Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff (Ground Beef)
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Instant Pot {Pressure Cooker} Hamburger Stroganoff ~ Our Favorite Meal Now in the Instant Pot! Only One Dish to Clean and You Have an Easy Dinner Recipe!
Readers LOVE this Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff Ground Beef Recipe!
You guys! I’m pretty sure I haven’t shared my exciting news with you that I’ve been keeping a secret for like MONTHS! Ok, so it’s exciting for me at least, maybe not you! The story starts over this past year. Let’s just say I’ve been STRESSED to the max. Full time job, two kids and now three kids at home, a husband, a blog, life….you get the picture. I was BUSY. Real busy. And a little stressed… ok a LOT stressed.
I’d become a not very nice person to be around. I was cranky with the hubs, short with the kiddos and generally not real happy about anything. That could have been half blamed on the pregnancy not going to lie, but the other part was I was working ALL.THE.TIME. I’d get done at my regular job, come home do the dinner and kids thing, then rush them off to bed and sit at the computer for 1-2 hours every night. On the weekends I’d be making recipes, filming videos, scheduling pins, scheduling Facebook and shoving my kids out the door. It was not fun. I LOVE this blog but, well, something had to give.
Let’s just say as much as I want to be superwoman I’ve learned I’m not. I tried to figure out how to add about 10 hours to a day and that didn’t happen either. I was at a crossroads on what to do. Step back from the job? Step back from the blog? Continue to be stressed? Sell my children?
Ok, I’m kidding. The latter one was not an option! But, in all seriousness I had to do something. The hubs kept telling me. I finally listened.
Actually, what I did was pray and pray hard. I asked my Mom to pray, I asked the hubs to pray. I needed some guidance. Well, I more or less needed the good Lord to just pave the route out in a yellow brick road because I’m not real good at letting go and trusting. And pave the way did He!
I kept going back and forth on just quitting my full-time job completely, but I didn’t want to. I love my job, I love the people I work with and I wasn’t ready to let go of that. Unfortunately, we don’t exactly have “part-time” positions where I work. What to do? Plus, if I quit my job then the kids stay home and that’s a full-time job there so I felt like I wouldn’t be accomplishing much. I’d be taking care of them and still blogging on the nights and weekends.
Then in December at an employee meeting my General Manager announced they were hiring a few part-time positions. Say what? Part-Time? My head was spinning. This was my answer. I had to have faith that this was it. I don’t think I listened to much after that as I zoned out. After the meeting I quickly rushed into his office and announced that I wanted to go part-time if it was an option. I literally thought he was going to fall over as he stood there looking at me like I was nuts. Whoops!
He graciously said, Ok but asked me to think about it before they did anything for sure. I said sure I’ll do that. I went back and forth, it was a hard decision. I wanted to do it all. I can’t do it all. I had to come to terms with that. I was letting go of a lot of security if I went part-time. Mainly the benefits that my job offered, but my hubs now has a job that has great benefits to and we were doing that so I could possibly go part-time or quit my job. I had to remember that. Remember? The Lord literally placed everything I asked for in my prayers in front of me! The hubs got a new job with benefits, we had a part-time position, the blog was doing great…. paved the way! It was like He kept handing me a sign and going DO IT!!!
There was a lot of things I had to remember and have a little faith in. As I went on maternity leave we just left things hanging at work. They hoped post pregnancy would clear my head and I’d become super woman and come back full-time. Unfortunately, I emailed them and asked them to make it official a week ago.
I’M GOING PART TIME AT WORK!!!! WAHOOO!
I’m still nervous, I’m still anxious but I’m so excited!! I will work about 2 1/2 days a week and the rest of the time I will focus on my blog during the day. I might lay on the couch at night and watch crap television, or maybe on the weekends I’ll be able to hang out with my kids and husband! I mean, that’s the point of having them, right? Plus, as the kids get older everyone keeps telling me life gets BUSIER and I don’t have time for busier, but now I do! Maybe…
So keep reading, keep pinning, keep making my recipes so I know I did the right thing… ok? Thanks for making my dreams come true!!
Oooooo by the way. This recipe rocks. I took my all time favorite Hamburger Stroganoff recipe and made it in the Instant Pot!!! Don’t have an Instant Pot? What are you waiting for? Seriously. Serve this with Homemade Breadsticks, YUM!
