Sour Cream Noodle Bake

Simple and Delicious!

Ingredients:

• 1-¼ pound Ground Chuck
• 1 can 15-ounces Tomato Sauce
• ½ teaspoons Salt
• Freshly Ground Black Pepper
• 8 ounces, weight Egg Noodles
• ½ cups Sour Cream
• 1-¼ cup Small Curd Cottage Cheese
• ½ cups Sliced Green Onions (less To Taste)
• 1 cup Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Brown ground chuck in a large skillet. Drain fat, then add tomato sauce. 1/2 teaspoon salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Stir, then simmer while you prepare the other ingredients.
• Cook egg noodles until al dente. Drain and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine sour cream and cottage cheese. Add plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Add to noodles and stir. Add green onions and stir.
• To assemble, add half of the noodles to a baking dish. Top with half the meat mixture, then sprinkle on half the grated cheddar. Repeat with noodles, meat, then a final layer of cheese. Bake for 20 minutes, or until all cheese is melted.
• Serve with crusty French bread.

Cheeseburger Soup

I got this recipe from a gal down in Atlanta, it's their families favorite soup of all time!  And I hope it will be ours too, it's SO DELICIOUS!! :)

 

I don't feel like getting up to get the recipe right now, so it'll come soon!

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lb. Ground beef
• 3/4 c. chopped onions
• 3/4 c. diced carrots
• 1-2 cups diced potatoes
• 1 tsp. basil
• 1 tsp. parsley
• 3-4 c. Chicken Broth
• 1 c. Milk
• 1/3 c. flour
• Salt and Pepeer to taste
• 1 1/2-2 c. grated Cheddar Cheese.

Directions:

• Brown ground beef and drain off fat. 
• Add onions and carrots.  Saute.
• Add to chicken broth.  add in potatoes and spices.
• Cook till potatoes are tender (Usually takes longer than I expect.)
• Mix the flour and milk till smooth.  Add to soup and cook till thickened.  (may need to add a little more flour)
• Last add cheese until melted. 
• Great with sourdough bread.

Beef and Bean Burritos

As you can tell, I'm not a red sauce fan, so for the recipe we just used green enchilada sauce.  (we also cooked the beef in some sauce too)  These were super easy, fast, and delicious!
Ingredients

• 2 pounds Ground Beef (we used 1 lb.)
• ½ whole Medium Onion
• 1 can (7 Ounce) Mexican Tomato Sauce Or Enchilada Sauce
• Salt And Pepper, to taste
• Cumin, Oregano, Chili Powder, Garlic To Taste
• 1 can (28 Ounce) Refried Beans
• ¾ cups Grated Cheddar Cheese
• 12 whole Burrito-sized Flour Tortillas
• Extra Grated Cheese, For Sprinkling
• Extra Sauce, For Drizzling
• Cilantro Leaves, Optional
• Optional Filling Ingredients: Mexican Rice, Sour Cream, Guacamole, Green Chilies, Pico De Gallo

Directions:

• Brown ground beef with onion and season to taste. Pour in sauce and simmer over low heat. Add water if mixture gets too dry.
• Heat refried beans in a saucepan. Add cheese and stir in till melted. Keep warm.
• Heat tortillas in microwave for one minute.
• Spread a small amount of beans on each tortilla. Add meat. Fold over ends, then roll up. Place two burritos on a microwave-safe plate. Drizzle red sauce over the top and sprinkle with more grated cheddar. Microwave for one minute, or until cheese is melted and burritos are very hot. Serve immediately.
• OPTIONAL: Fill burritos with any optional ingredients you like. (I love them full, but my boys like them very plain.)

Bacon-wrapped Meatloaf

Ingredients

• Meatloaf:
• 1 cup Whole Milk
• 6 slices White Bread
• 2 pounds Ground Beef
• 1 cup (heaping) Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
• ¼ teaspoons Seasoned Salt
• ¾ teaspoons Salt
• Freshly Ground Black Pepper
• ⅓ cups Minced Flat-leaf Parsley
• 4 whole Eggs Beaten
• 10 slices Thin/regular Bacon
• Sauce:
• 1-½ cup Ketchup
• ⅓ cups Brown Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Dry Mustard
• Tabasco To Taste

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour milk over the bread slices. Allow it to soak in for several minutes.
• Place the ground beef, milk-soaked bread, Parmesan, seasoned salt, salt, black pepper, and parsley in a large mixing bowl. Pour in beaten eggs.
• With clean hands, mix the ingredients until well combined. Form the mixture into a loaf shape on a broiler pan, which will allow the fat to drain. (Line the bottom of the pan with foil to avoid a big mess!)
• Lay bacon slices over the top, tucking them underneath the meatloaf.
• Make the sauce: add ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, and hot sauce in a mixing bowl. Stir together. Pour 1/3 of the mixture over the top of the bacon. Spread with a spoon.
• Bake for 45 minutes, then pour another 1/3 of the sauce over the top. Bake for another 15 minutes. Slice and serve with remaining sauce.

Beef Taquitos

Ingredients
1-2 Lbs. lean roast beef
1 pkg. onion soup mix
1 c. water
a few shakes of hot sauce (Tabasco etc..)
Shredded cheddar cheese
Corn tortillas (at least 30)
Oil
DirectionsSear beef on all sides and put in crock-pot with onion soup mix, water, and hot sauce. Heat on low for 8-10 hours. Remove beef from crock-pot and shred. Soften corn tortillas in oil and let drain on paper towels. Add a little cheese and beef to each tortilla and roll up (remember to add cheese first, THEN beef.. that way the cheese won't melt out). Place taquitos seam-side down on a lightly greased cookie sheet at 400-degrees for 6-8 minutes. Turn taquitos once and bake for another 5-6 minutes or until taquitos are nice, golden brown, and slightly crispy (you could also deep fry them if you'd rather). Serve with sour cream, salsa and/or guacamole.

These are Bradley's new favorites!!!! :D yay