Hamburger Buddy Recipe

Ingredients for Hamburger Buddy

• Fresh parsley (optional)
• 90% Lean Ground Beef
• All Purpose Flour
• ½ cup water
• White Mushrooms
• Reduced Fat Sour Cream
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• Fresh Ground Pepper
• 1 medium onion
• Elbow Macaroni
• Salt And Pepper
• Garlic Cloves
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• Reduced Sodium Beef Broth
• Dried Thyme

How to Make Hamburger Buddy

1. Finely chop 1 large garlic clove using a food processor fitted with the steel blade attachment.
2. Add 1 cup of shredded carrots and 1 cup sliced mushrooms to the food processor. Process until finely chopped.
3. Add 1 medium onion and pulse until roughly chopped. Set aside.
4. In a large oven-safe skillet or Dutch oven, brown 1 lb ground beef over medium-high heat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink (3-5 minutes).
5. Stir in the chopped vegetables, 1 teaspoon dried thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, and ½ teaspoon black pepper. Cook, stirring often, until vegetables soften and mushrooms release their juices (5-7 minutes).
6. Add 1 ½ cups beef broth, 1 cup elbow macaroni, 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, and ½ cup water to the skillet.
7. Bring to a boil.
8. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is tender (8-10 minutes).
9. In a small bowl, whisk together ¼ cup beef broth and 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour until smooth.
10. Stir the flour mixture into the hamburger mixture.
11. Stir in ½ cup sour cream.
12. Simmer, stirring often, until the sauce has thickened (about 2 minutes).
13. Serve immediately, sprinkled with fresh parsley (optional).