Delicious low carb hamburger beef stroganoff made fast and easy in one pan. Just grab some ground beef, sour cream, mushrooms, and spices.
I’ve been seeing a lot of great new holiday recipes floating around. I know Thanksgiving is a month away, but I’ve been focusing on every day meals here rather than coming up with some ideas for the holidays.
I’d love to get some cute Halloween treats put together and share, but I just haven’t had time think of something creative to make. It doesn’t help that I always lose my train of thought when I’m home because a have a crazy two year old running around.
In fact, it often takes me about 20 times longer to do something than it should because I’m always getting distracted by my daughter. That’s why I try to keep things as simple as possible right now.
I’m always looking for quick and easy ground beef skillet dinners that I can prepare in a jiffy after work. I found a Hamburger Beef Stroganoff recipe at Simply Recipes and thought it would make a perfect weeknight meal. I was right.
It was really delicious so I decided to share my version here. I didn’t change much, I just left out the onion, used regular mushrooms, and simplified the directions.
That’s kind of a big one for me. I don’t like when the recipe instructions are overly wordy because I find I lose my place easily when cooking. That’s why I rewrote them in much shorter steps.
This dish only took about 15-20 minutes from start to finish. I did have to wait for the ground beef to thaw in a bowl of cold water first, though. But, I spent that time playing with my daughter when I came home from work.
How to make keto beef stroganoff with ground beef
How to make keto beef stroganoff with ground beefTo start, I added a pat of butter and then cooked a little garlic in it. Then I added the ground beef to the skillet.
Once the meat was fully browned, I removed it from the pan and started to cook the mushrooms. I happened to have a bottle white cooking sherry so I added that to the pan with mushrooms rather than water. The wine certainly adds more flavor, but water is fine too.
Once the wine reduced, I added sour cream and a little paprika. Then, the sauce was heated on low heat.
After heating the sour cream up slightly, a little lemon juice was stirred in along with the meat. It’s pretty much done at this point.
I just happened to have fresh parsley on hand so I sprinkled a little bit of it on top. I also had a spaghetti squash on hand that was the perfect base to serve the low carb hamburger beef stroganoff on.
You could also use spiralized zucchini instead of the squash strands. I really enjoyed the taste of this super easy hamburger stroganoff and my daughter did too.
There are so many quick and easy recipes that can be made with ground beef. If you’d like more ideas, check out my ground meat recipe roundup.
Hamburger Beef Stroganoff Recipe – Low Carb and Gluten Free
Hamburger Beef Stroganoff
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound ground beef
- salt and pepper
- 8 ounces mushrooms sliced
- 1/3 cup dry white wine or water
- 1 1/4 cups full fat sour cream
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley or tablespoon fresh (chopped)
Instructions
- Melt 1 tablespoon butter in pan then add garlic and salute until garlic is golden.
- Add the beef, season with salt and pepper, then cook until browned. Remove beef from pan and set aside.
- Melt another tablespoon of butter to pan. Add mushrooms and wine/water and cook until liquid is reduced by about half and mushrooms are softened.
- Remove pan from heat and mix in sour cream and paprika. Return pan to low heat.
- Stir in lemon juice and and meat. Add more seasoning if needed.
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Notes
4.8g net carbs
Nutrition
Note on Nutritional Information
Nutritional information for the recipe is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information given for any recipe on this site. Erythritol carbs are not included in carb counts as it has been shown not to impact blood sugar. Net carbs are the total carbs minus fiber.
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Melissa says
Sorry, didn’t like this at all, there is three in my family, and no one would finish it. Had to throw the rest away. It was way too bland, not much flavor and I added a ton of extra garlic salt. Oh well, you win some you lose some.
Christian says
I stood at attention and saluted the garlic until it was golden!!!
Lisa says
🙂
Nope says
Hehehe I was just going to comment on that too, Christian! X-D
william says
How can these be keto dishes? The protein % is way too high. Since I have started using these so called keto friendly I have come competely out of ketosis.
