Hamburger Over Noodles

Photo: flickr user *clairity*

Ingredients

3 tablespoons Butter or margarine

1 medium Onion, minced

1 pound Ground beef

1 Clove garlic, minced

2 tablespoons Flour

1 teaspoon Salt

1/4 teaspoon Each: pepper, paprika

1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup

1/2 cup Milk

Chopped parsley, chives or fresh 8 ounces Wide noodles, cooked according to package directions

Preparation

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Cooking Time: 10 minutes

1. Melt butter or margarine in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until lightly browned, about 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in beef; cook until no longer pink, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain. Stir in garlic, flour, salt, pepper and paprika; cook 5 minutes. 2. Stir in soup and milk. Simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped parsley, chives or dill, as desired. Serve over hot noodles.

This recipe is oneof my family's favorite dishes. I would like to find a way to shrink the fat content without losing any of the flavor. Is there a way to revise this recipe? Paula Petrilla, Lake Elsinore, Calif. A. A few adjustments made this tasty dish from a acceptable from a nutritional standpoint. A teaspoon of margarine in which to saute the onion was all the added fat I needed.

Using extra-lean ground beef, low-fat soup and non-fat milk shrunk the calories and fat even further. I specified noodles made without egg yolks, but 4 cups of cooked rice would also be good with the meat sauce. Send your