Hamburger Stroganoff

Simple and delicious Hamburger Stroganoff that is a flavor filled creamy hamburger sauce served over egg noodles. This meal comes together quickly and is budget friendly. Plus the whole family will love.

Do you ever have a night you get home late from sports practices, meetings, or whatever you might have going on.....and want to have a nice meal, but don't want to spend too much time in the kitchen and need meal to come together fast? This is that meal!

Hamburger Stroganoff is one of my go-to meals for busy nights! With the kids in sports and having practices several times a night as well as being busy on the farm, easy meals are so helpful! One of the great things about this meal is that I generally always have the ingredients. It definitely makes meal planning a breeze. My kids love pasta meals as well as my friend Crystal's recipe, Crock Pot Spicy Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti over at Chasing Saturdays.

This Hamburger Stroganoff is easy to prepare. Simply start boiling the water for the noodles at the same time as cooking the ground beef. By time the beef is drained and you're ready to add the remaining ingredients for the sauce, the noodles are ready to cook. Top the noodles the sauce and dinner is ready!

Hamburger Stroganoff

PRINTABLE RECIPE HERE

Ingredients for Hamburger Stroganoff

1 lb ground beef

1/2 cup yellow onion, diced

1 tsp garlic, minced (about 2 cloves)

2 cans cream of mushroom soup

1/2 cup sour cream 

salt and pepper to taste

Directions for Hamburger Stroganoff

1. In a large sauce skillet, brown ground beef along with the onions and garlic until cooked thoroughly. 

2. Drain the ground beef to remove any access grease. 

3. While the ground beef is browning, cook the noodles by bringing a large pot of water to boil and cook the egg noodles according to the package. 

4. After draining the grease from the ground beef, put the skillet back on the stove and add the cooked hamburger back to the pan. 

5. Add the 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup and the sour cream to the hamburger and stir together well. 

6. Continuously stir the sauce mixture together until it is completely warmed through. 

7. Add salt and pepper to taste and stir that in well. 

8. Serve sauce over egg noodles. Pair the dish with your favorite vegetable for a complete meal and enjoy. 

OTHER PASTA MEALS

Instant Pot Spaghetti

This post is sponsored by the Glass Barn, Indiana Soybean and Corn Farmers but all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Instant Pot Spaghetti

Spaghetti is always an easy go to meal for us and all the kids eat it well. I always have all the ingredients in my pantry and its great for nights you need to get an easy meal done relatively fast. I LOVE how the Instant Pot actually helps the meal get done even quicker and it is delicious!

When I got my Instant Pot, the spaghetti was the first thing I've made, and I've made a few other batches since. For dinner and to freeze for later!

So good!

Simple dinners are always a hit and with busy schedules. Between the kids in sports, homework, and the farm, sometimes simple dinners are wonderful!

So with the Instant Pot, the great thing is everything can be made in the insert pot! Brown the meat and the ingredients and it cooks for 8 minutes and dinner is ready!

And bonus....one pot, no colander or extra pans needed!

By time your garlic bread is done, your spaghetti will also be done!

Instant Pot Spaghetti

PRINTABLE RECIPE HERE

Ingredients for Instant Pot Spaghetti: 

1 lb. lean ground beef (if not lean, just drain off the grease)
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp oregano
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 (16 oz) box spaghetti noodles
1 (24 oz) jar spaghetti sauce
1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes
1 (24 oz) jar water

Directions for Instant Pot Spaghetti:

1. Press the Saute button and add the ground beef, pepper, minced garlic, oregano, and chopped onion to the insert pot. Cook the ground beef until fully browned. Turn the Instant Pot off. Drain any grease if needed.
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2. Break the spaghetti noodles in half and place them over top of the meat in the Instant Pot. Placing them crisscross will help ensure they are fully cooked and not stick together. Pour the spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes and water over the noodles and meet, making sure the noodles are completely covered.

