Hamburger Buddy

Name: Hamburger Buddy
Ingredients: 3 cloves garlic; 2 medium carrots, cut into 2 inch pieces; 10 oz white mushrooms, large ones cut in half; 1 large onion, cut into 2 inch pieces; 1 lb ground beef; 2 tsp dried thyme; 3/4 tsp salt; 1.4 tsp freshly ground pepper; 2 cups water; 1 14-oz can reduced sodium beef broth, divided; 8 oz whole wheat elbow noodles; 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 2 Tbsp all purpose flour; 1/2 cup reduced fat sour cream; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley or chives for garnish

15 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

3 cloves garlic
2 medium carrots, cut into 2 inch pieces
10 oz white mushrooms, large ones cut in half
1 large onion, cut into 2 inch pieces
1 lb ground beef
2 tsp dried thyme
3/4 tsp salt
1.4 tsp freshly ground pepper
2 cups water
1 14-oz can reduced sodium beef broth, divided
8 oz whole wheat elbow noodles
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp all purpose flour
1/2 cup reduced fat sour cream
1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley or chives for garnish

Directions

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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 an pulse until roughly chopped.
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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, 3-5 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, 5-7 minutes.
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3. Stir in water, 1/12 cups broth, noodles and Worcestershire sauce,; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until the past is tender, 8-10 minutes.
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4. Whisk flour with the remaining 1/4 cup broth in a small bowl until smooth; stir into hamburger mixture. Stir in the sour cream. Simmer, stirring often, until the sauce is thickened, about 2 minutes. Serve sprinkeld with parsley or chives.