garlic Bread, Dinner Rolls, French Bread, Rye Bread, Baguettes. Vegetable: Sautéed Spinach, Garlic Butter Green Beans With Bacon, Steamed Cauliflower, Braised Cabbage. Rice: Wild Rice, Quinoa, Basmati Rice, Jasmine Rice, Parmesan Risotto. Salad: Russian Salad, Broccoli Salad, Shaved Fennel Salad.

How to cook a lot of ground beef fast? ›

If you're cooking for a family of four to six, a pound of ground beef in a skillet is likely the quickest and easiest solution for browning ground beef. But if you're feeding a crowd and need a way to brown ground beef in large quantities, an Instant Pot or even opting for a sheet pan dinner can be your supper savior.

What is the best substitute for sour cream in stroganoff? ›

Greek yogurt is a healthy alternative to the traditionally used sour cream in beef stroganoff recipes, so you can be confident that your family is getting a satisfying, healthy meal. Fresh dill and paprika will provide a sweet, slightly smoky garnish to top off the dish.

What can I use instead of Worcestershire sauce in stroganoff? ›

9 Worcestershire Sauce Substitutes That Get the Job Done
  1. DIY Imitation Blend.
  2. Reduced Balsamic Vinegar.
  3. Soy Sauce.
  4. Miso Paste.
  5. Oyster Sauce.
  6. Anchovy Paste.
  7. Red Wine.
  8. A1 Steak Sauce.
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How do you add sour cream to stroganoff without curdling? ›

You are combining essentially what is a hot stew and cold sour cream out of the fridge. This is what causes the cream to curdle. I like to err of the side of caution and I let the pot and its contents cool completely, then I stir through the sour cream, no more curdling!

Why does my stroganoff taste sour? ›

Add too much sour cream and its sourness will overwhelm the sauce and make it too acidic to enjoy; too little and your dish might just seem dry or lacking in richness.

Is stroganoff German or Russian? ›

Beef Stroganoff is a popular Russian dish of small pieces of beef fillet sautéed in sour cream sauce together with onions and mushrooms. The dish was named after Count Alexander Grigorievich Stroganoff, who lived in the late 19th century in Odessa.

What not to do when cooking ground beef? ›

10 Mistakes Everyone Makes When Cooking Ground Beef
  1. By Deirdre Mundorf Jan. ...
  2. Thawing ground beef on the kitchen counter. ...
  3. Not choosing ground beef with the right fat content. ...
  4. Not choosing the right pan. ...
  5. Placing the meat in the pan directly out of the fridge. ...
  6. Forgetting to preheat the pan. ...
  7. Stirring the meat too much as it cooks.
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How do you get the most flavor out of ground beef? ›

When seasoning ground beef, start with salt and black pepper. Then, depending on the dish you're making, experiment with savory spices like garlic powder, smoked paprika, and dried oregano. Other seasoning options include minced garlic and diced onion.

When to add seasoning to ground beef? ›

The best way to season ground beef is with salt, pepper, and your preferred spices, either before cooking, or at the end of the process, depending on the recipe. What to season ground beef with? Season ground beef with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and cumin for added flavor.

What is sour cream sauce made of? ›

Sour cream sauce ingredients

Sour creams vary by thickness, tanginess, and creaminess, so grab a brand that you love the taste of. garlic and onion powder – a small amount of garlic and onion powder stirred into sour cream is virtually indistinguishable, texture-wise, but it adds so much savoriness and flavor.

Does stroganoff contain cream? ›

Steak stroganoff for breakfast on a weekday. I love my job. There are many versions of stroganoff, some using brandy, mustard, stock or crème fraiche. My recipe is a little simpler, with a base of double (heavy) cream and sour cream.

What is beef sauce made of? ›

Instructions. Pour sesame oil into a pan over medium heat, then add beef fillet and stir fry for 2 minutes. Add crushed garlic, ginger, beef seasoning, stir and let simmer for a minute. Add carrots, green bell pepper, stir, then add onion, red chilli, soy sauce and stir.

What is meat sauce made of? ›

This recipe is pretty classic in that it includes diced onions, peppers, garlic, and ground beef. Once the vegetables are softened and the meat is cooked, the pot is deglazed with red wine. From there, the base of the sauce is enhanced with tomato paste, seasonings, and some subtle flavor enhancers.

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