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Cavanaugh’s Beef and Noodles with Tomatoes

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Sit down to a cozy dinner of beef and noodles with tomatoes. The thick egg noodles are cooked with chunks of beef and rich tomato sauce making for a perfect comfort food meal.

plateful of egg noodles cooked in beef and tomato mixture served with broccoli.

Are you looking for a new dinner recipe to feed you family? Look no further!

Get your dutch oven out and stew some beef in a simple gravy and throw in some egg noodles. It will fill them up and have them coming back for more!

This is one of the recipes that MiMi has made over the years and couldn’t wait to share on the blog.  Now, almost 4 years later I thought it would be fun to make it again and update the pictures a bit.

beef stew meat and onions in enameled dutch oven.

It was the perfect dinner to warm us all up on a snowy day. Little Dude loved it and so did my husband, even if he couldn’t help but to put a little cheese on top!

Now here is the original post from MiMi:

Once upon a time, long long ago when I was a little girl, we had neighbors by the last name of Cavanaugh.  Mrs. Cavanaugh shared her noodle recipe with my mom, Maw Maw.

saucy beef and tomato mixture in dutch oven.

If I remember correctly, she entered and won a contest sponsored by Kluski noodles.  The following is her recipe the way we remember it.

Maw Maw doesn’t know what she would have done with the original recipe. It’s possible that I finally convinced her to look for her recipe box.

I hope she finds it because she has some really good recipes in there.  For the most part, she just memorized all of the meals she made and rarely used a recipe.

egg noodles in beef and tomato sauce in dutch oven.

She thinks I was probably between three and five years old when we got this recipe.  I remember when she let me shake the beef cubes in the bag of flour.

I’m sure I had a lot of fun helping my mom make dinner.  I know that I really enjoyed eating this meal.  

Maw Maw suggests serving it with broccoli.

Plate of beef and noodles with stewed tomatoes served with broccoli, ready to eat.

Whenever she has a tomato based meal, she likes to have a green vegetable as a side dish.  If you give this recipe a try you will understand why it won a recipe contest and why we still prepare it this many years later.

-MiMi

A few more recipes from MiMi’s Childhood:

Maw-Maw’s Lamb Curry

Maw-Maw’s Scalloped Potatoes and Pork Chops

Great-Grandma’s Egg Noodles

plateful of egg noodles cooked in beef and tomato mixture served with broccoli.

Cavanaugh’s Beef Noodles with Tomatoes

Carlee
Are you looking for a new dinner recipe to feed you family? Look no further! Get your dutch oven out and stew some beef in a simple gravy and throw in some egg noodles. It will fill them up and have them coming back for more!
4.95 from 17 ratings
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Course Dinners
Cuisine American
Servings 12 Servings
Calories 226 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 2 Tablespoon oil or shortening
  • 1 onion halved and cut into slices
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 Tablespoon Lawry’s salt
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 pounds beef stew meat
  • 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 16 ounce package Kluski or similar noodles

Instructions
 

  • In dutch oven, heat the oil over medium high heat. Saute the onions in the oil.
    2 Tablespoon oil or shortening, 1 onion
  • Meanwhile, put the flour and seasonings in a large ziploc bag and shake to mix.
    1 cup flour, 2 Tablespoon Lawry’s salt, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • Drop a handful of beef cubes in the flour. Shake them up then put into pan. Continue until all of the meat has been dredged and put into the pan. Don't shake off the excess flour, it will help to thicken the gravy later.
    2 pounds beef stew meat
  • Stir occasionally until all of the beef is browned. Add water to cover the bottom of the pan about 1/2 inch. Cover and let simmer an hour or so.
  • Cook the noodles according to package directions.
    16 ounce package Kluski
  • Add the tomatoes to the beef. When heated through, stir in the noodles.
    28 ounce can diced tomatoes
  • Serve with broccoli… Maw Maw says you have to!

Nutrition

Serving: 1ServingCalories: 226kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 26gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 1185mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2g
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Sandy

Monday 9th of January 2023

I think I need to make this again

Carlee

Monday 9th of January 2023

Yes you do 😋

Big Rigs 'n Lil' Cookies

Sunday 27th of January 2019

That sounds fantastic! Definitely a meal that would be husband approved!

Gayle S.

Friday 25th of January 2019

Could you cook this in a crock pot? How long?Thanks

Carlee

Saturday 26th of January 2019

I don't see why not! I would think 4-6 hours on low or 2-4 on high? A little longer wouldn't hurt anything and just add the pasta at the end.

Andrea Nine

Tuesday 15th of January 2019

Sounds so soul soothing! YUM!

Carlee

Monday 21st of January 2019

It really is!

Morsels of Life | CJ Huang

Friday 8th of May 2015

What a yummy looking recipe! Those passed down recipes are the best. :) Thanks for stopping by and sharing this on Five Friday Finds!

Carlee

Friday 8th of May 2015

When three (and now four) generations have enjoyed a recipe, you do have to figure it is pretty good!