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!
BOY DID THAT BRING BACK MEMORIES. I GREW UP IN EAST LAKE,NO SISTERS, BUT TWO GIRL COUSINS AND DID WE HAVE FUN. WE MOVED TO TARRANT CITY WHERE THEY LIVED WITH MY GRANDMOTHER, AND AUNTS AND UNCLES. I CAN NEVER REMEMBER A DAY THAT WE DID NOT HAVE FUN OUT DOORS. RIDING BIKES. PLAYING MONOPOLY ON SOME ONES PORCH ETC IWAS 9 WHEN I GOT MY FIRST BIKE AND IT WAS SECOND HAND. . OF COURSE THIS WAS IN THE LATE THIRTIES AND EARLY FORTIES
I WENT TO VISIT IN 1985 AND RODE BY MY HOUSE AND ASKED THEM IF I COULD TAKE A PICTURE, I STILL HAVE IT. A ND THEN I VISITED MY SCHOOL AND WENT IN SIDE , IF YOU WANT TO FEEL YOUNG AGAIN JUST VISIT YOUR GRAMMER SCHOOL AND SMELL THE CHALK BOARDS ETC. IT WAS A FUN DAY. I FELT 7 YRS OLD AGAIN LOL
THANK YOU CHRISTY FOR TAKING ME BACK TO THOSE WONDERFUL YEARS
This reminds me so much of my Granny and Grandpa’s house. . . I loved visiting them and have such fond memories of their little house! 🙂
I love this recipe. My mom used to make a very close version of this and now I make it also. The only thing I do differently from your recipe is brown onions with the ground beef and add about a tablespoon of worchesteshire and add 1 pt. of sour cream right at the end before serving over the noodles. It is so good and so quick. Thanks for sharing your stories and recipes. I look forward everyday to your posts. Just everyday folks living everyday lives. Gotta love it. 🙂
I make a similar one, every week! You can not go wrong with this, especially with the kids. Mine is slightly diffrent, from a cookbook from 1965, I can cream mushroom, 1 can cream chicken, 1/4 sour cream, 1/2 cup button mushrooms.-regardless how you make this, it is always YUMMY!
Christy,
I just love you and your website. I don’t know which I enjoyed more today, the recipe or your story . . . but I think your story. 🙂 It resonates with me so deeply because I, too, come from very humble beginnings. It inspires me to see how God has just opened amazing doors for you; you deserve those open doors and blessings. And it gives me hope and encouragement for my own life that God might do something big with me too.
Thank you for the joy and inspiration you bring to me daily!
Krista
That was great to read Christy. Perhaps one day you and Antoine will be featured together as Huntsville Hometown Stars or something. 😉
Before I started school we didn’t live in the best of neighborhoods either but I remember the little friends I had in that street and the woman who lived a few houses away who was always out front gardening. Sadly I also remember the little boy who never came out to play very much and one day never came out again. The very first time I ever got an ice cream from the van was when we lived there and I remember my mother telling my brother I could only have a small cone!
Wow, Christy, reading this was wonderful. The recipe is a treat too. My Mom cooked this a lot when we were young and also just cooked the ground beef and made gravy out of that! As I’m from New England, Connecticut Yankees cooked “thrifty” a lot!
Enjoy your stories and recipes very much!
Thanks, Susan