Southwest Hamburger Soup

Yesterday we had lots of ballgames and practice going on, plus I had just returned home after being gone for six days.  I didn't have time to make a huge meal, but since it was cold, decided to make a type of soup....although I'm not sure it's really a soup.  I thought about calling it slop, but that doesn't sound very appetizing, does it??? :)

Anyway, I love creating new things by just dumping ingredients into a bowl! That's so much fun! It's even better when it tastes good!  You know I've told you that the ones that don't taste good, you never read about.  My poor family is just the guniea pigs :).

*I ended up not adding the rice to the soup. If you wanted to add the rice to the soup, then I would do 3 big cans of enchilada sauce instead of just two. I made the rice and served it on the side.


Southwest Hamburger Soup

2 1/2 pounds ground beef
2 teaspoons onion powder
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 can Rotel (diced tomatoes and green chilies...I used mild, but you may prefer hot)
1 can Ranch Style Beans
1 can black beans (drained)
1 can whole kernel corn (drained)
2 - 19 oz. cans Old El Paso enchilada sauce (I used mild.  You may prefer hot and may prefer a different brand.)

Extras:
*Lipton Spanish Rice & Sauce
*Tortilla Chips
*Cheddar Cheese

Brown hamburger meat, along with the onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper in large pot.  Drain grease.  Add remaining ingredients and heat thoroughly.  Serve over broken tortilla chips and rice, if desired. Top with cheddar cheese.

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Crock Pot Baked Steak

YAY!!  A new recipe!!  Aren't you excited??  I am!  I can't remember the last time I actually cooked something new!  And it turned out good, which is even better.

We served this Crock Pot Baked Steak over brown rice.  I baked the rice in the oven - at 350 degrees - for about 30 minutes.  Hey! That's two new things!

Crock Pot Baked Steak

8 tenderized round steaks (about 2 1/2 pounds)

1 (1 1/4 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
1/4 cup water
1 (10 1/2 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup


Directions:
Place tenderized steaks in slow cooker. Add onion soup mix, water and mushroom soup. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.
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Mongolian Sloppy Joes

This weekend we attended the Oklahoma State Fair.  In one of the buildings, sponsors were giving away samples of this great beef dish, plus a mini cookbook featuring winning recipes in The National Beef Cook-Off.

This Mongolian Sloppy Joe recipe was submitted by Andria Gaskins from North Carolina.  What a delicious and unique recipe for the typical "sloppy joe"!

Mongolian Sloppy Joes
1 pound ground beef (90% lean)
1 medium onion, chopped
2 serrano peppers, seeded and chopped
3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
6 sesame seed hamburger buns, split

Brown ground beef with onion and peppers in large nonstick skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, breaking beef up into 3/4 inch crumbles; drain.

Stir in hoisin sauce, oyster sauce, soy sauce and honey; bring to boil.  Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes, stirring often.

Place 1/2 cup beef mixture on bottom half of each bun; close sandwiches.

Makes 6 servings.
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Stacked Enchiladas

Posted by Lori:
(First posted on July 2009)

This recipe has been in the Coke family for many years. It came from my aunt and uncle who live in New Mexico. (Note: The original recipe also has a can of tomato sauce, but my own immediate family prefers it with the enchilada sauce only. It's just a stronger flavor.) My uncle would talk about how many in New Mexico eat this meal with a fried egg on top. I don't think I could do that, but you might like it!

This is a fun meal because everyone gets to make their own plate the way they want to. When I last made it a few weeks ago, I told my family we were having a "Stacked Enchilada Contest". Whoever made the "prettiest" stack would win. The prize was a picture of their stack to be shown in a future blog post. This is my husband's plate. He won! Isn't it a pretty stacked enchilada???? (ha! ha!)

