Ooo La La!

My friend from the What's Cooking board on the Nest (Carrie) made this recipe and posted it on her blog and it was right up my alley.

WONDERFULLY good!

I did make some slight alterations and I'll add those below. This is a great crock pot meal and wonderful for a winters night. It's also a nice variation on beef stew - one that isn't just potatoes and beef and peas.

French Onion Beef

(From: Pillsbury Pot Pie and Casserole Booklet & Carrie's Sweet Life)

• 1 1/4 lb. boneless beef round steak (I just used stew meat)
• 1 pkg (8 oz.) sliced fresh mushrooms (I doubled)
• 1 lg. onion, sliced separated into rings
• 1 can (10 1/2 oz.) condensed french onion soup (I also had to add a can of beef broth and some water to have enough liquid for cooking for the day)
• 1 pkg. (6oz.) 10-minute herb stuffing mix (I just used bagged stuffing mix from Peppridge Farms because it's what I had on hand.)
• 1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted (Omitted)
• 1 c. shredded mozzarella cheese (omitted - but I did use some of the leftover shredded asiago I had on hand and we each topped our own)

Spray slowe cooker with cooking spray. Cut beef into 6 serving size pieces. In cooker, layer half each of the beef, mushrooms, and onions; repeat layers. Por soup over top.

Cover; cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.

In medium bowl, mix stuffing mix, butter, and 1/2 cup liquid from slow cooker; toss to mix. Place stuffing on top of mixture in cooker. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook 10 minutes longer or until stuffing is fluffy. Sprinkl with cheese. Cover cook until cheese is melted.