Quick & Easy Beef Stroganoff

Pvt Amys Mom's Note:

This is a quick version of the old time favorite. Its a great way to use up the leftover steak, tri-tip, roast, etc. This is a regular at our house! (I guessed at the 1 1/2 oz of brown gravy mix, I did not have one on hand to get the exact weight - just use a standard pkg)

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb round steak , sliced in thin strips (or any leftover beef, one of the very best we have had was made with leftover smoked tri-tip, the sm)
• ½ onion , chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 (1 ½ ounce) packages brown gravy mix
• 1 ½ cups water
• 1 cup sour cream

Directions:

1. Saute the beef and the onion in 2 T of butter.
2. There will be alot of"juice" in the pan so I turn up the heat for a couple of minutes to reduce the liquid.
3. (Start your rice or your noodles at this point).
4. Add the brown gravy mix to the water and stir to dissolve.
5. Add gravy mixture to meat and stir constantly until thick.
6. If you are in a hurry, you can add the sour cream at this point and be done with it or you can simmer the meat and gravy until your noodles or rice are done, then add the sour cream right before serving.
7. Serve over rice or noodles.
8. Makes 4 large servings.
9. (If you like red wine, you can add 1/2 cup of red wine and 1 cup of water for the liquid).
10. (You can also add mushrooms if desired).

Reviews

[bunnylove in NEW ENGLAND]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting this. We were getting ready to leave for Maine for 10 days to close up out cottage and one last hurrah for the season and do not like to leave a lot of food in fridge/freezer/pantry while gone. 3 days to go and I had a top round steak in freezer, some brown/mushroom gravy mix, can of mushrooms, and egg noodles in pantry, and 1/2 container sour cream in fridge. Searched for hours on site for recipe not using canned soup (did not have, and no desire to go out for it, I am such a homebody) I did use the mushrooms, and used a lot of cracked pepper (personal preference) I made whole dish in my electric skillet (my new favorite cooking utensil) After work and a 1 hour 15 minute commute each way this was so perfect for my needs, easy, tasty, and didn't have to turn on stove or oven during the 4th heat wave this summer in Connecticut. Well 2 days to go before we leave, I have 2 chicken breast, a can of tomato sauce, a pepper and an onion and spices and herbs to cook with before
we go. Well, again thanks for posting, this was really good with egg noodles and a salad, especially since hurricane Earl is coming close according to all weather forecasts, and do not have to stress about a power outage and bad food when we get back. Will definetly make again.

[Troop Angel]

This was so easy and delicious! I used top round steak and it turned out great! I had been sick for a couple days, and was starting to feel a little better, and needed a quick and easy meal for DH, who was tired of take-out...well, this was it! I did leave out the onions, as I don't like them, but I used some onion powder to season the meat. Served over egg noodles, this was a super deelish, easy meal! Thanks so much!

[truebrit]

I can't believe how tasty this is! Everyone just loved it. I didn't have chunk beef, so I used ground beef instead. I doubled the recipe, and served it over pasta. It served 7, and I still have quite a bit left over. I'll certainly be making this again! Thank you for sharing this savory recipe, Pvt Amys Mom!