Pizza Lasagna

Pizza Lasagna - Genius

Gather the following ingredients:

Lasagna

Your favorite toppings
- pepperoni
- tomatoes
- green peppers
- mushrooms
- olives

Pizza sauce
Mozzarella cheese

Pepperoncini

Medium pot
Large glass pan

Bring a medium pot of water to a boil.  Cook the lasagna according to the package directions.

Chop up the mushrooms, olives, tomatoes, etc.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Layer the bottom of the glass pan with three of the noodles.

Cover the layer with one or more of the toppings.  I used pepperonis and tomatoes on this layer.  Put half of the pizza sauce over this layer.  Cover with half of the mozzarella cheese.

Add another layer of lasagna, 3 noodles, to the top.  Cover this layer with the rest of the toppings.  Cover this with the rest of the pizza sauce.  Top with the remaining mozzarella cheese.  Put some pepperoncini on top.

Cook for 30 minutes.

 

Video Link:  http://youtu.be/uWdoh9f6asU 



Vegetable Casserole

Vegetable Casserole - The best way to eat Lima beans, or any vegetable really.

Gather the following ingredients:

10 oz. package frozen baby Lima beans
10 oz. package frozen cauliflower
10 oz. package broccoli (chopped)
10 oz. can cream of mushroom soup
small jar cheese whiz
2 tbsp. milk
1 can french onions

Medium pot
Small sauce pot
Strainer
Small glass pan

Put the cauliflower and broccoli in the strainer.  Bring some water to a boil in a medium pot.  Cook the Lima beans for 5 minutes.  Pour the water and beans over the cauliflower and broccoli.  Drain well.

Layer the vegetables in a buttered small glass pan.

Combine the soup, cheese whiz, and milk in the small sauce pot.  Heat until well blended over a medium heat.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Pour the cheese mixture over the vegetables, cover with aluminum foil, and bake for 30 minutes.

Remove foil.  Cover with French onions and cook an additional 10 minutes.

 

 

Video Link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5QyoToPjSs

 



Creole Jambalaya

Creole Jambalaya - The good ham and smoked sausage one, not the other one.  I would never share the other one for all of our sakes.

Gather the following ingredients:

2 tabs of butter
Green bell pepper chopped
2 ribs of celery chopped
1 lb. cooked ham
1 lb. smoked sausage, sliced
1 can 8 oz. each tomato sauce
1/2 can chicken broth
salt
pepper
red pepper
Cajun seasoning

5 cups hot cooked rice

Dutch oven

Start the rice, two of the plastic cups, in the rice cooker.  Set it and forget it.

Chop the bell pepper and the celery ribs (2 sticks of celery).  Melt the butter in the Dutch oven.  Cook the vegetables over a medium heat until you can press the spatula through the celery or pepper easily.

Cube the ham.  Slice the sausage.  Add these to the vegetables.  Add the tomato sauce and chicken broth (use about half the can).  Salt, pepper (both kinds), and season.

 

Cook over a medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.

Add the rice, cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 30 minutes.  Stir occasionally.

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Pickle wrapped in cream cheese and bread - appetizer

Pickle wrapped in cream cheese and bread - appetizer

Gather the following ingredients:

Small pickles
Loaf of bread
Cream cheese

Zap the cream cheese in the microwave for 20 seconds to make it soft enough to spread.

Cut the crust off the bread.

Spread the cream cheese on the bread.  Place a pickle in the middle.  Fold the bread.  Cut into fourths.

 

Place on a plate to serve.  Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Video Link:  http://youtu.be/rkSIypTCLtY

Aztec Casserole

Aztec Casserole - It's hot.

Gather the following ingredients:

9 - 6 inch corn tortillas
2 cans 10 oz. enchilada sauce
2 cups sour cream
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
3 cans diced jalapenos
1 cup fresh corn kernels, drained
1 lb. boneless chicken breast
Chili pepper for taste

Medium size pot
2 medium bowls
Large glass pan

Boil the chicken breasts in the pot for 30 minutes, until cooked through.  Cut into small squares.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a medium bowl combine the sour cream, cheese, chili peppers, corn, and chicken.  Mix well.

