Quick Meal Recipes

Some of my quick meal had recipes easily found online. The others are not.  I've made a separate post for their instructions.

Mexican Tator Tot Casserole
-Cook ground beef, drain and rinse, return to heat and add taco seasoning
-Thaw peas and Tator tots
-Layer: meat, cream of mushroom soup, peas, shredded cheese, and Tator tots
350 for 30-45mins (one hour if full)

Date Night Lasagna
*This is the simplest recipe I have found that still tastes delicious*
-Brown 1lb ground beef, drain, return to skillet and add jar of spaghetti sauce
-Large bowl mix 32 oz cottage cheese, 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, 2 eggs, 2 tsp parsley, salt and pepper
-In 9x13 pan layer half of meat sauce, lasagna noodles, 1/2 cheese mixture, rest of meat sauce, noodles, rest of cheese mixture, sprinkle extra shredded mozzarella cheese
-about 1/4 cup of water pour on outer sides of pan for baking
-Bake covered 350 45mins, uncovered 10mins more

Meatloaf
*I got this recipe from my mom and it's so good. Growing up we had creamed corn, baked potatoes, and fruit with it.*
-Mix together about 1.5lb uncooked ground beef, 8oz tomato sauce, one egg, 2tsp minced onion, 1/2 cup milk, and about 26 club crackers (one roll of Ritz tastes the same) crushed
-Put mixture in loaf pan (I use a small oval pyrex dish because dishwasher safe)
-Sauce: estimate 1/4 cup ketchup, 3Tb brown sugar, 1tsp dry mustard, stir together and pour over top
-Bake 350 one hour

Sloppy Joes
-skillet brown ground beef, chopped onion, green pepper, and drain liquids. Stir in 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1tsp mustard, 3/4 cup ketchup, 3tsp brown sugar, mix well
-Simmer

Tacos (homemade seasoning)
*I make a large batch and use recycled glass seasoning container relabeled*
1Tb chili powder
1/4tsp garlic powder
1/4tsp onion powder
1/4tsp dried oregano
1/2tsp paprika
1 1/2 Tb cumin
Salt and pepper

Beef and Noodles
*Given to me by our neighbors
Great way to use up random items in fridge,add/change to what your preferences are
-optional: onion, mushrooms, garlic/other seasonings
-ground beef or leftover steak
-beef broth
-noodles
-Saute chopped onions, add garlic/seasonings, brown hamburger, drain. Add beef broth and noodles.  Cook until noodles fully cooked.

BBQ Nachos
*Recipe given to me by a friend
-Cook how much ground beef you need to feed your family, drain, add chopped onion, stir while adding garlic powder, Italian seasoning, ground mustard. Then add BBQ sauce. Serve with chips. Top with bacon bits or relish if you want.

Homemade Chicken Nuggets
-cut up raw chicken
-mix in small bowl 1 cup Italian bread crumbs, 1/2cup grated Parmesan cheese, salt, 1tsp thyme, 1Tb basil
-melt butter, dip chicken, then add seasonings
-bake 400 20mins

Homemade Mac&Cheese
-Cook pasta
-In saucepan melt 2T butter, 2T flour, stir to make roux, add 1cup milk, 5mins, add shredded cheese
-Combine noodles with cheese in one pan and add shredded chicken if you want, add milk if not creamy enough

BBQ Bacon Chicken
-place chicken in baking dish
-sprinkle oil, salt, onion powder over top
-pour on BBQ sauce, put bacon over chicken
-Bake 30mins 375 or until chicken and bacon are done

Chicken Tetrazzini
-Cook noodles and drain
-in large bowl combine 2 cans cream of chicken soup, 2 cups sour cream, salt and pepper, 1/2 cup chicken broth, 1 stivkof soft butter, mix well (butter lumps are fine), add noodles.
-spray 9x13 pan, pour in mixtute, sprinkle 2TB parm cheese (shredded) and 2 cups mozzarella cheese on top
-bake 350 40-45mins

Poppyseed Chicken
-spray 9x13, place shredded chicken in pan (I use roughly 3 cups but differs each time)
-stir together 1 can cream of chicken soup and 1 cup sour cream. Pour over chicken.
-Crush one roll of Ritz crackers and stir in 1 stick melted butter. Pour over top.
-bake 350 for 30mins, serves well with potatoes and green veggies

Sour Cream and Onion Pork Chops
-Heat oil in large skillet
-add 4 pork chops, don't cook all the way
-Cook chopped onion with chops
-in a bowl mix 1Tb parsley, 1tsp mustard, 1tsp paprika, and one cup beef broth, stir with whisk, pour over chops. Boil. Simmer. Stir occassionally. Add some sour cream. Mix well. Let cream melt. Serves well with rice

Beef Stroganoff
*I use leftover roast that I cut up into bite size pieces
-in crock pot add roast pieces, add chopped onion, garlic powder, garlic salt, salt and pepper, mushrooms, 1/2 cup sour cream, low for 6-8hrs
-add cooked egg noodles and stir

Slow Cooker Apricot Glazed Pork Tenderloin (from Paula Deen)
-line bottom of cooker with carrots and onions (thickly sliced)
-2lb pork tenderloin (or beef), season with cinnamon, onion powder, garlic salt and pepper
-bowl: whisk 1cup chicken broth, 18oz jar of apricot perserves, 2Tb mustard, 1Tb thyme; pour mixture over meat
-cook low 6hrs

Omelette Casserole
*I just take about a dozen eggs, whisk with half cup milk, then add whatever you like in your eggs. (Peppers, onions or onion powder, mushrooms, spinach, sausage links cut up, bacon bits, cheese, etc)
-Bake at 350 for 40mins covered, add cheese on top and bake uncovered 10mins

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