A quick and easy lunch
1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 15 oz. pork and beans
3 tablespoons BBQ sauce
½ cup shredded cheddar cheese.
Brown ground beef and onion. Drain fat. Add pork and beans and BBQ sauce and heat. Top with cheese and cover till melted.
Dolores’ recipe
1 medium onion, chopped
3 tablespoons butter
½ pound ground beef
½ teaspoon salt
dash of pepper
6 cups cabbage, coarsely chopped
1 10 ¾-ounce can tomato soup
Sauté onion in butter; add beef, salt and pepper and brown. Place half the cabbage in a 2 quart baking dish; spread beef mixture over cabbage and top with remaining chopped cabbage. Pour soup over all. Cover dish and bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees. I have also made this in a skillet on top of the stove and it has turned out good.
Tasty with or without the cheese topping.
½ cup dry macaroni
½ 16-ounce package frozen mixed vegetables, cooked
1 pound hamburger
1 10 ¾-ounce can golden mushroom soup
½ 14 ½-ounce can diced tomatoes
½ teaspoon dried basil leaves
1/16 teaspoon garlic powder
½ onion, chopped
handful shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
Brown hamburger and onion in skillet. Cook macaroni. Combine all except cheese in skillet and heat. Pour into large greased baking dish. Cover and bake at 350 degrees till hot and bubbly. Sprinkle cheese on top and heat till cheese melts.
Different, but good
1 large onion, chopped
1 rib celery, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
6 slices bread
1 pound hamburger
2 tablespoons dried parsley
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon sage
2 eggs
1 cup beef broth or 1 cup water with 1 bullion cube
½ cup milk
Cook onion and celery in butter till soft and mushy. Cut bread into ½ inch cubes. Mix all together and pat into a greased 2 quart baking dish. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately one hour, or till done.
Steph’s recipe
1 pound bulk sausage
4 cups frozen hash brown potatoes
1 onion, chopped
½ green pepper, chopped
4 eggs
½ cup sliced mushrooms or 1 can mushrooms, drained
1 tomato, thinly sliced
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste
Cook sausage in large skillet. Add potatoes, onion, green pepper, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat 20 minutes or till potatoes are brown. Stir in mushrooms. Beat eggs and pour over potato mixture. Arrange tomato slices on top. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and cook over medium heart for 10 to 15 minutes or till eggs are set. Serve with sour cream of salsa.
A Griffith favorite
1 pound hamburger
1 onion, chopped
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup flour
1/3 cup dill pickle juice
1/3 cup milk
½ cup dill pickle relish
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded American or Swiss cheese
Pastry
1 1/3 cups flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter
3 to 4 tablespoons cold water
Prepare Pastry: Mix flour and salt. Cut in butter. Stir in water, one tablespoon at a time till flour is moistened. Pat into bottom and sides of a round 8 ½ inch pan or 8 inch square pan.
Cook hamburger and onion in skillet till brown. Drain. Sprinkle with salt and flour. Stir in pickle juice, milk, relish and 1 cup cheese. Spoon into pastry lined dish. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with 1 cup cheese. Bake an additional 5 minutes or till crust is brown.
The sauce on top makes this a winner
1 pound hamburger
1 egg,
¾ cup milk
½ cup quick-cooking oats
1 cup (4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese) or 4 slices cheese, broken into small pieces
½ cup onion, chopped (or 1 tablespoon dry)
¼ teaspoon salt
2/3 cup ketchup
½ cup brown sugar
1 ½ teaspoons mustard
1/3 cup water
Beat together the egg, milk, oats, cheese, and salt. Stir in onion and hamburger and form into 6 loaf-shaped meatballs. Place in greased 9x13 inch baking dish. Mix ketchup, sugar, mustard and water and pour over meatballs. Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 hour or till meat is no longer pink.
Increase the amount of chili powder if you like that flavor.
