It’s probably safe to say that I consume…well a TON of greek yogurt.  I can’t get enough of the stuff.  Not only is it delicious its also super good for you!  It has close to twice the protein as regular yogurt, it’s a great source of calcium, contains good for your tummy probiotics and has less lactose and fewer carbs!  I use it in place of sour cream for pretty much all recipes, add some fresh or frozen fruit to it for a lower sugar/higher protein breakfast or mix it with a little olive oil & salt and use it as a condiment for all sorts of things.  Lately I’ve been experimenting with using greek yogurt in some of my favorite recipes and have found that i LOVE the taste and texture even more!!  Below is one of the staples in my house {probably my husband’s favorite meal!} This is most likely not the Stroganoff you are used to…its actually a tomato based recipe that I think is even yummier then the original!  Be sure to make extra because the leftovers are just as yummy!

Beef Stroganoff {made by my wonderful Mother in-law}

* Below is the actual recipe…next to each item is my alternate / my form of measuring.  This recipe is NOT an exact science so a spoonful of this…dash of that works just fine!

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground beef {always go for organic if you can!}
• 2 cans of tomato soup {typically I get store brand condensed soup}
• 1 small container of sour cream {2 generous spoonfuls of Greek Yogurt}
• 1 Tbsp mustard {1 good squeeze should do it}
• 2 Tbsp brown sugar {I’ve reduced this to less then 1 tbsp and still LOVE the taste}
• worcestershire sauce {a few dashes does the trick…especially if you like the taste}
• 1/2 bag of egg noodles {the whole wheat version is lovely}

Directions:

• Brown beef in pan {I like to use a pan that has taller edges so i can use it to mix all of the ingredients together}
• Boil water to prepare egg noodles {egg noodles cook much faster then regular pasta…so be on the look out
• Once beef is fully cooked, drain any grease; stir in both cans of soup, add greek yogurt, mustard, brown sugar & worcestershire {in that order} sometimes I add a little salt & pepper for good measure
• Simmer on low to allow flavors to mix together; add noodles and Enjoy ~

This is one of my husband’s favorite dinners…so much so I can literally make this in my sleep.  And with a couple modifications to the original recipe {switch out of sour cream to greek yogurt & using less brown sugar} we’ve reduced the calories and added a few extra health benefits for good measure!

Happy Dinner

~ Jillian