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Mongolian Ground Beef Noodles

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This recipe for Mongolian Ground Beef Noodles came about as an effort to clean out the pantry after the holidays. Little did I know it would quickly become a family favorite!

Every January, I refuse to go to the grocery store until my fridge and pantry are depleted to the point I can no longer put together a meal.

In fact, I have not been to the grocery store but once since December 15th.

Serve this delicious dish in this gorgeous white serving bowl I found on Amazon

We have been eating on everything we have — and because of that, I was able to create this delicious new dish for my family.

I did adapt the Mongolian Ground Beef part from I Wash You Dry. I took her recipe and tweaked it a bit for my family's preference and made it my own.

This meal reminds me of a lot of my One Pan Cheeseburger Pasta meal that takes about 20 minutes to make. It also has the flavor of my homemade Eel Sauce — which I think comes from the Hoisin flavor.

So — because of how easy this is to make, let me walk you through this!

How to Make Mongolian Ground Beef Noodles

To make this, you really only need a few simple ingredients — and if you are like me and keep a stocked and organized pantry, you can totally make this on the fly at your house too!

Of course, if you like having your ground beef delivered to your home, the ground beef from Farm Foods is amazing, and it gets delivered straight to your home.

While you are cooking your ground beef, you can let your noodles cook as well in a pasta pot making this a quick 15-minute dinner recipe.

For the ingredients list you need for doubling the sauce–

The original recipe calls for cornstarch and water and smaller amounts in the ingredients, but because I am serving this with pasta — I did not need the cornstarch.

The reason for this is that the pasta itself is starch and will provide everything we need to thicken the sauce.

I doubled the sauce as well because I knew the noodles would soak it up and wanted to make sure there was plenty.

Cook the ground beef in the skillet with ginger and garlic. Drain off the fat.

Add in the other ingredients (minus the green onions and toasted sesame seeds).

Remove the noodles from the pasta pot and add into the skillet with the ground beef.

Now, let it keep cooking for a bit until the sauce is thick and coats all the noodles and the meat.

Serve alongside a delicious salad and a loaf of my Copycat Cheesecake Factory Honey Wheat Bread.

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Yield: 8 servings

Easy Mongolian Ground Beef Noodles

Easy Mongolian Ground Beef Noodles

This Easy Mongolian Ground Beef Noodles recipe comes together in 15 minutes and is one of the most delicious meals you will make this year.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. lean ground beef
  • 4 tsp minced ginger
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup of beef broth
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 6 tbsp hoisin sauce
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1 12 ounce box of Linguine Noodles
  • 4 green onions, diced for garnish
  • Toasted Sesame Seeds for garnish

Instructions

    1. In a medium skillet with high sides on the stovetop, brown the ground beef along with the ginger and garlic until beef is cooked through. Use the back of a wooden spoon to make sure meat is broken up well. Drain any fat and return the pan to the stovetop.
    2. While the ground beef is cooking, get a pot of water started for your pasta noodles. Be sure to salt the water well so that your noodles soak up that flavor.
    3. Combine the remaining ingredients -- the soy sauce, beef broth brown sugar, red pepper flakes, pepper, and hoisin sauce in a small dish and pour into ground beef mixture.
    4. Let them saute in the pan for about 3 minutes to allow the ground beef to absorb the flavors.
    5. Once your pasta is done cooking, transfer the noodles to the ground beef mixture. Mix thoroughly and allow to cook for a couple of more minutes to allow the sauce to thicken.
    6. Top with green onions and toasted sesame seeds for the perfect noodle dish!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 297Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 1396mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 2gSugar: 15gProtein: 22g

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Linda

Monday 11th of March 2024

I made this recipe. It is very tasty but a little spicy. I’d cut down the red pepper flakes by half, especially if kids are eating it. Is also see a little too sweet. I will make it again with adjustments.

Jennifer Sikora

Tuesday 12th of March 2024

To each his own! You can leave the red pepper flakes out entirely if you want.

Taren

Tuesday 5th of March 2024

Loved it! Shared it with my mom for her to make too! Even my 3 year old ate two servings

Jennifer Sikora

Wednesday 6th of March 2024

I love when the younger kids love it as much as the adults!

Susan

Friday 16th of February 2024

Made this and was great was not salty at all. Very sweet taste and 15 min to make. Will be making when grandkids come.

Jennifer Sikora

Saturday 17th of February 2024

I love hearing that! Thanks for sharing your input.

Barb

Tuesday 13th of February 2024

Saw this recipe last week and put it down to trying later. Wow what delicious flavors and very easy to make. I had all the ingredients on hand except for the green onions but hubby picked some up for me. It took me 20 minutes to make and I thought I was not going to have enough sauce for the noodles but once the noodles were in and mixing it, then letting it absorb the sauce it was perfect! I made it exactly like the recipe given and was not salty at all. Thank you for another recipe I can put in my 6 week rotation!

Jennifer Sikora

Wednesday 14th of February 2024

So happy you liked it. We love this dish!

Michelle

Monday 12th of February 2024

Made this tonight and it was absolutely delicious! Since a lot of folks said it was too salty, I did not salt my noodles while cooking since I knew they would soak up the delicious sauce for flavor. This dish was not too salty at all! It was so easy and so good! My family of 3 finished off the entire dish!

Jennifer Sikora

Wednesday 14th of February 2024

I love hearing this. They are magnificent for sure!

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