Bistro Beef Noodles A La Slow Cooker!

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb lean ground beef
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon pepper, divided
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 large onion, cut into 1/4-inch wedges
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 12 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 2 cups beef broth
• 3 medium carrots, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup dry red wine
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
• 8 ounces prepared medium-width egg noodles

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet, spray with cooking spray and scramble fry the ground beef and onion with the worchestershire sauce and 1/2 tsp pepper until no longer pink and put in the slow cooker.
• 2 melt butter in pan and add onion wedges, garlic and mushrooms to the pan and saute 8-10 minutes or until browned, then add to slow cooker.
• 3 add broth, carrots, salt, thyme and remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
• 4 cook on high for 4-6 hours - while it's cooking, prepare egg noodles according to package directions.
• 5 combine red wine and corn starch; stir until smooth. stir into crock pot with red peppers and keep on high for half an hour until sauce thickens.
• 6 place prepared egg noodles on a serving platter and top with meat sauce and sprinkle with fresh parsley.