Hamburger Steaks with Catsup Gravy
1 lb ground chuck
1/2 cup catsup
1/3 cup bread crumbs
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp steak seasoning
Garlic salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, sliced
1 cup catsup
1/2 cup water, or as needed
2 tsp Better Than Bouillon Beef Base
Combine the ground chuck, catsup, bread crumbs, onion powder, steak seasoning, garlic salt and pepper until well mixed. Form into patties. Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet over medium high heat. Place the patties in the skillet and cook until browned on both sides. Remove patties to a plate and drain off all the grease except 1 tbsp from the skillet. Add the sliced onions and cook until translucent. Stir in the 1 cup catsup, water and beef base until combined. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low. Return the patties to the pan, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir after 30 minutes and if the gravy is stil lthin, continue simmering with the lid off until gravy thickens.
This was quite tasty and reminded me a lot of my Mom's Meatloaf with Tomato Gravy. A nostalgic and comforting kind of meal! I served this with Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans. Adapted from allrecipes.com
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Individual Baked Eggs
Individual Baked Eggs
6 slices Boars Head fully cooked bacon
6 tsp butter, melted
6 eggs
Shredded cheddar, if desired
Preheat oven to 350^F. Place 1 tsp melted butter in the bottom of each muffin pan (I used a 6 muffin pan). Wrap each bacon slice around the inside of a muffin cup. Break the eggs into the cups and bake until of desired doneness (10 to 20 minutes). Sprinkle a little shredded cheese over each egg if desired and cook another minute or so until melted. These were good and really cute! However, I think they were overcooked at 20 minutes so next time I'll aim for 15 minutes. I also think if these were made in a custard cup or something slightly wider than the muffin cups, they would be better and would fit nicely on an English Muffin. Adapted from allrecipes.com
6 slices Boars Head fully cooked bacon
6 tsp butter, melted
6 eggs
Shredded cheddar, if desired
Preheat oven to 350^F. Place 1 tsp melted butter in the bottom of each muffin pan (I used a 6 muffin pan). Wrap each bacon slice around the inside of a muffin cup. Break the eggs into the cups and bake until of desired doneness (10 to 20 minutes). Sprinkle a little shredded cheese over each egg if desired and cook another minute or so until melted. These were good and really cute! However, I think they were overcooked at 20 minutes so next time I'll aim for 15 minutes. I also think if these were made in a custard cup or something slightly wider than the muffin cups, they would be better and would fit nicely on an English Muffin. Adapted from allrecipes.com
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Spaghetti, Camp David Style
Spaghetti, Camp David Style
1 pkg (abt 5) Italian sausage links, casings removed
1 tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
Garlic salt and pepper to taste
1 onion, chopped
1 tsp minced roasted garlic
24-oz jar Gia Russa's Hot Sicilian pasta sauce
15-oz can stewed tomatoes
1 tsp Italian seasoning
16-oz hot cooked spaghetti
Grated Parmesan cheese
Slice the sausages lengthwise, leaving them attached along one side. Spread them out flat in a large skillet in the olive oil. Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes, turning once, until the sausages are browned and cooked through. Remove from skillet and set aside. Place the ground chuck, garlic salt, pepper, onion and garlic into the skillet and stir over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes until the onion is translucent and the beef is browned and crumbly. Drain off fat. Stir in pasta sauce, stewed tomatoes and italian seasoning, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 45 minutes to blend flavors. Preheat oven to 350^. Mix the hot cooked spaghetti into the sauce and place on oven safe plates. Place a cooked, opened sausage over each serving, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Place the plates in the hot oven for 5 to 10 minutes until cheese has melted and begun to brown. This was very good! I especially liked the parmesan crusted sausage. Adapted from allrecipes.com "Camp David Spaghetti with Italian Sausage".
1 pkg (abt 5) Italian sausage links, casings removed
1 tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
Garlic salt and pepper to taste
1 onion, chopped
1 tsp minced roasted garlic
24-oz jar Gia Russa's Hot Sicilian pasta sauce
15-oz can stewed tomatoes
1 tsp Italian seasoning
16-oz hot cooked spaghetti
Grated Parmesan cheese
Slice the sausages lengthwise, leaving them attached along one side. Spread them out flat in a large skillet in the olive oil. Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes, turning once, until the sausages are browned and cooked through. Remove from skillet and set aside. Place the ground chuck, garlic salt, pepper, onion and garlic into the skillet and stir over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes until the onion is translucent and the beef is browned and crumbly. Drain off fat. Stir in pasta sauce, stewed tomatoes and italian seasoning, cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 45 minutes to blend flavors. Preheat oven to 350^. Mix the hot cooked spaghetti into the sauce and place on oven safe plates. Place a cooked, opened sausage over each serving, and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Place the plates in the hot oven for 5 to 10 minutes until cheese has melted and begun to brown. This was very good! I especially liked the parmesan crusted sausage. Adapted from allrecipes.com "Camp David Spaghetti with Italian Sausage".
