Easy and delicious beef stroganoff

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Greek yogurt is lower in fat and higher in protein.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is lower in calories; pork is often less expensive.

egg noodles

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pasta

💰Cheaper: regular pasta

Whole wheat pasta offers more fiber.

Chop the onion and peel it.

Chop the cremini mushrooms into pieces.

Cut the beef chuck against the grain into slices, then into thin strips.

Heat a frying pan on high heat and add vegetable oil.

Add the beef strips to the frying pan and sear them until they sizzle.

While the meat is cooking, boil water in a separate pot for the pasta.

Add pasta to the boiling water and cook for 5-10 minutes until it starts floating, following package instructions.

After about 15 minutes, remove the beef from the frying pan to cook the vegetables.

Add a quarter of a stick of butter to the frying pan with the remaining juices.

Reduce heat to medium and add the chopped mushrooms and onions to the pan, sautéing for about 10 minutes.

Grate two cloves of garlic into the vegetables using a zester.

Add the beef back into the pan with the sautéed vegetables.

Add 1-2 tablespoons of flour and a generous pinch of salt to the mixture.

Pour enough beef stock into the pan to cover the meat and vegetables.

Cover the pan with a lid and let it steam for about an hour.

After an hour, add sour cream to the mixture and stir quickly to prevent curdling.

Add a spoon of mustard for flavor and mix well.

Cooking Techniques

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