Not Just Hamburger Helper
Hey guys! Today, I have a solid recipe for you – The Fancy Napkins’ One Pot Stroganoff. A friend had a photo of Hamburger Helper on his Snap Chat earlier last week and alas, I was inspired to whip up my own. It also reminded me of a version my sister in law made one of the first times I visited their family out west. It is definitely a staple in our house so I tweaked a few things and this is what I came up with. Only thing I will say before I get into it, is to use a relatively large frying pan. This one pot stroganoff could feed at least seven or eight people.
Stroganoff!
I heated the oil with the minced garlic and chopped onion, and cooked until fragrant (Is there a candle of this scent yet? HA! You’ll never know if I’m joking about that). I added the beef and realized that the olive oil with the grease from the beef was going to be too much grease. Once the beef was browned, I carefully drained the pan.
Next, I added the cumin, mushrooms and green pepper. I gave the ingredients a good stir and put the lid on the pan to let the veggies cook for about 5 minutes. **If you are going to cook your noodles separately, not use noodles at all or you are going to use spiralized veggies you will let the mush/pepper (and spiralized veg) cook longer and then add the soup. You will NOT need to add the broth. Stir and voila!** I added the entire 340 g bag of egg noodles to the pan and added the liquid. I kept the lid on as it all came to a boil, stirring occasionally to ensure the noodles were being cooked evenly.
I admit, I was a little uncertain of myself putting the egg noodles right into the pan with everything. It made me nervous that I might not have enough liquid for them to cook properly. At the same time, what if this ended up being too watery. So I just crossed my fingers and hoped for the best, I was determined to make one pot stroganoff a success!
Extra Tips
Quick note, I took a look at what is traditionally a stroganoff, and you are supposed to add sour cream. The cream of broccoli soup makes this one pot stroganoff pretty creamy, but add sour cream if you want it creamier. If you want to go one further, use plain Greek yogurt in place of sour cream. I promise this can be a game changer.
So here’s the recipe for The Fancy Napkins One Pot Stroganoff: easy to get it together and on the table in under an hour! My best advice is to chop veggies while you cook the meat and clean as you go.
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One Pot Stroganoff
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup sweet onion diced
- 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1 green pepper diced (about 2 cups)
- 1 1/2 cups mushrooms sliced
- 1 can cream of broccoli soup
- 4 cups beef broth
- 340 g bag egg noodles
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large frying pan on medium heat and add minced garlic
- Once garlic is fragrant, add diced onion
- As the onion starts to cook, brown the beef, adding salt and pepper and stirring occasionally
- Once beef is nearly completely cooked through (almost no raw, red meat), add the mushrooms and peppers
- Cook with a lid on for about 5 minutes
- Carefully drain the oil/grease from the pan
- Add cumin and stir occasionally, covering with lid for about another 5 minutes
- Add soup, stir well
- Add noodles and broth, stir to cover noodles. Not all noodles will be completely covered in liquid and that is okay - just continue to stir every once in a while
- Bring liquid to a boil with lid on, this took about 5 minutes
- Turn down to simmer, for another 5 minutes, before letting stand off the heat for 5 more minutes. Add fresh ground pepper
- The dish shouldn't be watery, but creamy
- Add a dollop of sour cream/plain Greek yogurt if you want it creamier or add some chilli flakes for some heat
- Enjoy!
Food scented candles are evil.
Quick and easy Laura. Will make again.
Awesome! Thanks, Carole!
Great dish. Super easy and tasty! (Had it with mashed potatoes, (used have the beef bouillon) Granny had two helpings, so it must have been good!!!
Thanks, Anne! Great idea serving over mashed potatoes 🙂
Made it for dinner last night… Harper LOVED it!
I’m SO glad it was a hit!!!