Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 each)
  • Calories:
  • 1489
  • Fat:
  • 94 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 38 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 206 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 1253 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 110 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 47 g

Beef Wellington Bundles

Penny Walton takes advantage of refrigerated pie pastry to fix this sensational main course. Guests dining at her Westerville, Ohio home will find a succulent steak topped with pesto and mushrooms in every flaky bundle.

SERVINGS

6

CATEGORY

Main Dish

METHOD

Baked

PREP

30 min.

COOK

20 min.

TOTAL

50 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 5 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil, divided
  • 1/2 cup each tightly packed fresh basil leaves and fresh parsley leaves
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 6 beef tenderloin steaks (6 ounces each)
  • 4 tablespoons butter or margarine, divided
  • 1/2 pound fresh mushrooms, chopped
  • 6 sheets refrigerated pie pastry
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/4 cups beef broth
  • 1/4 cup dry red wine or additional beef broth
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon browning sauce, optional

DIRECTIONS

For pesto, combine 3 tablespoons oil, basil, parsley, Parmesan cheese and salt in a food processor. Cover and process until smooth; set aside. In a large skillet, brown steaks in 2 tablespoons butter and remaining oil for 5-6 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm. In the same skillet, saute mushrooms until liquid is absorbed.
    Cut each pastry sheet into an 8-in. square (discard scraps). Place a steak on each square. Spread steak with about 1 tablespoon of pesto; top with mushrooms. Bring opposite corners of pastry over steak and pinch seams to seal tightly. Place in a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. brush egg over pastry. Bake at 450° for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
    For gravy, melt remaining butter in the same skillet; stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve with the beef bundles. Yield: 6 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Jul 6, 2008

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