Wendy's Chili

Wendy's Chili

1 pound ground beef

1 - 14.5 Oz. can tomato sauce

1 - 14.5 Oz. can kidney beans (with liquid)

1 - 14.5 Oz. can pinto beans (with liquid)

1/2 cup diced onion

1/4 cup diced green chilies

1/4 cup diced celery

2 medium tomatoes, chopped

1 teaspoons cumin powder

2 tablespoons chili powder

1 teaspoon black pepper

2 teaspoons salt

1 cup water

Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat; drain off the fat.  Using a fork, crumble the cooked beef into pea-size pieces.  In a large pot, combine the beef plus all the remaining ingredients, and bring to a simmer over low heat. Cook, stirring every 15 minutes, for 2 to 3 hours.

Lasagna Roll-ups

Lasagna Roll-ups

Sauce-

1 lb ground beef

1 onion, chopped

4 cloves garlic, minced

4 c. Spaghetti sauce

Filling-

2 c. cottage cheese

1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

1 egg (lightly beaten)

1 Tbsp. parsley

1/2 tsp onion powder

1/4 tsp. garlic powder

salt & pepper, to taste

9 lasagna noodles (cooked)

2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese

In a large skillet cook ground beef, onion and garlic until the beef is no longer pink. Drain any excess fat from the pan. Add spaghetti sauce and simmer for about 15 minutes. Spread half of the meat sauce on the bottom of a glass baking dish. In a bowl combine cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, egg, parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Spread a little of the cheese mixture evenly over each lasagna noodle.  Roll up and place seam side down in rows in the baking dish. Top with remaining sauce. Bake in the oven at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes. About 5 minutes before the dish is finished cooking remove from the oven and top with shredded mozzarella cheese. Return to oven and cook until cheese has melted.

Chili Cheese Tater Tot Casserole

Chili Cheese Tater Tot Casserole

1 lb ground beef

1 can(s) chili (your choice, I prefer homemade)

1/2 pkg tater tots

1 onion diced

2 c shredded cheese ( your choice)

Dash salt and pepper and garlic powder

Preheat oven to 350 cook ground beef, onion ,salt peeper and garlic powder until meat is done. Spray 8x8 pan with vegetable spray. Mix meat and can of chili together pour in pan top with tater tots and cheese cover and bake for 15 minutes uncover bake for another 5-7 minutes until cheese is melted and golden around the edges.

Meatloaf Cupcakes

Meatloaf Cupcakes
2 pounds hamburger
2 eggs
1/2 cup of potato chips crumbs
1 cup of bread crumbs
2 squirts of ketchup
Salt and pepper to taste
Good BBQ Sauce
Preheat oven to 350. Mix all ingredients well; evenly distribute and press down in a 12-muffin pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Spoon about 1 tsp of BBQ sauce on each muffin and bake another 5 minutes or so. Enjoy.

Taco Rice Skillet

Taco Rice Skillet
1 pound ground beef, drain off fat
1 chopped onion
1 can stewed tomatoes
1 cup raw rice
1 pkg. taco seasoning
1 cup water
1 small can tomato sauce
1 can ranch style beans (optional)
Cook together until rice is tender.  Serve with grated cheese, chopped fresh tomatoes and shredded lettuce on top (optional).  I also love to add sour cream and picante sauce to my serving.

Burrito Bake

Burrito Bake

1 cup Bisquick

1/4 cup water

1 (16-ounce) can refried beans

1 pound ground beef, browned and drained

1 cup thick salsa

1-1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese or Mexican Blend cheese

Optional Garnishes

Sour cream

Sliced green onions

Chopped fresh tomato

Grease pie plate. Mix Bisquick with water and refried beans; spread into prepared pie plate. Add, in order, ground beef, thick salsa, and cheese. Bake for 30 minutes at 375 degrees. Serve with sour cream, chopped green onions, and tomatoes, if desired.

