Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 cup water or homemade beef broth
• 1/2 pound brown rice or whole wheat rotini pasta
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons minced onion
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

1. Brown the ground beef in a large skillet.
2. Add water or broth and spices to ground beef. Stir, cover, and allow to simmer on medium-low for 15 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, cook pasta and then drain.
4. Return pasta to pot and stir in beef mixture.
5. Add sour cream and mix thoroughly.

Notes

• You may want to add more or less sour cream than indicated.