Creamy Beef, Mushrooms, and Noodles

This flavorful and creamy beef and noodle dish is a diabetic-friendly recipe.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 cup (4 ounces) dry no-yolk egg noodles
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup dry sherry (or 1/4 cup water and 1 to 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar)
2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper, or to taste
3 teaspoons light olive oil - divided use
3/4 pound boneless beef sirloin steak, very thinly sliced
1 cup thinly sliced onions
1 (8-ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms

Cooking Directions:

1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting any salt or fat.
2. Meanwhile, whisk together mayonnaise, sherry, bouillon, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper in a medium bowl. Set aside.
3. Heat 1 teaspoon light olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Tilt skillet to coat bottom lightly. Cook beef 3 minutes and set aside on a separate plate.
4. Heat 1 teaspoon light olive oil, add onions, and cook 5 minutes or until just beginning to richly brown, stirring frequently.
5. Scrape onions to one side of the skillet, add remaining 1 teaspoon light olive oil, and add mushrooms. Cook 4 minutes or until mushrooms begin to brown on the edges, stirring frequently.
6. Return beef and any accumulated juices to vegetable mixture in skillet. Cook 30 seconds or until most of the liquid has evaporated.
7. Remove from heat and stir in mayonnaise mixture until well blended. Serve over drained noodles. Sprinkle with additional black pepper, if desired.

Makes 4 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/4 of recipe; 3/4 cup beef mixture with 1/2 cup noodles): Calories: 320; Total Fat: 12g; Saturated Fat: 2g; Cholesterol: 30mg; Total Carbs: 27g; Fiber: 2g; Protein: 23g; Sodium: 615mg.

Recipe and photograph courtesy of "The Heart-Smart Diabetes Kitchen: Fresh, Fast and Flavorful Recipes.