Baked Speghetti
1/2 onion, diced
1/2 green pepper, diced
4-5 white mushrooms, sliced
Chili powder
garlic (minced or powdered)
Prego pasta sauce (or make your own if you are not lazy)
Speghetti or Spagettini, try whole wheat or mixed
Lots of grated medium cheddar cheese
Cook pasta al dente and put in 9x13 glass baking dish. Brown the hamburger with onion, green pepper, and mushrooms. Sprinkle generously with chili powder and add garlic. Add prego, not too much, so it's a very chunky sauce, more like chili consistency. Pour/spread sauce over cooked pasta, sprinkle very generously with grated cheese. Try mixing in fresh parmesan with the cheddar. Don't be stingy with the cheese. Broil until cheese is very bubble and lightly browned.
Serve with: corn, garlic bread, salad
Spanish Meatloaf
3 T ketchup
2 T finely chopped onion
1+ T finely chopped celery
1/4 c bread crumbs
1 T lemon juice
1 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp oregano
1/8 tsp garlic powser
s & p
3/4-1 lb ground beef
Mix everything but the hamburger in a bowl, feel free to go nuts with the spices to make it more flavorful. I do. Add hamburger. Put your hand in a ziploc baggie and squish until well mixed together. Shape into loaf and put on a double layer of tin foil. Bring up sides to enclose but leave the top open. Put in shallow dish and bake 350 for 45 minutes. Tilt the tin foil to drain out the fat before serving, unless of course you like liquid fat.
Serve with: cheese mashed potatoes or fried potatoes, corn/carrots
Lazy Lyon Enchiladas
1/2 onion, minced
Taco seasoning
Can of Corn
Lots of grated cheese
Tortillas
Salsa and/or pasta sauce
Cook ground beef with 1/2 onion. Add taco seasoning and a bit of water. Cook until thickened. Spoon ground beef onto tortilla, add spoonful of corn and a sprinkle of cheese. Wrap up and put in a casserole dish. Repeat until pan is full. Pour some salsa and/or pasta sauce over wrapped enchiladas. Cover generously with cheese. Broil until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Serve with: sour cream, salad
Tamale Pie
1 small onion, chopped
2 minced garlic cloves
1/2 can kidney beans, rinsed, drained, and slightly mashed
1/2 can pinto beans, rinsed, drained, and slightly mashed
1/2 lb ground beef, cooked
1 - 6oz can of V8 juice (2/3 cup)
1/4 c snipped fresh cilantro
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp cumin
1/2 c cornmeal
1/2 c flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
1/2 c sour milk (1/2 T vinegar in 1/2 c milk)
1 can diced green chili poppers
2 T oil
1/2 c cheddar
In medium skillet cook green pepper, onion, garlic in oil until tender but not brown. Stir in beans, meat, V8, cilantro, chili powder and cumin. Heat through. Spoon into baking dish.
In mixing bowl stir together cornmeal, flour, baking soda and salt. In another bowl combine egg, buttermilk, chili peppers and oil. Add to dry mixture, stirring until combined. Fold in cheese.
Spread cornmeal mixture over bean mixture. Bake 400 about 20 minutes.
Serve with: salad
Mama Bear's Rice and Meatballs
Sprinkle s & p and garlic powder
1 c ketchup
1 c water
1 c brown sugar
2 T soy sauce
1/4 c vinegar
2 T corn starch
Less than 1/4 c cold water
Form hamburger with spices into meatballs, fry until cooked.
In saucepan whisk ketchup, water, brown sugar, soy sauce and vinegar. Bring to a boil. Mix corn starch and cold water and add to bubbling sauce and whisk to thicken. Place cooked meatballs in serving bowl and pour sace over.
Serve with: hot rice, grean beans.
Tex-Mex Skillet Supper
1/2 c chopped onion
1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained
1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
1 c frozen corn
1/2 c uncooked rice
1/2 c ketchup
1 T chili powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp oregano
1/2 c shredded cheddar
Tortilla chips
in large non-stick skillet cook beef and onion. Drain. Add remaining except cheese and chips. Mix well. Simmer, covered, 30 minutes or until rice is cooked. Remove from heat, sprinkle with cheese. Cover and let stand until cheese is melted.
Serve with: chips for scooping
Sloppy Joes
1 c chopped onion
1 c chopped celery
1/2 c chopped green pepper
1 (12 oz) bottle chilli sauce
1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
2-3 T brown sugar
2 T worchestershire sauce
1/4 tsp pepper
16 sandwich buns, split
In large skillet cook beef, onions, celery, pepper over med heat until beef is cooked. Drain.
In slow cooker combine beef mixture and all remaining ingredients (except buns). Cover, cook on low 4-6 hours, spoon onto buns.
Serve with: Fresh veggies and dip, and for heaven's sake toast the buns with cheese on them before you add the meat mixture.
