May 2007 recipes!

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1

PORK BARBECUE


Pork roast
BBQ sauce of your choice (I highly recommend "Bone Suckin' Sauce" from NC!)
Sandwich rolls or buns

Place pork roast and BBQ sauce in crockpot. Cook on low 8-10 hours. Shred, cool, bag and freeze. You can freeze the buns as well, so you have enough for your family, and can buy them in bulk.

Reheat and serve on buns with slaw on the side:

This will make three meals for us. We just need to buy 3 packs of buns.

2

Freezer Bagel Pizzas


24 Plain Bagels -- split and buttered
2 pounds ground beef
1 large onion -- diced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 - 6 oz. jar processed cheese spread
1- 14 oz. jar pizza sauce
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

1. Brown beef and onion in large skillet; drain.
2. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic salt.
3. Spread 2 teaspoons of cheese spread and 2 teaspoons of pizza sauce on each muffin. Spoon meat mixture onto pizza sauce. Sprinkle with parsley and Parmesan cheese.
4. Place on a cookie sheet and freeze. Place in 1 gallon freezer bag. Store in freezer until ready to use.
5. Bake frozen, approximately 20 to 30 minutes, at 350 degrees, or until bubbly.

Note: use real mozzarella cheese

3

Shredded Beef Tacos


1 pot roast
1 package taco seasoning

Place pot roast in crockpot. Cover with taco seasoning. Cook on low for 8-10 hours, or until tender.

Shred beef, and cool. Place beef in 1 quart freezer bag.

In separate 1 quart freezer bags, place the following:

1 - 2 c. shredded cheese of your choice
picante or taco sauce (if desired)

Assemble meat, cheese, sauce and 1 package flour tortillas in 1 gallon freezer bag. Lay flat to freeze.

To serve: Thaw all ingredients. Reheat meat and place some in the center of each tortilla. Add cheese, and any other fresh toppings you want (onions, olives, guacamole, lettuce, tomatoes, etc.) and fold in half. Enjoy!

This should make 2-3 meals for us. Add extra cheese and tortillas to the list.

4

Bacon Cheeseburger Rice

1 ½ lb. ground beef
3 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled (optional)
1 can (10 3/4 oz.) condensed tomato soup, undiluted
1 can (14 1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 package onion soup mix (I now use fresh onion and beef broth granules)
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp. prepared mustard
1 ½ c. shredded cheddar cheese

Cooked rice (I use about 3 c.)

Brown and drain beef. While beef is cooking, mix together soup, onion soup mix, bacon pieces and cheese. Add to browned hamburger. Simmer on low until cheese is just melted, and soup is jut to boiling. Allow to cool and ladle sauce into 1-gallon freezer bag.

To serve, allow to thaw overnight in refrigerator and reheat on stovetop or in microwave. Mix well with hot cooked rice. You could also freeze this in a reusable casserole dish with the rice for easier thawing/cooking. I leave the rice out when freezing only to save freezer space.

5

Broccoli Stuffing Casserole

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup mayonnaise

1 can cream of celery soup, undiluted

2 eggs, beaten

2 pkgs (10oz each) frozen chopped broccoli, cooked and drained

2 tablespoons minced onion

1 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp seasoned salt

pepper, to taste

1 cup herb-seasoned stuffing mix

2 tablespoons butter

PREPARATION:

Grease a 2-quart casserole and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise and soup, mixing well. Stir in the eggs and broccoli. Add the onion, Cheddar cheese, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper.

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Place in the prepared casserole dish and top with the stuffing mix. Dot with butter. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.
Serves 8.

6

Hawaiian Chicken

from Melinda Scott

2 cups chicken
1 cup onion
1 cup green pepper (chopped big or small)
2 cans cr of chicken soup
1 can (15 oz.) pineapple tidbits
2 tsp. soy sauce
fresh cut tomatoes (optional)

Saute onion and green pepper till mostly soft. Cook chicken and dice. Mix together with the soup, pineapple and soy sauce. Freeze. Let thaw, warm in saucepan over medium heat. Serve with rice and tomatoes.

Make two of this recipe.

