30-Minute Beef Stroganoff! Comforting, savory and made gluten/dairy-free with REAL ingredients!
Try this Beef Teriyaki for another gluten-free 30-minute dinner!
One of the questions I get a lot is if my kids and husband eat gluten-free with me too. The answer is mostly yes – at home we are 100% gluten-free.
If we go out to eat sometimes my husband will get a burrito and I’ll get a salad or something to that effect. And my son has the occasional slice of Costco pizza or sandwich with Grandpa.
But at home we are totally gluten-free and I’d like to think they don’t even notice!
One of my goals with my blog is to share things I’ve made that my whole family likes. So you’re not stuck in the kitchen for hours making separate “regular” meals and allergy-free meals.
I love delicious, easy dinners like this 30-minute beef stroganoff to get dinner on the table.
Beef stroganoff might not win any gourmet points, but it’s a meal that leaves everyone feeling happy and satisfied.
I make beef stroganoff with cashew cream instead of the sour cream. I was skeptical about cashew cream replacing dairy awhile back, but trust me when I say you won’t even notice!
If you can eat dairy, you can definitely use regular sour cream.
I like serving this over Jovial gluten-free egg noodles or rice. I don’t drink wine, but I cook with it so I buy it in those small picnic bottles for recipes like this.
If you prefer, you can substitute more beef broth. This recipe is great with thinly sliced steak or ground beef.
Even though the steak version is fancier, I secretly like the ground beef version best!
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Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free 30-Minute Beef Stroganoff
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter, or olive oil
- 1-1.5 lbs thinly-sliced steak or ground beef
- salt and pepper
- 1 small or ½ a large white or yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 8 oz thinly sliced cremini or baby bella mushrooms
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons gluten-free flour
- ½ cup dry white wine, or ½ cup more beef broth
- 1 ½ cups beef broth
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
For the cashew cream:
- ½ cup raw cashews + ½ cup beef broth, or water + 2 teaspoons lemon juice (or ½ cup sour cream)
- optional garnish: chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Heat the butter in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the beef in an even layer, season generously with salt and pepper and let cook without moving for 3-4 minutes to get a nice sear. Stir and cook on the other side for another 2-3 minutes.Transfer to a plate. If using ground beef, spread the beef into an even layer then season with salt and pepper. Use a spatula or wooden spoon to break up the beef and cook until no longer pink. Transfer to a plate.
- Add the onion, and a little more butter if needed to the now empty pan. Cook on medium heat until softened, about 6-8 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook until softened, another 6-8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Meanwhile, place all the ingredients for the cashew cream in a blender and blend until smooth.
- Sprinkle the gluten-free flour over the onion/mushroom mixture and stir to cook for a minute or so to get rid of the raw flour flavor. Increase the heat and add the wine, stirring until smooth and scraping up the bottom of the pan. Cook for 2-3 minutes until the wine is slightly reduced.
- Slowly add the beef broth followed by the Worcestershire sauce, whisking/stirring until smooth and let simmer for 5 minutes or so. Stir in the beef and cashew cream and heat through. Add the parsley and season to taste with salt/pepper.
- Serve over gluten-free egg noodles or rice. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Recipe Source: Adapted from Gimme Some Oven
Gina Montroy says
Loved it! A hit with my family! I’m the only avoiding dairy & gluten, but they loved it & didn’t even notice the difference! I used 1 1/2 lbs of deer burger. Simple & delicious!
Cindy D says
Does the or 1/2 sour cream mean instead of the cashews etc ? I was wondering about cashew yogurt ? Thanks
Erin Collins says
Yes instead of the sour cream! You could also use 1/2 cup of unsweetened dairy-free yogurt no problem.
Hannah says
My family liked this. I used homemade turkey broth instead of beef so that might be why but I felt it needed more seasoning so I added some liquid aminos. I assume you add the beef back in after the cream sauce….I read the recipe numerous times and when to add the beef back in was missing. I will defiantly make this again!
Erin Collins says
Sorry for the missing instruction! I added it in 🙂
Shan says
Hi, If I’m going to freeze all of these meals do I need to cook them before I freeze them, or do I freeze everything in it’s raw state?
Erin Collins says
I would cook everything and then freeze for this recipe. I hope this helps!
Keely says
Hi Erin, you forgot to mention when to add the beef back and when to add the Worcestershire. I guessed this was after adding the stock to the mushrooms/onions? It came out great anyway!!
Erin Collins says
Sorry about that! I’ve updated the recipe 🙂
Irene Alhadeff says
This was delish!!!
Mary McKinney says
This was excellent! My non gluten or dairy free husband took a bite and said wow! This is gluten and dairy free, this is a keeper!! I did double the cashew part and think it was yummy with the extra sauce.
Amy says
I love this recipe.!! But I am wondering what the serving size is for the nutrition information? I don’t see it anywhere?
Thanks!
Rebecca Provinse says
Great smooth recipe. I found your recipe after finding “Beef Stroganoff” on Simply Recipes. Sort of combined parts of both. Much better tasting than from box mixes gluten free – and fresher with fresh ingredients. Thank you!
Erin Collins says
So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Terri says
When does the meat go back in?
Thanks!
Madison says
This is such a cozy meal! My whole family loves it.
Judy says
I made this and it was delicious. I plan on making it many times. I made sure to save the post. Thank you.
Angela says
I feel as though maybe the recipe should be corrected in the instructions. I didn’t see in the instructions when you add the Worcestershire or beef back in and I didn’t see the comments about boiling or soaking the cashews ahead of time until I had already done it
Michelle says
Instead of the cashew cream, I use cashew yogurt. It tastes delicious!
Ashley says
Do you think it would be possible to sub in almond milk? (Don’t have cashews on hand!)
We just made the switch to dairy and gluten free, I’m still getting the hang of things lol
Thanks!
caryn says
hello!! do you need to soak the cashews to make the cream? or just blend the cashews raw with the broth?
Emily says
You definitely need to soak them, otherwise you end up with a nutty stroganoff. This was my experience tonight. I’ll definitely soak the cashews overnight next time.
Kenzie says
How to make without cashews?
Ariana says
Hello I was wondering if you could suggest a subsitute for Worcestershire sauce since most or not gluten free.
Thank you
Ariana
Erin Collins says
I use lea and perrins worcestershire sauce – it is gluten-free!
Laura says
Can you do this without cashews. My husband has a nut allergy
Tamar says
I used 1/2 cup coconut milk (full fat) in place of the cashews and it tastes great! 🙂 Added bonus is you don’t have to use a blender.
Erin Collins says
Great to know! 🙂
Ace says
I used Tofutti sour cream and it was delicious
Erin Collins says
Great to know if turned out with that!
Jen says
Would this freeze ok?
Joy says
I completely agree with what you said about eating 100% gluten free at home. My husband is not DF and GF like I am but we make some pretty rockin’ meals (thanks in part to your rockin’ recipes) but when we go out he eats as much gluten and dairy as he wants! It was an agreement we made to not make 2 different meals at home and for him to also support me in my life change. It’s been such a game changer for me. DF and GF for 3 years now and loving it! Thanks for all your personal input and your amazing recipes! You’ve been a God send for sure. I will most assuredly be doing this recipe because this is the stuff I grew up on and kinda surrender the idea that I could eat something like this again. Thanks for the recipe! I trust you so I’m excited to try it!
and PS- CASHEW CREAM is the BEST!!!
and I like the ground beef version too. Growing up, steak was too expensive so ground turkey was what we had.
Thanks!