Tear or cut the tortillas in half.  Poor the enchilada sauce into a bowl.  Dip the halves into the sauce and arrange half of them onto the bottom of a lightly greased glass pan.

Spread half of the chicken mixture over the tortilla layer.  Repeat.

Pour the enchilada sauce over the top.

 

Bake in for 30 minutes.

 

 

Video Link:  http://youtu.be/vk9WZpTFiec

Egg Bake

Egg Bake - a great breakfast food

Gather the following ingredients:

Bacon and/or sausage
Hash browns
Mushrooms
Green pepper and/or red pepper
2 cups shredded cheese

8 eggs
2 cups milk

Paprika
Salt
Pepper
Cheyenne pepper

 

2 mixing bowls
Large glass pan

Preheat oven 350 degrees.

Cook the bacon and/or sausage.

Mix the thawed hash browns, mushroom bits, chopped pepper(s), 1 cup shredded cheese, and the cooked meat in a bowl.  Transfer to glass pan.

Break 8 eggs into a bowl.  Pour in 2 cups of milk.  Mix with a fork.  Pour over the top of the mixture in the glass pan.

Top with the remaining cheese.

Bake for 50 - 60 minutes.  When you stick it with a fork it shouldn't be eggy, greasy from the cheese maybe, but not eggy.

Let it cool a little and serve.

 

 

Video Link:  Egg Bake

Taco Soup

Taco Soup - Crock Pot

Gather the following ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef
1 can corn
1 can pinto beans
1 can black beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can Mexican stewed tomatoes
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 small can green chilies
1 package taco seasoning

Optional items:
1 small onion chopped - cook with ground beef
1 package ranch dressing - this is too tangy for me

Large skillet

Optional extras:
Fritos
Sour cream

Brown the hamburger and drain.

Combine all of the ingredients into the crock pot.  DO NOT DRAIN ANY OF THE CANS!

Cook until ready.  Maybe a couple of hours.  It is ready to eat.

Optional:  serve over Fritos with sour cream

Taverns

Taverns - What on Earth is a Sloppy Joe?  That my friend is a Tavern.  I would like to thank the Anthon-Oto Community School for this recipe.  It is designed to be increased per pound.  I suggest making at least 2 lbs.

Gather the following ingredients:

1 lb hamburger
1 tbsp. brown sugar
salt
pepper
1 tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 cup ketchup
1 tbsp. oatmeal
1/8 tsp. chili powder

Large frying pan

Brown the hamburger, cook until tender, drain (optional in my opinion).

 

Add brown sugar, salt, and pepper.  Stir.

Add the oatmeal, Worcestershire Sauce, ketchup, and chili powder.  Stir.

Simmer on low a little while until you think it is ready.  Watch to make sure it doesn't burn.

Serve on a bun when ready.  Maybe with feta cheese, dill pickle relish, and ketchup.

 

 

Video Link:  Taverns

BBQ Sliders

BBQ Sliders - this is worth the effort

Gather the following ingredients:

2 pounds ground beef
Seasoning
4 Tbls. butter
1 whole large yellow onion, diced
1/2 cup Whiskey

1 cup BBQ sauce
1/4 cup jalapeno diced

12 buns

Large frying pan

Dice the onion and jalapenos very small.

 

Divide the ground beef into 12 small patties.  Season both sides with your favorite seasoning mix.

 

Melt the butter in the skillet over a medium-high heat.  Cook the patties until they are almost done in the middle.  3-4 minutes per side.  Remove the patties from the pan and set aside.

 

Leave 2 Tbsp. of grease in the skillet.  Cook the diced onions in the skillet for about 3 minutes.

Turn off the stove for a minute if cooking over a gas flame before you pour in the whiskey.  Poor in the whiskey.

Stir and cook until the whiskey is reduced by half, 2-3 minutes.

Stir in the jalapenos and BBQ sauce.

 

Reduce the heat to low and put the patties back into the pan.  Turn them over to coat both sides.  Allow the patties to simmer in the sauce until it is hot and bubbly.

Serve each slider on a bun with a spoon full of sauce over the patty.

 

*  You can toast the inside of the bun by coating it in butter and cooking it in a pan until toasted.

