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 as 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!
I have made this recipe for years and I am sorry that I waited so long to say thank you for such an amazing keeper of a recipe! It’s an easy version of a childhood favorite, and I almost always have the ingredients on hand! I get asked for this recipe a lot!
– Tina
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.
Sour cream is a pretty integral in flavor to beef stroganoff. You can substitute with plain Greek yogurt. Or you can leave it out if you just really don’t like the taste. In this recipe I use cream of mushroom soup so it is plenty creamy without the sour cream if you really just can’t stand the flavor.
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. If you want to avoid draining any grease, try using a lean meat like 90/10.
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 – if you use a lean meat, you won’t really have any grease to drain. You could also easily make this with ground chicken or turkey.
- onion – if you don’t like onion, just leave it out.
- garlic – this recipe works well with freshly minced garlic or the jarred garlic (whichever is easiest or whichever you prefer.)
- salted butter – you can use unsalted butter.
- all-purpose flour
- beef broth – if you want to keep the sodium down, try using low or no salt beef broth.
- sour cream – this is a love/hate ingredient but it is essential to any stroganoff recipe so I don’t recommend skipping it. You could substitute with plain Greek yogurt or creme fraiche.
- cream of mushroom (or chicken) soup – I have recipe for Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup and Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup if you prefer homemade. Use whatever flavor you like.
- 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, whisk 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 and 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.
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- Chicken Stroganoff
- Instant Pot Hamburger Helper Stroganoff
- Beef Stroganoff Cups
- Amish Country Casserole
- Crock Pot Salisbury Steak
- Garlic Parmesan Beef Pasta
- 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: September 2025
Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff
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!
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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
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
I haven’t made it yet but it does look delicious & alot easier than the one I usually use. Can’t wait to try it!! I love to add Wocestershire Sauce to any Stroganoff I make. It adds alot of zest to it!
This turned out really good! I cooked a ton of mushrooms first and 1 onion sliced, and added these back in at the end with the beef. Thanks for the recipe!
okay, i never comment but this recipe was so so good. i doubled because i love left overs. thank you so much for sharing.
Wonderful family meal!
I’ve been making this for probably about 2 years now. It is my go-to recipe! It is simple to make but flavorful and delicious! We add a ton of sliced mushrooms and it is amazing. My husband says it’s better than his mom’s and the best he’s had.
Thanks so very much Bri -that really means a lot to hear!
The best stroganoff recipe I have found. Most are not creamy enough and this one’s perfect! I would recommend anyone making it to add a few splashes of worcestershire sauce. Adds a lot of flavor. Thank you so much!
Better than my Mom’s (shhh don’t her ha)! I am 60 years old and have always made it the way my Mom taught me. When I saw your recipe on Pinterest, I thought I’d give something new to try. Hers was good but this one knocks that one out of the water. Sometimes new recipes are better than the old and I’m glad I tried it. So much flavor. We all had seconds!
This was so delicious and easy!!! There were no leftovers! We’re definitely adding this simple and tasty recipe to our rotation.
Kids loved it. I add a bag of frozen peas and carrots (after microwaving it), and it really added to the dish and gave it some color. Will make again, for sure!
I really Love this and is my second time making it!
Thanks so much for an easy delicious meal!
Thank you Linda! I also appreciate you taking the time to come back and comment!
First rating I have left for a recipe (61 yrs old)! An experienced cook that loves to cook. This recipe is absolutely perfect! I used the “cream Of chicken soup with herbs” I don’t care for mushrooms. I have made this recipe at least 8-10 times and so delicious every time! We do add some crushed red pepper to the hamburger while it’s browning and top it with fresh grated parmesan cheese. Very easy recipe! Thank you for sharing. It’s hard to find stroganoff recipes with option of meat and not using mushrooms!
I am SO honored Stephanie! Thanks so much for coming back to comment. I am so thrilled you loved this one!
I used the cream of chicken option because I hate mushrooms and I didn’t have beef stock so I had to sub with chicken stock……
Always a favorite of my husband’s. I add some sliced mushrooms while cooking the beef. Delicious!
Thanks so very much Joana!
I searched far and wide for a from-scratch stroganoff recipe, and this is by far my favorite! So creamy! Tonight I added 4-5 sliced small mushrooms while browning the beef. It is delicious!!!
Love hearing that Sara – thanks so much!
This recipe is delicious! My sister and youngest brother have celiac disease, so I made it with gluten-free ingredients. I doubled the recipe and also added 2 teaspoons of worcestershire sauce, which really added to the flavor. I used gluten-free fettuccine noodles that I had on hand. I’m always looking for new easy recipes. Thank you!
