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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This is a easy and great recipe. It was delicious! My husband is hard to please and he really enjoyed it. Made it exactly as written.
Just made the Sroganoff and it me out Fantastic! I’m keeping this recipe for sure.
Followed the recipe and it was delicious. I always go to your site when looking for a recipe and haven’t been disappointed by anything I’ve made yet!
So glad you loved it Karen!
I enjoy your recipes so very much and this one is no exception. However, due to health reasons, I don’t understand why you advise not to use low sodium beef broth (?). I recently made it, adding a little extra Worcestershire sauce and a touch of Dijon mustard and was very pleased with the results. Please explain why the recommendation, as I am curious to know the reasons. And please keep up with the posts, I enjoy trying many of them….even when I have to adjust or substitute for reasons of health or taste.
I find that a lower sodium broth doesn’t have as much flavor in this recipe (as there aren’t a lot of other seasonings and spices). If you follow a low sodium lifestyle the recipe will still work with reduced sodium, the flavor might change a little bit. Enjoy!
Also, the Worcester sauce is full-on sodium! It doesn’t do much ood to use low sodium broth when you have that condiment. You might as well go for the full flavor.
Hi! I haven’t tried the Ground Beef Stroganoff recipe yet but do you think I could use Miracle Noodles instead of egg noodles? Just a thought. I have never used Miracle Noodles but this might be the time. Thanks!
This stroganoff can be served over any type of noodle (or rice/pasta), even cauliflower rice if you’d like. If you’ve never had Miracle Noodles they can have a very strong flavor on their own (even rinsed) so I would suggest you taste them before adding them to this sauce.
Nice easy recipe and very flavorful. I added some dijon mustard for a little extra zip.
Turned out fantastic!! Going into our favorites!!
I made this to the tee…no variation the recipe. Bland and boring. Wasted a lot of goid ingredisnts
Oh no, sorry to hear that Danielle. You can definitely increase the spices to meet your flavor preferences.
Will definitely try this recipe again with one of the flavor boosters. I did sauteed the mushrooms prior to cooking meat in the same pan then followed the instructions as stated. I also added Italian seasoning spices. Easy and delicious.
Your nutrition values is that for just the stroganoff or does it include the noodles?
Hi Lisa, the nutrition values are for the stroganoff only.
This was DELICIOUS!!! I subbed plain Greek yogurt for sour cream and used 97% lean beef so didn’t have to strain any grease. It was SOOOOoooo good and SOOOoooo easy for busy folks. Will definitely make again.
I don’t usually leave comments on recipes, but this recipe has become a family favorite and we make it all the time! It’s absolutely delicious exactly as written with no modifications needed, but it’s also plenty adaptable if you want to change or add anything. Thanks for a great meal!!
So glad to hear you love it, Zoe! It’s a family favorite of ours too.
I did try this, but added few more spices. Was amazing. Am cooking I again today. We look it.
I wanted this to work but it failed on so many levels. Draining fat on lean ground beef just doesn’t need to happen anymore, there isn’t enough fat. A small onion and 1 clove of garlic for a full lb of beef is just not enough for flavour. The Worcestershire needs to be increased also as did the beef stock as it was thick and pasty with only 2 cups of stock. So… with some adjusting, this became edible but the recipe as written I don’t think was tested.
Hi Jacquie, we have tested and enjoyed this recipe as written. Your adjustments sound great too, hope you enjoyed it!
I love this recipe and use it quite often. Today I was thinking of making it without the ground beef and just lots of mushrooms. Do you think that would work or will it be bland?
While the flavor would change, I think it’d still be delicious MaryBeth! Let us know if you try it!
This recipe is excellent. I usually add my own spin on recipes but I didn’t have time with this one, and it turned out I did not have to. I needed something tummy friendly asap. Wow, it turned out even better than I imagined. Thank you.
You’re welcome! I’m so happy it was perfect for you!
Absolutely delicious our entire family loved it! Used bone broth powder to increase protein/ nutrition in the sauce. So yummy thanks for a great recipe.
You’re welcome, so glad you love this stroganoff!
Hello. This recipe is the Bomb Digity Bomb. What I did was add an envelope of dry French onion soup as the recipe as follows is too bland for our taste so the French onion elevates & adds nice flavor without ruining the dish with salt also while sautéing beef I added a 1/4 cup of red or any on hand wine. I always keep red & white wine on hand in garage refrigerator for ALL my sauces. You’d be surprised at ALL the recipes I have that either call or NEED that pick up in recipes
I had extra ground beef to use and found this recipe. We loved it! I made a double batch and 2 days later baked some biscuits and served it ala biscuits and gravy style. Delicious! Will definitely make this again.
I used whole baby Portobello mushrooms. (HINT: do not wash mushrooms with water to limit the amount of water they release into your dish. I use a Mushroom Brush to clean mushrooms.)
I cooked mushrooms separately as they give off extra water then added to dish. Also fried the beef with some onion soup mix for added flavor with dijon mustard and little paprika. Mine turned out perfect not at all soupy. Always adjust quantities to suit.
(HINT: do not wash mushrooms with water to limit the amount of water they release into your dish. I use my Mushroom Brush to clean mushtooms.)