Basic Meatballs
1 pound ground beef
1/4 cup milk
1 lg egg
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup onion — chopped
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/3 cup dry bread crumbs
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Mix all the ingredients together. Shape mixture by tablespoon fuls into 1 1/2″ balls. (For ease in shaping the meatball, occasionally wet your hands with cold water.)
TO COOK IN A SKILLET: Heat 1 Tbls salad oil in a large skillet, cook the meatballs over medium heat until brown, about 20 minutes. Drain off excess fat.
TO COOK IN THE OVEN: Place the meatballs in a lightly greased baking pan; bake, uncovered, in a 400 oven until light brown, about 20 minutes. Drain off the excess fat.
Baked Stuffed Zucchini
2 md zucchini
1 pound ground beef
1 md onion — chopped
1 cup rice — cooked
10 milliliter garlic — minced
2 eggs — beaten
1/2 cup romano cheese
1 teaspoon salt
2 bread slices — soaked
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 inwater and
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
squeezed dry
4 mozzarella slices
Preheat oven 350. Cut zucchini in half lengthwise and remove pulp, leaving shells 1/4″ thick. Chop the flesh. In a bowl, combine onion, garlic, cheese, meat, rice, bread, eggs, salt, pepper, oregano, and zucchini. Mix well. Stuff each zucchini half with the mixture. Place in greased baking dish and cover. Bake 40 minutes. Place a slice of mozzarella on each half and bake, uncovered 10 minutes. Serve hot.
Baked Pizza Sandwich
1 pound lean ground beef
1 lg egg
15 ounce tomato sauce
2/3 cup milk
15 ounce pizza sauce
8 ounce mozzarella cheese — shredded
1 teaspoon oregano leaves
2 ounce mushrooms; sliced — drained
2 cup biscuit baking mix
1/4 cup parmesan cheese — grated
Heat the oven to 400. Cook and stir the meat in a large skillet until brown. Drain off the excess fat. Stir in half of the tomato sauce and the oregano leaves into the meat mixture. Heat to boiling then reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. While the meat mixture is simmering, mix the baking mix, egg and the milk. Measure out 3/4 cup of the batter and set aside. Spread the remaining batter in a greased baking pan, 9×9″. Pour into the remaining tomato sauce over the batter, spreading evenly. Layer 4 slices of the cheese, the meat mixture, the mushrooms and the remaining cheese on top of the batter and tomato sauce. Spoon the reserved batter on the top of the cheese. Sprinkle the batter top with the grated Parmesan cheese and bake, uncovered, until it is golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before cutting into squares and serving.
Authentic Italian Meatballs
2 pound ground beef — *
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoon garlic; minced — **
1 cup Progresso italian flavored
2 teaspoon parsley
breadcrumbs (approx.)
1 med. onion — finely chopped
1 egg
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup Parmesan cheese
* The old country way is a mixture of 1/3 beef, 1/3 pork and 1/3-veal ground together. But I think beef is much better.
** Heaping Tsp., save time by using the jar of pre-chopped garlic. Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl with your hands making sure everything is well mixed. Form into meatballs and fry
*** in a large skillet with about 1/2 cup olive oil over medium high heat. Turn on all sides to brown and cook through. When all the way cooked, add them to your sauce and let them cook slowly for about 1 hour.
*** Can also be browned in the oven on a baking or broiler rack. This will produce less greasy but also drier meatballs.
ONE POT STEW
1 can pork & beans
1 can lima beans
1 can black-eyed peas
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 sm. can tomato sauce
1 can peas, drained
1 can kidney beans
1 lb. ground beef
1/8 c. mustard
Brown ground beef. Pour everything else into the pot and let simmer for 15 minutes.
Favorite Tater Tot Casserole
1 pound hamburger
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 1/2 soup cans milk
1 small package frozen tater tots
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Brown ground beef in a skillet; drain fat. In medium-sized bowl mix soup, milk, and sour cream. Add soup mixture to hamburger and stir. Pour hamburger mixture into a 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Spread tater tots in a single layer on hamburger mixture. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle cheese over top. Return to oven for 10 minutes.
CHILI HOMINY SKILLET
1 lb. ground beef
1/4 c. green pepper, chopped
1/4 c. water
1/2 env. chili seasoning
2 tbsp. onion soup mix
1 (16 oz.) yellow hominy, drained
1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
Brown the beef; drain. Stir in hominy, pepper, water, chili seasonings, and onion soup mix. Cook until heated through. Sprinkle cheese over it. Cover and cook until melted.
20 Minute Hamburger Skillet Stew
1/4 lb Lean ground beef
1 lg Onion,sliced wafer-thin
4 Carrots,sliced wafer-thin
2 Potatoes,halved, sliced
-wafer-thin
3 Ribs celery,sliced
-wafer-thin
1 c Boiling water
2 t Beef extract OR bouillon
2 Bay leaves
1/4 t Dried thyme
Salt OR garlic salt
Pepper 1/4 c Dry red wine
-OR tomato
-juice
2 T All purpose flour
Use melon baller and shape meat into tiny meatballs. Brown in skillet. Discard any fat. Stir onion into skillet and cook 1 min. Add boiling water or broth and extract or bouillon. Add remaining veggies, seasonings. Cover, cook over low heat, 15 mins until vegs are tender. Combine wine or water and flour in covered jar. Shake and stir into skillet. Cook and stir until sauce is thick, 4 mins.
