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!
Thank you dear Christy for sharing another precious memory with us! Always brings tears AND a smile to my face!! You truly have a gift of writing and story telling (along with wonderful cooking)!!! ~hug~
Bountiful Blessings!
Thank you Tina! Bountiful Blessings to you!!!
Christy, I loved reading your memories today. You do still “got it” when you can make me tear up while reading it. I have the same memories of our childhood, and of raising my own family. I made this same dish many times for my kids, but their absolute favorite was a box of Kraft Mac and cheese with the hamburger and mushroom soup cooked together. They could eat a LOT of that! Thanks for all you do and for sharing your memories and recipes with all of us. You do seem like an old friend when I read your stories.
Thank you so much Barbara!!
Love your website and your stories. You make me feel like I know you. Now I wish I could visit Alabama and maybe meet you. Bought your cookbook as soon as Amazon had it in stock, it’s great too.
You are the real thing ! Bless you and your family.
Thank you so much Karen! Hopefully we will be able to meet one day soon! Bountiful Blessings to you and your family.
I will have to try this recipe soon! It sounds so good and easy. I am enjoying your cookbook-made a blackberry cobbler using the blackberries that my husband picked and froze. As always, the berry cobbler recipe in your book turned out great! Thanks for all the great stories and memories. Love them!
Thank you Kathy!! I am so glad to hear that you are enjoying the recipes. I hope you had a piece of that cobbler for me, I love cobbler!!
that’s our recipe! never knew there was a recipe with hunks of beef in it until
we were older. it was good served over a toasted piece of bread…that was
my favorite meal…gravy on toast!
Robin, I hope you have a plateful and a walk down memory lane!!
My husband loves Beef Stroganoff! I’ve never made it homemade, but this recipe looks so easy I am sure I can make it for him. He’s usually the cook around here, and I am the menu planner. I love checking out your blog since it gives me some great ideas and the recipes are so easy that I can pitch in and help with the cooking too 🙂
You can definitely make this Joanna!! You should give it a try and surprise your husband.
Mmm…comfort food! What wonderful memories you have of growing up. It was wonderful to read your story.
Thank you so much Michelle!!