My mom taught me this recipe when I was younger. It was a recipe I went on to share with my husband and son. Truth be told, my husband does a better job with it and I cannot quite figure out his secret. It is very tasty, fairly low in fat, and you can use it on top of rice, noodles, baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, or even eat it plain. You could also serve it on top of vegetables such as green beans or broccoli. When I first had bariatric surgery, my new stomach no longer tolerated it. I was so disappointed as this was a favorite. I’m at a place now where it tastes as good as it always did. Hope you enjoy!
- 2 pounds lean ground beef (I use extra lean ground chuck)
- large yellow sweet onion
- Seasonings such as salt, pepper, Mrs. Dash, garlic seasoning
- 2-4 tbsp. cooking oil
- 2 Large cans of Cream of Mushroom Soup (Family Size)
- 1% or 2% milk to taste
Instructions: Dice onion and sauté in cooking oil until onions are tender, but not overdone. I like them semi-soft and add the ground beef on top of the onion and brown ground beef. My husband likes to sauté the onion and then remove it from the pan, then brown the ground beef. Maybe I really do know his secret after all! Either way it does taste great when the onions are quite tender. I add my seasonings to the ground beef while cooking such as salt, pepper, and Mrs. Dash. I also like to add a little garlic salt or seasoning. If you use really lean beef, you will not need to drain it before adding the soup. If you use higher fat meat, go ahead and drain and then place back in the pan before adding the soup. I then add the two large family size cans of cream of mushroom soup and stir well. I then add 1% milk until desired consistency. We like it sort of thick so I do not add much milk to it. I do not use much salt when cooking. I do add a little fresh ground pepper to my final product before serving. If you like a thinner consistency you can add more milk and even reduce the ground beef to one pound.
Usually I make this the first night and make rice to go with it and then with the leftovers I make noodles or a vegetable. You can use it in a variety of ways though. My mom’s favorite was over mashed potatoes. Whatever you decide though this one is a good one in my opinion and is a quick week night fix. Take care everyone and happy Holidays!
Mandy