This Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff served with noodles makes a great family dinner. Ground beef cooked in a beef broth and cream sauce and then served over wide pasta noodles. Done in under 30 minutes!
Happy New Year friends! Let’s get back on track with a quick and easy dinner today. Nothing beats a Quick Dinner at the end of a long an busy day, and that’s just what we have here. This Easy Ground Beef Strognoff is a complete meal that can be on you table in under 30 minutes. So, let’s take a look and see how to beat the dinner rush this week.
What is This Dinner Like
- Difficulty – This dinner cooks in under 30 minutes and in one pan. It doesn’t require too many ingredients and is really easy to make.
- Taste – These flavours are subtle and not overpowering. The recipe uses a mix of beef stock and cream for the sauce which is rich enough with the ground beef.
- Serving – This recipe makes four servings. In the recipe card at the end of the post you can easily adjust the serving size.
Ingredients
- Olive oil – ย I used olive oil to cook the onions and ground beef.
- Onion – This recipe uses a small white onions finely diced.
- Garlic – Fresh minced garlic adds a nice flavour to the dish.
- Ground beef – I used regular ground beef.
- Flour – Regular all purpose flour is added to the ground beef to thicken the sauce.
- Worcestershire sauce – Worcestershire sauce adds a touch of flavour to the stroganoff.
- Beef broth – Beef broth is used to make the sauce.
- Cream – I used heavy cream to make the rich sauce for this stroganoff.
- Seasonings – I just used salt and black pepper for this dish.
NOTE, The full recipe and ingredient list can be found at the end of the post in the recipe card.
Instructions
- Cook the onion and garlic – In a large skillet set over medium heat, add the olive oil and diced onion. Stir well and cook until soft for about 5 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook for a further minute until fragrant.
- Cook ground beef – Add the ground beef to the skillet and increase the heat to high. Cook down, breaking up the ground beef until it is fully cooked. This will take about 10 minutes.
- Make the sauce – Add the flour to the ground beef and give a really good stir. Add the Worcestershire sauce, beef broth and cream. Stir well and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover and leave to cook for about 5 minutes.
- Garnish and serve – Season with salt and pepper to taste and give a final stir. Garnish with parsley if desired. Recommend serving with wide pasta noodles.
Recipe Tips
- Dice onions small – I find it’s nice to have the onions incorporated into the beef, so to achieve this texture, dice the onions pretty small.
- Drain fat off beef if it’s fatty – If your beef has a high fat content and you notice a lot of fat in the pan when it has cooked, drain if off before adding sauce ingredients.
- Add noodles when serving – If you are serving this dish with noodles, add the noodles just before serving. And don’t store this dish with the noodles already added. The sauce will get completely absorbed in the noodles after it has been sitting for a while.
Substitutions and Additions
- Ground beef – For a lighter dish, you could use ground chicken or ground turkey.
- Heavy cream – Alternatively you could use sour cream or even Green yogurt.
- Additions – Traditionally, mushrooms are added to this dish and they would make a nice addition if you like mushrooms.
Serving
I served this with wide noodle pasta but any kind of pasta would go well. Alternatively, you could serve it with Garlic Butter Potatoes, Creamy Mashed Potatoes or the Spiced Roasted Potatoes. It would also to great with the Garlic Sauteed Green Beans or the Butter Sauteed Broccoli and Carrots.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can reheat ground beef stroganoff on the stove top in a skillet. Cover and heat about 3 โ 5 minutes until hot.
Traditional Stroganoff sauce is a rich creamy sauce made from a broth with paprika and sour cream. There are many variations and additions that have come about over time. It originated in Russia.
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Easy Ground Beef Stroganoff
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion peeled and finely diced
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a large skillet set over medium heat, add the olive oil and diced onion. Stir well and cook until soft for about 5 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook for a further minute until fragrant.
- Add the ground beef to the skillet and increase the heat to high. Cook down, breaking up the ground beef until it is fully cooked. This will take about 10 minutes.
- Add the flour to the ground beef and give a really good stir. Add the Worcestershire sauce, beef broth and cream. Stir well and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover and leave to cook for about 5 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste and give a final stir. Garnish with parsley if desired. Recommend serving with wide pasta noodles.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.