Mom Style Creamy Ground Beef Stroganoff

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🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

Preheat the broiler.

Spread 2 lbs of ground beef onto a sheet tray, smushing it into a sheet about 1/4 inch thick.

Generously season the top side with about 2 teaspoons of salt and 2 teaspoons of black pepper.

Place the sheet tray under the broiler on high for 10 to 15 minutes.

While the beef is broiling, dice one whole white onion into small to medium pieces.

Smash 4-5 cloves of garlic through a garlic press, totaling about 20 g.

Clean 450 g of baby bella mushrooms by brushing them with a damp paper towel, avoiding soaking them in water.

After about 12 minutes, check the beef; it should be well browned and smell like a flame-grilled burger.

Let the broiled beef cool for 5 minutes, then crumble it into smaller pieces.

In a large heavy-bottom pot, heat about 3 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat.

Add the sliced mushrooms and a small pinch of salt; sauté for 2-3 minutes until browned and softened.

Add the diced onion and smashed garlic to the pot, along with another tiny pinch of salt.

Stir to combine and let the onions and garlic soften.

Add 25 g of tomato paste and 50 g of all-purpose flour, stirring to integrate them with the mushrooms and aromatics for about 1-2 minutes.

Pour in 175 g of white wine, stirring to deglaze the pot and scrape up any stuck bits.

Reduce the wine until mostly evaporated, about 1 minute.

Add 40 g of Worcestershire sauce and the cooking liquid made from 500 g of water, 3 packets of powdered gelatin, and 50 g of Better Than Bouillon roasted beef base.

Bring the mixture to a simmer to thicken it up.

Stir in the crumbled beef, including any drippings from the sheet tray, and bring to a low simmer for about 10 minutes to meld the flavors.

In a separate large pot of boiling water, add two big grips of salt and 12 oz of egg noodles, cooking them for about 10 minutes until tender.

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