French Onion Beef-noodle Bake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 5 cups uncooked wide egg noodles (8oz.)
• 3 tablespoons margarine
• 2 lbs boneless beef top sirloin steaks, cut into 1- inch cubes
• 4 medium sweet onions
• 2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 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

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°f; cook and drain noodles as directed on the package.
• 2 in a 5-quart dutch oven, melt the margarine.
• 3 add the beef, onions and mushrooms; cook about 30 minutes, stirring often, until beef is browned on all sides, the onions are soft and the mushrooms are browned.
• 4 spread the noodles in bottom of ungreased 13x9 inch glass baking dish.
• 5 spoon the beef mixture over the noodles.
• 6 in the same dutch oven, heat 2 1/2 cups of the broth to boiling. in a small bowl, mix the remaining 1/2 cup broth and flour until smooth; stir the flour mixture into the boiling broth.
• 7 cook, stirring constantly until thickened.
• 8 stir in the rosemary, salt and pepper.
• 9 pour over the beef mixture; stir until blended.
• 10 sprinkle with the croutons and cheese.
• 11 bake for 35 minutes.
• 12 tip: be sure and give the onions enough time to caramelize. well worth the great flavor!