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I made this dish last night……..It was GREAT!!!!!! My wife loved it!
You were right, the beef gravy took the flavor to a whole new level. Thank You!!!!
Some of us (ahem, me) would love to be able to count on a recipe to repeatedly deliver awesome flavor and LOOK AMAZING every time they make it. Consistently. Without fail.
This is that recipe. Master this recipe and you will have a gorgeous meal in your back pocket whenever you need it.
The best part is that mastering this recipe isn’t a difficult thing. Easy! You have puff pastry sheets as a secret weapon.
Easy Ground Beef Wellington for the win!
For a fun twist, try our Philly Cheesesteak Wellingtons!
What is Duxelle?
It is simply mushrooms, garlic, and some thyme pulverized in the food processor and cooked up on a saute pan with some olive oil. For a good recipe and instructions check out the ultimate Beef Wellington recipe, in my opinion (this one uses filet mignon and is MUCH more expensive and more difficult than my recipe. But, it has great instructions for the Duxelle)
Can you make a ground beef Wellington in advance?
Yes! But only for about 12-24 hours. Make up the wellingtons without the final egg wash and put them into the fridge as soon as they are finished. Baste them and cook them while fully cold. Add an additional 10-15 minutes to the time, to account for the extra chilly temperature they are when they go in.
Puff pastry filled with ground beef might be one of the best little recipes ever. But hey, there is nothing wrong with knowing MORE easy little recipes…
This recipe takes about 30-40 minutes to cook which gives you a good amount of time to get them in the oven and work on your side dish, while it cooks. And, of course, don’t forget to serve up your ground beef wellingtons with some great red wine (why not use the same red wine for cooking this dish AND drinking with this dish :)).
easy Ground Beef Wellington Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 4 tablespoons saltine crackers or bread crumbs, crushed
- 2 tablespoons dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cream
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 small onion chopped fine
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms
- 1/2 cup red wine or grape juice
- 1 teaspoon basil
- mozzarella cheese optional
- 2 sheets puff pastry
- salt and pepper, to taste.
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Mix first 6 ingredients together well. Set aside.
- In a large saucepan melt butter. Add onion and mushrooms.
- Cook on medium high heat until mushrooms sweat and onions are translucent.
- Turn down to medium while you add the garlic, red wine, and basil.
- Turn the heat back up to high and continue to cook until reduced. Remove from heat. Cool.
- Lightly grease a cookie sheet or baking pan.
- On a lightly floured surface lay out pastry sheets. Cut each sheet into 4 squares
- Spread mushroom mixture across each square. Top with thin layer of mozzarella cheese
- Put 1/2 cup of meat mixture (formed into flattened balls) on top.
- Pull corners up over meat and pinch edges together. (don’t worry if this is tricky, it is for everyone…it isn’t just you!)
- Put the bundles on a cookie sheet with seam side down. Cut small slits on top and brush the tops with cream or beaten egg.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes (at 400 degrees) or until golden brown and meat is cooked through.
- Serve with brown gravy
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Bobby Jo says
Made this last night for dinner, didn’t have red wine so I used a white wine that I had open. Delicious! My husband absolutely loved it!!
Nellie says
White wine! That’s a great idea. A yummy white sauce would be good. Hmmm, I might need to try that.
Summer says
Made this tonight for dinner and it was super delicious! My boyfriend and I inhaled it.
Nellie says
Hooray!! So glad. It’s a delicious recipe!
Beth Bonz says
This was an amazing dish. It was super easy and a less expensive version on the pocket book. I have wanted to make this dish ever since seeing it on Hell’s Kitchen. I made homemade Parmesan Risotto and a homemade beer bread to go with it.
Nellie says
That sounds like a delicious meal! So glad you enjoyed it and thanks so much for coming back and leaving a comment!
Julie says
Soooo delicious!
Thank you for a wonderful recipe! My whole family loved it!
Nellie says
So glad to hear that!!
Silvia says
I also made this yesterday to celebrate Valentine’s Day. It came up super good!
My husband doesn’t like mushrooms so I used about 4 oz, cut them super tiny and mixed them with very caramelized red onions, garlic, basil and Worcestershire sauce; I didn’t use red wine. For cheese I used a slice of provolone.
I served it with whipped mashed potatoes and even my picky daughter liked it!
I don’t believe I will wait until next Valentine’s Day to make it again ! :)
Katie Hutton says
We’re so glad you loved it!
Chris says
Hi,
This was our Valentine’s dinner last night. It was easy to make and very delicious. I will definitely keep the recipe.
I tried it with the red wine gravy but of that I’m not convinced, only used the tiniest bit but we both didn’t like it.
But thank you for sharing this awesome dinner idea, I looove the fact that you can prepare them in the morning.
Very best wishes
Chris and Tim from Mackay
Nellie says
Hooray!! So glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate the attempt on the red wine gravy, thanks for trying it!! And thank you for coming back to leave a comment…so appreciated!