1. I don't recommend Merlot for anything! I don't even cook with it!
2. I subbed sour cream for the cream cheese, and I have to use non-fat.
3. Stroganoff isn't Stroganoff without Paprika. Sprinkle it on the finished dish.
From AllRecipes.com
This was really good. Every bit as good as the dry packaged way, but the cooking in the crock pot makes it a log effort. Just wait. Have patience, because it is great!
I also think beef stew meat is very poor quality meat - it is usually Chuck trimmings, so I cut up a good steak and use that (sirloin.)
-jon
