Tonight I didn’t have dinner planned. Although I had just went to the market and spent a fortune, it still felt like I didn’t have a thing to make. Well, at least nothing I could make fast and fill up three hungry guys and one hungry gal in a hurry. No wait…ground beef stroganoff with noodles, that’s the ticket. It’s a definite go-to for busy weekends or weeknight dinners…hearty, yet simple and lots of amazing flavor. I think this is better than your typical stew meat stroganoff. You still get the old-fashioned dinner, but with a quick spin on it. The east coast went from 80 degrees to 40 degrees this weekend, so this dinner came with perfect timing. A hot, comfort food that you’re whole family will love.
- 2 pounds lean ground beef or turkey /or both
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, finely minced
- 4 ounces light cream cheese, cubed
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 cup lowfat milk
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 cup light sour cream
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Cooked no yolk egg noodles or rice for serving
- In a large nonstick skillet, cook the meat, onion, on medium heat, stirring occasionally to break up the meat into small pieces, Once browned, drain excess grease and add the garlic.
- Add the cubed cream cheese and let melt about 2-3 minutes. Stir mixture. Add salt, pepper, onion powder.
- Combine the chicken broth and milk. Then whisk in the flour.
- Stir the broth/milk mixture into the meat and cook over medium stirring occasionally.
- Let the mixture bubble and simmer until slightly thickened, 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in the sour cream.
- Serve over cooked egg noodles or hot, cooked rice.
- Sprinkle each serving with fresh parsley, and additional salt and pepper if desired.