A Crowd Pleaser

This morning I called up a good friend to wish her a happy birthday.  (She is celebrating 39... again.) My husband grew up with her husband and I have been fortunate enough to get to know her over the years.  She has become an unbelievable friend.  Trustworthy, kind, and super fun to hang out with... she is a total treasure! 
A few years ago her family bought a little cabin just a few hours away, and we have enjoyed many weekends together up there with our girls.  Between us we have four little girls, and that cabin is filled with pink blankies, pillows, swimsuits and girly giggles on our fabulous girls weekends together.
One thing we really enjoy doing together while we are on our weekends is cooking.  Whether it's summer or winter, we seem to fall back on those meals that are easy to throw together at the end of a leisurely day at the lake, and one way to do that is to grab the ol' trusty crockpot.  One of the easiest, most filling and delicious meals we've made up there is crockpot beef stroganoff.  I've made this for my family, for company and for a big cabin crew... it always gets rave reviews.

Here's what you need to make this hearty, delicious...

Crockpot Beef Stroganoff

*2-3 pounds of round or chuck steak, cut into cubes

*1/2 c flour

*1.5 tsp salt

*1/2 tsp pepper

*1/2 tsp ground mustard

*1/2 tsp Lawry's garlic salt

*medium onion, sliced

*8oz pack of sliced mushrooms (white or baby portabellas)

*1 can of Campbell's condensed beef consommé (I've also made this with condensed beef broth or beefy mushroom and had the same wonderful results!)

*1.5 c sour cream

*bag of wide egg noodles, cooked (if you have any pasta haters in your house, you can replace the noodles with a baked potato instead)

Mix together the flour, salt, pepper, ground mustard and garlic salt in a shallow bowl.  Drop your cubed steak in and coat with the flour mix.  Then put the beef into your crockpot.  Top with the sliced onions and mushrooms.  Pour in your Campbell's condensed broth or consommé.  Cover and set to low for 7-8 hours.  Before you serve, stir in sour cream.  Leave the cover off the crockpot for a good 10 minutes or so while you boil the noodles or cook the baked potato.  This will help thicken the gravy.  Top your noodles with all that deliciousness and ENJOY!

This meal really is a big pleaser!  I love having friends over for pasta dinner nights, and usually make this, a seafood dish and meatless pasta dish.  Makes for a fun night with friends!  Who will you make this easy, filling, yummy meal for??