Ground beef stroganoff is a budget friendly, one-pan dinner made with simple ingredients. Lean ground beef, onion, and mushrooms are simmered in a rich creamy homemade sauce. Serve over egg noodles with a simple side salad for an easy 30 minute meal.
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Holly’s Recipe Highlights
- What it tastes like: Beef and mushrooms add flavor while the sauce is creamy with a savory taste from the broth a little bit of tang from the sour cream.
- Fresh ingredients: Skip the condensed mushroom soup, the stroganoff sauce is made with broth and sour cream.
- Test kitchen notes: This ground beef stroganoff recipe has been made hundreds of times and is best made with lean ground beef. Condensed broth will add extra richness. If using low-sodium broth, add a beef bouillon cube.
- Kitchen tip: When browning ground beef, I like to let it brown for 3 to 4 minutes before breaking it up. This gets a nice brown crust on one side adding extra flavor.
Ingredient Notes for Ground Beef Stroganoff
- Ground Beef: Use lean beef as it has a bit of fat for flavor.
- Mushrooms: I prefer brown or cremini mushrooms for a deeper mushroom flavor, but any type of mushrooms will work in this recipe.
- Stroganoff Sauce: Do not use low-sodium beef broth, or the sauce will taste flat.
- Seasonings: Simple but delicious salt, pepper, onion, and garlic. Feel free to add other seasonings to taste.
Variations
- Stir in a teaspoon or so of Dijon mustard.
- Add a sprig or two of fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon of dried thyme leaves.
- To make the sauce extra creamy, add a can of condensed mushroom soup or up to 4 ounces of cream cheese.
Serving Suggestions
Any starchy, carby pasta, potato or rice is great with stroganoff.
Serve this with a side of egg noodles, mashed potatoes, or riced cauliflower.
Leftovers and Storage
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Freeze: Freeze the stroganoff without noodles.
- Reheat: If frozen, thaw leftovers in the fridge overnight. Heat in the microwave or on the stovetop on low heat until warm.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 12 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups beef broth see note, not low sodium
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 beef bouillon cube optional
- salt and black pepper to taste
- ¾ cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef, onion, and garlic in a large skillet over medium-high heat, trying not to break the beef up too much, until no pink remains. Drain any fat.
- Add the mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute more.
- Add broth, Worcestershire sauce, bouillon cube, salt, & pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce to a low boil and cook uncovered for 10 minutes until thickened.
- Meanwhile, cook the egg noodles according to package directions.
- Remove skillet from the heat and stir in sour cream and parsley. Serve over egg noodles.
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Notes
- *Do not use low sodium beef broth. You can use boxed broth or condensed broth.
- If using canned condensed broth, it has more flavor and the beef bouillon cube is not needed.
- Ground beef gives the best flavor. If you substitute another type of ground meat, such as ground turkey, add a beef bouillon cube for a richer flavor.
- Fresh mushrooms are best but canned will work too. Use any combination of white, cremini, or portobello.
- Do not simmer or boil the sour cream or it may curdle. Greek yogurt can be used in place.
- Stir in a teaspoon or so of Dijon mustard
- Add a sprig or two of fresh thyme (or 1/4 teaspoon of dried)
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Beef, Dinner, Main Course
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Way too much liquid-Wpikd recommend less broth. Used cornstarch to thicken it. Good flavour, though.
2nd time making this and it’s sooo delicious!! Easy peasy to make and always better the next day!
Great recipe!
I browned the onions first, added the garlic for ~30 seconds and set aside. Browned the meat and then added the mushrooms and onions & garlic. Only other thing I did was add a bit of Bovril for more beefy flavor
Came out perfect.
Thank you.
Made a double batch, fed 11, 5 were children. Everyone enjoyed it. My 2 sons wanted to put this recipe in their dinner schedule. My husband said it was the best he had ever had! Thank you for making me look good! Yum!
I’m so happy to hear it was such a hit with your family! Feeding a crowd is always a challenge, but it sounds like everyone loved it—especially your husband. Thank you for sharing your experience, and I’m thrilled I could help make dinner a success!
Still trying to figure out how to PRINT this recipe!!
Hello Edith, if you scroll down to the recipe, you will see a print icon at the top of the recipe, just below the title. I hope that helps.
This was so good! I made it with turkey and used Forager DF yogurt in lieu of the sour cream, both of which worked great! Hubs has asked for this to become a regular in our rotation :)
great stroganoff woth ground beef recipe
Wonderful recipe, add a few dashes of Heinz’s 57 sauce, you can thank me later!
can you fix the recipe to list the egg noodles? How much do you recommend?
Egg noodles are for serving so you can add more or less. I would suggest 12 oz of egg noodles for serving.
Easy and tasty. We sub in half plant based meat – still works well. Thanks.n
Ground beef Stroganoff another favorite of mine. Just can’t thank you enough Belgium is not a country i can find the favorite recipes now think I’ll have to make a lot more of this in the future thanks again John from Belgium .
Very enjoyable, simple flavors. I used concentrated beef base for the beef stock, the kind you can get at Sam’s Club. Also went with a heaping teaspoon of Dijon mustard. A 16-oz package of egg noodles was right for this recipe. Will make again.
my family loves this!
Super easy recipe. I added more garlic and parsley for a little more flavor. My wife complimented me on my dish-first thing-the following morning.
So good!! Replaced my family recipe with this one!
Very tasty :) I didn’t have beef broth so I used vegetable broth and added a little bit of miso paste to hopefully make up for the lost beef flavor and it was pretty tasty.
I love it every time!
Flavorless. I will give it a second shot. Next time I will add tomato paste, thyme, dill, soy sauce, bay leaf.
Those additions sound delicious, Bob!
Another fast and easy amazingly delicious meal!!! I did use low sodium beef broth and the taste was still fantastic! This one is definitely a keeper!!
Great recipe but there was no amount of egg noodles to use But everything else was great