Ground Beef Stroganoff
This is the best Ground Beef Stroganoff. It’s a flavor-filled creamy hamburger gravy that is delicious served over egg noodles. Budget friendly, family friendly!
ALSO KNOWN HAS HAMBURGER STROGANOFF
Beef stroganoff with ground beef is definitely a comfort food dish. For me, it’s up on the list near fried chicken and okra. I love the humble roots of stroganoff. It isn’t pretentious, it uses simple ingredients and it is a cheap dish that can easily feed your entire family. Just some ground beef, seasonings, an easy gravy mix and boom – dinner is served!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
I always serve ground beef stroganoff on top of egg noodles. Then I like to have a nice vegetable side dish like some Maple Glazed Carrots, or Italian Green Beans.
You can substitute with plain Greek yogurt. Or you can leave it out if you really don’t like the taste. In this recipe I use cream of mushroom soup so it is plenty creamy without the sour cream.
You want to use one that has some fat. That’s where you get good flavor. So I generally use an 85/15 ground beef. You don’t need anything fancy here. Use what is within your budget.
Garlic! Garlic and onion will add so much flavor to any stroganoff recipe. Plus, taste it as you go to make sure you have added plenty of salt and pepper. I find I usually find it needs a bit more pepper. Also, if you enjoy mushrooms, try adding some cooked (or caned) sliced mushrooms to this dish.
Leftovers can be stored in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. I don’t recommend freezing as sometimes the creamier ingredients tend to separate when you go to reheat it.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- ground beef
- onion
- garlic
- salted butter
- all-purpose flour
- beef broth
- sour cream
- cream of mushroom (or chicken) soup
- salt and pepper
- egg noodles
HOW TO MAKE GROUND BEEF STROGANOFF:
Bring a pot of water to boil and begin to cook egg noodles according to package directions. In a large skillet over medium high heat, brown ground beef along with the onions and garlic until thoroughly cooked. I like to leave chunks of ground beef and not break it up too small.
Drain ground beef to remove excess grease from pan. Put pan back on stove over medium heat (don’t add the ground beef back in yet.) Add butter to pan and let it melt.
Then add flour to pan, stir and let it absorb butter.
Now add beef broth and whisk vigorously to remove any lumps, turning the heat up to high, bringing it to a boil for 2-3 minutes until you see it thicken slightly.
Bring temperature down to medium and whisk in sour cream and cream of mushroom soup. Stir until mixture is thoroughly incorporated. Add salt & pepper. Keep tasting mixture until it is seasoned the way you like. I probably use a good teaspoon and half or more of salt and pepper. If it gets too thick on you, just add a tad more beef broth.
Add ground beef back to mixture. Stir and then allow to simmer for about 5 minutes.
Serve over egg noodles.
CRAVING MORE RECIPES?
- Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup
- Ground Beef Wellingtons
- Chicken Stroganoff
- Instant Pot Hamburger Helper Stroganoff
- Beef Stroganoff Cups
- Amish Country Casserole
- Crock Pot Salisbury Steak
- Creamed Chipped Beef
- S.O.S. (Hamburger Gravy)
- Ground Beef and Gravy
- Crock Pot Beef Stroganoff For Two
Originally posted: July 2011
Update photos and republished: April 2019
Ground Beef Stroganoff (with Video)
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ cup diced yellow onion,
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic (about 1-2 cloves)
- 3 Tablespoons salted butter
- 3 Tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups beef broth
- 1 cup sour cream
- 10.5 ounce can cream of mushroom soup
- salt and pepper, to taste
- cooked egg noodles (for serving, optional)
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium high heat, brown 1 pound ground beef along with 1/2 cup diced yellow onion, and 1 teaspoon minced garlic until thoroughly cooked and crumbled.
- Drain ground beef to remove excess grease from pan. Put pan back on stove over medium heat (don't add the ground beef back in yet.) Add 3 Tablespoons salted butter and allow it to melt.
- Then add 3 Tablespoons all purpose flour to the pan, whisk and let it absorb butter.
- Add 1 1/2 cups beef broth and whisk vigorously to remove any lumps, turning the heat up to high, bringing it to a boil for 2-3 minutes until you see it thicken slightly.
- Bring temperature down to medium and whisk in 1 cup sour cream and 10.5 ounce can cream of mushroom soup. Stir until mixture is thoroughly incorporated.
- Add salt and pepper, to taste. Keep tasting mixture until it is seasoned the way you like. If it gets too thick, just add a tad more beef broth.
- Add ground beef back to mixture until reheated.
- Serve over cooked egg noodles and enjoy!
Video
Notes
- This can be served over rice or over toast or however you enjoy it!
- We like to serve this with a salad or steamed veggies and sometimes some buttered bread.
- This can be made with ground sausage, ground chicken or ground turkey. If making with ground chicken or turkey, you may want to use chicken broth instead of beef broth.
Nutrition
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This is a wonderful heartwarming recipe we have every couple weeks. Hamburger Helper has been sent to the graveyard!
This is perfect as is! Thank you for an excellent recipe! Question: Could this be modified to make it in the crock pot?
Quick and easy. Had everything on hand! I added mushrooms. I didn’t think i needed as much sour cream, but turns out I did. This will be made again!
Absolutely delicious, 10/10 recommend!
The best stronganoff recipe I have found. And SO easy to make!! I usually double the sour cream, because I like the richer flavor. Awesome recipe! Thank you for sharing it!!
I’ve been making this for many years and thanks for posting to remind me to make it again. I usually triple this recipe and add a 1/4 cup of sherry cooking wine….adds a unique flavor to the beef.
I made this tonight for dinner and it was so yummy! It makes a-lot for one person, but since I work from home, leftovers are always a bonus! I am sending recipe to my daughter that loves stroganoff, very budget friendly. Thanks for a great recipe.
Debbie
Thank you so very much Debbie! I hope your daughter loves it just as much!!
made it tonight first time. daughter and dad loved it, no leftovers lol
thanks for sharing got anymore goodies to share??
Hi My is Jennifer I live in Florida, just wanted to let you know I made this for dinner tonight, my whole family of 5 loved it ,it’s gone I double the recipe, there’s 4 adults 1 child I’m feeding (I’ll have to triple the recipe next time)lol
It was definitely delicious & budget friendly most items I have on hand anyway,just like to change things up once in a while .
The only problem I had there wasn’t enough!
Thank you SO much Jennifer! This makes me so happy to hear and it means so much that you took the time to come back and comment and let me know!
Delicious and easy to make!! I serve over the Fideo pasta. This is my go-to stroganoff recipe.
This has been a cozy staple in our house since we found the recipe! Thank you!
I wanted something yummy and quick for dinner. This was right on the money. I have a 6-year-old and an 8-year-old, one of whom is not a big fan of ground beef, but they both happily cleared their plates. I’ll definitely be coming back to this recipe again.
That is my favorite thing to hear – when the kiddos love something! Thanks so much Ammie!
Nice and easy recipe & tasted great. Thanks for sharing
I made this today and it was delicious. My family loves this dish and asked me to make it again. I added fresh mushrooms and added egg noodles to the sauce with added beef broth when it thickened. Thank you for the recipe!
Yay! Thank you so much for coming back to comment! So happy everyone enjoyed this – it is one of my favorites!
We use chestnuts in our beef stroganoff very good
So yummy and easy. Perfect recipe.
Simple & delish! Everyone loves it when I make this recipe. Tastes just like my Mom’s did when I was growing up.
This makes me so happy to hear Angie – thank you!