Beef and Noodles

Step 1

Prep Work: Combine beef broth, chicken bouillon, soy sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, mustard powder, and thyme. Set aside.

Step 2

Cook the Beef and Onions: Cook the ground beef and onions over medium-high heat until browned and cooked through. Drain grease. Add minced garlic and season lightly with salt (if desired) and pepper. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Remove meat and set aside on a plate.

Step 3

Begin Boiling Pasta Water: Begin boiling salted water for the egg noodles and cook the noodles according to package instructions once the boil is reached, then drain.

Step 4

Make the Roux: Melt butter over medium heat in the same pan that you cooked the meat in. Sprinkle in the flour and whisk for 2 minutes or until you can no longer smell flour and it begins to brown

Step 5

Add the Beef Broth mixture: Add about ½ cup of the beef broth mixture and let it come to a gentle boil. Add the remaining broth in splashes, stirring continuously. Do this slowly to keep the mixture nice and thick. Let it boil gently and reduce while the pasta boils, about 10 minutes.

Step 6

Stir in the cream and cream of mushroom soup.

Step 7

Reduce heat to low. Stir in the cheese, then add the beef back.

Step 8

Add the cooked noodles and stir to combine. Note: If you like saucier pasta, you don’t have to add in all of the noodles.

Step 9

Sauce will continue to thicken upon standing. Serve!