Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff is an easy all-in-one meal made with ground beef, egg noodles, and a homemade creamy mushroom sauce that goes from pot to table in less than 30 minutes!
Inspired by my recipe for Homemade Beef Stroganoff, this version of Instant Pot Stroganoff is faster, easier, and just as delicious as the classic version!
Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff is one of my family's favorite dinner recipes and has quickly become a fan favorite, with good reason!
This recipe for Instant Pot Stroganoff is a one-pot 30-minute meal that is made with wholesome ingredients you can feel good serving to those you love.
Instead of using condensed mushroom soup, this recipe for Instant Pot Stroganoff starts with a simple homemade mushroom gravy that is rich in flavor and incredibly easy to make. Add in a blend of seasonings that mimics Dry Onion Soup Mix, and this recipe delivers all the classic flavor you love and crave in stroganoff, without the addition of preservatives or excess sodium.
Not to mention that the egg noodles cook right up in the delicious beef and mushroom gravy soaking in all that great flavor, leaving you only ONE pan to wash.
Notes On Ingredients
- Ground Meat: You can use lean ground beef, ground turkey, or ground chicken to make Instant Pot Stroganoff.
- Mushrooms: Button mushrooms work, but baby portabella mushrooms (AKA Bella mushrooms) will give this dish the best flavor.
- Red Wine: Dry red wine, like Merlot or Cabernet, adds a lot of depth to this homemade stroganoff, but feel free to use additional stock in place of red wine. A dry Marsala wine also works great with the flavors of the stroganoff.
- Dry Onion Soup Mix: To add even more depth of flavor to this recipe, I add a homemade blend of spices that mimic the flavor of dry onion soup mix.
- Sour Cream: To finish the stroganoff, I recommend stirring in sour cream or plain yogurt to give this dish a creamy finish.
How to Make Instant Pot Stroganoff
While this recipe for Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff s incredibly simple to make, if you are unfamiliar with cooking in an instant pot or the functions of your instant pot, be sure to start with How to Use an Instant Pot for the best results on this and future recipes.
- Turn Instant Pot to saute, add the oil, and allow to heat for a couple of minutes
- Once the instant pot has heated, add in ground beef and the minced onion sauteeing until the meat is browned.
- If needed, drain off any excess grease and return the inner pot back to the Instant Pot.
- To the browned meat, add butter, or additional olive oil, mushrooms, minced garlic, and the dried seasonings.
- Saute for 2-3 minutes or until the mushrooms just begin to soften and then turn the pressure cooker off.
- Pour in the red wine, or stock if not using wine, and scrape up any browned bits on the bottom of the inner pot, using a wooden spatula. In order to get up any browned bits and to prevent potential burn warnings, this is a crucial step.
- Stir in the Worcestershire sauce and beef stock.
- Add the noodles and gently push them into the sauce to submerge. It is okay if the noodles aren't completely submerged in the liquid, but use care to push down the noodles so at least a portion of all the noodles are touching the beef stock.
- Cook on high pressure for 5 minutes (hit manual and adjust time by using +/_ buttons until the timer reads 5).
- Once cook time has elapsed, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes.
- Then do a quick release of any remaining pressure--be sure to stand away from the vent knob when releasing pressure.
- Stir in the sour cream into the noodles and beef until creamy and well combined.
- Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes and Tips
- Leftovers: Leftovers of this dish can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days in the refrigerator. I don't recommend freezing the leftovers.
- Reheating: To reheat the stroganoff, I suggest adding a bit of stock or water to keep the noodles moist and reheat in the microwave.
- Lower Sodium: To reduce the sodium in this recipe, use low-sodium stock and omit the salt, or cut the salt in half, in the Dried Onion Soup mix.
More Instant Pot Beef Recipes
- Instant Pot Beef Stew
- Instant Pot Ground Beef
- Instant Pot Mongolian Beef
- Instant Pot Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes
- Instant Pot Hamburger Helper
- Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa
If you enjoyed this recipe for Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff, I would love for you to leave a comment and review below.
Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 pound ground lean sirloin or ground turkey
- ¼ cup minced onion optional
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter or additional olive oil
- 16 ounces sliced baby portabella mushrooms sliced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons Dry Onion Soup Mix see notes for recipe
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ cup dry red wine or additional beef stock
- 3 ½ cups reduced sodium beef broth
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 12 ounces wide egg noodles whole wheat or regular
- 1 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Turn the Instant Pot to saute and allow to heat up.
- Once the instant pot has heated, add in the olive oil, ground meat, and minced onion if using. Brown the meat, breaking up into small pieces.
- Once the meat is mostly browned, add in the butter (or additional olive oil), mushrooms, thyme, garlic, and Dried Onion Soup Mix. Saute for 2-3 minutes or until the meat is fully browned. Turn off the pressure cooker.
- Add the wine (or stock) and scrape up all the browned bits off the bottom of the Instant Pot.
- Stir in beef broth and Worcestershire sauce to Instant Pot. Add in noodles and gently push down into sauce.
- Cook on high pressure for 5 minutes (hit manual and adjust time by using +/_ buttons until timer reads 5).
- Once cook time has elapsed, let pressure release naturally for 5 minutes. Then do a quick release of any remaining pressure--be sure stand away from vent knob when releasing pressure.
- Stir in sour cream into stroganoff and serve.
AnnM
5 stars for ease and 10 stars for taste. It’s definitely a top scoring recipe. I made it using ground turkey instead of beef. I didn’t have dry red wine so I use 1/4 cup marsala mixed with 1/4 cup water to keep it from being to sweet. It worked. The whole dish was so delicious! Thanks for a wonderful recipe.
Kristen Chidsey
Thanks for sharing Ann! I love hearing you enjoyed and thanks for sharing your modifications.
Robyn
Against my better judgement, I tried this in my Instant Pot. Noodles were mush (as suspected) —I like al dente. Sauce was a bit bland and I kept thinking it was missing something. I did follow recipe, exactly. Next day when eating leftovers, had an ah ha moment—a tiny bit of Dijon is needed in sauce. Fresh thyme would also be a nice addition. Needed a lot of Himalayan salt. Not sure this needs doing in Instant Pot. Will cook noodles separately and add at end, next time (and less of them). Also, would use standard white mushrooms next time. I do appreciate the onion soup substitute recipe and have that in my pantry, now. I also don’t use canned soups—horrible ingredients. So appreciate that, too. My husband thought it was fine, but he doesn’t mind soggy, mushy pasta. Not me. It’ll eat, but noodles don’t belong in instant pot unless you like them mushy. Easy fix, just an extra pot. I do see a lot of noodle recipes for Instant Pot—maybe I am an anomaly. Might add a few more tweaks. This is a decent base to work from. Just couldn’t give it five stars due to noodle mush and a bit on bland side for me.
Kristen Chidsey
Hi Robyn. I really find that the timing on this works to keep them from not being mushy at all, I am sorry you found it not to be the case. Thanks for sharing your suggestions for adding flavor--Dijon and thyme are delicious additions for sure to just about anything 🙂
AnnM
Hi Robin, I’m an al dente pasta girl and had the same concern about pasta cooked in the instant pot. I’ve made several pasta dish recipes with noodles in my instant pot cooking them for only 3 minutes and they’re came out great. I hope this might help.
Michelle
Delicious, I never liked stroganoff until trying this recipe! I’ve since shared your recipe with many IP friends, thanks so much for sharing it!
Kristen Chidsey
And THANK YOU!!!
Nona
The recipe part skips where to add the garlic. That should be added and fixed. thanks 🙂 I've made this twice with some tweaks and even shared it on a meal train 🙂
Kristen Chidsey
Thanks for the catch Nona! All updated! And I am so happy to hear you enjoy this recipe.
Natasha
This recipe for Instant Pot Stroganoff is so easy to make! I followed the recipe and it didn’t take me more than 30 minutes to make it. It was so delicious and full of flavor. This is going to be on our weekly routine for sure!
Jen
I've been trying to use my instant pot more and more so thank you for walking me through each step (I'm a newbie, haha!). This turned out amazing!