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Microwave Beef Stroganoff

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Submitted by Susan Smith

Microwave beef stroganoff with thin-sliced sirloin, cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, and paprika over egg noodles. Weeknight dinner in under 25 minutes.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

10 min

READY

25 min

This beef stroganoff skips the stovetop entirely and cooks in the microwave in about 8 minutes total. Thin-sliced sirloin steak and chopped onion go in first at full power until the beef loses its pink, then a creamy sauce of mushroom soup, sour cream, and paprika gets stirred in and heated at half power to keep it from breaking.

The freezer trick is what makes this work. Pop the steak in the freezer for an hour before slicing. Partially frozen beef slices paper-thin with barely any effort, and those thin slices cook through in the microwave without turning tough.

Serve the whole thing over hot egg noodles and dinner is done before you’d even finish preheating a conventional oven.

Kitchen Tips

  • Slice the beef across the grain for tender strips. Cutting with the grain makes chewy, stringy pieces.
  • Stir the beef mixture once during the first cook to break up any clumps and ensure even cooking.
  • Heat the sauce at 50% power. Full power curdles the sour cream and separates the soup.
  • Stir the cream of mushroom soup smooth before mixing it with the sour cream. Lumpy soup means lumpy sauce.

Variations

  • Use cream of celery soup instead of mushroom for a lighter, more delicate flavor.
  • Add ½ cup sliced mushrooms with the onion for a more traditional stroganoff.
  • Stir in a teaspoon of Dijon mustard and a splash of Worcestershire for a punchier sauce.

Ingredients

1 453.6
POUND G BEEF, SIRLOIN STEAK
boneless beef
½ 118
CUP ML ONIONS
chopped
10 ½ 303.5
½ 118
CUP ML SOUR CREAM
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML PAPRIKA
4 946
CUPS ML NOODLE
cooked

Directions

Freeze steak 1 hour to make slicing easier.

Cut steak into very thin slices across the grain.

In a 2 qt. microwave-safe casserole, combine beef and onion.

Cover with lid;microwave on high 5 minutes or until beef is no longer pink, stirring once during cooking.

In small bowl, stir soup until smooth;stir in sour cream and paprika.

Add to beef, stirring to coat.

Cover, microwave @ 50 percent power 3 minutes or until heated through.

Serve over noodles.

Makes about 3½ cups or 4 servings.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 404g (14.3 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 620 42% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 29g 44%
Saturated Fat 11g 56%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 135mg 45%
Sodium 614mg 26%
Total Carbohydrate 16g 16%
Dietary Fiber 2g 9%
Sugars g
Protein 81g
Vitamin A 8% Vitamin C 3%
Calcium 9% Iron 29%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
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