Beef and Vegetable Stroganoff- Topped Potato

This recipe was nice and easy and gives you everything. I adapted it from Pillsbury.

Ingredients
2 medium baking potatoes
1 tsp olive oil
6 oz beef flank steak cut into thin bite size strips
1 cup mushrooms
1 small onion cut into wedges
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp pepper
1 can Progresso light savory vegetable barley soup
1/4 cup fat free sour cream

Generously pierce potatoes with fork. Place in microwave. Microwave on High 5-7 minutes turning over once or until tender. Cover and let stand.

In a nonstick skillet, heat oil over high heat. Add beef, mushroom, and onion. Sprinkle with garlic powder and pepper. Cook 5-7 minutes stirring frequently, just until beef is browned and vegetables begin to soften. Stir in soup. Heat to boiling. Coook uncovered over high 7-10 minutes or until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and stir in Sour cream.

Place potatoes on plate and spoon beef mixture on top. Enjoy!

Bavarian-Style Beef Roast w/ Sauerkraut

The hub and I usually like pork and sauerkraut. I found this and figured I would try this. He loved this more than pork and sauerkraut. I found it from a recipe book I have from Betty Crocker.



Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil

3 lb beef boneless tip roast trimmed of fat

2 tsp caraway seed (I omitted)

1/2 tsp salt

16 oz frozen small whole onions

16 oz Bavarian-style sauerkraut undrained

1/2 cup dark beer

1/4 cup flour

1 tbsp ground mustard



Heat oil in skillet over medium high. Cook beef for 5 minutes or until all sides are browned. Sprinkle with salt. Place beef in a 5-6qt slow cooker. Place onions, sauerkraut and 1/4 cup beer around beef. Cover and cook on Low 6-8 hours.

Remove beef from cooker-(cover to keep warm). Mix flour, remaining 1/4 cup beer and mustard in bowl. Gradually stir into juices in cooker. Increase heat to high. Cover and cook 15-30 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve beef with juices.



Enjoy!

Stuffed Peppers

I am not a fan of peppers- but I do indeed like the inside of stuffed peppers. Because the hubby likes stuffed peppers I made 2 peppers for him and I just made some of the insides in a separate bowl for me. This recipe was from Cooking Light.

Ingredients

1 (3.5 oz) bag boil in bag long grain rice (I just used boxed rice and heated it in the microwave)

4 Medium red bell peppers- (I used only 2)

3/4 lb ground sirloin (I used about 1 lb)

1 cup chopped onion

1/2 c chopped fresh parsley

1 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp salt

1/8 tsp ground all spice

2 cups bottled tomatoe and basil pasta sauce

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup dry red wine

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450. Cook Rice. Cut off tops of peppers (reserve) and discard inside. Place peppers cut side down in an 8 inch square baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap. Microwave at high for 2 minutes or until peppers are crisp-tender. Cool

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef, onion, parsley, paprika, salt and allspice. Cook for 4 minutes or until beef is browned. Remove from Heat. Add rice, 1/2 cup pasta sauce and cheese to beef mixture. Stir.

In a small saucepan combine 1 1/2 cupes pasta sauce and wine. Bring to a boil.

Spoon beef mixture into peppers. Place peppers in a 2 qt baking dish coated with cooking spray. Add wine/pasta sauce mixture on top. Cover with foil. (As I did some without the peppers... I just added the remaining mixture into a small dish and poured the wine/pasta sauce mixture on top and covered)

Bake for 20 minutes. Uncover. Bake an additional 5 minutes or until lightly browned. Garnish with pepper tops.

Enjoy!

Pizza Casserole

I figured I would give this recipe a try- afterall the hubbie really likes Pizza. I got this recipe from Lauren's Kitchen. Very good!

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef

1/2 chopped onion

2 minced garlic cloves

Package of mushrooms

1 jar tomato sauce

Pam Spray

10 oz can of refrigerated pizza dough

6 oz part skim mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven 425 degrees. In a nonstick skilled over med-high cook onion and garlic until softened. Add meat. Brown. Drain if necessary.

Add Mushrooms and tomato sauce to meat and heat throughout. (you will want your meat mixture more on the dry side than the saucy side)

While the meat cooks, coat a 13 x 9 baking dish with PAM cooking Spray. Unroll pizza dough and press into the bottom and halfway up the sides of the baking dish. Pre-bake in oven for 5 minutes.

Remove crust from oven. Add a layer of cheese, then a layer of the meat mixture, then top with a layer of cheese. Bake- uncovered- at 425 for 12 minutes or until crust is browned and cheese melts. Cool for 5 minutes.

Enjoy!

Nacho Spuds

This was delicious. Thanks Dolli. I got this recipe from Dolli's Delectables.
Ingredients:
2 large baking potatoes (1.5 lbs total) cut into 1/2 inch thick rounds

1/2 lb gound beef

2 1/2 tbsp EVOO

1- 15oz can of black beans, rinsed

2 tbsp taco seasoning

1- 8oz package of shredded sharp cheese (I used a little more as the husband likes cheese and used some mozzarella we had)

1 cup grape tomatoes quartered lengthwise

Salt and Pepper

Sour cream and shredded lettuce

Set oven to 450 degrees- Position rack in the upper third of the oven

On a rimmed baking sheet- toss the potatoes with 2 tbsp olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Arrange in a single layer and bake until golden (about 20 minutes)

Heat a heavy skillet over medium high heat. Add the remaining 1/2 tbsp EVOO and the ground beef. Cook for about 2-3 minutes. Add the beans, taco seasoning, and 2 tbsp water. Lower the heat and simmer, stirring until heated throughout about 10 minutes.

Transfer the potatoes to an ovenproof 9X13 dish. Sprinkle half the cheese on top and spoon in the meat mixture. Then top with the tomatoes and the remaining cheese. Place in oven and turn off the heat. Let stand in the oven until the cheese is melted

Serve with sour cream and lettuce.

Mexican Lasagna

DH and I really like Mexican and we also like Lasagna so I figured I would try this Mexican Lasagne which I got from Gimpy's Kitchen. Good Meal!!

1 lb Ground beef
1 pkg Taco Seasoning
1 14oz can diced tomatoes
Corn Tortillas
1 C Salsa
1/2 c Shredded Cheddar cheese (I used a little more than 1/2 c bc DH loves cheese)
1 can Black Beans (I only used 1/2 a can)
Sour Cream ( I added this to the recipe)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown ground beef and drain the fat. Add taco seasoning, tomatoes and black beans. Heat through out. Spoon 1/2 beef mixture into 9x13 pan sprayed iwth olive oil or PAM. Place a layer of tortillas over the beef mixture. Repeat layering process once. Top the top layer of tortillas with salsa then top with cheese. Bake for 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serve with sour cream.