Poorman's Supper

Here is a quick meal that some of you may have already tried. Evidently it's been around a long time, but I recently got the recipe from a friend at work. It reminds me of beef stroganoff only with hamburg, thus the name Poorman's Supper. It's easy to make especially if you don't have a lot of time and can be made ahead and reheated. Serve it with a salad (the red leaf lettuce in the picture is from the Farmers Market) and you are good to go.

Ingredients:

• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  
• 1 Small onion, chopped
  
• 2 Cloves garlic, chopped
  
• 1 8 ounce container sour cream
  
• 1 8 ounce can mushroom pieces, drained (fresh mushrooms are even better)
  
• 1 10 oz. can cream of mushroom soup
  
• 1/3 to 1/2 cup milk
  
• 1 lb. ground beef
  
• 1 lb. box rotini (cork screw pasta), cooked
  
• Parmesan cheese to taste
  
• Salt and Pepper to taste
  

In large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until firm (al dente).

In another pan, saute the onions and garlic in olive oil.

Add ground beef and mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper until cooked thoroughly. Once complete, drain the grease from the pan.

Add the soup and milk to the beef mixture, stirring until blended. Continue cooking on medium heat for 5 more minutes.

Drain the pasta and fold into the beef mixture. Once blended, stir in the sour cream and continue to cook on medium low heat for 5 to 10 minutes.

Season with salt, pepper and parmesan cheese and serve.