Weeknight Meal: Hungarian Goulash

What makes this meal a week night meal, is that it is cooked in possibly one of the best inventions ever made...the crock pot. It is so easy to toss together in the morning, and then pull out tender flavorful beef chunks 8 hours later. I got it from the book "Fix-It and Forget-It" and have made it several times.

I used homemade German spatzle as its base, but you can top anything you might have in your pantry such as egg noodles, or go even easier and pour it over instant mashed potatoes. Voila!

And no, I didn't eat the green beans...I took the picture and then scrapped them onto Tim's plate. Tee-hee!

Ingredients:

• 2lbs. beef stew meat
• 1/2 tsp. onion powder
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 2 Tbsp. flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 pepper
• 1 1/2 tsp. paprika
• 10 3/4 oz. can of tomato soup
• 1 cup sour cream

1. Mix meat, onion powder, garlic powder, and flower in slow cooker until meat is well coated. (I didn't have paprika in my pantry so I substituted with chili powder and it gave it a little bite)

2. Add remaining ingredients, except sour cream. Stir well. (I added a whole diced onion as well)

3. Cover. Cook on low 8-10 hours or High 4-5 hours.

4. Add sour cream 30 mins. before serving. (It gives it this tang and makes it really smooth)

5. Serve over warm noodles.

REALITY: I would highly RECOMMEND this recipe, especially in the colder months and it is so versatile that you can add a lot to it like potatoes, tomatoes, green pepper...