Meatball Subs

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• egg
• bread crumbs
• salt and pepper
• jar spaghetti sauce
• sliced cheese (mozzarella or swiss)
• sub rolls

Mix ground beef, egg, bread crumbs, and salt and pepper together in a mixing bowl.  Form into meatballs and place in the crock pot.  Pour a jar of spaghetti sauce over the meatballs and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
At dinner time, place meatballs onto a sub roll, spread a spoonful of sauce over meat and place a slice of cheese on top.  Microwave for about 10 seconds to soften the cheese. 

Unstuffed Bell Peppers

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 cup chopped bell pepper, red or green
1/2c chopped onion
1/2 Tbsp garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
1 14oz can of tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 cup white rice
2 Tbsp Worchestershire sauce
shredded cheese (optional)

In a skillet, add beef, peppers, onion, garlic and salt and pepper.  Cook over medium-high heat until beef is cooked through. Add water, tomato sauce and worchestershire sauce. Bring to a boil.  Add rice, cover and simmer for approximately 20 minutes. Uncover stir and add cheese on top if desired.

Crockpot Beef Stroganoff

Ingredients

• 1 lb cubed beef stew meat
• 2 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
• 1/4 c. water (more if you want it to be saucier).
• dash of garlic salt
• 8 oz cream cheese (cut up)
• Egg noodles or Amish noodles

In your crockpot, combine uncooked meat, cream of mushroom soup, onion, worcestershire sauce, water and garlic salt. 

Cook on low setting for 8 hrs or high for 5 hrs. 15-20 min before serving, add the cream cheese; stirring occasionally until melted. 10 minutes before serving add uncooked noodles, push down in sauce to get lightly coated; replace lid, but stir occasionally until noodles are soft & ready to eat.



*A small can of mushrooms or fresh mushrooms is a good addition.

Brice's Burritos

-1/2 lb ground beef
- velveeta
- 1 box Spanish rice
- refried beans
- lettuce
- tomato
- 6 big tortillas

Brown beef. Season as you want.
Warm up the beans.
Mix velveeta with milk to make it saucy and microwave
cut up lettuce and tomato
make rice according to box.

On the tortilla
spread the beans
add lettuce, tomato
add rice
add beef
add cheese sauce

Roll up burrito and warm on griddle so the side get somewhat crispy.

Tamara's Stuffed Peppers

 Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1/2 c uncooked long grain white rice
1 c water
6 bell peppers whole( I do four & cut them in half)
2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
salt & pepper to taste
1 tsp Italian seasoning

*Preheat oven to 350
*Bring rice & water to a boil. reduce heat & cook for 20 min.
*Brown beef til done.
*Clean out peppers (I cut mine in half at this point) arrange in baking dish
*In a bowl mix beef, cooked rice, 1 can tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, onion, salt & pepper. Fill peppers with mixture. Mix remaining tomato sauce & Italian seasoning together & pour over peppers.
*Bake for 1 hour basting every 15 minutes, until the peppers are tender ( I don't think they take as long to cook when cut in half)
*top with cheese ( sometimes I do shredded cheese other times I make a cheese sauce)

Macaroni 'n' Cheese Pizza

Ingredients

1 pkg (7 oz) macaroni and cheese dinner mix
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 lb ground beef
3/4 cup chopped onion
1 and 1/4 cups pizza sauce
1 can (4 oz) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
28 pepperoni slices
1 cup (4 oz) shredded mexican cheese blend

Prepare macaroni and cheese according to package directions; gradually stir in eggs.
Spread onto a greased 12-in pizza pan.  Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.  Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef  and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain.  Stir in pizza sauce.
Spread over macaroni crust.  Sprinkle with the mushrooms, pepperoni and cheese blend.  Bake for 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Country Fried Steak

or you can call it Chicken Fried Steak if you want to be incorrect, like my husband =D

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless beef top loin
• 2 cups shortening
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup buttermilk
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 quart milk
• salt and pepper to taste 

Cut top loin crosswise into 4 cutlets. Pound each cutlet thinly with a moistened mallet or the side of a cleaver. 

In a large, heavy skillet, heat 1/2 inch shortening to 365 degrees F. 

While the shortening is heating, prepare cutlets. In a shallow bowl, beat together egg, buttermilk, salt and pepper. In another shallow dish, mix together garlic powder and 1cup flour. Dip cutlets in flour, turning to evenly coat both sides. Dip in egg mixture, coating both sides, then in flour mixture once again. 

Place cutlets in heated shortening. Cook until golden brown, turning once. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels. Repeat with remaining cutlets. Drain grease, reserving 1/2 cup. 

Using the reserved drippings in the pan, prepare gravy over medium heat. Blend in 1/4 cup flour to form a paste. Gradually add milk to desired consistency, stirring constantly. For a thicker gravy add less milk; for a thinner gravy stir in more. Heat through, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve over chicken fried steak.

Karra's Frito Bake

Ingredients

2 boxes Kraft Velveeta macaroni (shell noodles and cheese)
1 lb ground beef
pack of taco seasoning
1 can corn
sour cream- to taste
fritos
shredded cheese

- Brown the ground beef and add the taco seasoning. Add the corn.
- Make noodles as box says and then add 2 table spoon of sour cream to make it creamy.
- Take casserole dish and put 1 layer of the mac and cheese down and then 1 layer of beef mixture and then another layer of mac and cheese on top of that.
- Top with shredded cheese and melt in oven at 350.
- Add fritos on top and put back in the oven for few minutes just to heat the fritos.
- You can top the casserole with sour cream if you'd like!

Kat's Taco-roni

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1/2 onion, diced
1 T. chili powder
1 T. cumin
2 t. garlic powder
1 t. salt
1/2 lb. elbow macaroni Use rice pasta for a gluten-free meal!
1 1/2 c. beef stock or broth
1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 14.5 oz. can crushed tomatoes
2 c. frozen corn
1 c. shredded cheese
2 cups frozen greens beans

Directions
1. Brown ground beef and onion. Drain. Stir in seasonings.
2. Add noodles, stock, tomato sauce and crushed tomatoes to the skillet. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low. Cover skillet and simmer, stirring occasionally, until noodles are tender, about 15 – 20 minutes.
3. Stir in corn until heated through. Top with cheese and serve.
4. Cook green beans as indicated by package instructions.
5. Serve Taco-roni with Green Beans.

Baked Ziti

Delicious.  'Nuff said.

Ingredients

1 pound dry ziti pasta
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, sliced
1 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 pound ground beef
1/2 pound ground pork sausage
1 1/2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce
salt to taste
1 (6 ounce) package provolone cheese, sliced
3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup cottage cheese
1 (6 ounce) package mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain. 

Meanwhile, heat olive oil in large, heavy skillet over medium heat. Cook onion in oil until tender. Stir in rosemary and garlic. Transfer to a small bowl. 

Place ground beef and sausage in the skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Stir in the onion mixture and the spaghetti sauce. Season with salt. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 10 minutes. 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. In the prepared dish, layer 1/2 of the cooked pasta, provolone cheese, sour cream, cottage cheese, and a little less than 1/2 of the meat mixture. Then layer the rest of the pasta, mozzarella cheese, remaining meat mixture, and Parmesan cheese. 

Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until heated through and cheeses are melted.