Time Savers Recipes

Beef Stroganoff

Information:

  • Cook Time: 10 min
  • Skill Level: Easy
  • Serves: 4 people

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 pounds beef tenderloin fillet
  • Salt and pepper
  • 3 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups beef consomme, available on soup aisle
  • 2 teaspoons prepared Dijon style mustard
  • 1/4 cup sour cream, eyeball it
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil or vegetable oil, 1 turn of the pan in a slow stream
  • 1/2 small onion, sliced
  • 1/3 cup coarsely chopped cornichons
  • 1 pound extra wide egg noodles, cooked to package directions
  • Chopped parsley leaves, garnish
  • Thickly sliced pumpernickel bread, optional

Directions:

  1. Arrange meat on a bed of egg noodles and top with Stroganoff sauce and parsley. Serve with thickly sliced pumpernickel bread.
  2. Slice meat into 1/2-thick by 2 -nch long very thin strips and season with salt and pepper. Set in freezer.
  3. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Melt 2 tablespoons butter and cook with flour 1 minute. Whisk in consomme. Thicken 1 minute. Stir in mustard and sour cream, thicken 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and season sauce with salt and pepper.
  4. Heat a second skillet over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon butter, then add the meat and onion and cook over high heat until brown on both sides, 3 to 4 minutes total. Then add the chopped cornichons and stir to combine.

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Pasta Carbonara

Information:

  • Preparation time: 10 mins
  • Cooking time: 25 mins
  • Serves: 4 people
  • Kid Friendly Name: Breakfast Pasta

Ingredients:

  • 500 g fettucine
  • 3 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 1/3 cup finely grated Parmesan
  • 20g butter
  • 250g bacon, rind removed, cut into thin strips
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 4 spring onions, finely chopped

Directions:

  1. Bring a large pan of water to the boil, add the fettucine and cook for 10-12 minutes, or until just tender.
  2. Whisk together the eggs, cream and Parmesan and season generously with salt and cracked black pepper.
  3. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a frying pan, add the bacon strips and cook for 5-8 minutes, or until lightly golden. Add the garlic and spring onion and cook for 2-3 minutes more. Remove from the heat.
  4. Drain the pasta, and transfer to a large serving bowl. While the pasta is still hot pour in the egg mixture and toss well to combine (the heat from the pasta should be sufficient to cook the egg). Add the bacon mixture and toss through the pasta. Season to taste with cracked black pepper and serve immediately.

Nutrition:

  • Protein 35g
  • Fat 30g
  • Carbohydrate 90g
  • Dietary Fibre 6.5g
  • Cholesterol 235mg
  • 3213kJ (765 cal)

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