Beef Tips and Noodles
Try this easy dinner idea - Beef and Noodles. This recipe is a frugal take on the traditional dinner of beef and noodles.
Servings: 6
Cost: $14.13, $2.36 per Serving
Ingredients
- 1.5 Pound Beef Roast (cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 Tbsp Butter
- ½ Onion diced
- 3 cups beef broth
- 2 Bay Leaves
- ½ tsp Dried Thyme Leaves
- ½ tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Pepper
- 1 Tbsp Cornstarch
- ¼ cup Cold Water
- 12 oz Extra Wide Egg Noodles
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the butter and onion, and sauté for 3–4 minutes, until the onion is translucent.
- Add the beef and cook with the onions for 8–10 minutes, until browned.
- Add two-thirds of the beef broth, bay leaves, thyme, salt, and pepper. Stir and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20–30 minutes, until the beef is tender. Gradually add the remaining beef broth as the liquid cooks down.
- In a small bowl, stir together the cornstarch and cold water until smooth.
- Stir the cornstarch mixture into the skillet and cook for about 10 minutes, until the sauce thickens.
- While the sauce thickens, cook the egg noodles according to the package directions. Drain.
- Remove the bay leaves and serve the beef and gravy over the cooked noodles.
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Notes
Substitutions and Additions
- Meat - We used Beef Chuck Roast but you can also use beef stew meat. It is already cut into bite size piece. This stew meat can easily be purchased at the grocery store.
- Cream Soup - To make the sauce creamier, add in a can of cream of mushroom soup.
- Noodles - We used egg noodles, but you can use other types of noodles.
- Vegetables - Add in vegetables such as broccoli or carrots to make it a complete meal.
- Ground Beef - You can also use ground beef instead of roast for the meat.
- Sauce - Worcestershire Sauce can be added in. It is great combined with the other ingredients.
- Onion Soup Mix - Any easy substitute for chopped onion is add a packet of onion soup mix or make Homemade Onion Soup Mix.
- Bouillon Cubes - For even more flavor, you can add in 2 beef bouillon cubes when adding in the broth.
Nutrition
Calories: 389kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 2377mg | Potassium: 534mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 94IU | Vitamin C: 52mg | Calcium: 347mg | Iron: 4mg
