Non-Dairy Chicken Stroganoff

I decided to test a theory that it is possible to make stroganoff without dairy ingredients. A challenge, to be sure -- but I did it and it turned out great (it passed the "kid-approved" test)! Imagination, improvisation and prayer led to the following version of Chicken Stroganoff...

Ingredients:

* Four large boneless, skinless chicken breasts - cut up into bite-sized pieces.
* 1 package/can of beef stock (preferrably organic)
* 1 package/can of mushroom stock (preferrably organic)
* wide egg noodles (12 oz. or larger)
* Flour
* 1 large clove garlic
* 1/2 sweet (or yellow) onion
* Black Pepper
* Sea Salt (or table salt will do)
* Worcestershire Sauce
* 1 8 - 12 ounce package Better Than Sour Cream
(or other tofu-based sour cream substitute, if available)
* Blended cooking oil (or plain vegetable oil)
* Plain Silk Soymilk
* Paprika


Instructions:

1. Rinse chicken in water, then season chicken liberally with sea salt and pepper
2. Coat chicken lightly in flour
3. Sautee garlic and onion in a skillet in about 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil until slightly carmelized
4. Cook chicken in onions and garlic till chicken is a light golden brown
5. Remove skillet from heat and cover
6. In a large cooking pot, heat about a quarter-cup of flour, mix in a couple of teaspoons of vegetable oil at medium heat (DO NOT BURN THE FLOUR)
7. Add 2 cups of beef broth and stir into flour mixture
8. Add 1 cup of mushroom broth
9. Lower heat and stir to thicken gravy
10. Add 2 tablespoons black pepper, 2 tablespoons paprika and 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
11. Add beef and mushroom broths to taste
12. Add 8 ounces Better Than Sour Cream
13. Add 1/4 cup Silk Soymilk
14. Stir in chicken, onion and garlic mixture
15. Remove from heat
16. Boil water in a large pot (add 2 teaspoons olive oil before boiling)
17. Add wide egg noodles
18. Boil till egg noodles are soft and tender (al dente)
19. Remove from heat, drain water through a strainer
20. Return noodles to large pot
21. Serve noodles, topped with gravy

This recipe easily serves a family of four for a couple of days. Enjoy!