Showing posts with label beef. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beef. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

A Few New Recipes

I have three new recipes to share... a few from last week and this were total flops and I won't be making them again.  The ones I am sharing though, we will be eating again and will go into my recipe portfolio.  Enjoy!

This first recipe I found in a magazine and have seen it several times since then.  It was very good and my sis helped me make it.  She even went and bought the ingredients the next day to make it again soon.  I only used 3 chicken breasts and it was plenty.  The Cannellini beans were the hardest to come by but we finally found them at Walmart.

Southwest White Chicken Chili 

Ingredients: 
  • 1 T Veg. oil
  • 3-4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into cubes
  • 4 t. chili powder
  • 2 t ground cumin
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1 med. Chopped green pepper (I didn’t use)
  • 1 can (10 ¾ oz) cream of chicken soup
  • ¾ C of water
  • 1 ½ C of frozen whole kernel corn
  • 2 cans (about 15 oz. ea) white kidney beans (Cannellini), rinsed and drained
  • 2 T shredded cheddar cheese 
Directions:
1. Heat oil in 4-qt saucepan over med-high heat. Add the chicken, chili powder, cumin, onion, and pepper and then cook until chicken is cooked completely through. Vegetables should be tender. Be sure to stir often.
2. Stir soup, water, corn, and beans in saucepan and heat to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and cover and cook for 5 min. Be sure to stir occasionally.
3. Top with cheese.

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Taco Squares


Ingredients:
 1 – 1 ½ C Bisquick
 1 lb ground bf
 1 C sour cream
 ½ C mayo
 1 C (or a little more) of shredded Mexi cheese (or cheddar)
 Ketchup
 Garlic and onion powder to taste

Directions:
1. Preheat over to 350 degrees
2. Mix Bisquick with water until you have it the consistency of chewed bubble gum.
3. Spread (with wet hands) over bottom and sides of casserole dish. I used a 2 qt. round, but will probably use a 2 qt. rectangle next time.
4. Season the meat with the garlic and onion powders and then brown and drain.
5. Spread the meat over the Bisquick mix
6. Drizzle ketchup over the meat… can use chopped tomatoes instead
7. Mix sour cream, mayo, and a little shredded cheese together in a bowl
8. Spread sour cream mixture over the meat.
9. Cover the top of the dish with the rest of the cheese.
10. Bake for 30-45 minutes… until crust is brown.
11. Allow it to sit for 5 minutes to cool before serving.



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This next recipe was really good, esp. over mashed potatoes and I'm sure over rice as well.  I only used 4 pork chops and we ate it twice since there it's just two of us.  I had to stack my pork chops in my smallest crock pot, which doesn't have a Low setting and it took about 3 - 3 1/2 hrs to cook.
 
Creamy Pork Chops


Ingredients:
o 10 ¾ oz can of cream of chicken soup
o 1 chopped onion
o 3 T ketchup
o 2 t Worcestershire sauce
o 6 whole pork chops, divided (can be boneless or bone-in)

Directions:
1. Mix soup and onions together in a bowl. Stir in ketchup and Worcestershire sauce and pour ½ of the mixture into the slow cooker.
2. Place pork chops in slow cooker. If you have to stack them, spoon a proportionate amt of the remaining sauce over the 1st layer of meat.
3. Add the rest of the meat and top with sauce mixture.
4. Cover and cook on Low 4-5 hours… until meat is tender. You don’t want it to dry out!

Stats:
o Makes 6 servings
o Takes 5-7 minutes to prepare
o 4-5 hrs to cook
o 3 qt. crock pot is ideal, but not necessary


Hope you enjoy these... I have a couple desserts that I would like to share eventually too!

Monday, January 31, 2011

Three New Recipes

So I'm trying to figure out how to have a menu on here and have recipes under a section, but I am having a difficult time with that.  If you know how to do this and can help a sister out, please do!!

Since January is coming to an end I have 3 more recipes to share from this past month's menu plan that we really enjoyed and plan to have again and again!  I will also try to remember to start taking pics of the food before we eat it, but I just can't seem to right now!


If you like breakfast for supper then this next recipe is really good and super easy!

Easy Egg and Sausage Puff

Ingredients:

• 1 lb. loose sausage
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup all-purpose baking mix
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 cups milk
• ¼ tsp. dry mustard (optional)

Directions:

• Brown sausage in non-stick skillet. Break up chunks of meat as it cooks. Drain.
• Meanwhile, spray interior of slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
• Mix all ingredients in slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on High 1 hour. Turn to Low and cook 1-1 ½ hours, or until the dish is fully cooked in the center.

Makes 6 serving.
Prep Time: 10-15 minutes
Cooking Time: 2-2 ½ hrs
Ideal slow cooker size: 2 to 4 qt.
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Love the crock pot like me?!  Try this one:

Slow Cooker Pizza

Ingredients:

• 12. oz. of sturdy noodles (fettuccine worked great)
• 1 ½ lb. ground bf
• 32 oz. jar spaghetti sauce, any flavor
• 16 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
• 6-8 oz. pepperoni

Directions:

• Cook noodles per directions on package and drain.
• Brown the beef while the noodles are cooking and then drain off drippings.
• Grease the inside of your slow cooker.
• Pour in ¼ of the spaghetti sauce and then follow with ½ of the noodles and ½ of the browned ground beef. Top with 1/3 of the shredded cheese and ½ of the pepperoni.
• Repeat the layers, beginning with ½ of the sauce, then a layer of the rest of the noodles, a layer of the rest of the ground beef, ½ the cheese and the rest of the pepperoni.
• Finish by topping with the rest of the spaghetti sauce and then the rest of the cheese.*
• Cover and cook on Low for 2-3 hours, making sure it’s heating completely through and cheese has melted.

*You can add many other toppings such as sliced mushrooms, chopped onions, black olives, and/or green peppers to one or more of the layers!

Prep time: 30 min.
Cooking time: 2-3 hrs.
Slow cooker size: 4 qt.
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No, I really LOVE the crock pot!  I promise we didn't eat all crock pot recipes in one week!!

Easy London Broil

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 1 1/2 pounds London broil
• small jar (4 to 6 ounces) of mushrooms, drained (opt.)
• 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 can condensed tomato soup
• 1 pkg dry onion soup mix

Preparation:

• Mix together flour, ground black pepper, and paprika
• Rub London broil with mixture then put in crockpot.
• In a bowl, combine mushrooms, cream of mushroom soup, tomato soup, and onion soup mix.
• Pour the soup mixture over the meat.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours, or HIGH for 4 to 5 hours.

This recipe is easy and great over either mashed potatoes or rice b/c the soup mixture makes a great gravy.
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So, yes, I do love some crock pot recipes!  They make life easier even when you are at home.  I think it'll help once the baby is here b/c I'll be able to prepare supper when I get the chance (like while she's sleeping) and then just turn it on and let it cook away.

Hope you enjoy!