Meatloaf

Meatloaf

Ingredients:
2 eggs – beaten
¾ cup milk
2/3 cups bread crumbs (or crackers)
¼ cup chopped onions (or just onion power 2TBS)
2 tablespoons parsley
½ teaspoon each of sage, basil, and oregano
1-1 ½ pounds ground beef (I only use 1lbs)
¼ cup ketchup or 1 small can of tomato paste

Instructions:

Turn oven to 350 degrees
Mix eggs, milk, and seasonings
In another bowl mix meat, onion, and breadcrumbs (I use my hands for best blending)
Combine both mixtures into one bowl, mix well, put in pan (8x8, 9x9, or loaf pan – no need to grease).
Bake for approximately one hour
Apply ketchup or tomato paste to top and continue baking for another 10-20 min
Let stand for 5-10 min before serving (helps it to hold together more).

Meatballs in the crock pot

Meatball Subs – Crock pot

Sauce Ingredients:
2 large cans of crushed tomatoes
2 tsp oregano
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp basil
2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 cup parsley
1 medium onion
Meatball Ingredients:
2 eggs – beaten
¾ cup milk
2/3 cups bread crumbs (or crackers)
¼ cup chopped onions (or just onion power 2TBS)
2 tablespoons parsley
½ teaspoon each of sage, basil, and oregano
1-1½ pounds ground beef
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
6 Hoagie Rolls

Sauce Directions:
Chop onion in to fine pieces and put all ingredients into crock-pot.
Cook on low for 6 hours.

Meatball Directions:
Mix eggs, milk, and seasonings
In another bowl mix meat and breadcrumbs (I use my hands for best blending)
Combine both mixtures into one bowl. Add more bread crumbs if needed to thicken mixture. It should be slightly gooey, but hold together when rolled into balls.
Roll into golf ball sized balls and put in crock pot. Between each meatball, run hands under cold water to keep mixture from sticking to hands.
Cover each layer of meatballs with sauce before starting next layer.
Cook in crock pot on low for 6-8 hours. (if making sauce from recipe above at the same time, no need to cook separately, just cook all at once.
Cut open hoagie roll and insert 4-6 meatballs, Sprinkle cheese across top.

Enjoy!

Bean and Potato Soup

Bean and Potato Soup

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 lbs. cooked, dried,
• white beans (reserve liquid)
• 2 qt. cooking liquid (or cooking liquid plus water to equal 2 qts.)
• 12 oz. pared potatoes, diced
• 2 c. chopped celery
• 4 oz. diced onion
• 2 small minced garlic cloves
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 c. cooked brown rice chopped
• parsley to garnish

Directions:

• In large sauce pan combine beans, liquid, potatoes, celery, onion, garlic, salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil.
• Lower heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• If desired, remove cover and cook until thickened, stirring occasionally.
• Adjust seasonings.
• Pour over 1/4 c. hot rice.
• Garnish with parsley.

Chicken stew - from kraftfoods.com

Chicken stew - from kraftfoods.com

Ingredients
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-1/2-inch pieces
2 Tbsp. flour
1 Tbsp. oil
1 medium onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
1 large carrot, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
2 cans (14-1/2 oz. each) no-salt-added stewed tomatoes, undrained
2 medium zucchini, chopped
1 can (14 oz.) artichoke hearts, drained, quartered
1/2 cup sliced pitted ripe olives
PREMIUM Saltine Crackers

Directions:
COAT chicken with flour; set aside. Heat oil in large saucepan or Dutch oven on medium-high heat. Add chicken, onions and carrots; cook and stir 10 min. or until chicken is evenly browned and vegetables are tender.
ADD tomatoes with their liquid, the zucchini and artichokes; mix well. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover. Simmer 20 min. Stir in olives. SERVE with crackers

Chicken and Dumplings (or biscuits)

Chicken and Dumplings (or biscuits)

Ingredients:
3-4 chicken breasts
1 large pot of water
Chicken Bullion (optional)
2 ¼ c Bisquick
2/3 c Milk


Directions:
· Boil water and bullion
· Add chicken and cook completely
· When chicken is done cooking, remove from pot
o Mix bisquick and milk until soft dough forms.
o Drop by spoonfuls into boiling water, reduce heat to simmer and cook for 10 minutes uncovered
o Cover and cook for 10 minutes more.
o Remove from pot

· If making biscuits, mix bisquick and milk until soft dough forms. Drop spoonfuls on an ungreased cookies sheet and cook for 8-10 minutes at 450°.

Serve together with jam or jelly.

10 minutes from start to table

Quick and easy meals

• Tuna Boat
• Sloppy Joe
• Soup and grilled cheese
• Chicken fingers and fries
• Hamburgers and tater tots

Starting a blog for recipes...

So after sharing and receiving recipes galore, I decided to start this blog in an effort to get as many recipes that I have out there to whomever wants them. This will be ongoing, and if you have a recipe that you would like to add, please feel free to let me know.