Skillet Roast with Potatoes and Carrots

   This is a really good recipe for cooking a roast on the stove. You need a heavy skillet with a lid for this one, possible a cast iron skillet.  This is a one dish meal, and it is easy but I wouldn't say it is quick.  But we all know good things come to those who wait, right.  Roast with potatoes and carrots is one of the ultimate comfort foods, and makes the house smell so good.   











Skillet Roast with Potatoes and Carrots


Ingredients:

2 lbs steak, cut in cubes
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
Water to cover
Potatoes, cubed
Carrots,  1 inch cubes

Directions:
   Brown steak in heavy skillet. Pour off grease.   Add soup mix and water to cover steak.  Cover skillet and bring to a simmer.  Add carrots and potatoes.  Return to simmer, and cook for about 1 ½ to 2 hours.  Add additional water as needed to keep it from going dry.

Tamale Pie

   This a quick casserole and is very good.  Beans and cornbread, what could be better.  I have made it as written with pork n beans, as well as with chili beans or Ranch style beans.  It turned out good with any of them.  Don't forget the vinegar it does make a difference in the taste.  If you use an 8 x 8 pan the cornbread will rise over the top of the casserole dish, but will not overflow.












Tamale Pie

Ingredients:

1 lb hamburger
½ cup celery, chopped
½ cup onion, chopped
2 cans pork and beans
½ cup catchup
1 Tbsp vinegar
1 tsp chili pepper
½ package (12 oz) corn muffin mix
1/3 cup milk
1 egg

Directions:
   Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
   Brown hamburger, celery, and onion in skillet.  Drain off grease.  Add beans, catchup, vinegar and chili pepper.  Heat thoroughly.  Pour into a casserole dish.  Combine muffin mix, milk, and egg.  Spread over top of baking pan.  Bake for 25 minutes in preheated oven.

Did someone say Tamale?

Ground Beef Casserole

   This casserole is the ultimate in comfort food.  Hamburger, cheese, mash potatoes in a creamy sauce.  What more can you ask for... except a cook to make it for you. 

Ground Beef Casserole


Ingredients:

1 lb hamburger meat
½ cup onion, chopped
1 package (10 oz) frozen peas, cooked
½ tsp salt
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
2 tsp prepared mustard
2 cups mashed potatoes
½ cup grated cheese


Directions:
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  
   Brown hamburger meat and onion in skillet. Pour off grease.  Add peas, mushroom soup, celery soup, salt and mustard.  Pour into baking dish.  Arrange potatoes around edge of dish.  Sprinkle with cheese. 

   Bake 30 minutes in preheated oven. 
  
   Remove from oven and serve.



 

Lipton Meat Sauce And Lipton Chopped Beef Stroganoff

   I decided to do a Tuesday Two-fer.  Here are two quick recipes made with Lipton dried soup mix and hamburger.  Shh, don't tell the cows.  Bring out the skillet and get cooking.  Throw pasta or rice in a pot of boiling water.  Toss together a salad, and you got a quick meal that tastes great.












Lipton Meat Sauce

Ingredients:

1 lb Hamburger meat
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1 can tomato sauce or puree
1 cup water

Directions:
   Brown hamburger meat in skillet. Pour off fat.  Add soup mix, water, and tomato sauce.  Simmer 15 minutes.  Serve on pasta or rice.






Lipton Chopped Beef Stroganoff

Ingredients:

1 ½ lb hamburger meat
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
3 Tbsp flour
1 small can tomato puree
2 ½ cups water
½ cup sour cream

Directions:
   Brown hamburger meat in skillet. Pour off fat.  Add soup mix, flour, puree, and water.  Simmer 10 minutes.  Stir in sour cream.  Serve over egg noodles.

Alright. How told the cows?

Frito Chili Pie

   Here is a quick throw together casserole.  It takes only 15 minutes from start to table.  No mess other than the casserole dish. What could be better.  Just keep the ingredients on hand and you have a quick go to meal in minutes.  This would also go great with the Avocado with fresh tomato and pepper dressing.  Ah, a meal fit for a king on a servants budget.












Frito Chili Pie

Ingredients:

2 ½ cups Frito Corn Chips
1 large onion, chopped
1 can chili (regular or turkey)
1 cup grated cheese

Directions:
   Preheat oven 350 degrees.
   Place 1 ½ cups Fritos in baking dish.  Arrange chopped onions and half of cheese over Fritos.  Pour hot chili over onions and cheese.  Top with remaining Fritos and cheese.  Bake for 10 minutes in preheated oven.

                        Oops, Looks like someone heard me say Turkey.

Asparagus Casserole

   My mother use to make this asparagus casserole at the holidays.  I have always loved asparagus and it just wasn't a holiday meal without it.  Get a really pretty covered casserole dish and take this to the next pot luck dinner. It is real quick and real good.












Asparagus Casserole

Ingredients:

2 small cans Asparagus tips
1 ½ cups grated American cheese
1 can Cream of Mushroom soup
1 small can Evaporated Milk
Bread crumbs




Directions:
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
   Drain asparagus and place in a well greased casserole dish.  Cover with cheese.
   Mix soup and milk together.  Pore over cheese.  Sprinkle bread crumbs over the top.
   Bake in oven 35 to 40 minutes, or until bread crumbs are browned.
Remove from oven and serve.

Noodle Quickie Casserole

   I thought I better change from the hamburger skillet meals for a while.  The cows across the river where picketing, and I think I saw a couple of bull building a boat.  So let's let the skillet rest a bit and pull out the casserole dish.

Noodle Quickie Casserole

Ingredients:

1 reg. Size package of egg noodles
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can green peas, drained
1 can (6 oz) tuna, drained and flaked
Salt and Pepper to taste
Buttered bread crumbs

Directions:
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
   Cook noodles according to package directions and drain.  Combine with remaining ingredients in casserole dish.  Top with buttered bread crumbs.
   Bake in oven for 30 minutes.  Remove from oven and serve.

    
         I think I'm safe these guys live in Salt water and I am no where near the coast.