Mexican Pizza
1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried minced onion
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1−1/2 teaspoon chili powder
2 tablespoons water
8 small (6−inch diameter) flour tortillas
1 cup Crisco shortening or cooking oil
1 (16 oz.) can refried beans
1/3 cup diced tomato
2/3 cup mild picante salsa
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup sliced black olives
Cook the ground beef over medium heat until brown, then drain off the excess fat from the pan. Add salt, onions, paprika, chili powder and water, then let mixture simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes. Stir often.
Heat oil or Crisco shortening in a frying pan over medium−high heat. If oil begins to smoke, it is too hot. When oil is hot, fry each tortilla for about 30−45 seconds per side and set aside on paper towels. When frying each tortilla, be sure to pop any bubbles that form so that tortilla lays flat in oil. Tortillas should become golden brown. Heat up refried beans in a small
pan over the stove or in the microwave.
Preheat oven to 400F. When meat and tortillas are done, stack each pizza by first spreading about 1/3 cup refried beans on the face of one tortilla.
Next spread 1/4 to 1/3 cup of meat, then another tortilla. Coat your pizzas with two tablespoons of salsa on each, then split up the tomatoes and stack them on top. Next divide up the cheese, onions and olives, stacking in that order. Place pizzas in your hot oven for 8−12 minutes or until cheese on top is melted. Makes 4 pizzas.
Cocktail Meatballs
1 pound lean ground beef
1 egg
2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup bread crumbs
3 tablespoons minced onion
1 (8 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
3/4 cup chili sauce
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, egg, water, bread crumbs, and minced onion. Roll into small meatballs. Bake at 350F for 20 to 25 minutes, turning once. In a slow cooker or large saucepan over low heat, blend the cranberry sauce, chili sauce, brown sugar, and lemon juice. Add meatballs, and simmer for 1 hour before serving.
Burgers in Foil
1 Package 1 ½ lb ground beef
4 16-inch squares aluminum foil
4 Carrots, sliced
1 Can potatoes 16 oz, sliced
2 Green bell pepper, chopped
Dehydrated onion flakes
Worchester sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
Separate meat onto four portions. Place each in the center of a square of aluminum foil.
Top with equal portions of chopped carrots, potatoes and peppers. Season with dehydrated onions, Worchester sauce and salt and pepper to taste. Seal foil, checking for leaks. Place on hot coals for 10 to 15 minutes per side.
Yield 4 servings
Beef and Rice Crisp
1 lb Lean ground beef
1 c Coarsely-chopped onion
1/2 c Coarsely-chopped green pepper
2 tb Ketchup
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 ts Dry mustard
1 1/2 c Cooked rice
1 c Milk
1 (10 oz) can cream of Mushroom soup
1 1/2 c Shredded Cheddar cheese
1 ts Worcestershire sauce
2 c Corn flakes, coarsely crushed
3 tb Butter, melted
Saute beef, onion and green pepper in a large frypan until meat is browned; drain off any fat. Blend in ketchup, salt and dry mustard. Turn meat mixture into a 2 quart round casserole; spread rice on top. Gradually stir milk into mushroom soup. Stir in cheese and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over meat and rice layers. Combine crushed corn flakes and butter; sprinkle evenly over casserole. Bake in preheated 375 degree F oven 35 to 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Makes 6 servings.
7 Can Soup
10 3/4 ounces tomato soup, condensed
14 1/2 ounces Rotel tomatoes — diced
14 1/2 ounces tomato sauce with celery,onion, peppers
15 ounces chili with no beans
15 ounces chili with beans
1 15 1/4 ounce kernal corn — drained
15 ounces mixed vegetables — drained
1 pound ground beef
1 tablespoon sugar
Brown ground beef. Mix all ingredients together and simmer.
20 Minute Hamburger Skillet Stew
1/4 lb Lean ground beef
1 lg Onion, sliced wafer-thin
4 Carrots, sliced wafer-thin
2 Potatoes, halved, sliced
-wafer-thin 3 Ribs celery, sliced wafer
-thin 1 c Boiling water
2 t Beef extract OR bouillon
2 Bay leaves
1/4 t Dried thyme
Salt OR garlic salt Pepper 1/4 c Dry red wine OR tomato juice
2 T All purp flour
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Use melon baller and shape meat into tiny meatballs. Brown in skillet. Discard any fat. Stir onion into skillet and cook 1 min. Add boiling water or broth and extract or bouillon. Add remaining veggies, seasonings. Cover, cook over low heat, 15 mins until vegs are tender. Combine wine or water and flour in covered jar. Shake and stir into skillet. Cook and stir until sauce is thick, 4 mins.