The Mushroom Steak Stuff

The Mushroom Steak Stuff is what my family has come to call it. In all actuality, it's sirloin strips and an awesome feta-mushroom cream sauce with pasta. A wonderful Italian meal!

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 1331 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter
• 4 slices bacon
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pinch salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons red wine
• ⅔ cup heavy cream
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 1 (16 ounce) package rigatoni pasta
• 1 teaspoon prepared yellow mustard
• ¼ teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
• 1 pound beef top sirloin, thinly sliced
• 1 (6 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon Marsala wine

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate and set aside. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat with 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the rigatoni pasta, and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes; drain.

Step 3

Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sirloin strips, and cook until no longer pink, about 6 minutes. Remove the sirloin to a casserole dish, then stir the mushrooms into the hot skillet. Cook and stir for 2 minutes, then season with the mustard, ginger, salt, and pepper, and cook 3 minutes more. Pour in the red wine and Marsala wine, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Add the cream and half of the crumbled feta cheese, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. The feta helps thicken the cream. The cream sauce is not a gravy, so it will not thicken like gravy. Once ready, pour the mushroom mixture over the sirloin strips, and sprinkle with the remaining feta cheese.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes until hot and bubbly. Crumble the bacon overtop, and serve over the rigatoni pasta.