I love beef stroganoff, but the kind I grew up with uses cream of mushroom soup. Since I have been trying to follow the Trim Healthy Mama plan, I try not to use “cream of” soups anymore because of off-plan ingredients.

If you are familiar with Trim Healthy Mama, you probably know what “S” and “E” meals are. If you are not familiar with the plan, you can learn some of the basics here.

I know there is an “E” version of beef stroganoff around, that is served on top of rice. But I prefer mine to be more creamy, so my version would be an “S” that can be served on squash noodles or Dreamfields pasta, if you have to have actual pasta. I prefer the squash noodles, since I get more veggies in that way!

My secret to replacing the cream of mushroom soup is cream cheese and beef broth. By the way, you can do the same with cream cheese and chicken broth to replace cream of chicken. But the result is creamy and delicious beef stroganoff! And, pretty close to the classic I grew up with