Pork-u-pine stew

1 lb ground beef
1 cup rice
Mix together and make meat balls, fry in a little bit of oil. (do not make meat balls to big)

1 14.4 oz can of tomato sauce
4-6 carrots cut up
4-5 potatoes cut up
Put everything in a pot and add just enough water to cover the veggies. Cover with a lid and cook until veggies are done (about 30 min).

Add salt and pepper to taste!
Serve with some homemade rolls (recipe here)!

Taco Meat

3 to 5 lb Roast
1 teaspoon of cumin
1 teaspoon of chili powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt


Mix together cumin, chili powder and salt. Place roast in crock pot and rub the seasoning all over the roast. Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. I find that I have to cook my meat for a long time. Shred meat and use for tacos or burritos!

Beefy Noodles

2lbs beef stewing meat
1 package of Lipton onion soup mix
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup water

Put in crock pot and mix together. cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
Before serving add one cup of sour cream and mix together.

We like to eat this over egg noodles but it would be good over potatoes too.

Macaroni and Cheese

This is my favorite macaroni and cheese recipe!

1 cup of Magic Mix
1 1/2 cups of water
combine in a sauce pan and cook until it starts to thicken.

Add 2 cups of grated cheese
1/4 cup of Parmesan cheese
1-2 Tablespoons dry onion
Mix until cheese is melted. Mix with cooked macaroni (2 cups dry)
Top with bread crumbs (if you have Italian seasoning add some into the bread crumbs).
Bake at 350 degree for 20 to 30 minutes!

It is really good when you mix in some Ham!

Individual Meatloafs

I got this idea from my Mom. Individual meatloaf. You can use your favorite meat loaf recipe or the one below.

2 pounds of ground beef
1 cup bread crumbs (make your own crumbs here)
2 eggs
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 Tablespoons milk

Mix all together. Grease 24 muffin tins and divide up the meat and place in muffin tin. Cook at 375 for 30 minutes. You can top with ketchup, BBQ sauce and cheese. Everyone in my hose like it different so I made a few of each.

Chili

• 3 cups dry pinto beans ( or a combination of black beans and pinto beans)
• 1 Bay leaf
• 2 teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1lb. Hamburger
• 1 onion
• 1 can of tomato sauce
• half a can of whole tomatoes cut up and drained
  
• ¼ Cup chili powder
• 2 Tablespoons brown sugar

1. Soak dry pinto beans in water overnight. Drain.
2. Place soaked beans in Crockpot, Cover with water.
   
3. Add: 1 Bay leaf, 2 teaspoons salt, ½ teaspoon garlic powder
4. Cook 8 hours on low.
5. Cook 1lb. Hamburger until no longer pink. Skim off fat. Add 1 large, chopped onion. Pour into beans.
6. Add: 1 Can tomato, 1/2 Can of whole tomatoes, drained and cut up, ¼ Cup chili powder, 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
7. Cook until hot and thickened.
   

Be careful not to have to much water when you start adding the ingredients, or it will be to soupy!

Chicken Alfredo

You will need:

1 cup of magic mix
1 1/2 cups water
combine in a sauce pan. Cook until thicken.
Add one cup of Parmesan cheese and some garlic.
I happen to have 2 cloves of garlic so I used that.

I cooked up a chicken in the crookpot and added the meat.
Broccoli would be an added bonus, which we get on occasion.

I cooked up half a bag of egg noodles.
The whole family loved it.
I know it must be good when everyone eats it!

Corn Dog Muffins

When I first saw this recipe I didn't think it sounded very good. Why I decided to try it I don't know. It was surprisingly good! I really liked them. My son will eat them but my daughter is a little more pick. She likes them separate. You will need corn meal. For those of you that have a WinCo, I believe you can buy corn meal for about .61 cent's a pound, not a bad price if you ask me! Here is the recipe.

1 1/2 cups flour
2/3 cups sugar
1/2 cup corn meal
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cup milk
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil
3 Tablespoons butter

Combine flour, sugar, corn meal, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl and mix. Combine milk, eggs, oil and butter in a small bowl and mix well.

Add 1 cup of cheese. The recipe says to use 9 hot dogs cut in half and stick them in the middle of the muffin. I like to cut up the hot dog and mix it in the batter and I do not use 9 hot dogs, but I can't remember how many I put in.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. lightly grease muffin tins. fill muffin tins 2/3 full. Bake for 14 to 18 minutes.

Macaghetti

This really is not a recipe but an idea! My kids are not big on spaghetti but I thought I would try this any way. They are the ones that actually came up with the name Macaghetti, and they actually liked it. You can use sausage or ground beef. I liked the sausage put the kids thought it was too spice. So I cooked up some macaroni noodles and mixed Spaghetti sauce, meat and the noodles together. It was fast easy and delicious!