Saturday, July 31, 2010

Ground Beef: Taco Soup

Taco Soup


Ground Beef
Onion
Kidney Beans
Black Beans
15 oz can of Tomato Sauce
Water (no exact measument)
Corn
Taco Seasoning
Salt & Pepper
Garlic


Brown beef with the onion


Dump in beans (rinse first), Tomato Sauce, water, corn, taco seasoning, salt & pepper & Garlic


Heat & Serve


You can garnish with shredded cheese, sour cream and/or Fritos too.

Ground Beef: Salisbury Steak

Salisbury Steak


1 pound ground beef
1 can of Campbells French Onion Soup
1/2 cup Bread Crumbs
1 egg
1/3 cup water
1 tbs Worchestershire Sauce
1 tbs flour


In a large bowl, mix together 1/3 cup condensed French onion soup with ground beef, bread crumbs, egg, salt and black pepper. Shape into 6 patties.




In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown both sides of patties. Pour off excess fat.


In a small bowl, blend flour and remaining soup until smooth. Mix in water, and Worcestershire sauce.  Pour over meat in skillet. Cover, and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.


Note from ShawnaThis is the original recipe, which calls for ketchup & mustard powder.  I have always omitted those, and we still love it! 

Ground Turkey: Turkey Muffins

Turkey Muffins




(sorry no measurements)


Tomato or spaghetti sauce
Ground Turkey
Biscuits can (Grands)
Shredded cheese


Brown ground turkey in skillet. Add spaghetti/tomato sauce to coat thoroughly. Place uncooked biscuits on cookie sheet. Spoon sauce/turkey mixture into middle of each biscuit. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake in over per biscuit baking directions on can. enjoy!

Ground Beef: Fideo

Fideo




1 lb ground beef
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1 clove Garlic, minced
1 package Fideo noodles (found in the salsa aisle at the grocery store)
1 can chicken broth
1 can tomato sauce
1 can El Pato sauce
1 can corn (drained and rinsed)
1 can black beans (drained and rinsed)
Shredded Mexican blend cheese


In a large pan saute ground beef until done. Remove beef and set aside, leaving grease in the pan. Add onion and garlic and saute until tender. Add fideo noodles and stir around until coated thoroughly. Add chicken broth and simmer until all liquid is absorbed and noodles are soft. Add tomato sauce, El Pato sauce, corn and black beans and stir. Add ground beef. Continue cooking until heated through. Top with cheese and serve immediately.

Ground Sausage: Mexican Stuffed Bell Peppers

Mexican Stuffed Bell Peppers




2 Bell peppers, cut in half and seeded
1 lb. Ground sausage (hot, mild, whatevs), browned and drained
2 C. Chipotle's famous cilantro rice (recipe below as well)
1 C. Cheese (whatever flavor you'd like, I do Colby Jack), shredded


Boil a large pot of water and submerge the raw peppers for about five minutes, to make them more tender.


Remove and dry off, and lay on a baking dish. Fill each pepper about half way with the rice. Fill remaining half with sausage. Top with shredded cheese.


(The first time I made these, I poured tomatillo sauce on before sprinkling cheese, and it didn't add enough flavor to make it worth the effort)


Slide baking dish into preheated oven (350 degrees) for 10-12 minutes, or until the cheese is completely melted and wonderful.


Chipotle's famous cilantro rice


2 C. white rice, prepared
2 Tbsp. Lime
Bunch of cilantro, chopped


Prepare white rice as you normally would, mix in lime juice and cilantro, and salt to taste. Mmm, just like Chiplote!


Recipe courtesy of http://www.chipotle.com/en-US/Default.aspx?type=default

Ground Beef: Taco Skillet

Beef Taco Skillet



1 pound ground beef
1 can Campbell's Tomato Soup
1/2 cup Pace® Picante Sauce, or whatever Salsa you want. I use Herdez
6 flour tortillas (6-inch), cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese


Cook the beef in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until well browned, stirring often to separate meat. Pour off any fat.


Stir the soup, picante sauce, water and tortillas in the skillet and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cook for 5 minutes. Stir the beef mixture. Top with the cheese and let melt for a bit and you're done.

Ground Turkey: Buffalo Turkey Burgers

Buffalo Turkey Burgers



2 spray(s) cooking spray
1/4 cup(s) barbecue sauce

1 1/2 tsp hot pepper sauce, or to taste

1 pound(s) uncooked ground turkey breast
1/2 cup(s) scallion(s), sliced

1/4 cup(s) celery, chopped

1/4 cup(s) dried bread crumbs, plain-variety
2 tsp minced garlic

1/2 tsp table salt

4 item(s) mixed-grain hamburger roll(s)

2 cup(s) romaine lettuce, shredded
1 large tomato(es), cut into 8 slices

2 Tbsp blue cheese, crumbled


Off heat, coat a grill or grill pan with cooking spray; preheat to medium-high.

In a small bowl, combine barbecue sauce and hot pepper sauce. In a medium bowl, combine turkey, 1 tablespoon of barbecue sauce mixture, scallion, celery, bread crumbs, garlic and salt. Using wet hands (to prevent mixture from sticking), form turkey mixture into four 1/2-inch-thick patties; brush top of burgers with some remaining barbecue sauce mixture.

Place burgers on grill, sauce side down; brush tops of burgers with remaining sauce. Grill, turning once, until cooked through, about 10 minutes. Lightly toast open-faced buns on grill during last minute of cooking.

To serve, place 4 bun bottoms on each of 4 plates. Top each with 1/2 cup of shredded lettuce, 2 tomato slices, a burger, 1/2 tablespoon of cheese and a bun top (cheese will melt a little from hot burger). Yields 1 burger per serving.


Notes from Jess: I like more hot sauce (I use Franks). Oh and I don't like blue cheese so I just put some ranch on top!