Thanks so much Mell! I really appreciate you mentioning the gluten free options. Sometimes people ask me and I am really not sure sometimes so having comments like yours really helps others too so thank you!
my pleasure….I probably should have mentioned where I get my ingredients. A lot of people don’t know where to get a lot of the items for gluten-free cooking. I’ve been doing this for a few years now though. I get my cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soups at Wal-Mart. They have their own brand. They also started making cream of tomato, which I use in my meatloaf. I ordered the gluten-free worcestershire sauce on Amazon. you wouldn’t think something simple as that would have gluten it!
That is SO helpful – thanks again!
oh and I use king arthur gluten-free flour blend.
We were looking for a quick, tasty meal last night and found this recipe. Made almost exactly as shown in the recipe–I added a can of mushrooms to supplement the soup–and it was absolutely delicious. And on the table start to serve in about 30 mins., prep included.
We’re putting this in our regular rotation!
What a wonderful comment – thank you Mark!! I am honored you chose one of my recipes to make for dinner and I am absolutely thrilled that it made the cut for the regular meal rotation!
super tasty!!! used cream of chicken instead of mushroom and turned out great. thanks for the recipe!
Thanks so much Grant!
We don’t eat beef or pork, could I use the same recipe and use ground Turkey? Thank you
I’ve never tried it but if you give it try, I’d love to know how it goes for you!
This was so easy to make! I didn’t have beef broth so I substituted chicken broth, and it tasted delicious! Very rich sauce!
Thanks so much Michelle! So glad you loved it with the chicken broth too!!
Hands down some of the BEST beef stroganoff I’ve ever had. HIGHLY recommend.
Thanks so very much Christine!!
I love this recipe so much and will be making this again tonight. I don’t want to have to go to the store again so I will use bow tie pasta for this tonight. This is a recipe where I think you can use what ever you have on hand, and it will come out delicious. I have made this several times and my family loves every bite of it. I make roasted Brussell Sprouts with mine.
Hi Donna!! This makes me so, so happy to read!! It means so much that you would take the time and leave a comment. I truly do appreciate it!
Tasty, easy recipe. I used this with a few modifications, according to what I had available. I had only 3/4 pound of hamburger but I had half a pint of white mushrooms, so I sliced the mushrooms, browned them in butter in the hot pan before I made the sauce, then added them back in with the meat later. I also had no egg noodles, but had a package of bow tie Farfalle noodles which worked great. The surface area of the bow ties collected the sauce easily. Voted as a “will make again!” recipe now in a place of honor on the side of the refrigerator.
This is one of my go to recipes for a quick, hearty, rich delicious dinner! Normally i put it over egg noodles but i only had Penne so i used that tonight. Its seriously so good!!
I actually love the idea of using penne – that sounds delicious!
This was delicious. It is an easy recipe to make.
Wow! Perfect dinner for a rainy night and so quick. This will be added to my go-to dinners list!
I made this for supper today and we really loved it. It’s a simple recipe with ingredients most of us have on hand. I will definitely make it again Thanks for sharing.
I made this exactly like the recipe. It was perfect. I’ll make it the same next time
Just made this……Ii now is in my repertoire of comfort food from my Midwest childhood. Thank you so very much for posting. I live alone and am 70 years old with lots of spunk…. I am going to freeze individual portions for The times I just want to mellow in my wonderful child hood!!
I really love hearing that Joanne! And I love your spunk too! 😉
I have to try this
I doubled the recipe and added 1 envelope of Lipton’s beefy onion soup mix which gave it more of a beefy flavor. Amazing recipe.
Excellent recipe – we loved it! After adding the flour for the roux, I cooked it until it started browning as that adds some delicious flavor and might help those who thought that this recipe needed something more for favor. Other than that I followed the recipe as-written and everyone loved it. It’s so similar to what my mother would make growing up that eating it was just like being at home when I was a kid for a good family meal.
Campbells beefy mushroom is a stock item in my pantry. Hard to find in the stores since covid hit. I now buy by the case thru amazon, same price, delivered too. They also make a chicken mushroom that is great as well. ( pre cook your lightly seasoned chicken, wisk in pan drippings to the soup with some chicken broth)Worcestershire, garlic, onion, parsley, a splash of soy sauce, alittle kitchen bouquet really balance out this stroganoff sauce.. Secret ingredient is just a very small amount of bay leave powder. If the sauce is too thin add in alittle instant mashed potatoe flakes. Too thick add some beef broth.
Both these soups are great gravy stretchers. I feed 6-7 adults and a 4 yr old, plus fall ins each night and love it. Thank God i’m retired.
Polish grandma from Pa.
