Stroganoff....of sorts.

This meal was not intended to be a stroganoff. It just kind of turned into one. I have no problem with that because I LOVE stroganoff.

I was a bit frazzled when I was making this...1.) because at around 2pm I realized that I forgot to throw it in the crock pot that morning. and 2.) because my 16 month old was having a bad teething day.

So here's what I did.

I mixed up some flour with paprika, garlic salt & seasoning salt.

I then tossed some beef stew meat in it. I used about a lb of meat.

 

Spray a skillet with cooking spray and toss the meat in.

Toss it around a bit and let it cook for just a few minutes....until it's JUST starting to brown.

Toss it in the crock pot along with a can of Cream of Mushroom soup.

Mix it up.

Now chop up an onion. Actually about a half of a large onion.

Place them in the crock pot on top of the meat mixture.

I cooked it on high for about an hour and then dropped it down to low for the next 3 hours.

When the meat was just about done, I made some mushroom rice.  It's basically Rice a Roni...just mushroom flavored.

I served it like this...rice with the meat on top. This is where it became a stroganoff. I decided that it needed something else because it was looking very.....brown. So I plopped some sour cream on top. I served it with buttered lima beans. Those weren't a huge hit with the 3 year old. Or the 30 year old for that matter.

But the stroganoff itself was delicious! I just mixed it all up together and chowed down.

 I'll make it again this way for sure.

Broccoli & Bacon Quiche

I haven't made a quiche in ages. Normally I do the good old quiche Lorraine, but I was feeling a bit of variety with this one.

Ingredients:

1 premade pie crust, 2 cups half & half (or you can use heavy cream...whatever floats your boat), 4 eggs, 1/2 tsp paprika, salt, 1 cup chopped broccoli, 1/2 large onion- chopped, cheddar cheese

And of course....bacon. About 12 slices, cooked & chopped.

Press the pie crust into a dish.

Add the bacon.

Add the onions.

Next comes the broccoli.

And then the cheese.  I did about a cup.

Next you mix the half & half, eggs, paprika & salt in a mixing bowl. Whisk it up.

Pour it in the pie dish.

Sprinkle it with some ground pepper if you want.

Brush the crust with a beaten egg or some milk. I totally forgot to take a pic of this step.

Bake the quiche at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Then drop the temp to 350 and bake for another 45 minutes. You'll want to cover the crust with foil for the 45min stretch to prevent burning.

Take it out of the oven and let it sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Mmmmmm. Smelled so good!

It got great reviews! We had a friend over and he is not a big fan of quiche. He went back for seconds...I took that as a big compliment. :)

Dang Holiday weekend

The long weekend has totally screwed me up in the kitchen. I have only cooked 2 meals here at home since last Thursday. The other evenings were spent either in the mountains or at friends' homes. I can't complain, but I do need to get my head straight and figure out what I have and what I need.

So, I apologize for the lack of organization this past week.  I do have a few recipes to upload though.

:)