Russian Pork Chops & Broccoli Cashew Salad
Russian Pork Chops
4 (3/4" thick) pork chops
Salt & Pepper to taste
All-purpose flour
2 tbsp olive oil
8-oz bottle Russian-style salad dressing
3/4 cup honey
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
Preheat oven to 350^F. Season the pork chops with salt & pepper and dredge in flour until coated on both sides. Shake off excess flour. Heat the oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat and brown the chops well on both sides. Transfer to a baking dish that's just large enough to hold the pork chops. Stir the Russian dressing, honey and onion soup mix together and pour over the chops, turning them over to coat both sides. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour or until pork is completely cooked and tender. Really, really good! Adapted from allrecipe.com's "Tasty Tender Pork Tenderloin".
Broccoli Cashew Salad
1/4 cup minced red onion
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tsp cider vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
2 lbs fresh broccoli, broken into florets
1 lb bacon, cooked until crisp, cooled and crumbled
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 cup roasted cashews
Whisk together the onion, mayonnaise, cider vinegar and sugar. Add broccoli, bacon, cranberries and cashews and toss until well coated with the dressing. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. I love this salad from allrecipes.com! This time I used a package of broccoli and cauliflower florets (already cut up from Publix!) and a package of real bacon bits because I didn't want to fool with frying bacon. This is probably my all-time favorite Broccoli Salad. The original recipe call for raisins instead of cranberries and you cn use basically any kind of nut you like in place of the cashews.
4 (3/4" thick) pork chops
Salt & Pepper to taste
All-purpose flour
2 tbsp olive oil
8-oz bottle Russian-style salad dressing
3/4 cup honey
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
Preheat oven to 350^F. Season the pork chops with salt & pepper and dredge in flour until coated on both sides. Shake off excess flour. Heat the oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat and brown the chops well on both sides. Transfer to a baking dish that's just large enough to hold the pork chops. Stir the Russian dressing, honey and onion soup mix together and pour over the chops, turning them over to coat both sides. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour or until pork is completely cooked and tender. Really, really good! Adapted from allrecipe.com's "Tasty Tender Pork Tenderloin".
Broccoli Cashew Salad
1/4 cup minced red onion
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tsp cider vinegar
1/2 cup sugar
2 lbs fresh broccoli, broken into florets
1 lb bacon, cooked until crisp, cooled and crumbled
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 cup roasted cashews
Whisk together the onion, mayonnaise, cider vinegar and sugar. Add broccoli, bacon, cranberries and cashews and toss until well coated with the dressing. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. I love this salad from allrecipes.com! This time I used a package of broccoli and cauliflower florets (already cut up from Publix!) and a package of real bacon bits because I didn't want to fool with frying bacon. This is probably my all-time favorite Broccoli Salad. The original recipe call for raisins instead of cranberries and you cn use basically any kind of nut you like in place of the cashews.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Ham Alfredo with Pasta
Ham Alfredo with Pasta
1/2 cup butter
8 oz diced smoked ham
1 tbsp roasted minced garlic
4 oz grated parmesan
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup frozen green peas
3 tbsp crumbled crispy bacon
Hot, cooked fettuccine
Melt the butter in a large skillet. Add the ham and garlic and cook a couple of minutes over medium heat until ham is hot. Stir in the parmesan and cream and cook, stirring occasionally about 10 minutes. Add the peas and continue to cook until the peas are hot and the cheese is all melted. Add the cooked pasta and the bacon. Toss the pasta with the sauce and serve immediately. I don't remember where I found this recipe...I've been making it for years and I love it! It is really bad for you but tastes wonderful and you can have dinner on the table in 30 minutes!
1/2 cup butter
8 oz diced smoked ham
1 tbsp roasted minced garlic
4 oz grated parmesan
2 cups heavy cream
1 cup frozen green peas
3 tbsp crumbled crispy bacon
Hot, cooked fettuccine
Melt the butter in a large skillet. Add the ham and garlic and cook a couple of minutes over medium heat until ham is hot. Stir in the parmesan and cream and cook, stirring occasionally about 10 minutes. Add the peas and continue to cook until the peas are hot and the cheese is all melted. Add the cooked pasta and the bacon. Toss the pasta with the sauce and serve immediately. I don't remember where I found this recipe...I've been making it for years and I love it! It is really bad for you but tastes wonderful and you can have dinner on the table in 30 minutes!
Buffalo Chicken Soup & Grilled Turkey-Swiss Sandwiches
Buffalo Chicken Soup
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Water
Salt & Poultry Seasoning
1/4 cup butter
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 small red onions, diced
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup half and half
3 cups chicken broth
1/4 cup buffalo wing sauce, or more to taste
1 1/2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar
Salt & Pepper to taste
Cover the chicken breasts with water, season with salt and poultry seasoning and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until chicken is completely cooked. Remove chicken and allow to cool. Strain the remaining liquid and reserve 3 cups. Melt the butter in a large pot over medium high heat. Cook the celery and onion in butter until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the flour and allow to cook until absorbed, about 2 minutes more. Slowly stir in the broth and the half and half, stirring constantly. Stir in the chicken, wing sauce and cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the cheese has melted complete, about 10 minutes. My opinion = not bad. A nice change from more traditional chicken soups. Adapted from allrecipes.com's recipe by the same name.
