Italian Rice

1 1/2 cup minute rice, cooked
1 bunch of cilantro
1 jar of Prego meat sauce
1 lb of ground beef
20 meatballs, cooked
1/2 white onion, diced or sliced
2 cups shredded cheese

Cook rice as directed on box.  In cake pan, butter and spread prego across bottom of the pan. In a skillet, cook onions and hamburger until no longer pink.   Add cooked ground beef and meatballs to prego sauce and stir.  Add cooked rice to pan and stir into meat and sauce. Sprinkle Cilantro on top or stir into rice mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  Then top with cheese and bake an additional 5 minutes until cheese is melted. Serves 5 people.

Vegetable Beef Soup

I found this recipe on Pinterest.  I made this for a church party and they loved it.

Penne with Homemade Meat Sauce

1 LB Hamburger
2 (14.5 oz) cans of Diced Tomatoes
2 cups of Colby Jack Cheese, grated
1 LB Penne
Salt and Pepper, to taste.
1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
1 tbsp Minced Onion

In a pot, brown hamburger and add tomatoes.  Add garlic powder, onions, and salt and pepper and cook on medium for 10 minutes.  Cook penne as directed on box or bag in a separate pot.  Drain.  Add to sauce mixture and then cook for 5 minutes, while stirring in Colby Jack Cheese.

Beef Enchilada Pasta

I found a recipe for Chicken Enchilada Penne on Pinterest, but made it with hamburger and left out all the spices such as Cumin and Cayenne as well as the green chiles.

1 lb Ground Beef

2 tbsp. olive oil

1/2 tsp Minced Garlic

1 tbs Minced Onion

1/2 tsp. salt

Dash of red pepper flakes

2 (10 oz.) cans of green chili enchilada sauce

1 (10 oz.) can of red enchilada sauce

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 cup sour cream

1 box Whole Wheat Penne pasta

Cook and drain penne as directed on the box and put back in pot. Brown the ground beef in a buttered skillet. Add onions and olive oil. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Add the sauces and the other spices/seasonings and cook for 8-10 minutes. Mix in cheese and sour cream until well mixed together on a low heat. Pour sauce over penne and mix well. Top pasta with sour cream, cheese, avocados, and/or tomatoes and enjoy. Serves 6 people.

Crock Pot Roast

3 lb roast

8 red potatoes

15 baby carrots

1 pkg dry onion soup mix

1 cup water

1 tsp celery salt

1/2 onion chopped

Brown roast in a pan. Dice potatoes and onion. Put roast, either as a whole or cut in half, in crock pot, and line with carrots, onions, and potatoes. Add soup mix and water on top. Cook in crock pot for 8 to 10 hours, stirring occasionally. When it reaches 8 hours, taste carrots and potatoes to see if they are tender.

Hamburger Patties

1 lb hamburger
1/2 lb of pork sausage
1 chopped onion
6 slices of sourdough bread soaked in milk
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp of Italian seasoning
1 tsp Parmesan cheese
1 cup sour dough bread crumbs

Press milk out of bread and add to hamburger. Add eggs, Italian seasoning, cheese, and bread crumbs. Press patties of hamburger in bread crumbs. Fry in oil for about 7 to 8 minutes till brown.

Beef and Salsa Burritos

1 1/4 lb ground beef
1 1/2 tbsp chili powder
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 1/4 cup salsa
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
8 medium flour or wheat tortillas, warmed

Brown beef. Season beef with chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper. Stir in salsa and heat through. Remove from heat and add cheese. Spoon beef mixture into each tortilla. Makes 8 burritos.

Stuffed Green Peppers

This is Darlene Collier's recipe:

4 medium sized green peppers
1/2 lb ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 tbsp margarine
1 can tomato soup
2 cup cooked rice
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp salt and a dash of pepper
Garlic salt, to taste

Brown meat. Saute onions in butter. Mix with cooked rice, tomato soup, salt, pepper, worcestershire sauce, and garlic salt. Boil Green peppers for 5 minutes.

Beef Burritos

1 lb Hamburger
2 cups Minute Rice, cooked
1 package Burrito Seasoning
Tortillas

Cook hamburger until brown in electric skillet. Add cooked minute rice. Add package of burrito seasoning. Fill tortillas. Add sour cream, guacomole, black beans, or salsa, if desired.

Chinese Cabbage

1 tsp salt
1/3 cup soy sauce
2/3 cup water
1 cup and 1/2 tsp sugar
Fresh ginger
1 head of cabbage or romaine lettuce.
1 lb hamburger

Dissolve together. Brown hamburger and simmer with sauce mixture. Add lettuce. Cook 10 to 15 minutes. Don't over cook.

