Ground Beef Stroganoff

This classic ground beef stroganoff is a beloved comfort food, combining juicy hamburger meat and a creamy sauce into an incredibly easy, 30-minute meal.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword ground beef

Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 306kcal

Author Sara Garska

Cost $12

Equipment

large skillet
pot for cooking rice or noodles

Ingredients

Stroganoff Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 cup sour cream
Salt and pepper I used 1 teaspoon of salt and ½ teaspoon of pepper

Buttered Rice

1 cup rice
1 tsp salt
1 TB butter
2 ½ cups water

Instructions

In a large skillet, brown ground beef with chopped onion. Drain excess grease.
Add cream of mushroom soup and stir into the ground beef and onions. Cook on low for 20 minutes.
Cook rice at the same time according to package directions with 1 TB butter. Or, if serving with egg noodles, prepare those.
Add sour cream to meat mixture and cook on low heat for 5 minutes.
Serve with over rice or stir into cooked egg noodles.

Notes

Nutrition information is provided as an estimate only and does not include rice or noodles.

Prep Tips:

Ground beef: Any kind of ground beef can be used, depending on your preference or what you have on hand. Hamburger meat used to be very inexpensive and was a staple in many households in the mid-century United States. After browning it for this recipe, you can drain the fat if needed. Mine didn’t seem to have too much so I just left it in.
Pasta or Rice? Beef stroganoff can be served with either rice or egg noodles. Our family loved egg noodles and Granny would serve them buttered with many a meal. But I love rice as an adult and I love the creaminess of the buttered rice in this recipe. You can also use rice without the butter if you prefer.
Cream of mushroom soup: This is what gives the recipe its signature mushroom flavor. I used Campbell’s soup because that’s what we always had growing up. So for me, the flavor from Campbells gives it that authentic taste for me.
Storage - Keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.

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