Spanish Rice

Spanish Rice

2 pounds ground beef

2 medium onions, chopped

2 green peppers, chopped

28 ounces canned tomatoes

8 ounces tomato sauce

1 cup water

2-1/2 teaspoons chili powder

2-1/2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce

1 cup raw rice (converted)

Brown beef in skillet and drain off fat. Put all ingredients in Crock Pot. Stir thoroughly. Cover and cook on LOW 6 to 8 hours. (HIGH: 3 hours)

Cajun Corn Soup

Cajun Corn Soup

4 cups water

1 1/3 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1 red bell pepper, chopped

2 cups fresh corn kernels

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1/2 onion, chopped

4 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 pound ground beef

In a large pot over high heat, combine the water, tomato paste, salt, ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, green bell pepper, red bell pepper and corn. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low and allow to simmer at a slow boil for 35 minutes.  In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the oil, onion and garlic and sauté for 3 to 5 minutes. Add to the simmering soup. In the same saucepan over medium heat, sauté the ground beef for 10 minutes or until well browned, and add to the soup. Stir well and simmer for 10 more minutes.

Dawn's Taco Soup

Dawn's Taco Soup
1 lb ground beef, browned
1 onion, chopped
2 15 oz cans Ranch style beans
2 15 oz cans Black beans
1 can Rotel
1 7oz can Chopped Green Chilies
1 29 oz can Mexican Hominy, drained
1 pkg Taco Seasoning Mix
2 pkgs Ranch Dressing Mix
garlic salt, pepper, red pepper, cumin, chili powder (season to taste)
Brown hamburger meat with onion, garlic salt, pepper, red pepper, cumin, and chili powder. Add beans, Rotel, chilies, hominy, taco seasoning mix, and ranch dressing mixes. Fill two of the bean cans with water and add to pot. Simmer on low for at least 30 minutes.

John Wayne Casserole

John Wayne Casserole
2 lbs Ground Beef
2 cups Sour cream
1 cup Mayonnaise
1 cup Diced onions
1 pkg Biscuiit mix (small pack of Bisquick)
4 each Fresh tomatoes
½ cup Diced green peppers
2 pkgs Taco seasoning
½ cup Jalapeno peppers
3 cups Shredded cheddar cheese
Brown ground beef and drain fat. Mix in taco seasoning. In separate bowl mix sour cream, mayonnaise, ½ of the cheddar cheese and chopped onion. Mix the biscuit mix following package directions. Lightly grease a casserole dish and press biscuit dough in the bottom of the dish to ½ inch depth. Layer ground beef, sliced tomatoes, chopped bell pepper and diced jalapenos. Spread mayonnaise mixture on top. Finish off with the remaining shredded cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-35 minutes until the crust is light brown.

Dawn's Hamburger Rice-a-Roni Supper

Dawn's Hamburger Rice-a-Roni Supper
1 lb ground beef - browned
1 box Beef flavor Rice-a-Roni
1 can French style green beans - well drained
1 8oz can tomato sauce
1/2 cup Ketchup
1 1/2 cups water
In a large pot, combine the Rice-a-Roni mix with 2 tbs butter. Saute over medium-high heat until golden brown. Brown ground beef seasoned with salt & pepper in skillet. Drain off fat. Add hamburger meat to Rice-a-Roni mix. Slowly stir in 1 1/2 cups water, tomato sauce, French style green beans, Ketchup and seasoning packet from Rice-a-Roni. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender and all liquid has been absorbed.

Slow Cooker Delight

Slow Cooker Delight
1 pound ground beef
4 large russet potatoes, cubed
1 (11 ounce) can creamed corn
1 cup peas
1 cup barley
3 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
4 green onions, chopped
1/4 cup fresh chives
ground black pepper to taste
1 cup water (optional)
Place ground beef in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain excess fat. In a slow cooker, combine beef, potatoes, corn, peas, and barley. Stir in tomato sauce, green onions, and chives. Season with black pepper. Cover and cook on low setting for 4 hours. Stir occasionally, and add water if necessary.

Dawn's Meatloaf

Dawn's Meatloaf
2 pounds ground beef
1 pkg onion soup mix
1/2 sleeve of saltine crackers, crushed finely
garlic salt to taste
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 cup Ketchup
1 egg
dash of ground sage
dash of Worcestershire sauce
1 cup Ketchup (or more if you like it as I do!!!)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine the beef, onion soup mix, crushed crackers, garlic salt, ground black pepper, Worcestersire sauce, Ketchup, egg and sage and mix well. Transfer to an ungreased 9x13 inch baking dish. Form into a loaf . Bake at 350F for 1 hour, or until center is completely cooked. Spread cup of Ketchup on top and bake and additional 15-20 minutes.

