Low Sodium Beef Stroganoff

Low Sodium Beef Stroganoff

So, there's a few people in my life that are concerned with how much sodium they eat because it negatively affects their blood pressure. There's a lot of sodium packed into a lot of pre-packaged foods, and together, we kind of have explored different recipes to try out to still have "real food" without sacrificing taste. I think this is one of the better ones. I also will save some substitute options until the end, and also a giant nutrition label calculator thing I found. This has roughly 193 mg of sodium per serving (this recipe makes 6 servings).

Ingredients:

• 1 pound of trimmed beef
• 8 ounces of light sour cream
• 1/2 large red onion
• 8 ounces of baby carrots (or 2 large carrots, peeled)
• 16 ounces of portabella mushrooms
• 1/2 cup of red wine vinegar
• 2 cups of unsalted beef broth
• 12 ounces no yolk egg noodles
• 1 tsp of black pepper
• 1 tsp of ground mustard

Directions:

1. Cook noodles per package directions. Set aside.
2. Cut up trimmed beef into bite size pieces. Cook until meat is done.
   Note: I cooked my beef in the crock pot on low, in about 2 cups of beef broth for 8-9 hours to make it all shredded and delicious. I would highly recommend that cooking method if you've got time, but if you don't, cooking it in a frying pan also works.
3. Dice onion, baby carrots, and mushrooms.
4. Add onion, baby carrots, and mushrooms to skillet on medium heat. Cook vegetables until they're soft (about 5-8 minutes).
5. Add red wine vinegar and beef broth to skillet. Cook vegetables and liquids until liquid starts to reduce. Mix in black pepper and ground mustard. Stir well.
6. Add beef to skillet.
7. Once liquid has reduced, shut off heat and combine all ingredients (skillet mixture, sour cream, and noodles).
8. Serve warm, makes about 6, 2 cup servings.

Here's the nutrition facts thing I put together online through a website. The nutrition facts will vary depending on what brands you use, or if you substitute anything. If you want less carbs but still want those noodles, I'd recommend using 6 oz of the yolk free egg noodles instead.

Happy cooking!