Easy Hamburger Stroganoff
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Posted: 04/08/21
Updated: 09/04/22
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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.
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Why you’ll love this recipe for Hamburger Stroganoff
- Ready in 30 minutes. Just did a little dance over that one, right?
- Budget friendly, but delicious so the whole family will enjoy it and you won’t need to be a short order cook.
- Filling, delicious and easy to make with pantry staples. That recipe you can always fall back on in a pinch.
Hamburger Stroganoff Recipe Ingredients
- Onion – Dice fresh yellow onion or take the shortcut and grab frozen diced onion at the grocery store.
- Garlic – Fresh is best, but in a pinch we used minced from the refrigerator which is not as flavorful so we add a bit extra.
- Butter – We use salted butter, either will work.
- Ground Beef – You could also substitute ground turkey or chicken, but I find beef gives it best taste.
- All-purpose flour – Cornstarch would also work to thicken it.
- Salt & Pepper – Adjust to your preferences.
- 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 – Whatever you prefer to serve your beef stroganoff over.
Got beef stew meat instead of ground beef? Make this quick and easy Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff!
How to make Hamburger Stroganoff
- Brown – In a skillet sauté onion and garlic in butter, stir in ground beef and brown.
- Season – Stir in flour, salt, pepper & mushrooms. If there is excess grease drain off grease.
- Mix – Stir in soup and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Noodles – Meanwhile prepare egg noodles, rice or mashed potatoes according to directions.
- Finish & Serve – Stir sour cream into hamburger mixture until well combined. Serve of noodles, rice or mashed potatoes. Garnish with minced parsley if desired.
Flavor Enhancers for Beef Stroganoff with Hamburger
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 for Easy Hamburger Stroganoff
- 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.
Hamburger Stroganoff Easy Serving Suggestions
We love enjoying this quick and easy 30 minute stroganoff recipe with these side dishes.
- Quick and easy glazed carrots are so easy to make!
- Throw some asparagus in the Air Fryer for perfectly roasted Asparagus!
- No one turns down soft, tender Texas Roadhouse Rolls!!
Get more Stroganoff Recipes!
- Add a little Mexican flair to your night with this comforting Taco Stroganoff.
- Got an Instant Pot? Make this Hamburger Stroganoff in the Instant Pot!
- Have extra stew meat? Use it in this Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff recipe. There’s not cream soups in this recipe!
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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
- ½ c. minced onion
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 8 oz can sliced mushrooms optional or fresh
- 10.5 oz can cream of chicken soup or cream of mushroom
- 1 c. sour cream
- ¼ c. butter
- Egg Noodles or Rice for serving
Instructions
- In a large skillet sauté onion in butter over medium-high heat until translucent. Add in minced garlic and sauté for 1 minute or until fragrant. Stir in meat and brown.
- Add ground beef to skillet and cook until browned.
- Stir in flour, salt, pepper & mushrooms in ground beef mixture. Simmer on low five minutes, drain off grease.
- Add soup to skillet and simmer, uncovered 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in sour cream. Stir to completely combine.
- Serve over noodles or rice. I always use egg noodles. Garnish with parsley if desired.
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Nutrition Information
Serving: 1, Calories: 381kcal (19%), Carbohydrates: 11g (4%), Protein: 17g (34%), Fat: 30g (46%), Saturated Fat: 15g (94%), Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 97mg (32%), Sodium: 1049mg (46%), Potassium: 389mg (11%), Fiber: 1g (4%), Sugar: 3g (3%), Vitamin A: 583IU (12%), Vitamin C: 2mg (2%), Calcium: 75mg (8%), Iron: 3mg (17%)
Carrie says
Had very good flavor but just was to thick for my liking.
Julie Evink says
I’ve thinned it out with a little beef broth before. It’s excellent!
Jenn says
So good. One of my go to meals that EVERYONE loves. Even my picky eaters.
Julie Evink says
Wonderful to hear Jenn! Thanks for commenting and rating the recipe!
Paula says
2Yummy! Just like my Mom makes it! I just put ground turkey in instead of beef.
Julie Evink says
So glad to hear this Paula!
Nola Grant says
Since I’m vegan, I actually passed this to my best friend and she substituted the sour cream for yogurt and they LOVED it!!
Instead of sour cream in an onion dip she uses yogurt, so naturally she did it with this too!
She said TGANK YOY and she will definitely look for more recipes from you.
From the both of us, KEEP COOKING!! We love you!
Huge fans,
Joyce G and Susan N
Julie Evink says
Thanks for passing the recipe on! So glad they enjoyed it!
BluEyes says
I cook the ground beef with chopped onion, drain it and set it aside. Then I cook the chopped bacon til soft/crispy. Drain the bacon and add it to the ground beef. Stir in the cream of mushroom soup and let that all simmer together to combine the flavors. Right before serving I stir in the sour cream. Then serve it on wide egg noodles. Adding mushrooms canned or fresh and garlic is a matter of taste.
Michelle Sperr says
Sounds delicious! Thanks!
Dianna says
Too much sour cream. It overpowers teverything. Also should hav been cream of mushroom soup. I had to doctor this up like crazy. Added lots of beef stock. Unfortunately i wont make this again.
Michelle Sperr says
Sorry this recipe didn’t work for you Dianna!
Wanda says
Family loved this recipe!!! Easy. Quick and filling!
Michelle Sperr says
Thank you for sharing Wanda! Glad that you all enjoyed this!
Ellen Cox says
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!
Julie says
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/
Joe says
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.
Julie says
Interesting! This is how I’ve always made this recipe, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Carol says
Looks oh so good!!!!
Julie says
You’ll love it!
murray says
Came out way too thick!! Needs water with the soup or something…tastes good but
consistency of glop!
Julie says
I’m sorry! You could add some milk to thin it out if that’s your preference!
Brenda Muir says
Omit the flour?
Julie says
That would work as well!
Ann says
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.
Julie says
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.
Koni says
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!
Julie says
Cream of mushroom would be a good substitute for this one!
Becky Crider says
Just found your recipe and we’re making it tonight. Just wondering is it really 336 calories per gram?
Julie says
There are 336 calories per serving and 6 servings in the entire dish.
Mike says
Do I drain off the grease before I add the flour and mushrooms etc…reads a little backwards to me.
Julie says
Drain the grease after adding flour, salt, pepper and mushrooms.
Jenn says
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?
Julie says
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.
Gran says
I do not like sour cream. Do you think adding two kinds of soup would be ok?
Julie says
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.