Hamburger Stroganoff

One of the things that makes me super happy is finding base recipes that I can play around with. So this is the second recipe using the SOS mix. You can find the original recipe in the booklet Soup or Sauce SOS Mix put out by the Utah State University extension office which is located here.

Knowing my families tastes there is no way I could of put this on the table without tweaking it. My goal was for a creamier sauce with a little more flavor. I thought it was great without the extras added in the sauce but I'm just one of those people that has a hard time not tweaking. 

1 pound lean ground beef or turkey
3 cups water
1/3 cup SOS Mix
2-4 shakes Worcestershire sauce
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 small onion, diced
8 oz. fresh mushrooms, sliced
12 oz bag wheat egg noodles (or any you prefer)
1/2 cup low-fat sour cream
8 oz low-fat cream cheese, softened (optional)

Directions:
In a skillet, brown meat, when nearly done add onion, mushrooms and minced garlic. Continue cooking til onions are translucent.

In the meantime, boil egg noodles according to package directions. Drain and have ready.

In a small sauce pan, whisk together SOS mix and 3 cups of water. Cook until desired thickness. You may need to adjust SOS mix to achieve desired thickness. Whisk in paprika, Worcestershire sauce, softened cream cheese (optional) and sour cream.

Mix meat mixture, cooked noodles and SOS mixture together. Spread into 9x13x2 in baking dish. Cover with foil and cook in preheated 350 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Yeilds: 6 servings

~ Farm Girl

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Au Gratin Potatoes

Ingredients:
1/2 cup SOS Mix
1 3/4 cups water
1 cup lowfat sour cream
4 medium potatoes
1/4 cup chopped green onions (optional)
1/2 cup chopped fresh mushrooms (optional)
1/2 cup cheese, grated (optional)

Directions:
Combine SOS Mix (you can find the recipe for the mix here) and water in a small sauce pan and cook and stir until thick. (Optional - 1 cup lowfat sour cream can be stirred into the sauce before it is added to the potatoes.) Thinly slice the potatoes and layer half in a 2 quart oven safe baking dish. Pour half of the sauce over the potatoes, half of the green onions, mushrooms and cheese. Layer the rest of the potatoes on top. Add the remaining of the sauce, onion, mushrooms, and cheese.

Cover and baked at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Uncover and continue baking for an additional 55 minutes or until potatoes are soft.

Yield: 8 Servings

Finally, I got those scalloped potatoes I have been craving for so long and they were so yummy. I'm very thankful for the internet and for the other bloggers out there to help people just like me.

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SOS Mix - Soup or Sauce

Have you ever had the hankering for something and the only reason you can't make it is because you didn't have a can of cream of mushroom soup? Well, let me tell you, that has been me for the last week in half or so. All I wanted was some scalloped potatoes. Scalloped potatoes how hard could that be to make, right? Well let me tell you this, the last time this happened, I tried to improvise and it didn't work out so well.

Night before last I was looking through my pinterest pins and ran across the SOS mix. I got very excited for a few moments, then realized I don't keep minced onion on hand, my excitement turned into disappointment. Then a light bulb popped on, hmm... there must be a substitution for it, right? Ah ha, I googled for it and low and behold I found my answer! I'm back in business now! Yeah Me! So off I go getting everything together, and what do you know, this girl is also out of italian seasoning. I'm thinking that this recipe may just turn out to be a disaster. Should I or shouldn't I do this? So, here I go again, I googled and now we are back on track.

Finally all the ingredients

SOS MIX - Soup or Sauce

2 cups powdered non-fat dry milk

3/4 cup cornstarch

1/4 cup instant chicken bouillon (regular or low sodium)

2 Tablespoon dried minced onion OR 2 teaspoon onion powder

2 tsp italian seasoning (optional)

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a recloseable plastic bag, mixing well.

Yield: 

Equal to 9 (10.5 oz.) cans of cream soup.

Store in chinese take-out container works perfect.

To substitute for 1 can of cream soup

1. Combine 1/3 cup of dry mix with 1 and 1/4 cups of cold water. Whisk until well blended.

2. Cook and stir on stove until thickened. 

3. Add thickened mixture to casseroles as you would a can of soup.

Storage:

Store in a closed plastic bag or air-tight container until ready to use. It does not have to be refrigerated.

Things you may want to know about the SOS Mix.

1. Gluten FREE!! 

2. Can be used in many recipes such as gravies, soups, creamed veggies, casseroles and skillet meals.

3. Saves money and time!

If you would like to know more about this SOS mix please feel free to visit here and here for more info.

This post was to be about those scalloped potatoes I've had a hankering for lately. So I'm going to continue this on another post so it will be easily found later.

Check out this Mix, I think you will be very happy that you did!

~ Farm Girl

I thought I nice to add recipes that I made with the SOS mix to this post as they will be easily found.

Au Gratin Potatoes
Hamburger Stroganoff

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