Growing up every once in a while my mom would make a quick and easy noodle dish for dinner. It was part of her regular rotation. It had ground beef, some sautéed onions, noodles and peas in it. It didn’t really have much of a sauce, she seasoned it well with just salt and pepper. I remember sitting at the dinner table chasing stray peas around my plate trying to get them onto my fork. It was a simple meal that wasn’t half bad. This is my version of that simple meal she used to serve when I was young. The main difference is that I include a savory beefy sauce that adds a whole lot of beefy flavor and helps to hold all the ingredients together; no chasing peas around your plate needed…LOL.
When time is short, your too tired to cook up an elaborate meal and you want to get a healthy, hearty, tasty, easy to make meal on the table this is the one that checks all the boxes.
Start by bringing a large stockpot of salted water to a boil. Add the noodles and cook them according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
While the noodles are cooking, add ground beef to a large skillet and cook over medium heat until browned. Use a spatula to break up the beef into small crumbles as it cooks.
Add diced onion and continue to cook until onions soften, about 5 more minutes.
Add minced garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce to the pan.
Stir to combine with the beef, onions and garlic.
Sprinkle flour into the pan, stirring to combine with the beef and onions. Cook for 1-2 minutes to cook off the raw flour taste, stirring constantly. This is the thickening agent that will produce the flavorful beefy sauce.
Add the beef broth to the pan.
Stir, scraping up any browned bits in the bottom of the skillet.
Stir in the peas and sliced mushrooms.
Increase heat and bring the sauce to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer until the sauce thickens. If sauce gets too thick add a little water to thin the sauce if needed.
Add the reserved cooked noodles to the pan and stir to combine everything together and coat the noodles with the sauce.
Serve immediately.
This meal has all the major food groups covered in one tasty, easy to make dish; protein, carbohydrates, and good for you veggies. You can easily get dinner on the table in under 30 minutes too. No need to pick up a box of Hamburger Helper when you have this easy homemade version in your arsenal. It’s a much healthier version, no unpronounceable ingredients, no preservatives or chemical additives we don’t want to serve up to our families. This is a much healthier alternative and it’s oh so much tastier too! Give it a try, I bet it will be making an appearance at the table more often than not.
Beefy Noodle Skillet
Equipment
- large skillet
- large stockpot
Ingredients
- 2 cups uncooked wide egg noddles
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 cup yellow onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 4 oz can sliced mushrooms, drained
Instructions
- Bring a large stockpot of water to a boil. Add noodles and cook according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- While the noodles are cooking, add ground beef to a large skillet and cook over medium heat until browned.
- Use a spatula to break up the beef into small crumbles as it cooks.
- Add diced onion and continue to cook until onions soften.
- Add minced garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Add Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper to the pan. Stir to combine with the beef, onions and garlic.
- Sprinkle flour into the pan, stirring to combine with the beef and onions. Cook for 1-2 minutes to cook off the raw flour taste, stirring constantly.
- Add the beef broth and stir, scraping up any browned bits in the bottom of the skillet.
- Stir in peas and sliced mushrooms.
- Increase heat and bring sauce to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until the sauce thickens.
- If sauce gets too thick add a little water to thin the sauce if needed.
- Add the reserved cooked noodles to the pan and stir to combine everything together.
- Serve immediately.
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