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A close-up of a skillet filled with ground beef recipes made easy: creamy noodles, seasoned ground beef, and mushrooms, garnished with parsley.

Easy Ground Beef Skillet

This easy ground beef skillet recipe is perfect for a quick and satisfying weeknight dinner. It's a beginner-friendly meal that comes together in under an hour.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Resting Time 10 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Skillet
  • 1 tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil
  • 1 lb lean ground beef 90/10 or 93/7 recommended
  • 8 ounces cremini or button mushrooms sliced
  • ½ medium onion diced (about ¾ cup)
  • 3 cloves garlic minced (about 1 tablespoon)
  • ¼ teaspoon fine salt more to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper more to taste
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 cup low-sodium beef broth
  • ½ cup full-fat sour cream
  • 1 ½ cups egg noodles cooked according to package directions and drained
Optional Garnish
  • 1 fresh parsley minced

Equipment

  • Large skillet
  • Wooden spoon

Method
 

  1. Add the oil to a large skillet over medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add the ground beef.
  2. Brown the beef for about 5 minutes, breaking it up with a wooden spoon until it’s about 80% browned. It’s okay for some of the beef to still be pink.
  3. Add the mushrooms, onions, garlic, salt, and pepper to the beef. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for another 5-7 minutes or until the onions are translucent and the mushrooms are cooked down.
  4. Sprinkle the flour over the ground beef and sliced mushrooms. Use a stirring spoon to mix it together.
  5. Add the Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, and beef broth. Stir until well combined.
  6. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring the mixture to a simmer for 3-4 minutes, or until the sauce thickens slightly.
  7. Remove the skillet from the heat and stir in the sour cream. Let everything sit for 5-10 minutes in the skillet before serving. This time allows the sauce to thicken further.
  8. Gently toss the beef and sauce with the egg noodles or serve the stroganoff over the noodles. Garnish with minced parsley. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

This recipe is easily adaptable. You can substitute coconut aminos for Worcestershire sauce if needed. Feel free to add other vegetables like peas or bell peppers.

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