Simple Saturday: Simple Beef Stroganoff

This is a great meal to make-ahead and toss in your slow cooker in the morning, for a great dinner all ready when you get home.  Or, make this a 15-minute meal by browning the beef in a skillet, then mixing in the other ingredients.  Either way, it will be simple and delicious!

Ingredients

• 2 T Onion Onion
• 1 T Garlic Garlic
• 1 tsp Seasoned Salt
• 1.5 lbs cubed beef stew meat
• 14.5 oz can beef broth
• 2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
• 7.3 oz jar sliced mushrooms
• Ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup sour cream
• 4 c egg noodles, uncooked

Make-Ahead Preparation

• Combine Onion Onion through pepper in a gallon-sized freezer bag.
• Measure sour cream into a sandwich-sized freezer bag.
• Measure egg noodles into sandwich-sized freezer bag.
• Combine all bags into another - seal and freeze.

To Serve

• Thaw completely.
• Place beef mixture into a greased slow cooker.  Cook on low 8 hours (or more, up to 10).
• Stir in sour cream just before serving.
• Cook noodles according to package directions.
• Spoon beef mixture over cooked noodles and enjoy.

Serves: 4

Richard's Seafood Pasta

Today's recipe comes via my husband, who had a culinary epiphany one evening when I left him to his own devices with one simple rule: Have dinner for the family ready by the time Bugger (our one-year-old) and I got home from our run.  At first I wasn't sure what to expect, but after my husband improvised this recipe, we were anything but disappointed.

Simple Saturday: Pesto Rotini with Smoked Salmon

It's no contest.  My absolute favorite Tastefully Simple item is the Dried Tomato & Garlic Pesto Mix, and I use it in everything!  Here is yet another way to use this versatile mix to make a fabulous one-dish meal, or a great dish for a buffet-style party.

Ingredients
1 (8-oz) box Ancient Harvest Quinoa Rotelle (or regular rotini pasta)
1/2 medium onion, chopped
2 cups frozen pepper strips (or fresh chopped bell peppers, all colors)
2 Tbsp olive oil, divided (1/1)
2 Tbsp Tastefully Simple Dried Tomato & Garlic Pesto Mix
12 oz smoked salmon

Make-Ahead Preparation

• Cook pasta according to package directions.  Drain, and toss with 1 Tbsp olive oil.
• While pasta is cooking, heat remaining 1 Tbsp olive oil in pan over medium-high heat.  Add onion and peppers, and sauté until tender (approximately six minutes).
• Add Dried Tomato & Garlic Pesto Mix and pasta to pan, and toss.
• Transfer to freezer container and freeze.  Tip:  Salmon can be frozen separately, or chunked and tossed with pasta.  Or, consider not freezing the smoked salmon; when vacuum packed, it can be refrigerated for several weeks or even months; check the expiration date on the package.

To Serve

• Thaw completely in refrigerator.
• In a saucepan, combine pasta mixture and 1/3 cup water.  Cover, and warm over medium-high heat, stirring frequently.  
• Spoon onto serving dishes, and top with flaked salmon.

Prep time: 10 min.
Cook time: 60 min.
Difficulty: Easy
Serves: 6
Serving Size: 1/6 loaf
WW Points+: 7

Devon Thurtle Anderson, Independent Tastefully Simple Consultant
Consultant ID #0119436
http://www.tastefullysimple.com/web/dthurtle-anderson

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Pasta Fresca

For busy weeknights, nothing beats the ease of a one-dish meal.  This pasta salad, filled with flavorful sausage and all varieties of color (translation = vitamins!) will stash in the freezer for weeks and still deliver a healthy and fresh-tasting meal in minutes.