Name: Ground Beef Stroganoff
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef; 1/2 cup yellow onion, (diced); 1 teaspoon garlic, (minced (about 1-2 cloves)); 3 tbsp butter; 3 tbsp flour; 1 1/2 cups beef broth; 1 cup sour cream; 1 can cream of mushroom soup; salt and pepper, (to taste); egg noodles, (cooked according to package directions)

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This is the best Ground Beef Stroganoff. It’s a flavor-filled creamy hamburger gravy that is best served over egg noodles. Budget friendly, family friendly!

HOW DO YOU MAKE GROUND BEEF STROGANOFF

Beef stroganoff. 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!

WHAT DO YOU SERVE WITH BEEF STROGANOFF?

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.

Over the years, I’ve sort of tweaked and twisted this recipe. This really is a combination of a few recipes combined into one and I think the result is yummy, filling and it can all be made on the stovetop. You could probably have dinner on the table within 25 minutes.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

egg noodles

ground beef

yellow onion

garlic

salted butter
all-purpose flour

beef broth

sour cream

cream of mushroom (or chicken) soup

salt & pepper

egg noodles, ground beef, garlic, cream of mushroom soup, milk, beef broth, sour cream, butter, salt and pepper

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE 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.

browning and crumbling ground beef in a large skillet

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.

adding flour to melted better to make a roux

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.

beef broth added to roux, heat turned to high to thicken

Bring temperature down to medium and whisk in sour cream and cream of mushroom soup. Stir until mixture is thoroughly incorporated.

sour cream and cream of mushroom soup added to brown gravy in a large skillet

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.

Creamy Ground Beef Stroganoff served on cooked egg noodles

Enjoy!

Originally posted: July 2011
Update and republished: April 2019