Lisa says
Not all the dishes at Low Carb Yum fit the macros for keto. The nutritional data is provided so the reader can choose to use the recipe or make adjustments to fit their own low carb eating plan.
Jessica says
I subbed the wine with beef broth and added a little cream cheese with the sour cream. My family hasn’t said a word since sitting down so I say it’s a winner recipe. They don’t even know I switched their diet to low carb haha.
Lisa says
That’s awesome Jessica! Great to sneak in the low carb dishes without notice.
Ugie says
Your version sounds up my alley.. what did you serve with zoodles or what?
Lynn says
I’m gonna make this tonight but as i was reading instructions i can’t see when your suppose to add the parsley. Or do i just sprinkle ot on after its the meal is cooked. It sounds yummy. Cant wait to taste it.
Lisa says
It’s just sprinkled on as garnish after the dish is cooked. 😉
Val says
What ground beef do u use 80/20 ,93/7 70-30?
Lisa says
I usually use ground venison which is very lean. When I use beef, it’s grass-fed and not a lot of fat.
Pam mayers says
Excellent for my keto diet for nutritional healing of my body.hi fat low carb moderate protein.gone from 326/175 still working on last 20 pounds, much slower now but love being off all pills now. No more diabetes, no more hi blood pressure, no more back and knee problems. I was so against hi fat but I’ve changed my mind now after seeing results of my blood test, Dr. Very impressed. Again thanks for this wonderfully receipes I put mine over miracle spinach noodles rinsed twice microwaved dried with paper towels put this over strogonoff yum. I also cooked my miracles noodles with home made bone broth.
Lisa says
I haven’t tried the spinach noodles, but sounds delicious!
WendyS says
I made this recipe tonight and even my picky 6yo gobbled it up. I tweeked a few things to our preference; I minced one red onion and sauteed it with about 5 minced garlic cloves. I doubled the amount of mushrooms and served with sauteed garlic kale, IT WAS AWESOME! Thank you so much for providing such a simple recipe to springboard off of!
Lisa says
Thanks for sharing your mods. The addition of kale really ups the nutritional benefits!
Lorrae says
Can this dish be frozen? Would love to try it but will only be making it for myself and I hate waste
Lisa says
I think this should be fine to freeze for later.
Catherine says
I have been on JumpstartMD, which is a low carb way of eating. The only carbs I get are through fruits and vegetables (2 fruits a day). They use full fat, of course, and lean protein. I’ve had great success on this diet! This recipe is absolutely perfect for this program. You have to remember, the values are calculated to serve 4 people.
I can’t wait to make this!!! I know this will be delicious!! Thank you!
Lisa says
I’ve never heard of that program, but sounds like it’s working for you. I’ll have to give it a look.
Sarah says
What is a serving size for this dish?
It looks so easy and delicious!
I’m following keto and it seems it would fit well as a weeknight dinner – just concerned about the conflicting nutrition info.
Is the info in your nutritional info box re-calculated/corrected from last year?
Thanks, and I can’t wait to try it!
Lisa says
It worked out to about 272 grams a serving. The nutritional data is dependent on actual ingredients used and is just an estimate.
Ashley Breanna says
Made this last night & it was great. The mushrooms held so much of the flavor, that when you ate one, it burst with goodness. Heck, I’d even add more next time. I made this with Greek yogurt instead of sour cream & it worked well. I didn’t temper the yog into the meat, so it curdled a bit, but still very good. I will temper it next time. Thank you for this recipe! My diabetic fiance appreciates you 🙂
~Ash @ herheirloom.blogspot.com
Lisa says
You’re welcome Ashley! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I just found out I’m sensitive to mushrooms so I can’t eat them right now, buy what you describe sounds so good.
