Fabulous Wet Burrito

Tasty burritos found on allrecipes.com.

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef


• ½ cup chopped onion


• 1 clove garlic, minced


• ½ teaspoon cumin


• ¼ teaspoon salt


• 1/8 teaspoon pepper


• 1 (4.5 ounce) can diced green chile peppers


• 1 (16 ounce) can refried beans


• 1 (15 ounce) can chili without beans (We like to make this one with 1½ cup of leftover homemade chili.)


• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed tomato soup


• 1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce


• 6 (12 inch) flour tortillas, warmed


• 2 cups shredded lettuce


• 1 cup chopped tomatoes


• 2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese


• ½ cup chopped green onions

Directions

1. Crumble ground beef into a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until evenly browned. Add onion, and cook until translucent. Drain grease, and season with garlic, cumin, salt and pepper. Stir in the green chilies and refried beans until well blended. Turn off heat, but keep warm.


2. In a saucepan, combine the chili without beans, tomato soup and enchilada sauce. Mix well, and cook over medium heat until heated through. Turn off heat and keep warm.


3. Place a warmed tortilla on a plate, and spoon a generous 1/2 cup of the ground beef mixture onto the center. Top with lettuce and tomato to your liking. Roll up tortilla over the filling. Spoon a generous amount of the sauce over the top, and sprinkle with cheese and green onions. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds, or until cheese is melted. Repeat with remaining tortillas.

Bruschetta Chicken

Flavorful chicken recipe from our Taste of Home cookbook.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup all-purpose flour


• ½ cup egg substitute


• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each)


• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese


• ¼ cup dry bread crumbs


• 1 tablespoon butter, melted


• 2 large tomatoes, seeded and chopped


• 3 tablespoons minced fresh basil


• 2 garlic cloves, minced


• 1 tablespoon Crisco® Light Olive Oil


• ½ teaspoon salt


• ¼ teaspoon pepper

Directions:

1. Place flour and eggs in separate shallow bowls. Dip chicken in flour, then in eggs; place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Combine the Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle over chicken.


2. Loosely cover baking dish with foil. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes longer or until a meat thermometer reads 170°.


3. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Spoon over the chicken. Return to the oven for 3-5 minutes or until tomato mixture is heated through.

Smoked Sausage in Tomato Sauce

Slightly modified version of a recipe found on allrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 1 pound package smoked sausage, sliced


• 1 cup water


• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour


• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes


• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce


• 1 cube beef bouillon


• 2 zucchini, sliced

Directions    

1. Place the sausage in a skillet over medium heat. Cook 5 minutes, until evenly brown.


2. Mix the water and flour in a small bowl, until flour is dissolved. Stir into the skillet. Mix in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef bouillon, and zucchini. Cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened and zucchini is tender. 


3. Serve over rice or noodles.

Aunt Fannie's Dinner

I don't know who aunt Fannie is but she has an awesome goulash here. Jaime found this recipe on allrecipes.com

Ingredients

• ½ cup uncooked elbow macaroni


• 1 pound ground beef


• ½ onion, chopped


• 1 teaspoon garlic powder


• salt and pepper to taste


• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce


• 1 cup stewed, diced tomatoes


• 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.


2. In a large skillet over medium heat, saute the ground beef for 5 minutes. Add the onion and saute for 5 to 10 more minutes. Season with garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste. Add the tomato sauce, stewed OR diced tomatoes, corn and cooked macaroni. Stir well and allow to heat through, about 5 to 7 minutes.


3. Season with garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste. Add the tomato sauce, stewed OR diced tomatoes, corn and cooked macaroni. Stir well and allow to heat through, about 5 to 7 minutes.

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.

Grandma's Spaghetti

A delicious spin on macaroni and cheese recipe from Ruth Hamacher taken from the the family cook book.

Ingredients

• 2 cups uncooked macaroni


• 2 cans diced tomatoes


• ¾ cup sugar


• 1 lb sharp cheddar cheese, shredded


• 6tbsp margarine


• 1 medium onion, chopped


• salt to taste

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.


2. Cook and drain macaroni.


3. Mix remaining ingredients and bake in 3qt casserole dish for 1½ hours.

Tomato Pesto Pasta

A delicious Italian pasta dish found on All Recipes.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil


• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped


• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained


• 14 ounces fusili (spiral) pasta


• salt and pepper to taste


• 3 tablespoons pesto


• 3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese


• 3 tablespoons fresh basil leaves for garnish

Directions

1. Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic for 2 minutes, then add tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes.


2. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and return to pot.


3. Season tomato sauce with salt and pepper; stir in pesto. Pour sauce over hot cooked pasta and mix well. Sprinkle with cheese, garnish with basil leaves and serve immediately.

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.