7

Pepperjack Pizza

Meat topping:

1/2 pound (8 ounces) ground beef (about 1 1/4 cups after being cooked)
1/2 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced (optional)
1 teaspoon water
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon paprika

Other toppings:

1 cup pizza sauce
crushed red pepper, optional
8 ounces (2 cups) shredded mozzarella cheese
8 ounces (2 cups) shredded pepperjack cheese
1/4 to 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
thinly sliced onions, optional

Instructions:

2. …brown meat with onions and garlic. Drain excess grease. Return to heat and add the water and additional seasonings. Cook and stir for about 5 minutes, until meat is well-coated and no water remains in the pan.

4. Top crust with pizza sauce. Sprinkle red pepper flakes if using. Sprinkle prepared meat evenly over pizza sauce, then top with the cheeses, dispersed evenly over the top. Add green pepper and onion, if using.

5. Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees. Place pizza in the middle (or slightly lower than the middle, but not at the top) of the oven and bake for about 12 minutes, until top is golden.

8

Spicy Sausage and Peppers Over Rice

INGREDIENTS

2-1/2 cups brown rice

5 cups water

5 turkey sausage links, cut into 1-inch pieces

2 tablespoons and 1-1/2 teaspoons minced garlic, or to taste

1-7/8 red onion, diced

2-1/2 green bell pepper, sliced

1-3/4 cups and 2 tablespoons vegetable or chicken broth

2-1/2 cups grape tomatoes

1/4 cup and 1 tablespoon diced pimento

crushed red pepper flakes to taste

Cajun seasoning to taste

black pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

Pour brown rice and water into a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender, about 40 minutes.

Preheat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add turkey sausage, and cook until well browned on the outside, and no longer pink on the inside. Remove cooked sausage, then stir in garlic and onion. Cook for a few minutes until the onion softens and begins to turn translucent. Add green pepper and cook for 2 minutes.

Pour in half of the vegetable stock along with the tomatoes and pimiento. Season to taste with red pepper flakes, Cajun seasoning, and pepper. Cook until the liquid has almost completely evaporated. Stir in sausage with remaining vegetable broth, and simmer until all is hot. Serve sausage mixture over brown rice. 5 servings

9

JAMBALAYA

Makes 6 servings.

ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
2 medium cloves garlic, peeled
1 large green bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
2 celery stalks, diced
3 tbsp fresh Italian parsley, minced
4 oz extra-lean smoked ham, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
5 oz boneless, skinless chicken breast, diced
1 large bay leaf
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 can (28 oz) diced tomatoes
1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
3/4 cup brown rice, uncooked
1 1/2 lb medium shrimp, peeled, deveined and chopped into bite-sized pieces

preparation

Add oil to a large nonstick saucepan. Over medium heat, sauté onion, garlic, bell pepper and celery until onion is translucent. Add parsley, ham, chicken, bay leaf, and cayenne pepper. Cook, stirring often, 5 to 6 minutes. Add tomatoes (with juice), tomato sauce, and 1 3/4 cups cold water. Gently simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Pour rice into the pan and stir well. Bring mixture to a boil. Lower heat and simmer, covered, 45 minutes or until rice is cooked and absorbs most of the liquid. Stir in shrimp and cook 5 minutes more. Remove bay leaf. Season to taste with cayenne pepper and salt.

10

Magnificent Casserole


2 pounds Lean Ground Beef
8 ounces Cream Cheese
1 tablespoon Green Pepper -- minced
1/2 cup Sour Cream
1/2 cup Swiss Cheese -- grated
8 ounces Egg Noodles -- (package)
1 pound Cottage Cheese
1/3 cup Green Onion -- chopped
2 cups Tomato Sauce

In a large pan, cook noodles in boiling, salted water until tender. Drain & set aside. In a large bowl, mix together cream cheese, cottage cheese and sour cream. Add onion and peppers. Set aside. Brown ground beef & drain any fat. Add tomato sauce to ground beef. Grease 9 x 13 inch cake pan or casserole dish, and arrange the following layers: Noodles, cheese mixture, meat mixture - then repeat. Top with grated Swiss cheese. Bake at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes.

Note: If you will be freezing this casserole for later use, you may want to reduce or omit the amount of green pepper and onion which are used, as they have a tendency to get stronger over a long period of time.

Serves 8

Make two of this recipe…James loves it.

