Dixie’s Boiled Dinner
This is my take on “New England Boiled Dinner”. Three ingredients, put it all in a pot, cover with water and boil until done. Serve with butter, salt and pepper to put on potatoes and cabbage.
Fix enough for however many you are serving. Delicious for leftovers also.
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Taco Spaghetti
Cheesy comfort food. Very easy to make and very quick. 30 minutes and one pot and you have dinner on the table. Serve either Creamsicle Fluff or Strawberry Fluff after your meal. Refreshing and will cool your mouth off.
Brown ground beef in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium high heat, crumbling the beef as it cooks; stir in taco seasoning.
Stir in Ro-Tel, tomato paste, spaghetti and 3 cups water. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer until pasta is cooked through, about 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and top with cheeses. Cover until melted.
Serve immediately, garnished with tomato and cilantro, if desired.
Serves 4.
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Mexican Tater-Topped Casserole
This is an absolutely delicious casserole! Tater Tots, cheese and ground beef mixture.
In a Dutch oven, cook the beef, onion, pepper and celery over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in Cajun seasoning, chili powder, salt and pepper; stir two minutes longer. Stir in Mexicorn, soups, milk, cumin and oregano. Bring to a boil.
Transfer to a greased 13-in x 9-in. baking dish. Top with Tater Tots. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Sprinkle with cheese and green onions. Bake another 10 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted.
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Dr. Pepper Meatballs
These can be served as an appetizer or over rice as a meal. I used them as an appetizer and they were delicious! Really easy to make when you buy ready-made meatballs.
Combine everything except meatballs in a dutch oven or similar pot on stove top. Stirring constantly, bring just to a boil over medium high heat.
Carefully add frozen meatballs and stir to coat. Continue to cook over medium heat until sauce has reduced by at least half and is nice and thick (roughly 20 minutes), stirring every so often to prevent meatballs from burning.
Serve.
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Craving Beans
The story behind this dish is that once you eat it, you end up craving it. It works as a main dish or a side dish. And you can make it in the slow cooker or make on the stove. This is also a pantry meal, as most of the ingredients will already be in your pantry. And if you cook it on the stove, it only takes 30 minutes.
Combine all of the ingredients in a 5 to 6-quart slow cooker or Dutch oven.
If using a slow cooker: Cover and seal the pot and cook until thick and bubbly, 7 to 8 hours on low, 3 to 4 hours on high.
If using a Dutch oven: Cook over medium heat, stirring often, until the mixture begins to bubble. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until thick, about 30 minutes.
Serve hot.
Serves 4 to 6.
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Coney Island Hot Dog Casserole
Four thumbs up on this one. Very delicious!
Heat oil in large skillet. Add hot dogs and brown on all sides. Remove from skillet and set aside. Add ground beef and onions to drippings, stir and brown, Drain excess fat.
Stir in hot dogs, sauce, sliced olives, salt and pepper; set aside. Cook macaroni with salt; drain. Add to meat sauce and toss.
Put grated cheese across top and turn into a 2 qt. casserole.
Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees. Garnish with olives.
Serves 4 to 6.
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Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry
Very easy and delicious! You may substitute chicken if you like. Serve over rice.
Whisk together oyster sauce, sesame oil, sherry, soy sauce, sugar and cornstarch in a bowl, and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Place steak pieces into a shallow bowl, pour oyster sauce mixture over the meat, stir to coat well, and marinate for at least 30 minutes in refrigerator.
Heat vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat, and stir in the ginger and garlic. Let them sizzle in the hot oil for about 1 minute to flavor the oil, then remove and discard. Stir in the broccoli, and toss and stir in the hot oil until bright green and almost tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the broccoli from the wok, and set aside.
Pour a little more oil into the wok, if needed, and stir and toss the beef with the marinade until the sauce forms a glaze on the beef, and the meat is not longer pink, about 5 minutes. Return the cooked broccoli to the wok, and stir until the meat and broccoli are heated through, about 3 minutes.
Serves 4.
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Hamburger Goulash
This is a quick and easy meal to make. I think I have made this since the day I got married almost 54 years ago. It is total comfort food! Sprinkle some cheese on top if you like, but I like mine without. Serve with green beans or a salad.
Brown ground beef, onion and garlic until no longer pink and onion is translucent. Stir in salt and paprika.
Add tomato sauce and diced tomatoes and simmer while cooking pasta. Add pasta and serve.
Serves 6 to 8. (If you’re lucky. You might need to double this recipe.)
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Beef Pot Roast
This is one of my family’s favorite meals. I have made it in the slow cooker and in a slow oven, but the slow oven is the most tender and moist meat. And my favorite way to fix it.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Roll in flour; season with salt and pepper; brown on all sides in hot fat (I used bacon grease) in a large dutch oven.
Add 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook slowly for 2 1/2 to 3 hours or until tender, adding more water if needed.
If desired, add potatoes and carrots the last 45 minutes.
Make gravy with the pan juices and a slurry of flour and water. Season to taste.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.
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Tangy Beef Brisket
This amazing recipe is made in the oven and is so juicy and tender. My son-in-law just loves the sauce on on this.
In a saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the next nine ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 to 40 minutes. Place brisket in a roasting pan. Add 3 cups of sauce. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 4 hours, basting occasionally. Skim fat. Remove brisket; thinly slice the beef and return to pan. Add remaining sauce, if desired.
Yield: 12-14 servings (6 cups sauce).
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