Beef Stroganoff

Husband grew up eating stroganoff and I don't remember EVER having it before we made it. When I saw a healthy version in one of my slow cooker magazines I thought I would give him a little blast from the past and try it. It was better than I expected but Husband said it lacked in "creaminess". That is probably what made it healthy. When husband made this he didn't know we had dry sherry in our pantry so he used the extra broth instead which I think made it lack in flavor. We will probably make it again but using the sherry and a little less broth than it calls for as it ended up slightly watery. All 4 members of the family ate it which gave it extra points. We both give it a 4 out of 5 stars.

Source: Diabetic Slow Cooker

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 ¹⁄₂ lbs Beef stew meat
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• ¹⁄₂ teaspoon dried oregano crushed
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon dried thyme crushed
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 (14.5 ounce) cans lower sodium beef broth
• ¹⁄₃ cup dry sherry or lower sodium beef broth
• 1 8 ounce carton light sour cream
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 cups hot cooked noodles
• Snipped Fresh Parsley optional

Directions

1. 1. Trim fat from beef. Cut beef into 1 inch pieces. In a large skillet cook beef, half at a time, in hot oil over medium heat until browned. Drain off fat.
2. 2. In a 3 1/2 or 4 quart slow cooker place mushrooms, onion, garlic, oregano, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, thyme, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and bay leaf. Add beef. Pour broth and sherry over all.
3. 3. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. Discard bay leaf.
4. 4. If using low heat setting, turn to high-heat setting. In a medium bowl combine sour cream and cornstarch. Gradually whisk about 1 cup of the hot cooking liquid into the sour cream mixture. Stir sour cream mixture into cooker. Cover and cook about 30 minutes more or until thickened. Serve over hot cooked noodles. If desired, sprinkle with parsley.

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 342

Fat: 12g

Cholesterol: 89mg

Sodium: 441g

Sugar: 4g

Carbohydrate: 22g

Fiber: 1g

Protein: 32g