11


Homemade Sloppy Joes

2 pounds Lean Ground Beef
1 medium Onion -- chopped
3/4 cup Brown Sugar
1 tablespoon Prepared Mustard
1/2 cup Barbecue Sauce
2 tablespoons Catsup

1 pack of buns

Brown ground beef & onion in a large skillet and drain. Add other ingredients and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve on buns or over broken bread.

This recipe freezes very well.

Serves 12

12


King Ranch Chicken Casserole


1 cup Onions -- diced
1 cup Green Bell Peppers -- diced
1/2 pound Mushrooms
1/4 cup Butter or Margarine
1 can Cream of Mushroom soup
1 can Cream of Chicken soup
1 pound Cheddar Cheese -- shredded
2 cups Chicken -- cooked and diced
1 can Tomatoes with Green Chilis
1 clove Garlic -- minced
2 tablespoon Chili Powder
1 tablespoon Chicken Broth
12 Corn Tortillas -- torn into quarters

In a large pan, sauté onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms in butter, Add soups, tomatoes & chilies, garlic, chili powder, and chicken broth. Line bottom of a 9x13 inch pan with pieces of tortillas. Spread half the chicken over the tortillas and top with half of the sauce, then half of the cheese. Cover with another layer of torn corn tortillas, and repeat the chicken, sauce and cheese layers. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Serves 6

(When freezing, put in freezer after assembling casserole, and bake when ready to eat.)

13

Recipe #5

Tomato Chicken Gumbo


1 can (14 oz.) chicken broth
½ 1b. hot sausage links or Polish Sausage, cooked and sliced
1 can (26 oz.) chunky spaghetti sauce
2 cups cooked diced chicken
1 can (11 oz.) canned corn, drained
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 ½ cups cooked white rice

To freeze: Dump all ingredients except rice into 1 gallon Ziploc freezer bag. Lay flat in freezer.

To cook: In 6-quart pot, bring gumbo to a boil. Add cooked rice. Cover; cook over medium heat 10 minutes or until heated through. Add additional water or broth for a thinner gumbo. For spicier gumbo serve with hot red pepper sauce.

Serves 6

Lasagna Recipe

8 ounces lasagna noodles

1 pound lean ground beef

1/2 cup chopped onion

8 ounces mushrooms, optional

1 jar (about 16 ounces) spaghetti sauce, your favorite

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon dried leaf oregano, crumbled

1/2 teaspoon dried leaf basil, crumbled

1 1/2 cups ricotta cheese

2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese


Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions; drain and set aside. In a large skillet, brown beef, onion, and mushrooms; drain well. Stir in spaghetti sauce, garlic powder, salt, oregano, and basil. In a 2-quart buttered baking dish (about 11x7x2-inches), layer 1/3 of the lasagna noodles, 1/3 of the sauce and 1/3 of the ricotta cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, and Parmesan cheeses. Repeat layers twice. Bake lasagna for 30 minutes, or until thoroughly heated and bubbly. Let stand for 8 to 10 minutes before cutting and serving. Serves 6 to 8.

15

Beef Burgundy Stew

2 1/2 pounds lean stew beef
2 bay leaves
5 1/2 tsp. thyme
2 cloves minced garlic
1 can tomato paste
3 cups burgundy
1 1/2 tsp. rosemary
2 cans beef broth
1/2 cup water
1 lb. small red potatoes (quartered if large)
1 lb. carrots (in 1 inch slice)
2 small onions quartered
1 lb. small mushrooms -- quartered
3 tbsp. water mixed with 3 tbsp. corn starch
1/4 cup fresh minced parsley
salt & pepper to taste

Brown stew beef. Drain and return to pan with bay leaves, thyme, garlic and tomato paste. Cook on medium/low heat until garlic is somewhat cooked. Add burgundy and rosemary, bring to boil and simmer 1 and one half hours or until tender.

Add rest of ingredients except for parsley & salt and pepper. Bring back to boil and simmer 1/2 hour to 40 minutes or until vegetables are done. Add corn starch
mixture and stir until slightly thickened. Add parsley and salt & pepper to taste. Now you're done. Yumm.