Garbage

Garbage
10-12 med potatoes, thin sliced
1 lb lean ground beef
1 med. onion chopped
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp chili powder
black pepper
2 (15.5 oz.) cans chili beans w/sauce
2 (10.5 oz.) cans cream of mushroom soup
½ cup milk
2 Tbs oleo or butter
Preheat oven to 350°. Grease or spray a 9x13 baking pan. Slice potatoes and place them in a bowl of cold water. In a skillet brown ground beef half way, drain. Add onion, garlic powder and chili powder, finish browning meat. Stir in beans, soup and milk. Continue heating and stirring until hot all the way through. Place a layer of potatoes in baking pan, season lightly with pepper, then cover with a layer of meat and bean mixture. Alternate layers until the pan is full, ending with a layer of potatoes. Dot with oleo or butter. Cover with foil, place on a cookie sheet in oven. And bake for two hours or until potatoes are tender all through the dish. Serves 6-8.

Shepherd's Pie II

Shepherd's Pie II
2 lbs ground beef
1 onion, chopped
2/3 cup ketchup
4 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
1 (14 ounce) can whole kernal corn
1 (14 ounce) can creamed corn
3 cups prepared mashed potatoes (or instant)
salt & pepper to taste 
Preheat oven to 375°F. In a large fry pan, brown meat and onion until done. Add ketchup, worcestershire sauce & seasoning to cooking meat. Stir well. Pour meat mixture into a large rectangular pan. Pour whole kernal corn over the meat mixture. Spread the creamed corn next. Top casserole with mashed potatoes. Bake uncovered for 40 minutes. If you like the top abit crunchy, broil a few minutes before removing from the oven. (I like to sprinkle a cup of shredded cheese on top the last 5 minutes of cooking.)

Green Chili Stew

Green Chili Stew
1 pound ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 (4 ounce) can green chiles
2 (14.5 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, chopped
2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn
3 potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
2 cups water
ground cayenne pepper to taste
salt and pepper to taste
Place the ground beef, onion, and garlic in a deep skillet or saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until beef is evenly browned and onion is tender. Drain grease. Mix in green chiles. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, corn, and potatoes. Pour in water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 15 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. Season with cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper.

Santa Fe Soup

Santa Fe Soup
1 pound ground beef
1 pound processed cheese food (eg. Velveeta), cubed
1 onion, chopped
1 (14.5 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes
1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn
2 (15 ounce) cans ranch-style beans
Brown ground beef and onion. When done drain off fat. In a large stock pot combine browned beef, onion, tomatoes with liquid, stewed tomatoes with chilies, corn with liquid, Ranch-style beans with liquid, and cubed processed cheese Simmer on low heat until the cheese is melted. Serve hot..

Cheeseburger Rice

Cheeseburger Rice
1 pound ground beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 1/2 cup water
1/2 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups Minute original rice, uncooked
1 cup (4 ounce) shredded Cheddar cheese
Brown meat and onion in large skillet on medium-high heat; drain fat. Stir in water, ketchup, mustard, salt and pepper. Bring to boil. Stir in rice; cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes.Fluff with fork. Sprinkle with cheese; cover. Let sit for about 3 minutes until cheese melts.

Cowboy Stew

Cowboy Stew
1 can chili beans
1 can pork & beans
1 can cream style corn
2 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 lb. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
Brown ground beef, onion, and pepper together. Drain well. Put all ingredients into crock pot; cover and cook on low 7 to 12 hours

Hamburger Stroganoff

Hamburger Stroganoff
1 (16 ounce) package egg noodles
1 pound lean ground beef
1 (.75 ounce) packet dry brown gravy mix
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 (6 ounce) can chopped mushrooms, with liquid
1/2 cup milk
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add egg noodles and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef until no pink shows; drain. Mix brown gravy, cream cheese and mushrooms with hamburger until cream cheese has given the mixture a whitish look. Add milk, sour cream, and mushroom soup to cooked pasta. Blend hamburger mixture with pasta.