You guys. If you are as crazy busy as me you need one ASAP. Ok…. if you don’t… no judgement!! Here’s another Beef Stroganoff Recipe or try my Taco Stroganoff! And if you love this, be sure to try my Instant Pot Hamburger Helper recipe!
A few of my other favorite EASY Pressure Cooker recipes are Instant Pot Ribs, {Instant Pot} Pressure Cooker French Dip Sandwich, Pressure Cooker Spaghetti, and {Instant Pot} Pressure Cooker Beef Taco Soup.
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Tips and Tricks for Instant Pot Hamburger Stroganoff!
Here are some frequently asked questions and tips and tricks for this recipe. A lot of these are from the comments that I’m putting here for you! I will not if it’s is a comment and has not been tested by me!
Can I used dried onion instead of fresh minced onion?
YES! I do this all the time if I don’t happen to have it on hand. You can also leave the onion out of it’s not your thing!
I have the burn message what can I try next time?
I use a 6 quart Instant Pot and I have never had this happen. With that being said others have commented with some tips on how to avoid getting the burn message because the newer Instant Pots seems to get these more often. Once again I have NOT tested these!
- To avoid the burn message add the pasta and seasoning to the meat, then the broth with the soup on top. Push down any noodles that are not covered, but do NOT stir the mixture.
- After sauteing the beef add a little bit of your broth to the pan and deglaze the pan.
- Try adding the flour after cooking the hamburger. One reader recommended adding it on top of cream of mushroom soup. Her notes are listed below!
- Browned meat, onion & garlic
- Added beef broth & pepper
- Added noodles
- THEN put cream of mushroom soup ON TOP of noodles
- THEN flour ON TOP of cream of mushroom soup.
Can I substitute something for the Cream of Mushroom Soup?
You will need some type of cream of something soup in this recipe, but you can surely sub it out for cream of onion, chicken, celery etc if you’d like!
Another reader commented they used cream of mushroom soup with roasted garlic and it was amazing!
Can I add in red wine?
Many people have commented that they sub out half of the beef broth for red wine and it adds an amazing flavor to this recipe!
Can I add mushrooms?
A common comment is that they add in fresh mushrooms or canned mushrooms to this Instant Pot Hamburger Stroganoff and it’s excellent!
If you add fresh ones they recommend cooking them with the ground beef.
Can I sub Greek Yogurt for Sour Cream?
I have not tried this, but yes you can. It’s going to change the flavor profile a bit so be aware of that, but people have done it. You could also try to sub out only half of the sour cream for Greek Yogurt also.
Can I use Turkey instead of Hamburger?
Of course, that’s a quick and easy substitution!
How Many Ounces of Egg Noodles are in 3 Cups?
I have not tested this but someone in the comments said they did and it comes out to about 12 oz.
Can I substitute chicken broth for beef broth?
You can, but it’s once again going to change the flavor profile a bit. The taste will not be as rich and delicious!
Can I double the recipe?
I HAVE NEVER DONE THIS!
BUT, with that being said others have.
They have doubled the recipe, did not adjust the cooking time and it worked. It does take longer to come to pressure. They also said this barely fits in a 6 quart but it does work.
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Instant Pot Ground Beef Stroganoff
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. minced onion
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 10.5 oz can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 Tbsp Flour
- 3 c. beef broth
- 3 c. egg noodles uncooked
- 1 c. sour cream
Instructions
- Spray Instant Pot interior with cooking spray. Set to saute.
- Brown ground beef, onion, and garlic.
- After beef is browned stir in flour.
- Add broth, soup, and salt and pepper. Mix.
- Add noodles.
- Place lid on Instant Pot.
- Set to high pressure for 8 minutes.
- After it is done, let the pressure naturally release for about five minutes, and then change to quick release until all the pressure is gone.
- Stir in sour cream until combined.
Lana says
This was so easy and delicious!!!!Would definitely make again!!
Julie says
Awesome! I’m so happy you loved it!
Linds says
I added mushrooms and 1c of wine and 1.5c of chicken broth I had no beef broth…and garlic and warshishire sauce 🙂 it smells amazing still cooking.
