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Homemade Hamburger Helper Beef Stroganoff

This is a from-scratch version of boxed Hamburger Helper but with actual mushrooms and better flavor. Takes about 50 minutes start to finish and uses one pot.
prep time15 minutes
cook time35 minutes
total time50 minutes
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Ingredients

Ingredients (~6 servings)

  • 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 12 oz baby bella mushrooms, quartered
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 1/4 lbs lean ground beef
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 1/2 cups beef broth
  • 2 1/2 cups 2% milk
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 14 oz wide egg noodles
  • 1 1/4 cups sour cream
  • Red pepper flakes, optional

Instructions

  • Wipe mushrooms with damp paper towel, trim stems, and quarter them.
  • Melt butter in large pot over medium-high heat, add mushrooms, and cook 8-10 minutes until deeply browned, stirring frequently.
  • Season mushrooms with salt and pepper, transfer to plate.
  • Add olive oil to pot, add ground beef, break apart as it cooks until no pink remains, drain excess grease if needed.
  • Reduce heat to medium, add garlic, onion powder, thyme, salt, and pepper, stir for 1 minute until fragrant.
  • Pour in beef broth, milk, Dijon mustard, and Worcestershire sauce, stir and bring to boil.
  • Reduce to rolling simmer, add egg noodles directly to liquid, stir occasionally for 7-8 minutes until al dente.
  • Reduce heat to low, stir in sour cream until well combined.
  • Stir browned mushrooms back into pot, add red pepper flakes if desired.
  • Let sit off heat for 10 minutes to thicken and allow flavors to meld.
  • Serve with extra sour cream dollop if desired.

Notes

Reheats well the next day with a splash of milk if sauce is too thick.