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What is needed:

Slow cooker

Large pot for pasta

Large spoon for stirring and serving

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lbs. cubed stew beef

1/4 cup dried onion

10 3/4 oz. can cream of mushroom soup

4 oz. sour cream

2 dashes of worcestershire sauce

fresh cracked pepper

1 lb. wide egg noodles

Place cubed stew beef in slow cooker. Add dried onion. Add fresh cracked pepper. Put slow cooker on low for 6-8 hrs. When stew beef is cooked, make wide egg noodles according to package directions. While noodles are cooking, add cream of mushroom soup and worcestershire sauce to cooked stew beef and onions. Stir well. When egg noodles are done cooking, drain and set aside. Add sour cream to cooked stew beef mixture. Add cooked wide egg noodles to stew beef mixture and serve.

Optional Cooking Method:

Don't have a slow cooker? You can make this dish on your stove top in a large pot like your stock pot. You will need to add moisture to this option that is lost from not using a slow cooker. Add enough liquid to cover the meat. Natural beef stock would work great and can be found in the soup section at the market. All natural or organic brands work best because they don't add unnecesary salt or preservatives. Water would be a second option. Add meat, stock, and onions to your stock pot and bring to a boil. Stir. Put the lid on your pot and turn your flame to low. Cook for two hours. The longer you "stew" the meat the more tender the meat. Add more stock if necessary to keep the meat covered and moist. Piercing a fork into a piece of meat should feel tender and fall apart with a gentle twist of the fork. Now you know the meat is done. Keep your flame on low and proceed with the recipe. When all ingredients are combined, turn off the flame and serve.

Serving suggestions:

Serve with any frozen or canned vegetable or tossed salad.

Dessert: canned fruit or applesauce, store bought bakery item, ice cream or sorbet.