Steak Diane

1 lb steak
Instant meat tenderizer
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 can (3 oz) sliced mushrooms
2 chopped green onions
1 tsp dry mustard
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp cornstarch
1/8 tsp ketchup
1/8 tsp Kitchen Bouquet

Sear pieces of meat with tenderizer, salt, pepper, oil, and butter until cooked rare. Keep warm on hot plate. Add 4 tbsp butter to pan drippings. Saute green onion. Combine broth, mustard, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, cornstarch, and kitchen bouquet. Mix until smooth then add sauteed onions. Stir and cook till sauce thickens. Add mushrooms and spoon over hot steak.

Chinese Casserole

1 lb ground beef
1/2 cup raw rice
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 1/2 cup warm water
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup rice noodles
2 tbsp soy sauce
1/8 tsp pepper

Brown beef and onions. Add soups and rinse cans with warm water. Add rice soy sauce, and pepper. Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes, covered. Remove cover and bake 20 minutes. Sprinkles noodles on top. Bake 10 minutes.

Meat Loaf

3 cups Hamburger
1 cup Celery
1 cup Potatoes
1 cup Onion
2 Eggs
1 cup Carrots
Black Pepper
2 tsp Salt
1 cup Milk
1 jar Tomato Sauce

Grind vegetables. Add salt and pepper then grind again. Add the remaining ingredients. Bake at 35 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes, or until meat is brown inside and out. Serve with tomato sauce.

Quick Lasagna

1 lb Hamburger
1 Onion
1/2 tsp Salt
Pinch of pepper
3 1/2 cup Uncooked Noodles
3 cup Tomato Juice
2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 cup Sour Cream

Brown beef and onion. Add uncooked noodles. Mix other ingredients and pour over noodles. Don't stir, but bring to boil and simmer until noodles are tender, about 30 minutes.

Skillet Dinner

1 lb Hamburger
1 clove Minced Garlic
4 oz. Dry Noodle
1 small chopped onion
1 chopped green onion
1/2 tsp salt
2 1/4 cup canned tomatoes
1/3 tsp pepper

Brown hamburger, garlic, noodles, onion, green pepper, salt, tomatoes, and pepper. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add 1/2 lb cheese, during last 5 minutes. Serves 6.

Spanish Rice

This is Cleone's recipe:

1/3 cup shortening
1 cup sliced onion
1/2 cups sliced green pepper
1 cup sliced celery
3 1/2 cups sliced tomatoes
2 tsp salt
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 cup Rice
1 lb ground beef or veal

Wash rice thoroughly and let soak while preparing other ingredients. Melt shortening, brown onions and meat. Add pepper and rest of vegetables. Sprinkle rice on top and cover with lid. Let steam 8 to 10 minutes. Turn heat off and cook for 30 minutes. Put in crock pot and cook on low for 2 to 3 hours.

Barbecue Beef

Put 3 or 4 lbs Rump Roast in a crock pot with water. Add sliced onion. Cook over night. Start at high temperature, then turn to low until it is done. Then take off fat, break apart, and add barbecue sauce and heat up.

Beef Stroganoff

1 lb ground Beef
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 onion
1 can sliced mushrooms
1 can sour cream
1 package of noodles or rice
1/2 tsp Salt

Cook onion until tender, but not brown. Brown ground beef. Add onions, soup, mushrooms, salt, and sour cream. Heat but do not boil. Pour over noodles or rice.

Roast and Gravy

This is RuthAnn's recipe:

1 Roast
Basil Leaves
Onion Salt
Salt and Pepper

Put roast in pan. Sprinkle onion salt, basil leaves, salt, and pepper on both sides. Brown both sides of roast on stove. Add enough water to make 1 inch in pan. Add cut up carrots and/or potatoes if desired. Bake at 290 degrees for 3.5- 4 hours, or until tender. Make sure water is always in it.

Gravy:

1 cup Water
2 tbsp Flour
Water from Roast Pan

Mix water, with flour, then adding to water from Roast pan. Cook ingredients on stove, stirring. If too thick, add more water. If too thin, add more flour.

Meatballs and Sauce for Spaghetti

1 lb Ground Round
1/4 lb Sausage
1 carrot
1 stalk celery
1 small onion
1/2 cup ground meal or mashed cracker crumbs
1 egg
4-5 pieces of Parsley
1/2 tsp Salt and Pepper
1/4 tsp Allspice

Stir all together and form into balls. Cook in oil until Brown.

Sauce for Meatballs

1 lb heel of Veal
2 cloves Garlic
2 carrots
2 stocks Celery
1 medium Onion
1/2 bunch Parsley
1/4 tsp All Spice
1 tsp Salt and Pepper
2 quarts Tomatoes

Cut up small pieces of Veal and brown. Add tomatoes and other ingredients. Bring to boil. Lower temperature and simmer for 2-3 hours until thick.