Cheesy Ham & Potato Frittata

Breakfast, lunch or dinner, this Kraft recipe is always good.

Ingredients

• ½ cup milk


• 1 pkg.  (10.23 oz.) VELVEETA Cheesy Au Gratin Potatoes


• 2 cups chopped ham


• 1 small  onion, chopped (about ½ cup)


• ½ of a medium green pepper, chopped (about ½ cup)


• 5 eggs, lightly beaten

Directions

1. Combine 1¾ cups hot water, milk, Seasoned Potatoes, ham, onion and green pepper in large skillet. Bring to boil on medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 12 to 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring occasionally.


2. Stir in Cheese Sauce until well blended.


3. Add eggs; mix well. Reduce heat to low; cover. Cook 15 minutes or until set in center. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting into 5 wedges to serve. 

Grandma Crane's Potato Salad

Ingredients:

• 6 large potatoes, cooked, cooled and sliced


• ½ medium green pepper, diced


• 2 hard boiled eggs, sliced


• 1 small onion, diced


• salt


• pepper


• ½lb bacon


• ½ cup vinegar


• ½ cup water


• ½ cup sugar

Directions:

1. Mix potatoes, peppers, eggs and onion. Salt and pepper to taste.


2. Fry bacon, cut into pieces and add to potato mix.


3. Add sugar, water and vinegar to bacon grease. Cook until sugar dissolves. Mix in a little sugar to thicken if necessary.


4. Mix bacon grease mix into potato mix.

Gulyás

A Hungarian style goulash recipe that Dave came up with.

Ingredients

• vegetable oil


• 2lbs pork or beef shank, shoulder or shin, cubed


• salt


• pepper


• paprika


• 2tbsp butter


• 1 large onion, sliced


• 5 garlic cloves, pressed


• 2 red bell peppers, seeded and diced


• 1 red jalapeño pepper, diced


• 1 potato, pealed and finely sliced


• 2 cup water


• 1 beef bullion cube


• 1tsp thyme


• 1 bay leaf

Directions

1. In a large pot, brown meat in oil. Season with salt, pepper and paprika to taste.


2. Sauté onion, garlic, bell peppers and jalapeño pepper in butter.


3. Add potato, water and bullion cube to meat, bring to boil.


4. Stir in sautéed veggies and thyme.


5. Add bay leaf, cover and reduce heat to low for 2 hours.

American Goulash

Ingredients

• 1tbsp butter


• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced


• ½ onion, diced


• 1lb ground beef or sausage


• 2 cans diced tomatoes


• 1 can tomato sauce


• 1 can tomato paste


• 16oz cooked elbow macaroni

Directions

1. In large sauce pan, sauté onion and pepper in butter.


2. Add beef, brown and drain.


3. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and tomato paste. Heat through.


4. Stir in cooked elbows and serve.

Homemade Chili

After many, many, many tries, this is Dave's final recipe for his homemade chili.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp butter


• 2 garlic cloves, pressed


• 1 large onion, chopped


• 2 lbs ground beef


• 2 cans stewed tomatoes, Italian recipe


• 1 can tomato paste


• 4 oz can diced green chilies


• 2 bell peppers, seeded and chopped


• 1 tbsp chili powder


• 1/2 cup red wine

Directions

1. In a large skillet, melt butter and sauté garlic and onion until onion is translucent. Add ground beef and cook until brown. Drain.


2. In a large pot or crock pot mix all ingredients and cook on low to medium low for 2 hours.