Slow-Cooked Pepper Steak

2 lbs. beef round steak

2 Tbsp cooking oil

1/4 cup soy sauce

1 chopped onion

1 chopped green pepper

1 tsp. sugar

 salt, pepper

1 can Italian seasoned diced tomatoes

1/2 cup water

1 envelope stew sauce

Cut beef in 1 x 3 inch strips; brown in oil.  Add all other ingredients in crock pot with meat.  Cook 5 - 6 hours.

Serve over rice or noodles.

Tender Chicken Breasts

Coat skinless, boneless chicken breasts with flour, salt, pepper.  Fry in oil until lightly browned.  Place in crock pot with 1/2 cup water.  Sprinkle with rosemary.  Cook on high 4 - 5 hours.

Serve with:  mashed potatoes, boiled red skinned potatoes, cheese potatoes, rice, or noodles cooked in chicken broth.

Easy Lasagna

1 - 15 oz jar spaghetti sauce                      

1 lb. ground beef

1 - 4 oz jar mushrooms

2 eggs

1 ½ cup cottage cheese

1 Tbsp. parsley flakes

9 uncooked lasagna noodles

8 oz mozzarella cheese, grated

 Brown ground beef; drain. Add sauce and mushrooms; heat. Mix eggs, cottage cheese, parsley in bowl.  In 13 x 9 inch pan Place 3 uncooked noodles; spread 1 cup sauce and half egg mixture, some mozzarella cheese.  Repeat layers 2 more times.  Pour 3/4 cup hot water in each corner of dish.  Cover with foil.  Bake 1 ½   hr at 375˚

Mexican Lasagna

1 ½ lbs ground beef

1 jar salsa

1 can diced Italian tomato

1 packet taco seasoning

1 packet ranch dressing

1 median onion

1 cup sweet corn

1 red pepper

Taco sauce

Cumin

Brown meat, then add all other ingredients, heat through. Cut 4 tortillas in half. Layer meat mixture, then taco sauce. Repeat one more time.

Bake at 350˚ for 20 – 25 minutes.

Ham & Potato Casserole

6 - 8 potatoes

1 large onion

4 - 6 ham slices

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup flour

1 1/2 cup milk

salt, pepper

Peel 6 - 8 potatoes, slice. cut onion into several wedges. Spray Pam in large glass baking dish.  Layer 1/2 of potatoes, 1/2 of the flour, 1/2 of the onions and a layer of ham. Then repeat with remaining ingredients. Add milk, slices of butter, salt and pepper. Cover and bake at 375˚ for 1 ½  hours.  You could also cut ham into cubes and toss ingredients before baking.

Spinach Noodle Casserole

Beautiful green noodles
cooked in chicken broth

2 large cans tuna or chicken

½ stick butter

1 cup red pepper, diced

1 cup celery, diced

1 cup onion, diced

8 oz cheddar cheese, grated

6 oz jar olives, sliced

1 small can mushrooms

2 – 6 oz bags spinach noodles

4 cups chicken broth

1 can cream of mushroom soup

Sauté’ diced vegetables in butter.  Cook noodles in chicken broth until done. Reserve  about 1 cup of broth when draining.  Add all ingredients together in large bowl, mix gently. Add some reserved broth if it seems dry.

Bake at 350˚ for 40 - 50 minutes or until hot through center.

Meatloaf

2 lbs ground beef

1 egg

1/2 cup milk

1 cup crushed saltine crackers

1 large can tomato sauce

1 med. onion, chopped

salt, pepper, 

oregano, 1/2 tsp

garlic, 1 tsp diced

3 TBSP brown sugar

Crush crackers, place in small bowl, cover with milk, allow crackers to soak up milk.  Mix all ingredients.  Add 1/2 can of tomato sauce. Form into 2 small loaves in roasting pan (I use blue roaster). Pour remaining tomato sauce on top of loaves.  Bake at 350˚ for 1 ½  hours.