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!
My mom made this all the years I was growing up, and it’s now one of my top faves for comfort food. My two year old and hubby love it too. So glad to know someone else makes stroganoff like this – most people look at me like I’m crazy! 😉
Love your blog so much! Thank you for sharing!!
Thank you so much Cathy!! People just don’t know what they are missing out on do they?
This is a dish that has been made in my family for years and I still make it. It was/is my favorite meal. My mother always made this for my birthday dinner. I brown the ground beef, add half of an onion (chopped), drain the fat off after the meat is browned and the onion translucent; then add a can of cream of mushroom soup that I have diluted with about 3/4 of the soup can filled with water. I put more water in if its too thick. I stir in up and add Lawry’s Seasoned Salt and some garlic pepper. My mother probably seasoned it with just salt & pepper. It is served over rice. So YUM!
Yummmmmyyyy!!
I loved hearing about your childhood…sounds so similar to mine in San Diego in the early ’60s. Everyone we knew had tons of kids and very little money. My mom and the other mom’s could feed a family of seven or more on one pound of hamburger. We had one bathroom. That’s almost unheard of these days. Thanks for the great recipe and the story. Love your blog.
Ohh, I remember standing outside the bathroom door waiting on my turn! Remember when we all had to share one phone?
…..and it was a rotary phone attached to the wall.
My Dad used to make this for us every week when we were growing up. He would serve it over boiled potatoes or just plain white bread. Yum Yum!
Yummmy!!!
I’ve been using this recipe for years! It is fast, easy, and tastes just yummy! Thanks for posting this Christy! 🙂
Thank you Wendy. I have to agree, it is soo good to be so quick and easy!
I make this often when we are running low on groceries. It comes in handy, cause u don’t need much ingredients. I make this probably once a month maybe. I also like serving mine with green beans! Sooo yummy! 🙂
Have a good day, Christy!
Yummmy!!! I agree with the addition of green beans, it makes such a great meal.
This is one of our favorite recipes-except we use Golden Mushroom soup and sour cream-If I have a can of mushrooms, I throw that in too.
When I was first dating my husband over 20 years ago, I had him over to “cook for him” and was making this dish. He took the lid off the pot and said, “MMMM, mystery meat!” Needless to say, he was chastised for that comment and I’ve teased him many times over for it, since he really likes this dish and now knows it is called beef stroganoff!