ground beef stroganoff Archives - The Thirty Gram Table

Maren Ostlund

I taught middle school band for twelve years. At 38 I started lifting weights at the YMCA down the hill, mostly because my back hurt and my doctor suggested it. Somebody at the gym told me to track what I ate for a week. I did. I was eating 58 grams of protein a day, which is roughly one chicken breast and a lot of crackers.Every plan I found told me to eat grilled chicken, rice and broccoli. I tried it for eleven days. I hated it. My husband hated it. My kids ate cereal for dinner twice.So I stopped looking for diet food and went back to what I already cooked. Shepherd's pie. Chicken and dumplings. Baked ziti. Breakfast that is not a shake. I kept the dish and changed the math: more of the protein, less of the filler, cottage cheese where it would hide, lentils in the ground meat, Greek yogurt instead of half the cream.

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Creamy beef stroganoff over wide egg noodles in a white bowl, flecked with parsley, on a pale wooden table

Greek Yogurt Recipes High Protein Dinner

Creamy Ground Beef Stroganoff with Greek Yogurt Sauce

Maren Ostlund October 27, 2026October 27, 202611 min read

Simmer ground beef stroganoff with Greek yogurt for 40 g protein per serving in 45 minutes. Lean beef and yogurt do the work, no powder or canned soup.