Better-For-You Beef Stroganoff is a recipe will keep you warm and happy even on the coldest days. Shhh… the skinny secret is Greek yogurt!
Normally I publish at 9:30 a.m. on. the. dot. because… because I don’t know why. I just do. But today I did the unthinkable: I slept in an extra hour. And so you’re getting Better-For-You Beef Stroganoff at 10:30 a.m. instead.
I played tennis last night. I drank margaritas last night. It was National Margarita Day, which I found out at exactly the same moment I was told the tennis courts didn’t have nets. It seemed like a sign from God. I drank two margs, ate some nachos, rolled home fairly early – before 10 p.m., I think – but then spent a good deal of time snuggled up on the couch with Miller, staring at the ceiling, being very comfy and content.
The epitome of comfy and content.
But I should have been blogging. That was my plan.
My backup plan was to wake up at 5 a.m., but turns out I needed a backup for my backup and so here I am at work, running back and forth from the kitchen (at work work, so like, an industrial kitchen, making food for people to buy at a place where I can get into trouble for taking five minutes to do this!) to the computer, typing random things until I have several paragraphs and can comfortably hit Publish.
So now that I’ve caught you up on my social life and sleep cycle, I’m going to draw a line and everything below is what I had previously written about Better-For-You Beef Stroganoff. It makes no sense. I just take notes while I create and smell and taste and I am not polishing today’s notes for you. Love, Danielle:
Cooking Notes:
Warm small of smoked paprika. I like this. It was a good idea. Smells like wood chips. Um yum, that smell of browned steak, how do you describe it? Sweet smell of caramelized onion.
Eating Notes:
Comfort food to the max. At its finest. I could not WAIT for the clock to reach noon or for my stomach to growl. You know when you want a food even when you’re not hungry? This is Better-For-You Beef Stroganoff. I just couldn’t stand it anymore, so I took several cold spoonfuls from the fridge. I still couldn’t stand it anymore, so I moved my Tupperware to the table and ate lunch about 1.5 hours after breakfast.
Okay, so Present-Day Notes because I couldn’t NOT add anything:
Present day Danielle would like to say – Don’t let the return of cold weather make you sad. Instead make Better-For-You Beef Stroganoff and eat happy!
Better-For-You Beef Stroganoff
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 pound lean beef I used bottom round, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 onion chopped
- 8 ounces button mushrooms halved
- sea salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1/2 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 8- ounce can low-sodium tomato sauce
- 1 cup low-sodium beef broth
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- ½ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 2 cups cooked egg noodles
- ½ bunch flat parsley chopped, for garnish
Instructions
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In a large, high-rimmed skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high. Add the beef and stir-fry until just browned, about 1-2 minutes. Transfer beef to a bowl and set aside. Keep a bit of accumulated fat (no more than a tablespoon) for cooking the vegetables.
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Reduce heat to medium and add onion and mushrooms. Cook until vegetables are tender, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Season with salt, pepper, and smoked paprika.
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Stir in the tomato paste and tomato sauce. Pour in the broth and simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes. Whisk in the cornstarch, smoothing out any lumps. Add the beef and cook until heated through.
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Remove from heat and stir in the Greek yogurt. Serve over egg noodles and garnish with parsley.
