I have decided to try at least one new recipe every week either at lunch or dinner. Some of you may recall me mentioning my husband's picky eating habits. Some day I'll devote an entire post to his dietary restrictions (all self-imposed) but it could be a lengthy list and I don't have the time for that today. I am attempting to somewhat respect his dietary wishes while satisfying my own culinary cravings and gently nudging him towards trying new things. It's a challenge to say the least!
This week's new recipe was Chicken Stroganoff. But in actuality, the recipe was more of an inspiration because I changed it quite a bit. I'm not entirely sure what qualifies a stroganoff as a stroganoff (anyone?) and I'm not entirely sure the dish, as I prepared it, still fits the category. But I will share anyway. Had I been more prepared, I would have taken pictures at each step. But I didn't. Sorry!
The original recipe calls for cream of mushroom with garlic soup. Super Target was out and I thought I had regular cream of mushroom soup and home. Oops. I didn't. I did have cream of chicken though so I substituted that. Does the lack of mushroom soup disqualify the dish as a stroganoff? I also omitted the onion knowing Hubs wouldn't touch it if he smelled any hint of onion. This too may take it out of the running in the stroganoff category. Either way it tasted good although it was a bit blah. I intend to make it per the recipe sometime very soon. I'll let you know those results! Here is the recipe the way I prepared it:
2 pounds (give or take) of chicken cut into bite sized pieces
2 cans of cream of chicken soup
1/3 cup water
Stir the soup and water together. Stir in the chicken pieces and place it all in the crock pot. Cook 3-4 hours on high (or 7-8 hours on low).
8 oz-ish of sour cream (sorry, Hubs, I did indeed include the sour cream... I know how much you dislike it... except that you ate the dish and didn't complain so maybe you really do???)
Stir in the sour cream right before serving. Serve over cooked noodles or mashed potatoes. I chose mashed potatoes. I also added salt, pepper, oregano, and a dash of garlic powder. But it was still a little blah.
If you're interested in more new recipes, Esther shared her recipe for spaetzle today and I plan to try it soon. I have a spaetzle maker in my Amazon cart and plan to purchase it tonight!
Recipe Review: Chicken Stroganoff
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That sounds really good! I bet it's more of a "ala king" your way, and more of a "stroganoff" the other way. I'll be trying it, that's for sure. And BTW, my hubs is the same way about sour cream. He'll probably flip when he reads the homemade mac and cheese recipe next week....
And Hey! Congrats on the spaetzle maker! Have fun with it--let me know if you have any questions!
I love stroganoff but have yet to try to make it myself. Your recipe sounds easy enough for me to "try" to attempt it. I think I will fix this dish this weekend! Thanks for sharing it with us.
So glad you've made such a cool goal for yourself! This dish sounds like a winner!
Perhaps the mushroom soup would have made it taste less blah? I have a very easy stroganoff recipe that my kids love. I'll email it to you if you're interested.
What a great goal!! Sound like a yummy recipe.
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