1 pound hamburger
2 ½ cups diced raw potatoes
½ cup chopped celery
1 small onion, chopped
½ cup water
¼ cup catsup
¼ teaspoon chili powder
1 10 ¾ ounce can golden mushroom soup
dash of pepper
Brown hamburger and cook potatoes, celery and onion together. Drain fat and add the remaining ingredients. Cover and cook over low heat 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
This is another simple supper
1 pound hamburger, browned
1 medium onion, chopped
1 can Chicken Gumbo Soup
1 can water
½ can Minute Rice
½ cup Colby or Cheddar cheese, grated.
Mix all together in skilled, cover and cook for 10 minutes. Turn off heat, top with cheese and cover till cheese melts.
This works real well with our very lean “home grown” beef.
1 pound hamburger
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup bread crumbs
1 large egg
1 tablespoon dried parsley
salt, pepper to taste
1 10 ¾-ounce can cream of mushroom soup
½ cup beef broth or ½ cup water with 1 beef bullion cube
4 potatoes
1 ½ cups baby carrots
Mix together hamburger, cheese, breadcrumbs, egg, parsley and seasonings. Form into 1 ½ inch diameter balls. Cut unpeeled potatoes into 1 inch chunks. Put vegetables into large crock-pot. Add meatballs. Mix soup and broth together and pour over everything. Cook 7 to 8 hours in crock-pot.
A quick, easy pizza made with no yeast
1 pound hamburger
1 cup flour
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2/3 cup milk
2 eggs
½ cup chopped onion
1 7-ounce can mushrooms
1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
4 ounces shredded Mozzarella cheese
Brown and drain hamburger. Mix flour, Italian seasoning, pepper, milk and eggs together. Pour into greased and floured, 10 inch pizza pan. Tilt pan till dough covers entire pan. Spoon beef on top, then onions and mushrooms. Bake on lowest rack of 425 degree oven for 20 minutes or till crust is golden brown. Combine tomato sauce with oregano leaves and spoon over cooked crust. Sprinkle with cheese and bake an additional 6 minutes or until cheese melts. Additional toppings can be use, such as pepperoni, Canadian bacon, etc.
A quick easy meal
1 pound hamburger
1 onion, chopped
1 envelope Brown Gravy Mix
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables, cooked
Brown hamburger and onion. Mix gravy with water as directed. Add to hamburger mixture. Stir in vegetables. Heat till gravy is thick.
This originally called for Tatter Tots on top, but I didn’t have any on hand, so made it without. Have made it that way ever since.
1 pound hamburger
½ cup chopped celery
½ medium onion, chopped
1 14 ½-ounce can green beans
1 10 ¾-ounce can cream of celery soup
1/3 cup milk
dash pepper
In skillet brown hamburger with onion and celery. Put in greased 1 ½ quart casserole dish. Top with green beans. Combine soup, milk and pepper and pour over beans. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or till hot and bubbly. If you want to use the tatter tots, place on top of soup mixture and bake as usual.
This is tasty, even if it does have rice
1 pound hamburger
1 onion, chopped
1 10 ¾ ounce can Cream of Mushroom soup
2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
1 cup Minute Rice, not cooked
1 4 ounce can mushrooms
Brown hamburger and onion.. Drain. Add the rest of the ingredients. Pour into casserole dish. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for one hour.
This hamburger recipe came from the grandkids’ recipe book.
1 pound hamburger
1 small onion, chopped (optional)
1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
¼ cup catsup
2 teaspoons mustard
1 cup flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
2/3 cup milk
3 tablespoons butter, melted
1 egg
Brown meat and onion in skillet. Stir in tomato sauce, mustard and catsup. Pour into a greased 8 inch baking dish. Stir flour, baking powder, milk, butter and egg together. Spoon over meat. Decorate crust with additional swirls of catsup, if desired. Bake at 400 degrees oven till crust is lightly brown (approximately 20 minutes).
