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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I saw someone mentioned freezing this.. could I put leftovers in a freezer bag? That would be amazing. Has anyone done that?
Sure you can!
I mostly followed this recipe last night. Used cornstarch instead of the flour and used my brand new Veggetti to make some zucchini noodles. Kiddo asked for 2nds then 3rds. He happily raved about it for an hour when I took him to Grandpa’s today :) Will make this again and again
Yay! Love that the kiddo had thirds and raved about your meal!
How much of the egg noodle? I’m seeing 0 info on the quantity of egg noodle.
8 oz of dry egg noodles will yield about 2 cups cooked so it depends how large you want your pasta servings. I usually do about 12 oz for 4 people.
This was delicious! I used greek yogurt and served it over quinoa instead of noodles. Will definitely make it again!
Amber, that sounds great! Love quinoa!
Does it freeze well?
Yes this should freeze well Abbie.
Can you just put the leftovers in freezer bags?
Sure you can!
Extremely easy to make and very tasty. Will definitely make this again.
It was and is amazing. New favorite. Great for big family.
So glad that your family loves this recipe!
I made this with a few variations for a gluten-free diet. I used sliced potatoes in it instead of noodles and swapped corn starch for the flour. It was very good!
I am glad you enjoyed it Suzann!
Made this for my husband to take out of town with him for work. Got rave reviews!!!! He wants me to make it again for him next week. I will take a pic next time!!!!
So happy to hear that your husband loved it Melisa!
Recipe in oven. Look forward to eating it soon. TY
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Retired Air Force NCO
You’re welcome. Enjoy it Phil!
This was amazing
Served this tonight for dinner. Loved it! Easy to prepare and delicious!
I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe Ruth!
So easy to make and so delicious
So easy to make and so delicious.lu
Horrible. Don’t do this one! I threw it out.
I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy this, we loved this recipe!!
Sorry, you didn’t like it Samuel. It would be much more helpful when giving a review if you would include why you didn’t like something. We all have different taste.
Awesome recipe!
I just made this tonight! And it turned out very runny! I was hoping to be a bit more creamy. Smells amazing though!
You can add extra cornstarch to thicken the sauce. Enjoy, Jamie!
Great stroganoff recipe but I only used half of the sour cream. three quarters of a cup is overwhelming. I had the same problem with another stroganoff recipe there was way too much sour cream. Much better with less.
I made this for my husband and I… we loved it. I left out the mushrooms and it was still yummy!
My (almost) 10 year old wanted to make dinner and chose this recipe. Delicious, except I would use WAY LESS worcestershire sauce. It monopolized and that was all you could taste, so I had to add more sour cream. Will try again with less, and I’m certain it will be incredible. Thank you for this recipe!
I used Marsala cooking wine instead of Worcester. Delicious.