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This Beef Stroganoff recipe is an old family favorite! Tender, juicy meat smothered in a rich, creamy mushroom sauce. It’ll become a classic at your dinner table too!
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- Ingredients in Easy Beef Stroganoff
- Rice or Noodles?
- Make your Own Mushroom Soup
- Budget Friendly Suggestions for this Recipe
- Gluten-Free Easy Beef Stroganoff
- Make it in the Crock Pot
- Frequently Asked Questions about Easy Beef Stroganoff
- More Classic Beef Recipes
- How to Make Easy Beef Stroganoff
- Beef Stroganoff Recipe
This Easy Beef Stroganoff dish is one of those retro recipes that just takes me back to simpler times. Beef Stroganoff has been a family favorite since we were kids, when the smell of rich beef and gravy welcomed us in the door after church services on Sunday. My mom would always put it together before we left and it was ready to eat when we got home. A perfect make it and leave it kind of meal, ideal for busy weeknights but special enough to serve for Sunday dinner.
Ingredients in Easy Beef Stroganoff
The is the best beef stroganoff recipe I’ve ever tried! It’s easy to put together, always tender and full of flavor, and always a crowd pleaser. Here’s what you need:
- Round steak – one and a half pounds of this cut of beef is perfect. You can use beef sirloin steak as well or any strips of beef you like.
- All purpose flour – just a few tablespoons, mixed with salt and pepper will give the beef strips a nice crust when browning.
- Salt – one teaspoon or more to taste
- Onion – one whole yellow or white onion, sliced into thin strips
- Fresh mushrooms – about half a pound, sliced. The mushrooms take on the beefy flavor of the meat.
- Butter – one cube salted or unsalted, whatever you have on hand.
- Cream of mushroom soup – one can. Or you can use cream of chicken soup too.
- Milk – one cup, OR you can use one can of beef broth.
- Sour cream – one cup. Plain Greek yogurt is a good alternative for extra protein.
- Worcestershire sauce – one tablespoon, or more to taste. This gives the beef tenderloin an extra deep and delicious flavor.
- Egg noodles – or rice for serving.
Rice or Noodles?
In our family, there are two camps: Camp Noodles and Camp Rice. Since we could never agree on a clear winner, we would alternate which carb to cover with the rich Beef Stroganoff mixture. It is absolutely delicious either way, but just for the record, I was firmly in the Camp Noodles as a kid. But you could top the Stroganoff over baked potatoes or mashed potatoes too.
Make your Own Mushroom Soup
If you aren’t a fan of canned cream of mushroom soup you can easily make your own sauce. After the meat and mushrooms are done cooking, sprinkle ⅓ cup flour over the top and stir until beef and onions are coated in flour. Then slowly add milk, stirring constantly until sauce thickens. Season with beef bouillon to taste. Or use our homemade Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup recipe for a healthier, fresher alternative.
Budget Friendly Suggestions for this Recipe
This easy Beef Stroganoff recipe is the perfect budget friendly meal. Using a cheaper cut of meat like round steak or sirloin really stretches your dollar. The trick is the way you cut the meat and how long you cook it so slicing the beef in thin strips keeps the beef tender and juicy. And in a pinch, you could swap out the steak for ground beef and make a delicious ground beef stroganoff recipe. It won’t look as pretty, but it will still taste delicious!
Gluten-Free Easy Beef Stroganoff
To make this a gluten-free recipe, swap out cornstarch for the flour and find a good GF beef bouillon/broth. Then follow the steps above to make your own cream of mushroom soup, and make it with cornstarch. Most Cream of Mushroom soups contain gluten so watch out for that one. You will also want to skip the Worcestershire sauce completely (unless you can find a GF one). Do all this and then serve over rice and you’ve got a delicious gluten-free beef stroganoff.
Make it in the Crock Pot
Beef Stroganoff can also be made in the slow cooker! It’s a delicious way to get that buttery melt-in-your-mouth beef. Just don’t forget to sear your meat before throwing it in the crock pot. Searing to a crusty brown ensures those delicious juices are firmly locked into place before cooking. Then make the rest of the recipe in the slow cooker (see recipe card below for instructions).