Carolyn says
We loved it!! Trim healthy Mama for life
Lisa says
Awesome! 🙂
Tiffany says
Maybe this is just personal preference, but I found it way too thick with just the sour cream and reduced wine. It also tasted too much like straight sour cream. I added a little less than a cup of beef broth to thin it out a bit and add another flavor. Thanks for the recipe!
Lisa says
Great tips Tiffany!
Eryn says
This looks great! I’m actively trying to lose weight, so the fat content is a bit on the high side for me. Was wondering if anyone ever subbed greek yogurt for the sour cream and had success? Wasn’t sure if greek yogurt would hold up to the heat like the sour cream would.
Lisa says
Greek yogurt is fine as a sub for cream cheese.
Melissa says
is there something else u could sub for the mushrooms? and do u cook the zucchini?
Lisa says
You could just leave the mushrooms out. It’s best to sauté the zucchini for a softer noodle.
ang says
I just made it for my family tonight and they loved it. They do not follow a low carb diet, so I made egg noodles for them and I substituted Quinoa for myself. It was delish!!
Lisa says
Great way to make one meal for the low carb and non low carb eaters!
Heather says
What would be a good substitute for zucchini ribbon noodles? Our house is not a fan of zucchini at all!
Lisa says
You could serve it over Soul Bread or shiratake noodles.
Bonni says
I plugged the info into myfitnesspal.com and this is what it said:
Nutrition Facts
Servings 4.0
Amount Per Serving
calories 553
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 45 g 69 %
Saturated Fat 23 g 115 %
Monounsaturated Fat 13 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 155 mg 52 %
Sodium 232 mg 10 %
Potassium 477 mg 14 %
Total Carbohydrate 6 g 2 %
Dietary Fiber 1 g 3 %
Sugars 4 g
Protein 24 g 48 %
Vitamin A 15 %
Vitamin C 4 %
Calcium 7 %
Iron
Lisa says
I’ve had issues with MFP, so I use Calorie Count for the data.
rd says
Wow. I look for low carb recipes because I am a newly diagnosed diabetic. I would imagine at least some of the readers are the same, which also means trying to lose weight and watch our cholesterol to get the diabetes under control. That being said, this recipe is ridiculous- can’t be called “healthy” by any stretch of the imagination- 125g of fat???? Twice the daily allotment for fat, 75% saturated fat, and over half daily allotment of cholesterol.That’s just crazy. I guess no one is trying to lose weight or eat healthy- just worried about carbs and the rest of it is thrown to the wind.
Lisa says
I’m pretty sure that’s the amount of fat in the whole recipe, not per serving. It has to be a mistake. I need to run this one again.
Kimberlee says
Were you able to double check the fat content per serving? 125 g is awful high. Thank you
Lisa says
Recalculated and fixed the nutritional data.
cathy says
Carbs turn into sugar in your body, which releases insulin. This is what tells your liver to make cholesterol. Studies show saturated fat is not the enemy any more, it is sugar, corn syrup and transfats etc.
Pam mayers says
I’m on keto diet nutritional plan hi fat moderate protein low carb.326/175 so far got rid of diabetes,hi cholesterol, no more,hi blood pressure no more off all pills now look up keto nutritional healing of the body. Dr westman specializes in reversing diabetes. So does Dr Fung, Dr phinney wonderfully source for nutritional healing
Kiki says
The macros on this seem really off. Are you sure the nutrition info is correct? I’m asking because I follow keto and this is a fairly keto friendly recipe. maybe I’m wrong but the macros just look odd in comparison to other similar recipes.
Lisa says
I plugged it into Calorie Count, but it could be off a bit.
Sara says
This. Was. Awesome. Easy & yummy!
Mickie Gibbs says
This stroganoff was DA BOMB! So yummy! My husband was a fan, too. It will be making a regular appearance in the menu rotation!
Lisa says
So happy you liked it. The photo certainly doesn’t do it the justice it deserves. It’s a new favorite of ours too!