Beef Stroganoff

Although I am living the vegan lifestyle, not everyone in our house has chosen to take that particular path. One of those being my husband. He has begun to make slight rumblings about missing some of his old favorite meals. The other night at dinner he mentioned how much he missed beef stroganoff and wondered if there might be a way to make it using the "Beefless Tips" by Gardein that we were having for dinner that night. So on my next trek to the local grocery store I decided to check it out. I found a season mix (one of those little packet thingys) for beef stroganoff that was vegan. The instructions for preparing it included adding sour cream at the end just before serving, but our local store of course doesn't carry vegan sour cream, but I purchased the mix any how, knowing that I would figure something out later. Next came the noodles. There was absolutely not a hope in hades that I would find "eggless" egg noodles at this establishment and I new that going in, but I checked each and every package just in case - no luck. So I went with a box of rotini noodles. You can choose what ever shape of noodle you want, I just thought the curly ones were at least a little similar to the shape of egg noodles. Then I made sure to grab a bag of the Gardein "Beefless Tips" from the freezer section before heading to the check out.

It was an easy and relatively quick dinner to fix that turned out absolutely delicious. I knew it was a hit when my son, who is quite a picky eater, asked for seconds. As far as the sour cream thing is concerned, I just added 1/4 to 1/2 cup of soy milk (probably closer to a fourth, but I didn't measure) to the sauce just a few minutes before adding in the noodles.

It is so easy to make:

Heat the beefless tips in a small amount of olive oil for about 10 minutes or so. Then follow the directions on the stroganoff seasoning packet and sauté for approximately 15 - 20 minutes. In the mean time put a medium pot of water on to boil. Bring it to a boil and add the noodles. Boil for 10 minutes.

Just before adding the noodles stir in 1/4 cup or so of soy milk into the sauce. Combine the cooked noodles with the sauce and tips. Let them sauté on low for about 5 - 10 minutes. Serve with your favorite veggie (we went with peas - they go well with the dish).

Sit back and enjoy.