Tasty & Easy Instant Pot Ground Beef Stroganoff – Starts with Frozen Meat to Save Time!

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by Ed

This recipe for delicious and easy Instant Pot ground beef stroganoff is forever replacing the previous one that I used to make. Technically speaking, my old ‘recipe’ might be a generous word; my former favourite beef and noodles meal was in the 90s: remember Hamburger Helper’s take on the classic beef stroganoff dish? Ha! This recipe is SO MUCH BETTER in all ways possible.

As a teenager, it was one of the things I learned to ‘cook’ right after mastering microwave Kraft dinner. To this day I can still taste its salty, salty sauce. I had no idea it even was supposed to contain mushrooms.

As a grown-up, I still crave both the delicious taste AND the speedy preparation that were hallmarks of that pre-packaged ground beef stroganoff comfort food.

Also as a grown-up, I want fewer processed meals and more fresh or natural ingredients. Yes, I want Hamburger Helper taste, but without the sodium-infused blood pressure bump. And I want it now. Please.

Enter, as is so often the case, the Instant Pot.

A pressure cooker is a great tool for turning frozen meat into fast meals in a hurry. (We have a whole collection of recipes for frozen meats in Instant Pot that you must check out! Delicious Time Savers!)

Maybe you changed your mind on dinner at the last minute, didn’t have an idea in the first place, or just forgot to defrost the ground beef – whatever reason, you don’t need need to thaw anything before you cook it. Minutes later you have yummy Instant Pot beef and noodles with this recipe.

All of my memories are here:

• the creamy sauce (as a teen, I had no idea that there was sour cream in Stroganoff either),
• the egg noodles and
• the hearty ground beef.
• It also has fresh onion, mushrooms and garlic along with other ingredients that come from your fridge or pantry and not a food scientist lab.

Best of all, you can have it on the table in about 30 minutes even if you didn’t know you were making it when you walked in the door.

Add a salad or veggie-based side dish for a complete meal that tastes great (and satisfied my need for nostalgic comfort food).

Can you freeze beef stroganoff?

Yes! You can definitely freeze beef stroganoff.

In fact, it’s another genius meal prep time saver. We always try to make more than we need and then freeze portions or pack them for lunch the next day. This Instant Pot beef stroganoff is a perfect candidate for doing this. The sauce will freeze well – then just reheat and place on freshly cooked noodles.

Easy Instant Pot Ground Beef Stroganoff

Instant Pot Hamburger Stroganoff Ingredients:

• 16 oz egg noodles
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, diced
• 1 lb mushrooms, chopped
• salt and pepper
• 2 Tbsp flour
• 3-4 cups beef broth
• 2 tsp Worcestershire
• 1 lb frozen ground beef
• 3/4 cups sour cream
• optional: parsley for garnishing

Ground Beef Stroganoff Instant Pot Directions:

1. Cook egg noodles according to package directions and set them aside.

6. Return Instant Pot to Saute mode and cook down the gravy until thick. Add additional flour, if necessary.

7. Turn off the heat and stir in sour cream.

8. Serve hot over egg noodles.

Check out our collection of Instant Pot Frozen Chicken Recipes, like our Instant Pot Honey Teriyaki Chicken and more!

And more of our recipes for Instant Pot meats, these are not from frozen:

• The Easy Instant Pot Turkey Meatballs Recipe Your Family Will Love
• Rump Roast Instant Pot
• Korean Beef Instant Pot
• Instant Pot Beer Brisket
• Best Pork Chop Instant Pot Recipes

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