Video Link:  Whiskey BBQ Sliders

Deviled Eggs

Deviled Eggs - Why are they Deviled?  Eat one, you'll know why.

Gather the following ingredients:

12 Eggs
6 tbsp. mayonnaise
1 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. mustard
1 tsp. vinegar
paprika

Place the eggs in cold water, make sure they are covered completely, bring the water to a boil over a high heat.  Reduce heat to a Medium boil and cook for 12 minutes more.  When you remove the eggs from the boiling water immediately place them into cold water.
- this will keep the yolks a bright yellow color

 

Remove the shells from the eggs.  Cut in half lengthwise.  Remove the yolks and place them into a bowl.

Smash the yolks with a fork and add the mayonnaise, sugar, mustard, and vinegar.  Mix.

Spoon the mixture back into the egg whites carefully.

Garnish with a light sprinkling of paprika.

Video Link:  Deviled Eggs

Taco Lasagna

Taco Lasagna - Warning!! Do Not Eat This If You Are on a Diet.

Gather the following ingredients:

1 lb. ground beef
1 can re-fried beans
1 can black beans, drained
1 can chopped jalapenos
1 envelope taco seasoning
16 oz. shredded Colby-Jack cheese
12 lasagna noodles
1 jar mild salsa

Large pot
Large skillet
1 large glass pan

Optional toppings:
Sour cream
Tortilla chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In the large pot cook 9-12 lasagna noodles according to the package directions.

Brown the ground beef in the large skillet.  Drain.

Add beans, jalapenos, taco seasoning, and 2 Tbls. salsa.  Mix thoroughly.

Layer 3 noodles on the bottom of the pan, then the meat mixture, then some cheese, and some salsa.  Repeat.  The top layer should be noodles and just the cheese and salsa.

Bake for 30 minutes.
* I have baked this covered and uncovered.

Serve with sour cream if desired.
This also makes a great dip for tortilla chips.

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Tater Tot Casserole

Tater Tot Casserole

Gather the following ingredients:

Mini Tater Tots
1 lb. ground beef
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 small can young peas

Large glass pan

Option:
2 slices of American cheese

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Brown the hamburger.

Bake the tater tots for 15 minutes.
- This will guarantee that they cook through later.

Add 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup and the peas (drained) to the hamburger.  Mix thoroughly.

Pour the mixture over the potatoes and fold everything so that it is mixed, but the tater tots are not destroyed.

* If desired tear the American cheese into small pieces and place them on top of the mixed casserole.

Bake the casserole for 15 minutes.

Allow it to cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Beef Stir Fry - Looks Like Christmas

Beef Stir Fry - an Americanized Chinese dish, maybe, but it is fairly easy to make and extremely delicious.  My least favorite part is making the sauce, which isn't difficult.

Gather the following ingredients:

Jasmine rice - 2 cups uncooked

Extra virgin olive oil - 2 tbsp.
Minced garlic - 1 tbsp.
Beef - 1 lb.
Chili pepper

Red pepper
Green pepper
Mushrooms sliced - 8 oz.
Black pepper

soy sauce - 1 tbsp.
cornstarch - 1 tbsp.
oyster sauce - 2 tbsp.
MSG - 1 tsp.

Rice cooker
Stir fry pan

Add two plastic cups of Jasmine rice and water into the rice cooker.  Set it and forget it.
- you can use other grain rice, but Jasmine is the best for Asian dishes.

 

Slice the beef into small pieces for stir fry.  Cut the peppers into chucks.
- the size of the beef is up to you.
- cut the pepper in half, remove the seeds, cut the halves into thirds and half them again.

Mix the MSG, cornstarch, soy sauce, and oyster sauce in a tall measuring cup.  Add half a cup of water and mix completely.

Pour the olive oil into the stir fry pan.  Add the garlic, beef, and chili peppers into the pan.  Cook on a medium heat for about 3-4 minutes to lightly brown the meat.
- I add enough chili pepper to make it look painful.
- Do not overcook.

Add the peppers and mushrooms.  Grind some black pepper for taste.  Cook for 2 minutes.

Add the sauce.  Cover and cook on low for 3-5 minutes, until the peppers are booked but still slightly crisp.  Remove from heat.  Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving over the rice.