This is a good meatloaf recipe adapted for the microwave
1 pound hamburger
½ cup quick oatmeal
½ small onion, chopped
¼ cup catsup
1 egg
2 teaspoons soy sauce
½ teaspoon garlic powder
2 shakes black pepper
Mix together the catsup, egg, soy sauce, garlic powder and pepper. Add the oatmeal and onion and then the hamburger. Pat into a loaf pan and cover with plastic wrap. Cook in microwave on 70% power for 5 minutes. Then on high till done.
Janette’s recipe. This makes two 9x13 inch dishes of lasagna!
1 16 ounce package lasagna noodles
3 pounds hamburger
10 ounces mushrooms (optional)
2 10 ounce jars Super Chunky Mushroom Ragu Spaghetti Sauce
1 10 ounce jar Garden Combination Ragu Spaghetti Sauce
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
1 teaspoon onion salt
1 teaspoon ground red pepper
¼ cup parsley flakes
2 24 ounce cartons cottage cheese
24 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
15 ounces shredded cheddar and jack cheese (optional)
Cook lasagna according to package instructions. Brown hamburger in skillet. Add mushrooms and heat for 5 minutes. Add one jar of Super Chunky Ragu Sauce and the jar of Garden Combination Ragu Sauce. Stir in the season salt, onion salt and red pepper. In a separate bowl stir together the parsley, cottage cheese and mozzarella cheese. Divide the second jar of Super Chunky Ragu sauce between two 9X13 inch baking dishes. Layer the lasagna noodles over the sauce, top with the hamburger mixture and then the cottage cheese. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese if desired. Bake the two dishes for 30 minutes at 425 degrees. Janette recommends serving this with French bread and a garden salad. Leftovers may be frozen.
Dave’s recipe
9-11 ounces water
¾ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 cups flour
2 teaspoons yeast
Put in bread machine in order given. Select dough setting. At completion of cycle, spread dough in 14 inch round pizza pan. Let stand 10 minutes. Add toppings. Bake in preheated oven at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes or till golden brown
Another mac and hamburger recipe.
1 pound hamburger
1 medium onion, chopped
1 10 ¾ can Cream of Celery Soup
¼ cup ketchup
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 cup corkscrew macaroni, cook (2 cups cooked)
Brown hamburger and onion. Add rest and heat.
Quick and easy spaghetti recipe
6 ounces spaghetti, cooked
1 pound hamburger
1 tablespoon dry green pepper or ¼ cup fresh green pepper, chopped (optional)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 14 ½-ounce can diced tomatoes
1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
2 tablespoon brown sugar
shake black pepper
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Pinch oregano
Brown hamburger and onion in skillet. Stir in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, sugar, pepper and garlic powder. Place spaghetti in greased 9”x13” baking dish. Pour sauce over top. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until bubbly. This can be heated in the microwave if in a hurry.
A different flavor for sloppy joes.
1 pound hamburger
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon mustard
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 10¾-ounce can cream of celery soup
Brown hamburger and onions. Add rest of ingredients, heat and serve on hamburger buns.
We really like this for something different
1 pound hamburger
2 cups bread crumbs
2 tablespoons butter, melted
2 tablespoons diced celery
2 tablespoons minced onions
1/8 teaspoon pepper
½ teaspoon poultry seasoning
¼ cup milk
1 10 ¾-ounce can cream of mushroom soup
1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
1 tablespoon catsup
Combine breadcrumbs, melted butter, celery, onion, pepper, poultry seasoning and milk to make a dressing. Divide into fourths. Wrap ¼ pound of hamburger around each of the 4 portions of dressing and form into 4 patties. Put into greased baking dish. Mix soup, Worcestershire Sauce and catsup together and pour over patties. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour or till meat is done.
Yes, another hamburger recipe!
