Quick and Easy One Pot Beef Stroganoff
one pot meals, beef
Stroganoff sauce is a sour cream gravy made with beef broth that’s thickened with flour. It’s flavoured with mustard. It’s so simple yet so pleasing - keeps you wanting more. This is the most requested meal by my hubby - and I thought I should get it on the blog ASAP because it’s one of those recipes that is so simple and that anyone can make including him - and if it’s on the blog he really has no excuse. My husband calls meals like this ‘bachelor delights’ definition: easy and quick to make delicious eats that make great leftovers. I have had some of the meals he considers bachelor delights and I got to say this is definitely better than his ‘curry surprise’ (don’t even ask) but just as easy and looks a lot fancier if you are making it for others.
I think the traditional method of making it with sliced steak is absolutely delicious and perfect but I decided to make a ground beef version for two important reasons. Most of us have some ground beef/meat stocked in the freezer over steak. The second is that it’s harder to over cook ground beef than it is steak - harder to mess up really - and this version turns out perfect every time.
I also love this version because the whole meal is made in one pan - aren’t one pan meals the best?!? They really save the day on those busy days or on those days when you just want a low fuss dinner. This is one of those meals. Add a salad and you are done. It’s also quick. Done in under 30 minutes. Sold on it yet? If you wanted to use a different ground meat in place of the beef that is totally fine. If you wanted to make it meatless that is fine too. I would double the amount of mushrooms for extra flavour and texture. We love mushrooms in stroganoff sauce and there are times we make it with just mushrooms and love it that way too. You could also use any noodles in place of the egg noodles and even gluten free noodles too. I love egg noodles so I’m pretty partial to them but any pasta would work.
This is a super simple one pan dish I think you guys are going to love. I know you must have the same moments I have at times when I’m staring at the frozen ground beef package in my freezer and wondering what to make with it other than bolognese and meatballs. If I express that out loud in my hubby’s presence this meal always wins out and I’m always happy to oblige. Let me know if you feel the same way about it.
Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp butter
- 12 ounces (approx 340 grams) cremini mushrooms, sliced
- 1 onion, diced
- Salt and Pepper, to taste
- 1 lb ground beef
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ tsp dried thyme or 1½ tsp fresh thyme
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup dry white wine (or brandy)
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp of paprika
- 8 ounces (approx 227 grams) egg noodles, uncooked
- ½ cup sour cream (or crème fraîche)
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
Directions
- Melt butter and heat oil in a large skillet or dutch oven over medium heat. Add mushrooms and onion, and cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are golden brown and onions are translucent approx 3-5 min, then season with salt and pepper, to taste.
- Add ground beef and sauté until cooked through and browned, making sure to break up the ground beef into crumbles with your wooden spoon. Add the garlic and thyme to the pot and cook just another minute until fragrant.
- Sprinkle over and whisk in flour for about 1 minute to cook off the raw flour taste
- Stir in wine, scraping the bottom of the pan and all the brown bits.
- Stir in beef stock, mustard, paprika, and egg noodles; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat to a low simmer and cook stirring occasionally until pasta is cooked through, about 9-10 minutes. If you find that the pasta needs a little extra liquid just add a little extra broth as needed.
- Stir in the sour cream until heated through and deliciously creamy and serve immediately garnished with fresh chopped parsley.
Adapted from Food Network