I am so excited to try this recipe tonight! Looks like comfort food deliciousness! I’m curious if when done cooking the hamburger if it’s okay to leave some of the grease in the pan for flavor? Or should the pan be thoroughly cleaned and no grease remaining before starting the sauce? Thank you so much!
Absolutely you can!
It’s good. Just needs a little more flavor. I’ll figure it out.
Delicious!!! Thank you for sharing
excellent, quick and easy too!
This was so simple to make and delicious, my son is a picky eater but this he loved . Thank you.
Love your recipe! Even the kids love this! I follow all directions & throw a little sliver of cream cheese at the end. This is 100% comfort food!!
I absolutely love hearing when a recipe is a hit with the kiddos! Thanks so much Christy!!
This was the first time making it and it was a success! Everyone loved it! It’s extremely easy to make with simple ingredients that most already have on hand. I’ll be making this again! Thank you for such a delicious and easy recipe!
I don’t have sour cream, what can I sub or will it be ok if I skip it
You could use plain Greek yogurt. You could technically skip it but you won’t have that same rich creaminess but it will work. 🙂
We love this recipe!
Just a quick question, what is the serving size for the nutrition facts?
Thanks!
Hi Gabby, in general it will be about a cup. However, I will just say that if you need nutritional information because of health concerns or dietary restrictions, I ALWAYS recommend you use your own trusted nutritional calculator. What is shown here is just for general informational purposes only. 🙂
I loved it I will be saving this one for future reference…thank you Brandie!!
BEST beef stroganoff I’ve had! Hubby and I LOVED it! This recipe is absolutely comfort food at its finest.
Made this last night; basic ingredients, easy to follow instructions, I was not in the kitchen for hours,and the family loved it.
Winner!!
This always makes me so happy to hear!! Thank you Lori!
So good and easy. Loved it. Thank you for this one. Everyone cleaned their plates!
This makes me so happy to hear! Thank you!
I added fresh sliced mushrooms which I cooked with ground beef and onion mixture. This was delicious.
This is exactly what I was looking for! TERRIFIC!
PS: I’ve owned several restaurants, gourmet markets and bakeries – and I can vouch for the fact that celebrity chefs’ staff “use” aka steal recipes created by non-celebrity chefs 😉
Love love love this recipe! We make it super often. Added chopped mushrooms. Serve with a side of green beans and garlic bread. Kid approved in my house!
Fantastic recipe !!! A very quick good meal !!! Oh and didn’t have sour cream substitute for buttermilk …
This recipe is always a hit in our home! On colder days when you need some warm stick to your ribs dinner we put over homemade mashed potatoes so delicious!!!
Awesome! This is the kind of recipe I like, easy & quick & very delicious!
You plagiarized Paula Deen’s beef stroganoff recipe.
What kind of name is legal begal? LOL. Honey, you better get out of here with that mess. I don’t take kindly to being accused of stealing. First of all, my recipe was first published on this site in 2011. Her recipe wasn’t published until 2015. Have you ever thought that those celebrity cooks don’t invent every single recipe? That they and their staff steal from OUR recipes without OUR permission? No, you didn’t, but that is what they do. All the time. You really think Paula Deen is in her kitchen making up those thousands of recipes she pumps out on her shows and her magazines and on her website? No, she has staff that does that for her and that staff often steal those recipes from long time established bloggers like myself where the recipe has a 5 star rating. Don’t even get my started on the thieves over at Rachel Rays. But I am not the celebrity cook so you assume it was me stealing from her and you would be dead wrong sister.
So your problem is with Paula Deen and her team of recipe thieves. And next time, use your real name if you are going to accuse someone of something as serious as that. Don’t hide behind a stupid made up name like a coward.
Perfect response!! Great recipe as well!
Nicely said! And guess what? If I swap out ONE ingredient for another, it becomes MY custom recipe. People are such babies! I can assure you that there are 1,000 versions of this recipe, or similar, online. I wonder if “Legal Begal” is going to police all of them? *insert eye roll here
LOL – thank you Rita! You are exactly right. Honestly, the way the internet and social media are these days, some folks like to think they’re “know-it-alls” about everything. This is my website. I own it, run it, write up all the recipes, take all the photos and pay money to keep it up and running so I won’t tolerate that kind of talk in my house!
I agree, great response. Loved YOUR .recipe
Thanks so much Billy!
I never do reviews but she made me after reading that!!!! Lol
Best stroganoff recipe I have ever tried!! Thank you for posting YOUR recipe @brandie
Substituted sausage for ground beef, plain greek yogurt for sour cream, and cream of celery for cream of mushroom and it was delicious. But then I am not a picky eater and that’s what I had on hand.