Grilled Turkey & Swiss Sandwiches
2 tbsp minced red onion
1/4 tsp poultry seasoning
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tsp yellow mustard
1 tbsp honey
1 loaf French bread
2 tbsp butter
1 lb thinly sliced roast turkey
4 slices Emmenthaler cheese
In a small bowl, stir together the onion, poultry seasoning, mayonnaise, dijon and yellow mustard and honey until well combined. Cover and refrigerate until ready to make sandwiches (translation: until the soup is nearly ready to serve!) Cut the French bread into 4 pieces and cut each in half horizontally. Spread with mayo-onion mixture and make sandwiches out of each quarter with the turkey and swiss. Melt the butter in a large cast iron skillet. Place the sandwiches in the butter, turn them to coat both sides, place another cast iron skillet on top to squash them down and cook until toasted on the bottom. Flip the sandwiches over, place the 2nd iron skillet on top again and grill until cheese has melted and the other side of the bread is toasted. Serve with soup. Yummy!~
3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Water
Salt & Poultry Seasoning
1/4 cup butter
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 small red onions, diced
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup half and half
3 cups chicken broth
1/4 cup buffalo wing sauce, or more to taste
1 1/2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar
Salt & Pepper to taste
Cover the chicken breasts with water, season with salt and poultry seasoning and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until chicken is completely cooked. Remove chicken and allow to cool. Strain the remaining liquid and reserve 3 cups. Melt the butter in a large pot over medium high heat. Cook the celery and onion in butter until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the flour and allow to cook until absorbed, about 2 minutes more. Slowly stir in the broth and the half and half, stirring constantly. Stir in the chicken, wing sauce and cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the cheese has melted complete, about 10 minutes. My opinion = not bad. A nice change from more traditional chicken soups. Adapted from allrecipes.com's recipe by the same name.
Grilled Turkey & Swiss Sandwiches
2 tbsp minced red onion
1/4 tsp poultry seasoning
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tbsp dijon mustard
1 tsp yellow mustard
1 tbsp honey
1 loaf French bread
2 tbsp butter
1 lb thinly sliced roast turkey
4 slices Emmenthaler cheese
In a small bowl, stir together the onion, poultry seasoning, mayonnaise, dijon and yellow mustard and honey until well combined. Cover and refrigerate until ready to make sandwiches (translation: until the soup is nearly ready to serve!) Cut the French bread into 4 pieces and cut each in half horizontally. Spread with mayo-onion mixture and make sandwiches out of each quarter with the turkey and swiss. Melt the butter in a large cast iron skillet. Place the sandwiches in the butter, turn them to coat both sides, place another cast iron skillet on top to squash them down and cook until toasted on the bottom. Flip the sandwiches over, place the 2nd iron skillet on top again and grill until cheese has melted and the other side of the bread is toasted. Serve with soup. Yummy!~
Monday, February 15, 2010
Cowboy Chili
1 lb boneless beef chuck, cut into chunks
1 lb boneless pork chops, cut into chunks
1 large sweet onion, chopped
1 large bell pepper, chopped
1 tbsp minced roasted garlic
1 lb dried pinto beans, washed
4-6 tbsp Mexene chili powder
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp dried cilantro
28-oz can crushed tomatoes
32-oz carton beef broth
1 heaping tbsp diced pickled jalapenos
Garlic salt and pepper
15-oz can Hormel tamales in Beef Sauce
Combine all ingredients, except tamales in a crock pot. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until beans are done. Remove the tamales from the cans and take off paper wrappers. Cut each tamale in 3 or 4 slices crosswise and add to the chili in the crockpot. Cook for another hour or so until the tamales are completely heated. Serve with shredded cheddar, minced onions and tortilla chips if desired.
This was OK. It needed something but I'm not sure what. Adapted from recipe in Southern Living's 1986 Annual Recipes.
1 lb boneless pork chops, cut into chunks
1 large sweet onion, chopped
1 large bell pepper, chopped
1 tbsp minced roasted garlic
1 lb dried pinto beans, washed
4-6 tbsp Mexene chili powder
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp dried cilantro
28-oz can crushed tomatoes
32-oz carton beef broth
1 heaping tbsp diced pickled jalapenos
Garlic salt and pepper
15-oz can Hormel tamales in Beef Sauce
Combine all ingredients, except tamales in a crock pot. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or until beans are done. Remove the tamales from the cans and take off paper wrappers. Cut each tamale in 3 or 4 slices crosswise and add to the chili in the crockpot. Cook for another hour or so until the tamales are completely heated. Serve with shredded cheddar, minced onions and tortilla chips if desired.
This was OK. It needed something but I'm not sure what. Adapted from recipe in Southern Living's 1986 Annual Recipes.
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