This Ground Beef Stroganoff is a creamy, comforting, and delicious dinner you can make in 30 minutes. Instead of using fresh mushrooms, I like to use cream of mushroom soup instead. It makes the entire recipe much more affordable and tastes even better!
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About This Recipe
I LOVE beef stroganoff. When I was a kid, I used to make it for dinner for my brother and me. We would use those hamburger helper boxes and mix them with butter, milk, and ground beef.
To be completely honest, I've never had legit beef stroganoff made with whole chunks of beef. Maybe one day I will try it, but right now, I don't feel the need to since the ground beef version is already so good. Plus, I grew up eating the ground beef version, so it's more nostalgic for me.
For this recipe, I'm making it 100% from scratch, with the exception of using canned cream of mushroom soup. I like using canned mushroom soup because it means you don’t need to buy fresh mushrooms and a carton of cream. It actually tastes better, in my opinion, and it's also way cheaper. One cream of mushroom soup costs only $1, whereas fresh mushrooms and cream would cost like $8.
Ingredients
These are all the ingredients you will need. The key ingredients are ground beef, beef broth, cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, and egg noodles. For the beef broth, I just mixed Better than bouillon roasted beef base with water.
For the noodles, egg noodles are traditional, but really, you can use whatever noodles/pasta you want. I have made this many times with rotini and macaroni and it comes out just as good.
How to make it
STEP 1: Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the ground beef and onions and cook until the beef is no longer pink and the onions are translucent.
STEP 2: Add the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds to release its flavor. Then, stir in the flour, which will thicken the sauce later.
STEP 3: Stir in the rest of the sauce ingredients and bring to a simmer. It should be very creamy, like the picture above. I usually let the sauce sit on the lowest heat setting while I cook the egg noodles.
STEP 4: Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the noodles according to the package directions. Drain in a strainer or colander.
STEP 5: Toss the noodles with the sauce. Enjoy! This recipe makes enough for about 4-6 people. My wife and I ate this for dinner and had leftovers for a few days.
📋 Recipe
Ground Beef Stroganoff
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- ½ medium onion (diced)
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups beef broth
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 (12 ounce) package egg noodles
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a large pot over high heat.
- Add the ground beef and onions and cook until the beef is no longer pink and you hear sizzling, around 6-7 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to medium and add the garlic. Saute for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add the flour and mix it in evenly.
- Stir in the beef broth, cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, and salt. Bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat to low. Cook for 4-5 minutes until thickened.
- In the meantime, cook the egg noodles according to the package directions. Serve with the ground beef sauce. Enjoy!
Gia
Delicious, I had all the ingredients and wanted something quick, this was it. I think the only stroganoff I’d ever had was hamburger helper and this was so so much better. On the weekly supper meal planning for sure, thank you for sharing this delicious recipe.
Grump
No problem, so happy you enjoyed it, Gia!
Julie
I liked the recipe but did not put in the whole bag of noodles.
Casey
Super quick and easy but it definitely needed the mushrooms I added.
Kathy
This was delicious and so quick and easy to put together. Made exactly as written, Family loved it, even the kids and my husband had seconds. Will def make again!
Kayd
Can you make ahead and freeze?
Grump
You can but just make sure when you reheat it to heat it up low and slow because the sour cream could separate. If that does happen you could just mix some fresh sour cream in.
Mary Elder
Really good. I added a small can of mushrooms with their liquid at the end.
Heather
This was the best beef stroganoff we’ve made! Definitely adding it to the rotation. Thank you!
Maddy
Perfect. I did saute mushrooms beforehand and then added them in with the soup. Served over white rice because I didn't have any egg noodles.