Linds says
I added mushrooms and 1c of wine and 1.5c of chicken broth I had no beef broth…and garlic and warshishire sauce 🙂 it smells amazing still cooking.
It was so good ….wow
Do not stir in noodles!!! I did on accident and burn message came on. Lucky for me once I teased steam it was cooked anyways and was delish!
Julie says
I’m glad it worked out for you even with the burn notice, it can be so pesky! Thanks for the review, I’m happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Deb says
We love this recipe but since my family doesn’t like cream of mushroom, I use cream of onion and do not add salt. I also make it with ground turkey and cream of chicken or cheddar soup. I double the recipe and have leftovers. Easy ingredients to keep on hand which is a big plus.
Julie says
Perfect! I’m glad you could make it using what you had on hand. Thanks for the rating and review!
Nancy says
Very good. Left out the added salt. I know now why it doesn’t say stir after adding the noodles. Got the burn notice. I had to open it back up. Adding another 1/2 cup of broth fixed it. I put in some Worcestershire sauce. Next time I will add some mushrooms.
Remember: don’t stir after adding noodles.
Nancy says
Forgot to say, I made it with ground venison.
Julie says
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Nancy! Yes, the burn notice can be a finicky thing. I’m happy to hear it still turned out great!
Karen says
Made a meat-free version last night using sou crumbles and vegetable stock. Tastes great, will make again!
Julie says
Glad you enjoyed it!
Katie says
This was excellent! Made it tonight. Will definitely make it again! Thanks for sharing this one!
Julie says
You’re welcome! I’m glad you loved it!
3boys2dogs1fish says
This is my 9 year old’s favorite dish! I have tried other recipes but this is the one he always asks for, following the recipe exactly as written!
Julie says
Awesome! This one is a favorite at my house too!
Vanessa Knopp says
Omg, so good. Based on other comments, I omitted the salt and followed your directions to decrease the liquid but we love this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Julie says
Perfect! I’m glad you loved it!
Marissa says
How could this be adapt for crock pot? Sounds yummy
Julie says
Here is my recipe for Hamburger Stroganoff made on the stove, I don’t have a version made in the crock pot. You could complete steps 1 and 2 and then mix in the sauces and heat in the crock pot if that is how you’d like to make it. Then serve over noodles.
https://www.julieseatsandtreats.com/hamburger-stroganoff/
Gordon S. Miller says
Doesn’t flour cause a burn notice?
Julie says
It shouldn’t, stirring it into the ground beef mixture should prevent that.
Barb says
I love this recipe! But I did find I had to make she only 2-1/4 c of beef broth, 1st time it was stroganoff soup! LOL. And I added one envelope of Lipton beef/mushroom soup on top of the can of mushroom soup.
Delish!!
Julie says
Glad to hear it, Barb! I’m happy you love it!
Jennifer says
My son asks for this a lot. I always double and only cook 4-5 min so the noodles are not mush and quick release. I also do not add the salt since there’s enough in the soup
Julie says
I’m glad it’s a hit!
Robert E Metcalfe says
I’ve Actually have made it 3 times. it’s easy, cheap, and so very good.
Julie says
Perfect! I’m glad it’s one you can come back to over and over!
John says
Excellent recipe. I added a half cup of cheap Cabernet Sauvignon but cooked the broth for an extra 5 mins. Then added the 12 oz bag of egg noodles following the rest of the recipe. Delish. My wife loved it, the house smelled great. Thanks.
Julie says
You’re welcome! I’m so glad you both loved it!
Tom B. says
Great flavor, but YIKES it was salty. Next time, I’ll use low-sodium broth (and maybe mushroom soup, too) and hold off on adding the salt until the end. Loved the taste, though, and it was pretty quick and very easy to make!
James says
Yes what is called for on salt is to much I just add what I feel is right I do that on all the receipts I make I don’t add what they call for
Julie says
I’m glad you enjoyed it! Yes, you can adjust the salt next time to your liking.
Tom B. says
And, just so you know, we have ingredients on-hand to make this twice (at least) in the next few weeks. A nice treat during the pandemic closure…
Julie says
Glad to hear it, Tom! These are some crazy times we are living in, some classic comfort food is just what we need!