Quick & Easy Beef Stroganoff
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Looking for a budget-friendly meal that’s both easy and delicious? This quick & easy beef stroganoff is your answer! Made with just five affordable ingredients—cream of mushroom soup, egg noodles, ground beef, salt and pepper, and milk—this dish is perfect for those nights when you need a quick and hearty dinner without breaking the bank.
Who doesn’t love a creamy, comforting plate of beef stroganoff? This quick and easy recipe brings the classic flavors of tender beef, savory mushrooms, and rich, silky sauce together in no time. It’s perfect for those busy weeknights when you need something warm and satisfying but don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen.
In just a few simple steps, you’ll have a rich, creamy meal that’s sure to satisfy the whole family, without any fuss or fancy ingredients. This beef stroganoff skips the complicated methods and sticks to straightforward, reliable techniques, so you can whip it up even on your busiest nights. It’s budget-friendly, too, using ingredients you likely already have in your pantry.
Whether you serve it over noodles, rice, or even mashed potatoes, this dish is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. The hearty flavors and creamy sauce create a meal that feels indulgent without a lot of extra effort.
What You’ll Need to Make Quick & Easy Beef Stroganoff:
Ingredients:
- Cream of Mushroom soup (you can use fat free if you like)
- egg noodles (you can also use spaghetti, rice, or other noodles)
- ground beef
- milk (just a little bit!)
- pepper
**Meal Prep Tip: I always cook up batches of ground beef and put them in little baggies in the freezer when I’m meal prepping! This allows me to have ground beef ready to go whenever I want to use it to cook, so that cuts out an extra cooking step right there.
How to Make Quick & Easy Beef Stroganoff:
Brown your ground beef (if you don’t already have some ready to go!). Use this amazing ground beef chopper tool to make this step so easy!
Place your cream soup, milk, and ground beef in a sauce pot.
Add pepper to taste. I like a good bit of pepper in my beef stroganoff but you can add pepper to suit your taste. Remember, your guests can always add more pepper but they can’t take it out so it is best to under season if cooking for someone you’re not used to cooking for.
Stir that up good and cook over medium heat until nice and bubbly.
This won’t take long at all so go ahead and get your noodles cooking according to the package directions, and get your rolls a-browning! I am using brown and serve rolls for this but Jordan Rolls go great, too, if you want to make homemade!
Serve the quick & easy beef stroganoff over egg noodles. You can also use rice or potatoes or whatever pasta you have on hand.
Serve with a roll on the side and enjoy!!
Storing Quick & Easy Beef Stroganoff:
Can I make it ahead of time?
Absolutely! Quick & easy beef stroganoff can be made ahead and stored in the fridge for 3-4 days. Just reheat it on low heat to prevent the sauce from separating.
Can I freeze leftovers?
Yes, beef stroganoff freezes well! Just allow it to cool completely, transfer to an airtight container, and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight and reheat gently on the stove.
Ingredients
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup can use fat free
- 1 cup milk
- 1 pound or so ground beef, browned and drained
- Pepper to taste
- egg noodles
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a large sauce pot over medium heat. Stirring often, cook until bubbly. Serve over egg noodles, rice, or whatever pasta you have on hand. Enjoy!
This is a family staple for us. I like it best with onions and celery cooked with the meat and some garlic added. For a different twist, add some curry powder or tumeric.
I will def. try this..but I might add some mushrooms to it!
I really enjoyed reading this! I enjoy your stories as much as your recipes. Thanks for sharing both with us.
Hey Christy, I’ve just recently discovered your site and am really enjoying your writing and your recipes!
Its nice to read another Alabamians thoughts.
I make this same recipe, except mix it with rice (per my husbands request) and we call it “White Trash Gourmet”. I’m telling ya, only in Alabama can we call a recipe something like that!
Keep up the good work!
haha, LOVE IT!!!!!
I’m gonna have to use that name now!
Wow, what a great story!!! Makes we wanna pack up & head to the country, right now!!! And we look forward to the day that we can be those neighbors that the kids come running to when they hear that something yummy is being cooked up in my kitchen.
Thank you so much Angie!! I’ll come running whenever you cook!
I so enjoyed reading about where you grew up 🙂
I’ve been looking for an easy beef stroganoff recipe for a good while now, thanks! 🙂
Thank you Christina! Honored that you read it! (hope I spelled your name right, I gotta go double check….)
I made a very similar recipe when my children were growing up. I used 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup and ground beef, but I also used to cook onions with the beef and season it with a little margarine and soy sauce. It still is a family favorite! For variation, instead of serving over egg noodles, I would replace one of the cans of mushroom soup with cream of celery soup and serve over rice with Chinese noodles and additional soy sauce. Yum!
Aren’t the easy things just great? I think its the double benefit of yum plus easy! I am a soy sauce fanatic, love it almost as much as ketchup!