Healthy Beef Stroganoff
With no added sour cream, this healthy beef stroganoff features a lighter mushroom sauce and egg noodles. A great 30 minute meal!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 419kcal
Ingredients
- 8 ounces egg noodles*
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 shallots, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 8 ounces cremini or button mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon all purpose flour*
- 2 cups beef, chicken or vegetable broth
- ¾ cup milk
- 3 ounches fresh goat cheese, crumbled
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- ¼ cup parsley, chopped
- kosher salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil, add egg noodles and cook according to the package directions. Drain and set aside.
- Meanwhile warm 2-3 teaspoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef and use a wood spoon to break it apart into smaller pieces, cooking till brown - about 7 minutes. Transfer the ground beef to a separate plate with a paper towel to soak up the excess fat.
- In the same skillet, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat. Add the shallots and garlic, stirring often for 1 minute. Then stir in the mushrooms and stir occasionally, allowing them to brown on both sides for about 3-5 minutes. Sprinkle in the flour and stir till it coats the mushroom mixture. Add in the broth and bring to a simmer over medium high heat, stirring often. Simmer for about 8 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
- Add in cooked beef, milk, goat cheese, and stir. Season with dried thyme leaves, kosher salt, and black pepper to taste. Top with chopped parsley and spoon over the egg noodles, or mix them directly into the sauce.
Notes
- If the sauce is thin, it either needs longer to simmer or you can add more flour, stirring well till it's smooth. This is best done before you add the noodles.
- For gluten free, use gluten free egg noodles and substitute the all purpose flour with gluten free, arrowroot powder or cornstarch.
- For low sodium, use low sodium egg noodles and broth, omit added salt. The recipe calculation does not contain these so you can get it ever lower with these changes.
- For vegetarian - omit the ground beef and use 2x the mushrooms.
- Calorie count uses 93% lean ground beef, but any favorite ground beef will work. This is a 9 point meal on Weight Watchers (with ½ cup egg noodles).
- Goat cheese can be substituted with cream cheese, or sour cream and yogurt if not in elimination.
Nutrition
Calories: 419kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 120mg | Sodium: 111mg | Potassium: 832mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 136IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron: 4mg