This simple and easy delicious Beef Stroganoff recipe is one of our family favourite ground beef recipe, and is a great under 30 minute meal.
Beef Stroganoff
One of the easiest meals that I have been making for too many years to count, is delicious and easy beef stroganoff.
Versus buying the kit or package varieties, making your own is an extremely simple ground beef recipe. Plus it just tastes so much better.
When after school activities have us running like mad, Beef Stroganoff is a meal that I can start and have on the table in less than 30 minutes – making it a go-to for us, for years.
My kids aren’t the biggest fans of onions or mushrooms, yet as long as I chop them up small and allow them to fully cook into this dish, they surprisingly eat it without complaint. It’s one of the few meals that I can make with these ingredients, where I don’t get a lot of moaning and groaning.
What is stroganoff sauce made of?
I think what makes this beef stroganoff recipe so very good, is the slight creamy comforting taste that is produced with the addition of just a bit of sour cream. Other than that, it’s a milk and cream of mushroom soup base. Yep, traditional and classic!
I love my collection of quick and easy recipes that I can have on the table in no time. Yet it’s taken me forever to add this into my collection here at My Organized Chaos, because it’s actually so simple I thought it was a no-brainer of a feature.
Keep in mind, you can also substitute the ground beef for ground turkey too! I’ve made this recipe with turkey before, and it tastes just as good. I haven’t yet tried it with ground prok or chicken, so if you do, I’m interested in hearing what you think.
Once you have the noodles cooked el dente, it’s a one pan meal to put together. I like to cook mine in a deep countertop skillet, because it offers the most room to stir and blend. When making small batches you could use a large frying pan.
I find cooking with little dishes to clean simply the best, sometimes it’s what you need to end the day off well.
Best of all, I’ve froze leftovers of this recipe before, and they’ve thawed nicely and re-heated beautifully. Again, this is where cooking the noodles el dente comes in, so you don’t have mushy noodles upon re-heat.
Keep in mind, this does make quite the batch, so there’s no need to double the recipe if you’d like leftovers or want to freeze some. I always do one or the other depending on the other days menu.
And I think that is a lot of the charm about this recipe. Such little effort for more than one days worth of dinner!
You can also freeze individual servings of this easy beef stroganoff recipe for those nights that you need a single meal. Keep in mind you might have to add a bit of milk to prevent re-heat drying, which can be common with this recipe. I find that a small dash of milk works perfectly.
Just like my recipe for the best meatloaf ever! But really, they are so worth the highlight because it’s that loved by my family.
Enjoy!
Do you make your own Beef Stroganoff another way?
What are your other favourite quick and easy ground beef recipes?
This simple and easy delicious Beef Stroganoff recipe is one of our family favourite ground beef recipe, and is a great under 30 minute meal.
- 1 lb ground Beef
- 1/2 pkg Pasta of choice suggestions: Fusilli, Rotini, about 400g
- 1 medium onion, chopped chopped
- 2 cans sliced Mushrooms
- 2 cans Mushroom Soup
- 4 tbsp Sour Cream
- Salt and Pepper as desired
- In a large pot or large skillet, brown the ground beef and add the onions and mushrooms mid-way through cooking.
- Meanwhile cook pasta according to package directions, until el dente.
- When the meat, onion and mushroom mixture is cooked, add cooked pasta and mushroom soup.
- Cook until desired temperature, stir in sour cream just before serving along with salt and pepper as desired.
- Enjoy!
Joanne Saunders says
This has to be one of my most favorite meals. It looks so good.
Doris Calvert says
I love Beef Stroganoff but have not made it gor years, thanks for sharing!Going to make some.
NormaJane says
Ha! Had to tell you I just made this.
But Hamburger Helper 🙁
Hubby’s favourite.
kristen visser says
ooo that looks yummy and very straight forward! I actually have not had beef stroganoff in so long ..unfortunately I have only bought hamburger helper and never thought of doing it myself! definitely need to get on that!
Debbie White Beattie says
I love Stroganoff and your picture has my mouth watering but I have to say I’ve never seen a recipe for Stroganoff be so easy. My recipes have always been more detailed so I’m going to try because I love easy !
Michelle says
Do you think I could do this in a crockpot?
Tammi says
I’d hesitate doing that because the noodles could be overcooked. If you do try, let me know though! 🙂
loriag says
This is an easy recipe, beef stroganoff is such a comfort food.
Judy Cowan says
Sounds really good, I am going to put this on the menu for next week. Love simple meals!
Linda H says
This looks so good and easy. A great idea for supper tonight since I have all the ingredients!
Elva Roberts says
Your recipe is very simple but the dish looks delicious. I am saving the recipe as I love Beef Stgroganoff.
Victoria Ess says
I’ve never had this before but it sounds like pure comfort food!
Sara Lima says
Oh wow, this looks so good! My fiance makes a mean beef stroganoff, but it’s been a long time since we’ve had it. We’ll have to try your recipe next.
It’s such a cling to ribs, warm dinner. Very weather appropriate.
Kyala says
How many servings does this recipe make?
Tammi says
The 4 of us gets 2 full meals from it, and someone usually has leftovers. So quite a bit! 🙂
heather luna says
made this with ground turkey and it was SO good. Making it again next week, too.
Jennifer says
Is this cream of mushroom soup? I’ve seen other recipes use golden mushroom. Just want to make sure I buy the correct soup 🙂
Tammi says
yes it is 😉
Patricia says
What could you substitute for cream of mushroom my family is allergic
Tammi says
I haven’t tried it before, but perhaps cream of chicken? Is it the mushrooms you can’t have?
Amy says
Is this cream of mushroom soup?
Tammi says
yes 🙂
Emily says
Is it cream of mushroom soup?
Emily says
Sorry just saw the comment above 🙂
Kristy says
Gotta try this! Seems a lot like my tuna casserole recipe (substitute tuna for the beef and no onions!) Pinned. 🙂
Rosanne Robinson says
Oh boy this Beef Stroganoff recipe looks and sounds really yummy, plus easy to make thx very much for sharing!
Julie F says
This looks so good and if my kitchen wasn’t too hot I would cook it today!
Mirna says
Omg kids loved it!! Will be making this again!! Thank you
Renee says
Any suggestions if I leave out the sour cream?
Tammi says
You can just leave it out 🙂
Elizabeth says
Try plain yogurt
kmf says
Most recipes always say to drain the meat – I hope this isn’t a silly question but do you drain the fat from the browned meat? Or leave it in?
Tammi says
If there’s a lot, I do drain – but usually I use lean so there isn’t much to worry about. 🙂