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This Easy Beef Stroganoff recipe is simple and flavorful. Served with egg noodles, this creamy stroganoff is a classic dinner recipe perfect for enjoying any night of the week.
Whether it’s for Sunday dinner or during the week, this classic pasta dish is a family-favorite. If you like this version, I guarantee you’ll also love Hamburger Stroganoff, or even our Chicken Stroganoff!
quick, Easy, & Family FriendlY!
There are several recipes that I remember having ALL.THE.TIME as a kid. One of those happens to be this beef stroganoff recipe.
It’s a dinner recipe that we had all the time as a family and was changed up depending on the meat my mom used. Sometimes she used chuck roast, hamburger or steak. It didn’t matter what she usedโwe all loved it!
It’s a very kid-friendly recipe that was well accepted since it was basically a yummy sauce, meat and pasta… and we all know that you can’t go wrong with those ingredients. ๐ Am I right?!
If you’re like me, always looking for simple but tasty recipes the whole family loves, then I suggest trying out this stroganoff recipe. It’s so flavorful and is sure to become a new go-to comfort food recipe for the fam!
How to Make It
We love that this recipe is beyond simple. Yes, you will need to make the noodles right before serving, but it’s so easy that anyone can make it.
BROWN. Add oil to a large skillet on medium high heat. Toss meat with flour and salt and pepper to taste. Brown meat in hot oil, about 2 minutes per side. Add in broth and Worchestershire sauce and simmer for about 15 minutes.
NOODLES. Cook egg noodles according to package directions.
SAUCE. Add sour cream, whipping cream and garlic salt to meat mixture and combine right before serving. Add noodles to mixture and combine or serve gravy meat over a bed of noodles. Garnish with parsley if desired.
Slow Cooker Version
How to make Beef Stroganoff in the crock pot. It’s so easy:
- Just add the browned meat, Worchestershire sauce and broth to the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 3-4 hours.
- Add sour cream, whipped cream and garlic salt and cooked noodles right before serving.
Recipe Tips and Variations
Why do you add the sour cream last? Sour cream contains natural acids which, when heated, causes the dairy proteins to curdle at a faster rate. You can keep this from happening by adding the sour cream at the end.
Variations: While this dish is delicious as is, it is sometimes itโs nice to change things up a little. Try some of these variation ideas:
- Sautee mushrooms and onions with the meat before adding it to the broth
- Serve over rice or mashed potatoes
- Garnish with chives and parsley
As mentioned above, we also change out the meat we use for the dish – sometimes it’s hamburger, sometimes it’s roast.
Storage Tips
You can store leftover stroganoff in the fridge or in the freezer!
- Fridge: store in an airtight container in the fridge for 3–4 days.
- Freezer: store in an airtight freezer safe container for up to 3 months.
- Reheat: If frozen, then thaw overnight. Reheat in a crockpot, stove top or in the microwave.
BEST SIDES TO SERVE
Because this is one of our go-to dinner recipes, we love to change out the sides we serve with. Here are some of the dishes we love to make with this stroganoff:
Be sure to check out all our side dishes to decide what to pair with this dish.
For more pasta and meat dishes, check out:
- Turkey Tetrazzini
- Cheesy Chicken Alfredo Casserole
- Italian Sausage Pasta
- Cheesy Beef Goulash
- Chicken Scallopini
- Instant Pot Creamy Chicken
Beef Stroganoff Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1ยฝ pounds chuck roast or sirloin steak sliced into bite-sized strips (or ground beef)
- ยผ cup all-purpose flour
- ยฝ teaspoon salt plus more to taste
- ยฝ teaspoon pepper plus more to taste
- 2 cups full-sodium beef broth
- 1-2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 3 cups (or 12 ounces) medium egg noodles
- 1 cup sour cream
- ยผ cup whipping cream
- 1-2 teaspoons garlic salt
- fresh chopped parsley for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Toss meat with flour, salt and pepper and cook in hot oil for about 2 minutes per side.
- Add broth and Worcestershire sauce and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook egg noodles according to package directions. Drain when done.
- Add sour cream, whipping cream and garlic salt to meat mixture and stir.
- Add noodles and toss to coat, or serve meat over noodles. Add more salt and pepper to taste if needed.
- Sprinkle with fresh parsley if desired and serve warm.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This recipe reminds me of my childhood! I love this recipe and added to my recipe book.
This is one of the best and easiest recipes that I have on file. Itโs one that my family has always enjoyed. No worries about not pleasing everyone!
When using hamburger do you season it when you are browning it ? Also would you still use the 1 & 1/2 lbs.? Thank you
Yes, & I season it with the salt & pepper ๐ Enjoy!
I used steak and put the sauce over rice instead of noodles. The sauce is so good I think it’ll work over all sorts of base ingredients.
My husband really loved it so I’ll be making it again in the near future.
This is one of my all time favorite recipes!
Ours too!! Thank you so much!
This recipe is on my families 6 week dinner plan rotation. All the kids love it! Its creamy and delicious. When I’m lazy, I just use hamburger meat and it tastes good too!
Same on our rotation, too!! My whole family loves it & hamburger meat is great!
My family loves this recipe! There is never any left! It is on our weekly rotation ๐
I agree!! My family devours this too! Thank you!
Oh my gosh, thanks for this. My mom makes beef stroganoff (all the time – it was the first thing she made for my dad when they were dating and he loves it) and I haven’t had it in forever!
Neither had I, Dorothy. It’s one of those recipes we grew up on but always loved!!
Hello, this recipe looks delish and I’m already cooking it for dinner tonight. I always hate it when people ask stupid questions on cooking blogs because they didn’t read thoroughly but I didn’t see this….is the crock pot set to low or high. Thanks for the post. Can’t wait to dig in tonight after my son’s football practice! I’ve been looking for easy meals like this that I can walk away from and finish when we get back from football! Thanks!
SO sorry about that! Updated the recipe – should be on LOW. ๐
What size bag if noodles do you use?
I can never get the right amount of noodles lol
I usually use the 16 oz bag ๐
This just might be dinner tonight! Pinned!