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Barley Casserole

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 pound mushrooms, sliced
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
1 pound medium barley
5 cups chicken broth
4 ounces egg noodle spirals, cooked
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Pinch of saffron (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a large skillet. Saute mushrooms for 3 to 4 minutes; remove mushrooms, add remaining butter and saute onion until transparent. Add barley and lightly brown, while stirring. Add 2 1/2 cups broth, noodles and seasonings. Bake in a greased casserole, covered for 30 minutes. Remove from oven; when cooled, wrap and freeze.

To serve: Add remaining 2 1/2 cups broth to casserole, cover and bake for 2 hours. Uncover during last 30 minutes. To prepare without freezing: add all of the broth at one time; cover and bake 1 1/2 hours (uncover during last 30 minutes.)

Serves: 10

Preparation time: 3 hours

Approximate calories per serving: 300

Helpful Hint: It may be practical to prepare this recipe in two smaller casseroles to use for smaller groups.

Recipe & Photograph courtesy of Curtin Publications, Inc., New York, NY ©1973

Beef Stroganoff

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Ingredients

3 pounds top round, cut in 2×2 1/2 inch strips
3 tablespoons oil
1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
4 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1/4 cup flour
2 cups beef broth
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon dill weed
2 cups sour cream

Directions

In a large skillet, or Dutch oven, brown meat in oil. Remove. Cook onions in drippings until transparent; add mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes longer. Blend flour with 1/4 cup broth and add to pan. Add beef broth gradually, stirring constantly. Add salt, pepper, dill weed and dill seed; cook, stirring, until thickened. Stir in meat. Cool and pack in either on container to serve eight or two containers to serve four.

SERVING DAY: Heat in covered pan in a 375° oven 1 hour or until heated through. Add sour cream and gently heat (do not boil)

Serves:8

Preparation time: 1 hour 45 min

Approximate calories per serving:410

Suggested Menu

Tomato Cucumber Salad
Beef Stroganoff
Green Beans with Almonds
Buttered Noodles
Apple Dumpling

Recipe & Photograph courtesy of Curtin Publications, Inc., New York, NY ©1973