3. Place the lid and seal the Instant Pot. Set it to manual mode, high pressure, 8 minutes cook time. When the time is up, do a manual quick release on the vent. After the venting is completely released open the lid. Stir the spaghetti well to be completely blended. Serve with your favorite cheeses.

Get a favorite family meal to the table even faster, with this super easy spaghetti recipe for the Instant Pot!

Baked Ziti

We are a pasta loving family and usually have some sort of pasta meal once a week. The great thing about pasta meals is that they are pretty inexpensive and easy to prepare. They feeds the whole family and also make great leftovers. You really can't go wrong with a pasta meal. This baked ziti recipe is one that can be made ahead and froze for later or can be made and enjoyed for a meal that day.

I remember growing up, when my dad and grandpa were in the field during planting and harvest, my mom would often times take out a meal to the field. Some of the best memories seriously are just sitting on the tailgate or in the back of the Tahoe enjoying lunch in the field. Pasta meals are some I remember us having!

Paired with a light salad and a bread stick or garlic bread, a complete meal has been made. Of course my mom would always take out cookies or something sweet for after the meal too! :)

As kids, my brother and I would sit around with family and eat our lunch in the field, then we were always sure to grab a tractor or combine ride with my dad or grandpa. So many memories in the field from growing up, that I want my kiddos to have some of the same experiences and I love taking them to the field when I'm helping my dad, for a meal in the field or a tractor/combine ride.

There are so many great meals that work out great for eating in the field, including this baked ziti dish! It can be prepared and cooked that day or prepared and froze to cook at a later time. Freezer meals are a lifesaver sometimes in our family. It's so nice to have them prepared and in the freezer and then if you know its going to be a busy day, just simply setting one out in the morning to thaw and cook when you get home. So easy and definitely takes the occasional stress out of dinner time for the day!

Last week I enjoyed a freezer meal party with my farm blogger friends sponsored by Indiana Family of Farmers. We got together and prepared freezer meals. Each of us prepared our recipe 8 times, for everyone to take one home. In return, we went home with 8 different freezer meals! 64 freezer meals in 2 1/2 hours!! A lot of fun and worth it!

If you are interested in doing your own freezer meal party  check out the great tips Cherie over at The Queen of Free!!

Everyone loves a good pasta dish and baked ziti is tasty and pretty filling meal! Here I actually used penne pasta.

Baked Ziti

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef, browned
1/2 small onion, diced
1 box ziti pasta, or penne
1 cup ricotta cheese
2 cups mozzarella cheese
1 24 oz. jar pasta sauce
Shredded Parmesan cheese
Minced garlic
Dried parsley
Dried oregano
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions
Cook the ground beef and diced onion seasoned with minced garlic, pepper, parsley, and oregano until browned. Drain off any grease. Cook pasta noodles until al dente. Drain pasta. In an 9x13 baking dish, add the pasta, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, and pepper to taste. Mix all together. In a separate bowl add the browned seasoned ground beef and the jar of pasta sauce and mix together. Then add on top of the pasta/cheese mixture in the baking dish. Mix together the pasta and meat sauce in the dish until the pasta is coated well with the sauce. Sprinkle a layer of shredded mozzarella cheese and shredded Parmesan cheese on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve.

Baked Ziti  - Freezer Meal

Adjustments to Directions:
After cooking pasta and draining, rinse pasta to cool it off. Add cold pasta to a 9x13 disposable pan. Continue with the rest of the preparation. Cover the prepared baked ziti with one layer of saran wrap and then a layer of aluminum foil. This will help prevent any freezer burn. Good in the freezer for about 2 months. For baking, thaw baked ziti and bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.

PRINTABLE RECIPE HERE

So make this dish and enjoy now or later, either way will be a delicious meal, a for sure comfort meal favorite.

Enjoy!

This post was sponsored by Indiana’s Family of Farmers but all 

thoughts and opinions are my own.