16

Pork Onion Casserole

2-4 center cut pork chops
1 can beef consommé
1 can water
1 jar mushrooms
1 pkg onion soup mix
1 1/2 cup rice
onion slices


Sauté pork chops on stove until well browned. Combine rice, mushrooms,
consommé and water and pour into a lightly greased casserole dish. Place
chops on top of rice mixture and put a slice of onion on top of
each. Bake
at 350 for appx. 1 hr & 15 minutes

Serves 4-5

17

Home-Style Meat Loaf


Ingredients
3/4 cup ketchup, divided
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
1/4 cup minced fresh onion
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
1 1/2 pounds ground round
Cooking spray
Directions
Estimated Total Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes
Preheat oven to 350°. Combine 1/2 cup ketchup, oats, and next 6 ingredients (oats through egg whites) in a large bowl. Add meat; stir just until blended. Shape meat mixture into an 8 x 4-inch loaf on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Brush 1/4 cup ketchup over meat loaf. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

Serves 5

18

Potatoes Romanoff

Here's an easy recipe for when you're entertaining. You can prepare them ahead of time and then bake later at dinner while you're visiting with your company.

6 russet potatoes, peeled
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream (lite works great)
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/4 cup diced green onions (scallions, or red onions if you like)
1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
paprika

Cut the potatoes into thirds and they will cook faster. Cover with water, bring to a boil, and simmer until a fork pokes easily through them. The smaller the pieces, the faster they'll cook. If you're not in a hurry, you can leave them whole. Drain when done.

Whip the potatoes with the milk. Add the sour cream, salt, pepper, onions if you're using them, and 3/4 cup of cheese. Beat together. I use my big standing mixer for this, but if you've got one, use a hand mixer in the same pot as the potatoes cook in and save a dish.

Butter a 9x9 pan or small casserole dish. Spread the mashed potatoes in it, cover with the remaining grated cheese, and sprinkle paprika over the top. Cover and refrigerate if you want. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes (depending on whether the potatoes got cold or not) and serve.

Options: You can use cottage cheese instead of or in addition to the sour cream.

Freeze Ahead. You could also freeze this. Line your baking dish with foil first, leaving a few inches of foil hanging over the edges. Put the potatoes in, cover with more foil, and freeze. When solid, remove the foil and wrap the edges up over the top, then slip into a freezer bag and label. Thaw and bake as above.

Serves 5-6

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Chili Chicken Casserole

1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
3 oz cream cheese

3 cups cooked chicken, chopped
3 cups cooked rice
1 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
4 oz diced green chilies
15 oz can chopped tomatoes
15 oz can black beans (drained)
1/2 tsp. garlic salt

1 cup crushed tortilla chips

Mix together the sour cream, ricotta cheese, and cream cheese.

Add everything else except the tortilla chips and blend together. Pour into ungreased shallow 9"x13" pan. Top with tortilla chips.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Serves 6

20

Cheesy Pasta Dinner

A layer of seasoned meat, pasta, and vegetables, topped with a cheesy sauce and baked until golden

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients:

1/2 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, diced
2 medium tomatoes, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
8 ounces (uncooked weight) shell or spiral pasta, cooked according to package instructions
3 cups cooked bite-sized vegetables (peas, carrots, green beans, corn)
2 Tablespoons butter
2 Tablespoons flour
1 1/4 cups milk
8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
1 teaspoon mustard
salt and pepper, to taste
Parmesan cheese, for serving

Instructions:

1. Fry the meat with the onion and garlic. Drain grease, and add tomato, salt, and pepper. Cook 5-10 minutes longer.

2. Mix meat mixture, vegetables, and cooked pasta. Spread in the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 baking dish.

3. In a saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour; then add milk and bring to a boil. Simmer for a few minutes until thickened. Stir in mustard. Remove from heat and stir in half of the shredded cheese. Pour over meat and vegetable mixture.

4. Spread the rest of the shredded cheese on top, and bake for 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese when serving.

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21

BAKED ZITI

Printed from COOKS.COM

1 lb. ground beef
1 jar Prego or marinaro sauce
Onions & peppers, chopped
2-3 c. grated mozzarella cheese
1/2 lg. box ziti noodles, cooked

Brown beef, onions and peppers. Add sauce and simmer. Mix noodles, cheese and sauce, keeping some sauce for topping. Bake, uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, stirring 1/2 way through. Serves 8.