Description
A comforting dish featuring seasoned ground beef topped with fluffy dumplings, perfect for a hearty meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground beef (85% lean works best)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (if beef is leaner)
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups beef broth
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Optional: ½ cup frozen peas or mixed vegetables
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (for dumplings)
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt (for dumplings)
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened (for dumplings)
- ½ cup milk (whole or 2%)
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking it up as it cooks. Drain excess fat if necessary.
- Add the diced onion and sauté until soft, about 4 minutes. Stir in the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute more.
- Mix in the tomato paste and cook for another minute. Sprinkle flour over the mixture and stir to coat the beef evenly.
- Slowly add the beef broth while stirring to avoid lumps. Add thyme, paprika, salt, and pepper. Simmer for 8–10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the mixture thickens into a gravy-like consistency. Stir in frozen vegetables if using.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt for the dumplings. Add softened butter and work it into the flour until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Stir in the milk just until the dough comes together.
- Using a spoon, drop heaping tablespoons of dough on top of the beef mixture, aiming for 6–8 dumplings.
- Cover the skillet with a lid and reduce the heat to low.
- Let the dumplings steam for 15 minutes without lifting the lid. They will puff up and cook through using the steam and heat from the beef mixture.
- Once dumplings are cooked through, remove from heat and let sit uncovered for 5 minutes. Serve hot, scooping a portion of beef with one or two dumplings into each bowl.
Notes
- This dish can be adjusted by adding other vegetables of choice.
- For a gluten-free version, use gluten-free flour for both the beef mixture and dumplings.
- Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 850mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 85mg