Name: Creamy chicken stroganoff recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: european
Ingredients: 1 tbs butter; 6 bacon rashers chopped; 1 capsicum chopped medium; 2 celery stalks finely chopped; 1 onion chopped; 6 mushrooms medium sliced; 2 chicken stock cubes; 1 1/2 cups water; 500 g cooked chicken; 500.00 ml sour cream; 2 tbs cornflour; 2 tbs water *extra; 1 pinch salt and pepper *to taste

by dennii Last updated on 02/06/2025

Hark back to the ’70s and a chicken strog was always on the menu. Chicken pieces smothered in a tangy sour cream and mushroom sauce – it’s easy comfort food made in under an hour. This version uses pre-cooked chicken, making it even easier to dish up to the family.

How to make chicken stroganoff: key tips

As this dish cooks up quite quickly, I find it’s best to have all the veg and chicken chopped up and ready to go from the start.

You can use raw chopped chicken for this recipe. Just be sure to brown the pieces in a little oil in step 1, before you brown the other meat and veg. Remove the chicken from the pan after browning and then add it back in step 3.

If you find the sauce is a little too thick at the end, you can thin it with a little more water or stock.

Key ingredients in this creamy chicken risotto recipe

I like to use chicken thigh fillets for a recipe like this, as I find that they retain their flavour a lot better when cooked for a while. If you’re using cooked breast fillets or even leftover barbecued chicken, I would cut the cooking time in step 3 by half.

Sour cream is synonymous with a strog. Go for full-fat sour cream for a beautifully rich and creamy sauce. You could also try this dish with crème fraîche.

Try all of these stroganoff recipes, from beef to chicken and sausage, to find your favourites. Your family would love these easy chicken pasta recipes, too.

This recipe was originally submitted by dennii, a member of the Australia’s Best Recipe community. Introduction and additional recipe notes by Natasha Shaw.

- Australia's Best Recipes Team

Ingredients

1 tbs butter
6 bacon rashers chopped
1 capsicum chopped medium
2 celery stalks finely chopped
1 onion chopped
6 mushrooms medium sliced
2 chicken stock cubes
1 1/2 cups water
500 g cooked chicken
2 cups sour cream
2 tbs cornflour
2 tbs water *extra
1 pinch salt and pepper *to taste

Method

Step 1

Heat butter in a pan, then add bacon, capsicum, celery, onion and mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes.
Step 2

Add crumbled stock cubes and water. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Step 3

Add chicken and simmer for 10 minutes over a low heat.
Step 4

Add cream and simmer for 2 minutes.
Step 5

Combine cornflour and extra water, blending to a smooth paste, then add to mixture, stir until thickened. Season with salt and pepper.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

How can I serve this chicken stroganoff?

Dating back to the early 1900s, stroganoff was actually served with potato chips. I like mine served over steamed rice, but you could also serve it over cooked short pasta such as fusilli. Some people even like it with a side of mash.

How can I make this chicken stroganoff extra rich?

Some like to stir a tablespoon of tomato paste into the mixture at the end of cooking in step 1. Instead, you could add 2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce at this time, then cook until reduced by half before adding the stock mixture.