One of the most simple and delicious dishes you can serve your loved ones on a regular basis is Beef Noodle Dishes. Beef noodles are absolutely yummy, quick to create and can be cooked in a variety of ways to keep every member of your family satisfied at meal time. Here are some ideas.

Beef noodle dishes usually consist of pasta noodles and a beef sauce. Beef sauces can come in a variety of flavors. Some people make beef sauce using soups. A favorite of mine is to use canned Mushroom soup or if you prefer canned French onion soup mix. Feel free to also use dry beef soup mixes. While I do think the canned mixes generally deliver a better recipe, the difference in taste is generally not that noticeable.

For noodles, I often use wide and flat pasta noodles. However, everyone has a noodle they prefer. Some like long thin noodles, others like them long and thick and then you have loved ones that like wide noodles or pasta shapes. Generally speaking they all taste much the same, with a little difference due to texture. However, it is often a great idea to change the style of the noodles around to keep the entire recipe fresh.

Adding beef to your beef noodle recipe is appreciated, but actually not a necessity. For who like chunky beef noodle recipes use hamburger meat. Others may prefer Swedish meatball type beef in their recipes and thirdly, feel free to use steak for delicious casseroles and beef noodle stir fry’s.

Beef Noodles with Mushrooms
-1.5 pounds of lean hamburger meat
-1 can of mushroom soup mix
-2 beefsteak tomatoes
-1 onion chopped finely
-4 to 6 ounces of sliced mushrooms
-16 ounces of noodles
-Salt and pepper- season to taste

Mix all ingredients in a casserole, cook for about 30 to 40 minutes
Boil noodles, butter to taste. Once cooked, place over hot, buttered noodles. This recipe yields about 6 servings.

French Onion Beef Noodle
-1.5 pounds of stewed beef
-1 can of French onion soup mix
-1 green onion chopped finely
-2 onions chopped finely
-16 ounces of noodles
-Salt and pepper- season to taste
Cook in a crock pot for about 8 to 10 hours on a low temperature. Boil noodles and place cooked contents over your noodles. This recipe yields about 6 servings.

Chinese Beef Noodle Stir Fry
-1.5 pounds of sliced steak (skirt steak tastes great, sometimes listed as diaphragm)
-1 red pepper
-1 green pepper
-1 can of Chinese vegetables
-16 ounces of noodles – Chinese style
-Soy sauce- season to taste
-Olive oil

Boil the noodles separately. In a large frying pan or wok, add some oil and start cooking the steak first. Once mostly cooked, add veggies, peppers and soy sauce to taste. This recipe yields about 6 servings. Besides soy sauce, you can try some of the numerous oriental sauces available, such as Hoisin sauce, plum sauce, Thai spicy sauce, etc.