Thou Hast Redeemed Myself - Beef Stroganoff

Well after yesterdays meal debacle, I have redeemed myself. Today's meal was Beef Stroganoff. Yummmmmmmy! Comfort food for a nice fall day. I decided to save time by cooking egg noodles for this dish. It would have been equally as good with mashed potatoes too. If I had done it with spuds, I would have also cooked a vegetable. The sauce was so tasty!

This was a huge hit with the family also. Much to Caitlin's and my chagrin, we had no leftovers - we have been enjoying taking the leftovers for lunch. Everyone had a healthy helping each and we all have full bellies.

The sauce was packed full of flavour. I think that beef might be one of those things that just cooks up nicely in a slow cooker and enhances the taste of the sauce that it is in. I used Epicure's 3 Onion Dip Mix instead of onion soup - I do not really like the sodium content and taste in the onion soup mix. The mushroom soup makes it plenty salty enough without adding additional salt. If you have never used Epicure products, this one is a good one to get you started. I have a great friend across the street if you need an Epicure hook up in the Calgary NW Central area.

Now for the reviews:

My darling son actually really liked this. The only thing he did not like was the mushrooms (go figure it's a veggie). I never know what he really likes or doesn't like as he eats everything painfully slow; however he assures me that his rating is honest and true. Connor gave this a 4 out of 5 stars. Not bad for the picky one!

My sweet little girl first gave this a big thumbs up and then showed me five fingers and a big grin. This was a big hit for her. She DOES like mushrooms and would gladly eat her brothers and daddy's if needed. She cannot pinpoint what she liked the best about it, she thought it was "just WOW mommy." It may also have to do with dumping this all over egg noodle pasta. I think she would probably give almost anything with a pasta base a big old gold star! She is looking forward to dessert now........ that later. Caitlin gave this a 5 out of 5 stars.

Hubby mmmm, mmmmed this. He thought it was delicious and had seconds. (Picked out the mushrooms) Usually a fan of chicken, I think he may have the same thoughts as me and just thinks that beef in a slow cooker is YUM! This is the ultimate in comfort food too. Usually a hit with the men in our lives. This one can definitely stay on the weekly meal rotation.

I also loved this. It was the right balance of flavours. Nothing overpowering, or underwhelming spice wise. I added a bit of pepper to my meal as I like pepper on most main dishes. I wouldn't change a thing in this recipe, except to double the recipe next time. I gave this 5 out of 5 stars.

Next Up: Slow Cooker Hot Fudge Cake With Ice Cream. (Not part of the freezer challenge, but a good one to try)

Average family rating: 4.75 Stars out of 5 stars. A keeper in the old recipe box. 


Here is the recipe:

Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff-Serves 4-6 people

1 1/2 lbs beef stew meat

2 Tbsp onion soup mix (I used 2 Tbsp Epicure 3 Onion Dip)   1 cup fresh button mushrooms

1 (10 ¾ ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup

1 Tbsp liquid gravy browning

½ cup sour cream

4 oz cream cheese

Brown seasoned and floured beef until medium (slightly pink)

Combine all ingredients together (except beef and sour cream) and mix into a sauce.

Pour over beef pieces in the 4L zip loc bag

Cook on low for 8-10 hours

Add sour cream ½ hour before serving.

Serve over mashed potatoes or egg noodles.

Until Next Time - which will be really soon!
Cheers!
Kimberley

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