Frequently Asked Questions about Easy Beef Stroganoff
Beef Stroganoff leftovers will freeze beautifully for up to three months. To reheat, make sure to thaw completely in the refrigerator before warming it up on the stove or in the microwave.
Every recipe is a bit different, but most stroganoff sauces are made with sour cream and beef broth that is thickened with flour. It’s easy and really yummy!
Try plain Greek yogurt or even cream cheese as a substitute for sour cream in this recipe. They both have a similar tangy flavor that sour cream has.
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More Classic Beef Recipes
From tender roast beef to our Mom’s crowd-pleasing beef stew, try some of these other favorite beef recipes
- Thick and Beefy Danish Goulash
- Oven Roast Beef
- Crock Pot Mexican Shredded Beef
- Instant Pot Beef Pot Pie
- Mushroom Swiss Roast Beef Sliders
- Beef and Snow Peas
- Mom’s Beef Stew
How to Make Easy Beef Stroganoff
Beef Stroganoff
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds round steak (or sirloin steak)
- 1/3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 onion sliced
- ½ pound mushrooms sliced
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup or cream of chicken
- 1 cup milk or 1 can beef broth
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (or to taste)
- 12 ounces egg noodles or rice
Instructions
- Pound meat to tenderize, then cut into VERY thin strips. Place flour and salt in plastic baggie. Add meat and shake to coat.
- Melt butter in large skillet or frying pan. Add onion and mushrooms and sauté until onions are transparent.
- Add meat and all of the flour that is left in the bag.Cook meat until brown. Add the soup and milk, stir and cover.Simmer and stir occasionally, for about 2 hours or until meat is tender.
- The sauce will thicken while cooking. If it becomes too thick you can add more milk or beef broth.
- Add sour cream and Worcestershire sauce just before serving.
- Serve over egg noodles or rice.
Notes
- Beef Stroganoff can also be made in the slow cooker! It’s a delicious way to get that buttery melt-in-your-mouth beef. Just don’t forget to sear your meat before throwing it in the crock pot. Searing to a crusty brown ensures those delicious juices are firmly locked into place before cooking. Then make the rest of the recipe in the slow cooker.
- Crock Pot Instructions: Cook in a crock pot for 2 or 3 hours to simmer and tenderize. (This is a tougher cut of meat and takes a long time to tenderize.)
- To make this a gluten-free recipe, swap out cornstarch for the flour and find a good GF beef bouillon/broth. Then follow the steps above to make your own cream of mushroom soup, and make it with cornstarch. Most Cream of Mushroom soups contain gluten so watch out for that one. You will also want to skip the Worcestershire sauce completely (unless you can find a GF one). Do all this and then serve over rice and you’ve got a delicious gluten-free beef stroganoff.
- Beef Stroganoff leftovers will freeze beautifully for up to three months. To reheat, make sure to thaw completely in the refrigerator before warming it up on the stove or in the microwave.
I made this last nite for me & my husband and it was absolutely delicious!!
I used the beef broth (no water) and cooked it in a slow cooker. The meat was fall apart tender, the sauce was thick and full of flavor and it was so easy to make. Thank You
for sharing your recipe I will definitely be making this again.
So glad you liked it! We are going to be posting a “Meatball Stroganoff” recipe here REALLY soon that you are sure to love as well! 😀 Great idea using a slow cooker!
Eating this as we speak & it’s delish! Did the beef broth too! Yum!!!
Thanks for taking the time to comment (while you are eating haha) So glad you liked it!
Hi,
Just have to say this recipe is hands down the BEST one for Strog I have come across. I adjusted it to suit my and my families taste but only slightly. That sauce is to die for. I would happily cook that up with just the mushies and onion and eat with pasta. Yum!!!
yay! So glad you liked it! We love stroganoff over here! We need to update that picture lol, we make it all the time– I just didn’t realize that old picture was so bad! haha
What is better milk or the beef broth? Also if the beef broth , it’s says a can, I’m assuming 14.5 oz., do we really use the whole can cause it’s says only on cup of milk?
can i use beef tips instead of round steak?
sure!
The sauce tasted very good until I added the worcestershire. It seemed to overpower the recipe.
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