Low Fat Beef Stroganoff Recipe

Try this delicious low fat beef stroganoff.  This is considered a comfort food in our family without all the calorie guilt. Make low fat beef stroganoff for your loved ones and indulge in this celebrated dish guilt-free.

close up image of Low Fat Beef Stroganoff in a green serving dish

History of Beef Stroganoff:


The recipe did not appear in English cookbooks until 1932, and it was not until the 1950s, after World War II, that beef stroganoff became popular for elegant dinner parties in America.  There is more than one story on who first created this elegant dish:

  • Beef Stroganoff was created in the 1890s by chef Charles Briere for Count Paul Stroganoff, a 19th century Russian diplomat, who was in a friendly competition with the chefs of other families in St. Petersburg, the cultural center of Russian society.  The Stroganoff's chef won the prize with his recipe.
  • Another version is that Count Pavel Stroganov, a celebrity in turn-of-the-century St. Petersburg, was a noted gourmet as well as a friend of Alexander III. He is frequently credited with creating Beef Stroganoff or having a chef who did so.

The name of this dish comes from Russian Count Grigory Stroganove (1770-1857) who was one of the richest noblemen and held the highest diplomatic posts. Great gourmet, he loved delicious dishes and always had the best cooks.  One of them invented an original dish from scraped meat and it was on the Count's taste.  The dish took the name Stroganoff, but, as to the cook, his name was unfairly forgotten but some people told ("bitter tongues") that the dish was made especially for the Count when he, being old, lost all his teeth and could not chew a simple beef steak.

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9 Weight Watchers Points

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Russian

Keyword: Beef Stroganoff History, Low-Fat Beef Stroganoff Recipe

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 378.7 kcal

  • 18 ounces egg noodles, cried, uncooked*
  • 1/4 pound beef tenderloin, been beef round, or sirloin (all visible fat removed)**
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/2 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can cream of mushroom soup (98% fat free), undiluted
  • 1/2 cup mushrooms, fresh, sliced
  • 2 teaspoons dried tarragon, crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • Coarse salt and freshly-ground black pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup sour cream (non-fat)

  1. Cook egg noodles according to package directions; drain and return to pan to keep warm.

  2. Cut meat into thin strips, about 1/3-inch by 2-inches long.

  3. In a large frying pan over medium-high heat, heat olive oil. Add steak strips and sautuntil medium-rare; transfer onto a warm platter; cover loosely with aluminum foil to keep warm.

  4. Reduce heat to low, add onion and garlic; sautuntil soft. Stir in mushroom soup, mushrooms, tarragon, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper; simmer until mushrooms are cooked. Add sour cream and the steak strips; stir until well blended. Remove from heat and serve over cooked noodles.

  5. Makes 4 servings.

* Pasta Hints and Tips  (Learn how to cook pasta, etiquette of eating pasta, history of pasta, and much more).

** I have substituted lean ground beef (hamburger) in place of the steak. My family loves it both ways.

Nutrition Facts

Low-Fat Beef Stroganoff Recipe:

Amount Per Serving

Calories 378.7 Calories from Fat 81

% Daily Value*

Fat 9g 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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