Meatball Stroganoff Recipe

So, I had some meatballs that I needed to do something with.  I found a ridiculously easy recipe from a Pin from this blog: Menu Musings of a Modern American Mom and after adding a few more ingredients from Mrs. Paula Deen's version, the combination made for a heavenly treat.  Just like the blogger says, don't fuss over precise measurements.  Just roll with it, it's gonna be good.  Here's my version...



Ingredients

• frozen meatballs (enough to cover the bottom of a saute pan)
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• olive oil
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 tbsp dried oregano
• 1 tbsp dried basil
• 1 tbsp dried parsley
• 1 tbsp pepper
• salt to taste
• 1 cup milk
• 1 heaping tbsp cornstarch
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• egg noodles, 2 cups uncooked

Directions

In a saute pan, brown the meatballs in a little olive oil.  Let them scorch a little bit, but not burn.  When they are thawed through and through, remove from the pan.  Add the onion and mushrooms to the pan drippings and saute until tender.  De-glaze the pan with the beef broth and add the meatballs back.  Bring to a boil.  Season liberally with salt, pepper, and the dried herbs.  In a separate bowl, mix the milk and cornstarch.  When the beef broth starts reducing, slowly stir in the milk and bring mixture back up to a simmer.  

Meanwhile, boil salted water in a separate pot and add the egg noodles.  Boil until they are just shy of al dente, drain, and add to the simmering sauce.  Let the sauce smother the noodles, and the favor gets returned when the noodles soak up all that saucy goodness... yes!

Turn the heat down to med-low, cover the pan, and let this simmering relationship continue on for another 10 minutes or so.  Stir in the sour cream the last few minutes, right before you serve.

"The result is a nice, creamy sauce - slightly tangy from the sour cream, a little herbaceous from the nice green herbs, a little beefy from the stock. Yum!" ~ Julie May, Menu Musings

Serve hot and as always,

we like it hot, so i added a couple habenero peppers!