1 egg
¼ cup bread crumbs
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
dash pepper
1 pound hamburger
1 20 ounce can pineapple (crushed or chunks)
1tablespoons wine vinegar
¼ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 cup sliced carrots
1 green pepper julienned (or 1 tablespoon dried green peppers)
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons cold water
cooked rice
Combine the first 6 ingredients. Mix well and shape into 2 inch balls. Brown in skillet and drain. Drain pineapple, saving the juice. Add water to juice to measure 1 cup. Stir in vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce. Pour over meatballs. Add carrots and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer till carrots are crisp-tender (10 minutes). Stir in green pepper and pineapple. Cover and simmer 5 additional minutes or till pepper is crisp-tender. Combine cornstarch and cold water. Stir into meatball mixture. Bring to boil and cook and stir 2 minutes or till thickened. Serve over rice.
Tone’s Spicy Spaghetti Seasoning from Sam’s makes this a great easy dish. This recipe is slightly modified from the package directions.
2 Tablespoons Tone Spicy Spaghetti Seasoning
2 envelopes Sweet and Low
2 8-ounce cans tomato sauce
1 14 1/2 – ounce can diced tomatoes
1 pound hamburger, browned
6 ounces spaghetti, cooked
Heat Seasoning, Sweet and Low, tomato sauce and diced tomatoes together in a sauce pan. Add browned hamburger and cook over low heat a minimum of 10 minutes. Pour over spaghetti.
This recipe has a French flavor
2 ½ pounds stew beef or 1 package sirloin cut into 1 inch chunks
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 7-ounce can mushrooms
3 slices bacon cut into ½ inch pieces
2 onions, quartered
2 carrots, cut into ½ inch slices
1 rib celery, cut into ½ inch pieces
1 cup red wine
2 teaspoons sugar
1 cup chicken broth or 1 cup water with one chicken bullion cube
Brown meat in olive oil in electric skillet or Dutch oven. Remove from pan. Add bacon, onions, celery and carrots and brown. Add meat, wine, broth, and sugar. Cover and bring to boil. Reduce heat and cook 2 hours or till all are tender. Add mushrooms and heat. More water may need to be added during cooking time. If desire, thicken broth with flour before serving.
The original recipe suggested serve this over noodles.
2 pounds steak (round, rib eye or sirloin)
flour
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium onions, quartered
2 ribs celery, chopped
1 14 ½-ounce can diced tomatoes
2 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
Flour steak and brown in oil in electric skillet. Add rest of ingredients and simmer till tender.
The mustard gives this a nice flavor
1 can mushrooms, drained
1 medium onion, sliced
1 tablespoon butter
1 package sirloin steak, thinly sliced
1 103/4-ounce can cram of mushroom soup
¾ cup milk
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
Saute onion in butter. Remove and set aside. Add beef and cook till no longer pink. Add soup, milk, mustard, mushrooms and onions. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and cook and stir till thickened.
A nice, complete “do ahead” meal.
1 package cubed steak
flour
2 tablespoons butter
1 onion, sliced
2 cups boiling water
1 14 ½-ounce can diced tomatoes
2 potatoes, peeled and sliced
1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
½ cup sliced carrots
Flour meat and brown in butter in electric skillet. Add water and onion. Cover and simmer ½ hour. Add rest of ingredients and simmer till vegetables and meat are tender (approximately 2 hours). May need to add additional water.
Only partially thawing the sirloin makes cutting it into strips much easier.
½ package sirloin steak cut into thin strips
1 large onion, chopped
1 4-ounce can mushrooms
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons butter
2 cups water
2 teaspoons beef bouillon powder
4 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
½ teaspoon dried basil
3 tablespoons flour
¼ cup cold water
cooked noodles
In electric skillet cook beef and onions in butter till meat is no longer pink. Add mushrooms, garlic powder, water, bouillon powder, Worcestershire sauce and basil. Bring to boil, cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 1 hour. Combine flour with cold water until smooth. Add to beef mixture. Bring to boil and stir for 2 minutes till thickened. Serve over noodles.
The wine gives this a distinctive taste.
