Beef Stroganoff Meets French Onion Bake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 5 cups wide egg noodles (8 oz)
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 2 lbs boneless beef top sirloin steaks, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 4 medium onions, thinly sliced (4 cups)
• 3 cups beef broth
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups seasoned croutons
• 2 cups swiss cheese, shredded (8 oz)

Recipe

• 1 pre heat oven to 350°f.
• 2 cook and drain noodles as directed on package.
• 3 in a large frying pan; melt butter over medium-high heat. add beef, onions and mushrooms; cook about 20 minutes, stirring frequently, until beef is browned on all sides. make sure the onions are carmelized.
• 4 spread noodles in bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish. spoon beef mixture over noodles.
• 5 in the frying pan you used, heat 2 1/2 cups of the broth to boiling over medium-high heat. in small bowl, mix remaining 1/2 cup broth and the flour until smooth. stir flour mixture into boiling broth. cook, stirring constantly, until bubbly and thickened. stir in rosemary, salt and pepper. pour over beef mixture; stir until well blended. sprinkle with croutons, then cheese.
• 6 .bake 25 to 35 minutes or until bubbly around edges and cheese is melted.