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Hamburger Stroganoff
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A creamy ground beef and sour cream sauce over egg noodles make this hearty Hamburger Stroganoff a classic dinner recipe that’s always a hit. The thick and creamy sauce with mushrooms is filling and perfect for serving over noodles or mashed potatoes!
When I want an easy comfort food dinner I always go running for this Hamburger Stroganoff recipe. Plus, my family loves it so it’s a win-win situation.
I serve this creamy, rich ground beef sauce over the top of egg noodles, but you could also serve it over rice or mashed potatoes if you’d like.
Another one of my favorite classic comfort foods is Goulash! So easy to make and always a hit.
Why this recipe works:
- Ready in 30 minutes
- Budget friendly, but delicious
- Filling, delicious and easy to make with pantry staples
Ingredients Needed
- Onion
- Garlic
- Butter
- Ground Beef – You could also substitute ground turkey or chicken, but I find beef gives it best taste.
- All-purpose flour
- Salt & Pepper
- Sliced mushrooms – I use canned mushrooms because I can keep them in my pantry, but you can also slice up fresh mushrooms. We recommend a white mushroom but you can use cremini or portobello also.
- Cream of Chicken Soup – Seems a little odd, but this is what Mom always used. You can substitute cream of mushroom if you’d like.
- Sour Cream – Another option to lighten it up is use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream or do a half and half mixture.
- Egg Noodles, mashed potatoes or rice
Got beef stew meat instead of ground beef? Make this quick and easy Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff!
Steps to Prepare
- In a skillet saute onion and garlic in butter, stir in ground beef and brown.
- Stir in flour, salt, pepper & mushrooms. If there is excess grease drain off grease.
- Stir in soup and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile prepare egg noodles, rice or mashed potatoes according to directions.
- Stir sour cream into hamburger mixture until well combined. Serve of noodles, rice or mashed potatoes. Garnish with minced parsley if desired.
Flavor Enhancers
Here’s some ideas on adding a new flavor to your dish!
- A teaspoon of dijon mustard
- Worcestershire sauce
- Dash of smoked paprika
- Splash of hot sauce
- Chop up raw bacon and add it in with the ground beef
- Sprig or two of fresh thyme or 1/4 tsp dried thyme
Expert Tips
- Make sure to remove the skillet from the heat before stirring in sour cream because if it gets to hot it will curdle.
- If your sauce is to thick stir in a little beef broth to thin it out.
- If you have leftovers refrigerate them in an airtight container for 3-4 days. You can also freeze the stroganoff (not the noodles). Defrost in the refrigerator overnight and warm in microwave or on stovetop in saucepan to reheat.
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Hamburger Stroganoff
An easy weeknight supper of Ground Beef Stroganoff will put smiles on the whole family’s faces including Mom’s!
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. minced onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 Tbs flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 8 oz can sliced mushrooms optional
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 c. sour cream
- 1/4 c. butter
- Egg Noodles or Rice
Instructions
- Saute onion and garlic in butter. Stir in meat and brown.
- Stir in flour, salt, pepper & mushrooms. Cook five minutes, drain off grease.
- Stir in soup and simmer, uncovered 10 minutes.
- Stir in sour cream and garnish with parsley.
- Put on noodles or rice. I always use egg noodles.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 336kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 16gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 93mgSodium: 702mgPotassium: 356mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 490IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 2.1mg
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Yummy. I used cream of mushrooms soup. It was creamy, filling and easy. Thank you, Julie🧡. Now I have a 4# center cut pork loin to cook. HELP!! I bought it by mistake. I wanted tenderloin!
I’m so glad you love this! Thanks for sharing! As for the pork loin, here is a great whole meal recipe for pork loin!
https://www.julieseatsandtreats.com/pork-loin-roast/
This recipe is called “Skid Road Stroganoff” and it’s out of the “I Hate to Cook” cookbook. Perhaps some credit should have been given there. It is an excellent recipe though. I’ve been making it for many years.
Interesting! This is how I’ve always made this recipe, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Looks oh so good!!!!
You’ll love it!
Came out way too thick!! Needs water with the soup or something…tastes good but
consistency of glop!
I’m sorry! You could add some milk to thin it out if that’s your preference!
Omit the flour?
That would work as well!
Made recipe as written. Made a disgusting gloopy mess. Ended up having to add liquid at the end to make it edible. Way too much sour cream too, 1/2 cup would have been plenty. Why does it need flour, when using condensed soup? Why is there no extra liquid added? That extra thickener was a hot mess.
I’m sorry you didn’t enjoy this one, Ann. Maybe you could add some beef broth to it next time to thin it out if that is how you prefer it.
Maybe it would have been better If they would have put cream of mushroom soup in the ingredients instead of cream of chicken! That’s what I always use I can’t imagine it with cream of chicken!
Cream of mushroom would be a good substitute for this one!
Just found your recipe and we’re making it tonight. Just wondering is it really 336 calories per gram?
There are 336 calories per serving and 6 servings in the entire dish.
Do I drain off the grease before I add the flour and mushrooms etc…reads a little backwards to me.
Drain the grease after adding flour, salt, pepper and mushrooms.
This is one of our favs. I double the recipe so we can carry leftovers to work the next day. It’s really good reheated.
I wanted to change it up and try beef stew meat instead of ground beef. Do you have any suggestions?
I’m glad it is one of your favorites, Jenn! I think using beef stew meat would work fine, add the stew meat the same time you would add the ground beef and cook to your liking.
I do not like sour cream. Do you think adding two kinds of soup would be ok?
Two kinds of soup should work, you can also use plain greek yogurt as a replacement for sour cream if you don’t mind the flavor of greek yogurt.