Meat loaf

From: Shelly...
2 eggs
1 lb. hamburger
1 green pepper chopped
1/2 yellow onion chopped
1 jar of chili sauce (I prefer homemade)
salt & pepper to taste
slosh of Worcestershire sauce
1/2 package of saltine crackers
Mix together smooth into a sprayed 9X13 baking pan top with ketchup cook at 350 degrees for 45 minutes

Mexican Casserole

From: ?...
Corn tortilla shells
1 lb. cooked hamburger
1/2 onion chopped
shredded cheddar cheese
1 can of olives sliced
Mix:
1 can of green chili's
1 cup sour cream
1 can of enchilada sauce
Layer the tortilla shells, hamburger, onions, cheese & olives...pour the sauce mixture over the top and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  When it's finished top with chopped tomatoes and lettuce.

Lasagna

From: Me...
12 lasagna noodles cooked 
1 lb. sausage cooked
1-2 green peppers chopped (saute this with the onion)
1 small onion
1 jar of spaghetti sauce
12 oz. of cottage cheese
1/2-3/4 of a package of ricotta cheese
1 egg
Parmesan cheese
1/2 t garlic powder
1 T dried parsley flakes
2 cups mozzarella cheese (reserve 1 cup)


Cook sausage, saute green peppers & onions set aside. Mix cottage cheese, ricotta, 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, egg, Parmesan cheese, garlic and parsley.  Spray a 9X13 dish, spread a couple of good spoonfuls of spaghetti sauce in the bottom.  Place one layer of noodles down then 1/2 of your sausage pepper/onion mixture and 1/2 of your cheese mixture. Top this with 1/4 jar of spaghetti sauce and then noodles. Repeat this once more using of course the remaining cheese sauce, sausage.  Top with noodles cover with remaining sauce and the 1 cup of mozzarella cheese that was set aside.  Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 45 min. uncovering it for the last 10 min.  Let rest, serve.  Serve with a green salad and toasted french bread.  To toast the french bread cut it lengthwise spread melted butter down both sides of the bread, sprinkle this with garlic salt, parsley flakes and some Parmesan cheese.  Put the two halves back together and wrap this in foil, I cook this alongside the lasagna so when the lasagna is done so is the bread (put it in when there is about 30 min. left on your timer)

Hekka

From: Nat's ward...


1 lb. ground beef
1 large onion, minced
2 cups sliced carrots
2 cups chopped celery
2 cups chopped cabbage
1/2 cup kikoman soy sauce
1/2 cup water
1/2 t. ginger
salt & pepper to taste
1-2T cornstarch
1T brown sugar
1 t. chicken bullion
Saute hamburger and onions together.  Add vegetables and cook till crisp tender, meanwhile mix together all seasonings including soy sauce and water.  Pour over cooked meat and veg. mixture and allow to boil until it thickens. Serve over rice.  This is a very good quick easy meal.

French Dip Sandwiches

From: Me...
1 lb. roast beef (sliced from the deli)
hogi buns
4oz. cream cheese softened
2 green peppers sliced
1/2 onion sliced
mozzarella cheese grated or sliced
1 T butter
Saute together your green pepper with your onion and butter.  Add the meat and heat till warm.  Cut the hogi buns in half and spread over each one 1oz. of cream cheese and sprinkle this with mozzarella cheese.  Toast hogi buns and top with meat mixture.  Serve with Campbell's beef consomme soup.

Chili

From: Nat...
1 1/2 lbs. hamburger
1/2 onion chopped
3 to 4 garlic cloves
Cook this together, drain off drippings
add:
1 t. oregano
1 t. margarum
1 t. pepper
1 t. basil
1 t. salt
1 T. brown sugar
1 T. Italian seasoning
1 T. thyme
2 bay leaves
1/2 T. chili powder
1 cup water
2 cans stewed tomatoes chopped
2 cans kidney beans (rinse and drained)
2 cans tomato sauce
Top with cheese, sour cream & Frito Lay chips
Once you have added the seasoning portion of the ingredients cook on low and let simmer for about 45 min.  this will allow it to thicken.  Enjoy!

Sloppy Joe Tater Nugget Hot Dish

From: Pillsbury, October 2004
1 lb. lean ground beef
3/4 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 can (15.5 oz.) sloppy joe sandwich sauce
1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed cream of chicken soup
1 cup Green Giant Niblets frozen corn
1 bag (16 oz.) frozen potato nuggets (4 cups)


Heat oven to 375 degrees.  In 10 inch skillet, cook ground beef, onions and celery over medium heat, stirring frequently, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain.
Stir in sandwich sauce, soup and corn; spoon into ungreased 11X7 inch (2 quart) baking dish.  top with potato nuggets.
Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until mixture is bubbly and potato nuggets are golden brown.


This is actually a good hamburger tator tot casserole dish, the best one I have tasted.  Great for taking meals into families (the kids will actually eat it).

Hamburger Stroganoff

From: Angi

1 lb. Ground Beef (browned, seasoned with dried onion flakes, and season salt)

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1/2 cup - 1 cup Sour Cream 

Wide Egg Noodles or Rice

Start cooking rice or noodles than brown the beef. Drain ground beef than add soup, cooking on medium. Cook until it's heated through. Then add desired amount of sour cream. Cook for an additional minute or two than serve over rice or noodles.

Crock Pot - It is a special treat when I cook it in the crockpot. Which doesn't happen very often because this is usually a last minute meal idea. Brown and drain the ground beef, add to crock pot. Mix in soup. Then for a special treat add a chopped up small yellow onion. YUM! After it cooks all day it is sweet and yummy and tastes oh sooo good. Sometimes I add mushrooms but the kids don't love them. Cook on low 5-6 hours. Serve over Noodles or Rice.

Peppercini Roast Sandwiches

From: Angi J...

3 lb. beef roast

1 pkg dry zesty italian dressing

1 16 oz. bottle whole peppercinis (find them by the pickles)

Hard rolls

Put roast in crockpot, pour the whole bottle of peppercinis and juice on top. Sprinkle dressing packet over top of roast. Cook 8-9 hours on low. You can cook over night. The longer you cook it the more tender it will be. When done take the roast out and shred it. Take the peppercinis out and throw them away unless you like a little bit of spice than you can cut them up and use them on your sandwiches. Add shredded beef back to crockpot to soak in the juices. Serve on toasted garlic buttered hard rolls with the yellow sauce.

Yellow sauce:
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup mustard ( I actually only use about 1/8 cup)