Beef Stroganoff – Quick and Easy

Most nights I get home fairly late – between 7 and 9. That wouldn’t be so bad except I am up by 6 each morning and LOVE my sleep. So if I am getting home so late, I need to have meals that are quick and easy.

I tried a new beef stroganoff recipe last week and am really excited about it. The bonus, it only took me about 15 to 20 minutes to cook. And since I was taking pictures, you could probably make it quicker.

First, throw your ground been into a skillet to cook. I think I had about 1 ½ lbs.

And I added some of my go to seasonings when cooking quick for myself and Baker Man – Salt, Pepper, and Red Pepper Flakes.

Meanwhile, throw some egg noodles on to cook and chop some veggies. I decided to use onion and green bell pepper, some more “go to” items for me when cooking quick. I chopped one green bell and about ¼ of an onion roughly.

Of course I stirred the ground beef periodically and it should be about done now. Add the veggies to the ground beef and let it cook for a couple minutes. Add a can of condensed golden mushroom soup and half a can of water.  Give it a good stir.

To make it a little creamy, add some cream cheese. I used 4 oz or half a brick. Stir it in until it is fully melted.

The recipe that inspired me to use cream cheese used a full brick for about the same proportions.  Baker man and I are trying to cut back on dairy so I used half.  It was plenty creamy. 

Serve over egg noodles….yum.

Quick and Easy Beef Stroganoff

Approx 1.5 lbs of ground beef
Seasonings to taste (salt, pepper, red pepper flakes)
1 green bell pepper
1/4 large onion
1 can condenced cream of golden mushroom soup
4 oz cream cheese

Cook ground beef on skillet seasoning to taste.  Once cooked, add onion and green bell pepper.  Stir in mushroom soup and and about half a can of water.  Stir in cream cheese until fully melted. 

Serve over egg noodles.