½ package sirloin steak
1 medium onion, chopped
2 tablespoons butter
½ cup dry red wine
1 14 ½-ounce can diced tomatoes
½ 16-ounce package frozen mixed vegetables, cooked
Thinly slice steak and brown with onion in butter. Stir in wine. Bring to boil and simmer uncovered till liquid is gone. Add tomatoes and vegetables. Reduce heat and cook 10 minutes or till meat is tender.
Another crock-pot recipe for those busy days
1 package sirloin steak, fat removed
2 tablespoons dry brown gravy mix
2 cups water.
Mix the gravy mix and water together. Cut steak into serving pieces and put in greased crock-pot. Pout gravy mixture over meat. Cook on low for 8 hours.
An original recipe
1 package sirloin steak, fat removed
1 can cream of mushroom soup
3 potatoes, peeled and quartered
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 can mushrooms with juice
Cut steak into serving pieces and place in greased crock-pot. Mix the rest of the ingredients together and pour over meat. Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 3 hours and low for 2 hours.
The stuffing from the Stuffed Hamburger recipe works well with this.
2 cube steaks
1 cup stuffing
1 cup beef broth
butter
Put ½ cup stuffing in center of each steak. Roll up and secure with tooth picks. Brown in butter. Add broth, cover and simmer 30 minutes or stuffing is cooked and meat is tender.
The mushrooms make this one different.
2 pounds round steak, tenderized
flour
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion
1 7-ounce can mushrooms with juice
1 cup water
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon A-1 Sauce
Flour steak and brown in olive oil. Put in greased 2 ½ quart baking dish. Top with celery, onion and mushrooms. Combine water, garlic powder and A-1 Sauce and pour over everything. Bake for 1 ½ hours at 350 degrees or till meat is tender.
The seasonings are what make this a delicious roast.
3 pound beef roast
1 teaspoon seasoned salt
½ teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon olive oil
¾ cup water
1 large onion, chopped
¼ cup chopped green pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoons dry parsley flakes
¼ teaspoon thyme
Combine season salt, onion powder, pepper and garlic powder and rub into roast. Brown in oil. Place in roasting pan. Add rest of ingredients. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 3 hours or till done.
I originally tried this because it called for rutabagas and I like rutabagas.
3 ½ pounds chuck roast
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 1 ¼-ounce envelope onion soup mix
1 beef bullion cube
2 cups water
½ teaspoon dried thyme
1 pound potatoes, peeled and quartered
½ pound carrots, cut into ½ inch chunks
1 medium rutabaga, peeled and cut into chunks
Brown roast in oil in skillet. Add soup mix, bullion cube, thyme and water and bring to boil. Put in baking dish, cover and bake at 325 degrees for 1 ½ hours. Add vegetables and cook an additional hour or till all are done. Vegetable amounts can vary.
The pork chops come out nice and tender
¼ cup flour
1 teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
4 por chops
1/8 cup butter
½ onion, chopped
1 teaspoon pepper
1 4-ounce can mushrooms, drained
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Mix flour, paprika, salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a plastic bag. Add pork chops and shake. Brown chops and onions in butter. Place in greased baking dish. Pour remaining flour from plastic bag into skillet. Add milk. Heat and stir till thick. Add remaining ingredients and pour over chops. Cover and bake in 350 degree oven for one hour.
The salad dressing mix gives a nice flavor to the chops
6 pork shops
1 ounce buttermilk ranch salad dressing Mix
¼ teaspoon black pepper
dash paprika (optional)
Dust both sides of pork chops with dressing and black pepper. Arrange in a single layer in greased baking dish. Sprinkle with paprika. Cover and bake 20 – 30 minutes or till done.
The original recipe called for serving these on hamburger buns. We like them, instead, as an alternative for salmon patties.
1 14 ¾-ounce can salmon, drained and flaked
1 egg
½ cup chopped onion
½ cup chopped green pepper
½ cup bread crumbs
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel (optional)
½ teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
1/8 teaspoon pepper
olive oil
Mix all together except olive oil and form into 4 or five patties. Brown in oil.