Hamburger Buddy

Submitted by Messiejessie625

"Very finely chopping onion, mushrooms and carrots in the food processor is not only fast—it makes the vegetables hard to detect for picky eaters. They also form the base for the sauce of this ground beef skillet supper. Make it a meal: Serve with a green salad."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley (to garnish) or 1 tablespoon chives (to garnish)
• 1 lb 90% lean ground beef
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups water
• 10 ounces white mushrooms
• 1⁄2 cup reduced-fat sour cream
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 large onion, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 8 ounces elbow macaroni
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt and pepper
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed and peeled
• 2 medium carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 14 ounces reduced-sodium beef broth
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme

directions

1. Fit a food processor with the steel blade attachment. With the motor running, drop garlic through the feed tube and process until minced, then add carrots and mushrooms and process until finely chopped. Turn it off, add onion, and pulse until roughly chopped.
2. Cook beef in a large straight-sided skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the chopped vegetables, thyme, salt and pepper and cook, stirring often, until the vegetables start to soften and the mushrooms release their juices, 5 to 7 minutes.
3. Stir in water, 1 1/2 cups broth, noodles and Worcestershire sauce; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
4. Whisk flour with the remaining 1/4 cup broth in a small bowl until smooth; stir into the hamburger mixture. Stir in the sour cream. Simmer, stirring often, until the sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve sprinkled with parsley (or chives), if desired.

Reviews

[lisaadunbar]

Zero stars....absolutely horrible...I followed recipe to a tee except for one thing, I only used 1 tsp of thyme instead of the 2 that was called for and that was still too much...save your time and money...truly leaves a bad taste in your mouth.