Beef Meatball & Mushroom “Stroganoff”

🥘 Ingredients

• beef stock concentrate
  1 unit
• black pepper
  1 tsp
• butter
  1 tbsp
• button mushrooms
  4 oz
• cavatappi pasta
  4 oz
• cooking oil
  1 tbsp
• flour
  1 tbsp
• fry seasoning
  1 unit
• fully cooked beef meatballs
  1 unit
• salt
  1 tsp
• scallions
  4 pieces
• sour cream
  ½ cup

🍳 Cookware

• large pot
• large pan

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   sour cream fry seasoning cavatappi pasta fully cooked beef meatballs button mushrooms beef stock concentrate scallions flour salt cooking oil butter black pepper

   sour cream: ½ cup, fry seasoning: 1 unit, cavatappi pasta: 4 oz, fully cooked beef meatballs: 1 unit, button mushrooms: 4 oz, beef stock concentrate: 1 unit, scallions: 4 pieces, flour: 1 tbsp, salt: 1 tsp, cooking oil: 1 tbsp, butter: 1 tbsp, black pepper: 1 tsp
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   Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry all produce. Trim and thinly slice button mushrooms (skip if pre-sliced). Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens.
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   Once water is boiling, add cavatappi pasta to the pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente ⏱️ 10 minutes . Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water, then drain.
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   While pasta cooks, heat a drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add fully cooked beef meatballs and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned on all sides and warmed through ⏱️ 4 minutes . Season with salt. Turn off heat and transfer meatballs to a plate. Wipe out pan and let cool for ⏱️ 1 minute .
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   Heat a drizzle of cooking oil in the pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and scallion whites; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender ⏱️ 6 minutes . Stir in 1 tbsp butter, flour, and fry seasoning; cook, stirring constantly, until flour is incorporated and golden ⏱️ 2 minutes . Stir in 2/3 cup reserved pasta cooking water, beef stock concentrate, and sour cream. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened ⏱️ 1 minute . If sauce seems too thick, stir in more reserved pasta cooking water a splash at a time.
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   Add drained cavatappi and meatballs to the pan with sauce; toss to evenly coat.
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   Divide meatball stroganoff between bowls; top with scallion greens. Serve.