Using DbContext.Database.SqlQuery<TElement>(sql,params) with a generic type

Question

I'm finding myself using a very similar set of code over and over for different stored procedues

SqlParameter[] parameters = {
  new SqlParameter("@somevar", 123),
  new SqlParameter("@othervar", 456)
}
List<MyClass> result;
using (MyContext contextName = new MyContext())
{
  result = contextName.Database.SqlQuery<MyClass>("mystoredproc @somevar, @othervar", parameters).ToList();
}

And I thought to myself, why not make a standard set of code that passes in the stored procedure and SqlParameter[]

MyClass result = getStoredProcResult("mystoredproc", parameters);

Where I'm struggling is making SqlQuery generic.

I tried using

result = contextName.Database.SqlQuery<object>(procname, parameters);

However, I always just get an object out, and it will not return back to MyClass I tried using Type, but get an error with that..

Is there something I'm missing, or can it just not handle a generic class and I'm doomed to just repeat myself?