Joyce Lamont's Ground Beef Stroganoff

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 ounces noodles (wide egg noodles are good)
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion
• 1/4 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup slivered almonds
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon brandy (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook noodles according to package directions.
• 2 when they are tender, drain them and toss them with 2 tablespoons butter- put the noodles in a 2-quart casserole.
• 3 melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet.
• 4 add the onions and mushrooms and sauce for 5 minutes, stirring continuously.
• 5 add ground beef and cook and stir until meat is browned.
• 6 add almonds, soup, sour cream, salt, pepper and brandy.
• 7 spoon meat mixture over the noodles in the casserole.
• 8 bake uncovered for 30 minutes at 375 degrees.