The Magical Slow Cooker

The Magical Slow Cooker

I am so excited – recently I had the opportunity to review a colleague’s cookbook!  And I knew it would resonate with you because earlier this year, I took a poll asking what type of recipes you would enjoy seeing and the answers were;

• 30 Minutes Meals
• Slow Cooker Meals
• Healthy Recipes  

Then a month later the opportunity arose to review a recipe book.  The name of it is The Magical Slow Cooker, what great timing!

The Magical Slow Cooker

I received the book a couple of weeks ago and I’ve read thru the entire book (yes….I’m one of those strange people that actually read a recipe book…) and I’ve had the opportunity to make a few of the recipes and though I haven’t made them all, I’d tell you, I highly recommend this recipe book!  

The recipe I’d like to share with you today is Sarah’s recipe for Sour Cream Beef Stroganoff 

Sour Cream Beef Stroganoff

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Sour Cream Beef Stroganoff

Beef Stroganoff - The meat came out so tender & succulent, it was perfectly done! I added salt & pepper to suit my taste & served it on a bed of steamed rice.

Course Beef

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 8 minutes

Total Time 23 minutes

Servings 6 servings

Calories 403 kcal

Author The Magical Slow Cooker

Ingredients

• 2 lbs cubed beef stew meat
• 1/2 cup diced white onion
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms
• 2 packages brown gravy dry mix 0.87 size
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• Cooked egg noodles or steamed rice and additional sour cream for serving.

Instructions

1. Add the stew meat, onions, and mushrooms to a 4-quart or larger slow cooker.
2. Whisk the gravy mixes and the water in a small bowl; pour this into the slow cooker.
3. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
4. Stir in the 1 1/2 cups sour cream and ladle the stroganoff sauce over the noodles or rice.
5. Top with more sour cream for garnish.

Nutrition Facts

Sour Cream Beef Stroganoff

Amount Per Serving

Calories 403 Calories from Fat 207

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 23g 35%

Saturated Fat 10g 50%

Cholesterol 147mg 49%

Sodium 107mg 4%

Potassium 537mg 15%

Total Carbohydrates 3g 1%

Sugars 2g

Protein 43g 86%

Vitamin A 7.2%

Vitamin C 2.6%

Calcium 7.7%

Iron 21.6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

The meat came out so tender and succulent, it was perfectly done, I added some salt & pepper at the end to suit my taste and served it on a bed of steamed rice.

Beef Stroganoff

There was plenty here for 6+ servings, just depending on how large the servings were.  We feasted on this for two days and on day three I added all the leftovers, beef stroganoff and the rice to a sauce pan along with a couple cups of beef stock and made (you guessed it!) a delicious beef stroganoff soup!  I always love a meal that can be transformed!

Ok….back to the book.  If this is something you are interested in the book contains ideas for breakfast & brunch, side dishes, party food, chilies, soups & stews, main dishes and even desserts!  Sarah did a great job of including a recipe for many occasions.  Interested?  You can find it on Amazon by clicking this link The Magical Slow Cooker it is $15.89.

Full disclosure, yes I received a copy of the book, but regardless I would recommend this book to my family & friends.  Great AND easy recipes without a bunch of complicated ingredients?  Gotta love that!  Give this recipe a try and let me know what YOU think!

p.s. I thought of one thing I wanted to add after I published this blog….the pictures are GREAT and the printing quite large which makes reading/cooking so much easier!