Ground Beef Stroganoff

Quick and easy to make, this delicious microwave recipe is pure comfort food!

Ground Beef Stroganoff:

1 lb. (500 g) lean ground beef

½ c. (125 mL) finely chopped onion

2 tbsp. (25 mL) all-purpose flour

½ tsp. (2.5 mL) salt

½ tsp. (2.5 mL) paprika

1 c. (250 mL) canned mushrooms, drained (or 1 c. (250 mL) fresh mushroom slices, lightly sautéed)

One 10-oz. (284 mL) can condensed cream of chicken soup

1 c. (250 mL) dairy sour cream

Cook ground beef and onions in microwave-safe casserole 6 min. at high power, stirring every 2 min. (see Note). In small bowl, combine flour, salt, and paprika. Stir in to beef-and-onion mixture with soup. Cook 5 min., stirring halfway through cooking time. Add sour cream. Return to microwave for 2 min. at 50% power, stirring halfway through cooking time. 

Note: To use the cooked ground beef hot-water “rinsing” method I described in my Feb. 15, 2014 recipe for Bobotie, cook beef in microwave-safe casserole at high power for 6 min., stirring every 2 min. In sieve, rinse with hot water and blot dry. Return cooked beef to microwave-safe dish before adding onions and a squirt of oil in which to sauté them at high power for about 2 min. 

For more Stroganoff recipes, see One Click: Stroganoff.