Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff – Lazy Mommy Version

We like Beef Stroganoff but prior to the Instant Pot, I don’t cook it as often as I would like to eat it but happy to say that now it is a staple and a regular meal at our home and it always turns out so delicious and creamy and so Easy Peasy 😀

So, it’s an understatement when I say that there are a lot of Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff recipes online but most recipes I have seen and tested has additional steps that I really feel is fine to skip but hey, you can be the judge here.

I dread cooking or doing any household chores. But there is no choice here. Cooking and household chores are part of Adulting, they say . And this is truly why I see myself as a Lazy Mom. I feel too lazy to cook beautiful meals from scratch lol but I will go to great lengths to make any recipe or cleaning activity as short-lived and as easy as possible (like testing 6 different Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff recipes to figure out how to make the the process even shorter 😀 .

So the additional steps that I have seen online & tested myself so far includes:

• Seasoning the beef first in a separate bowl
• Browning the beef and when doing that, you have to do it at least in 3 batches meaning because you don’t want to crowd the pot and you need another plate to work through all the browning
• If you brown the meat, you have to make sure you deglaze any browned bits from the bottom of the pot or the “BURN” message will show up on your instant pot
• Cooking the mushrooms in a separate pan on the stove so the mushrooms doesn’t get mushy after 12 minutes of pressure cooking
• Cooking the egg noodles separately on the stove
• Using a bazillion spices to season the dish

Don’t get me wrong. There are some steps here that I will follow for a weekend dinner if I have friends or family coming over. I would totally use different spices and seasoning on a weekend but on a weekday evening after what feels like a long day of work, I just want to get home, get dinner ready as fast as I can and spend that time with my little boy & my couch & my TV so judge me if you want to but I’m using the onion soup mix as my seasoning for this dish and I am not cooking my egg noodles separately and I am definitely not browning the meat first in batches. And one easy tip so that your mushrooms doesn’t get super mushy after 12 minutes of cooking, just don’t slice the mushrooms. Just throw in the mushrooms as it is.

So, to each their own but give this Easy Peasy No Fuss recipe of mine a try and let me know your experience 🙂

Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff – Lazy Mommy Version.

Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff - Lazy Mommy Version

• Time: 45 mins
• Difficulty: easy
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There are a lot of Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff versions online but most recipes I have seen has a few more additional steps. Way too many steps for this mama especially on a weekday night after a full day work. I need something Easy Peasy. The less work, less plates to wash after, the better. And truly, I think this is really yummy even without the additional steps. Give this a try and let me know what you think.

Ingredients

• 2 to 3 TBSP Cooking Oil
• 1 chopped onion
• Mushrooms (use as much as you like but don’t slice it smaller)
• Stewing Beef
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 Packet Onion Soup Mix
• 3 Cups Low Sodium Beef Broth
• 3-4 dash of Worcester Sauce
• Dash of Black Pepper
• 1 package of egg noodles
• 3/4 cup sour cream

Directions

1. Set the Instant Pot to Saute function. When the Instant Pot is hot, add oil, onion and mushrooms. Add as much mushroom as you like. I just only had that small bowl of mushroom in my fridge. Saute it for a minute.
2. Add stewing beef. No browning or seasoning ahead of time required. Add 1/4 cup all purpose flour and give it a good stir.
3. Quick Tip: Put your own seasoning by all means but when I get home on a weekday night after a day of work and I need to get dinner ready fast for my 2 year old, a packet of Onion Soup Mix as seasoning never fails me.
4. Add 3 cups of beef broth. I use low sodium beef broth since the onion soup mix already has plenty sodium. Give it a good mix.
5. Cancel Saute function and press Pressure Cook and set time for 12 minutes. Once it beeps, it is done. Do a quick release, open lid and stir it.
6. Add Worcester sauce (about 3-4 dashes) and some black pepper. Add 1 package of egg noodles and give it a good stir.
7. Set Pressure Cook & set time for 5 minutes. Once it beeps, your noodles are cooked. Do a quick release, open lid and stir it.
8. Add 3/4 cup sour cream and mix it
9. Serve it while it’s hot. Enjoy