Healthy Beef Stroganoff {One Pot + Extra Veggies}

Healthy Hamburger Helper Beef Stroganoff is packed with veggies, comes together in one pot for minimal clean up and is freezer-friendly!

Is beef stroganoff healthy?

Beef stroganoff by itself isn't the healthiest meal, but it can made healthier quite easily by adding in extra veggies, using a leaner cut of beef and cutting back on the sour cream as I've done in this recipe.

Ultimately, the extra veggies add a ton of flavour and also make this dish a whole meal where you don't need to serve a salad or other veggies on the side to round it out.

Hamburger Helper Beef Stroganoff recipe

This recipe is more reminiscent of Hamburger Helper Beef Stroganoff than it is traditional stroganoff – this means you can use ground beef instead of a beef chuck so it's ready much faster.

You really need to stew beef chuck for long time to get the meat tender so my recipe uses extra-lean ground beef to speed things up – you can even technically use ground turkey to make this recipe even healthier!

Ingredients and substitutions

• Olive oil – Any neutral oil like avocado oil, sunflower oil or vegetable oil will work. 
• Yellow onion – White onions or shallots are a good alternative to yellow onion in this recipe.
• Garlic – You can use fresh or jarred minced garlic.
• Mushrooms – Mushrooms are a key ingredient in stroganoff but the kind of mushrooms you use is up to you (cremini, portobello, baby portabella or mixed mushrooms)
• Red wine – Pick any dry red wine of your choice – a dry white wine also works, or you can leave the wine out altogether.
• Carrots, celery & red pepper – feel free to use any vegetables you'd like.
• Ground beef – For a more meaty effect you can use steak pieces or rib eye. You can also use ground turkey in place of the beef, or leave the meat out altogether for a veggie stroganoff.
• Flour – Cornstarch can be used to coat the beef and thicken the mixture as well. You don't need flour or cornstarch, but it does make the sauce thicker.
• Beef broth – Beef broth will compliment the flavours of the beef used but you can use chicken or vegetable broth.
• Egg noodles – Feel free to substitute the egg noodles for other pastas.
• Sour cream – Greek yogurt is a great alternative for sour cream in this dish.
• Fresh spinach – I recommend spinach but any other leafy green will also work.

Storing and reheating

To store your beef stroganoff, let the dish cool down then place individual servings in airtight glass containers. Storing them in individual servings makes warming up leftovers so much easier! Once it's stored in the fridge, it will last for up to four or five days. That means you have a delicious meal ready for the week!

When you're ready to eat your beef stroganoff, sprinkle some water overtop to help avoid dry noodles, then warm it up in the microwave for 1-2 minutes until heated through. Eat right out of the meal prep container or serve on a plate and enjoy!

Freezing this recipe

Beef stroganoff is actually an ideal dish to freeze and allows for this delicious meal to last even longer! To freeze, make sure the dish has cooled down entirely to room temperature. Scoop the beef stroganoff into airtight containers and store in the freezer for up to 3 months.

To reheat, sprinkle some water overtop and then reheat from frozen in the microwave for 5-6 minutes, stirring partway through. You can also reheat in a 375 F oven for 40-45 minutes.

More one pot comfort food meals

• Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff (more traditional stroganoff recipe)
• The Original Hamburger Helper (cheeseburger version)
• Lasagna Soup
• Crockpot Swedish Meatballs

Meal prep tools

• Grab some Glass meal prep bowls if you plan on packing this up for lunch
• I get all my grass-fed ground beef from Butcher Box
• Freeze this recipe in glass microwave-safe bowls up to 3 months
• These Foil Containers are also great for freezing individual servings of meals