STACKED ENCHILADAS - serves 4

1 lb. ground beef
1 Tablespoon onion powder
1 Tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 - 19 oz. can enchilada sauce
1 can Ranch Style beans
Cheddar Cheese

Choose your desired toppings:
Lettuce, shredded or torn into small pieces
Tomatoes, chopped
Onions, chopped
Olives
Sour Cream
Guacamole
Salsa

8-12 corn tortillas
1/2 cup vegetable oil for frying

Brown hamburger in medium-sized skillet, seasoning with onion powder, garlic powder, and salt. Drain grease. In same skillet, add enchilada sauce and heat thouroughly. Keep warm. Heat Ranch Style Beans and keep warm until ready to serve. In small frying pan, heat vegetable oil on high heat. Using tongs, quickly dip corn tortillas into hot oil to soften them, turning to coat both sides. (You may prefer to wrap them in damp paper towels and microwave them.) Drain on paper towels, pressing down on them to remove all excess oil. Keep warm until serving (wrap in foil and place in warm oven.)

To prepare stacked enchiladas, place one tortilla on plate. Top with meat mixture, beans, and cheese. Repeat layers of tortillas, meat mixture, beans, and cheese as desired. Top with your choice of toppings: lettuce, tomatoes, onion, olives, sour cream, guacamole, and/or salsa. And, if you're interested - even a fried egg!

I recently made a chicken mixture and used it for stacked enchiladas, instead of beef. It was a creamy sauce, but I can't remember what I did! That's the good thing about this blog...it's making me write down what I do so I can remember it and pass it along to you. If I try it again some time, I'll write it down and let you know. Ole'!

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Crock Pot Italian Beef

Posted by Lori:

Oh, this is YUMMY!!!  I actually cooked it in the oven because I didn't think I had enough time to cook it in the crock pot, but I ended up cooking it a long time, anyway, so I could have.  Either way, it was great!

3 to 5 pound beef roast
2 packages brown gravy mix, dry
2 packages Italian dressing mix, dry
2 cups water

Put roast in crock pot.  Mix all other ingredients and pou over roast.  Cook on high 4 - 6 hours or on low 6-8 hours.  Remove roast, shred up and put back into juice.  We served this with garlic mashed potatoes and Italian bread (found on this blog, using biscuits).  So, so good!
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Steak Stroganoff

Posted by Lori: 

This recipe was sent to me by a Facebook friend. I haven't had time (lately) to try out any new recipes, so I asked for friends to send me some to share with you. This Steak Stroganoff sounds great and it's a time saver because it can cook in a crock pot. 

I'm assuming that the last minute cooking time is on the stove.

Steak Stroganoff 

Makes 6 Servings......Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Slow Cooker Cooking Time: 3 to 3 1/2 hours on high or 6 to 7 hours on low
Last-Minute Cooking Time: 10 to 15 minutes on high

Place the following ingredients in your Crock Pot or large sauce pan and cook the appropriate length of time:

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 boneless beef round steak (about 1 3/4 lb.)
1 can (10 3/4 oz.) condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup water
1 package (1 oz.) dried onion mushroom soup mix
1 jar (9 oz.) sliced mushrooms, drained
1/2 cup dairy sour cream
1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley
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Build Your Own Burger

Posted by Lori:

While waiting in the dentist office a few days ago, I flipped through a magazine....probably a magazine I subscribe to, but haven't had the time or taken the time to look through at home! (Better Homes & Gardens...I think)

Anyway, there was a really neat idea for burgers.  Our family tried it yesterday and we really enjoyed it!  The kids thought it was lots of fun!

Directions:  Get out "add ins" you want for your burgers.  We used chopped onion, bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, barbeque sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper.  I remember the magazine listing pickles, but no one wanted those inside the burger, so we just added them on top with lettuce and tomato after they cooked.

Place a ball of hamburger meat in a small zip top bag.  Add to the meat your desired add ons and form into patty.   (Too much cheese may make burgers fall apart!).

In our family of six, we needed to mark the burgers to keep them straight.

Cut the top side (not the very top, but the side you want to be the top) of the baggie down both seamed edges, making it easy to flip the burgers out of the bag and onto the grill.  Grill until meat is no longer pink, turning once.  Serve with hamburger buns, desired condiments, and other add ons.

Not only will your burgers be delicious, but most of all, these burgers are fun and get everyone involved in the preparation! Happy grilling!

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Hamburger Pie

Posted by Lori:

This is one of my kids' favorite meals, but it's not something I make. It's something their "Grammy" (my mother-in-law) makes. I didn't have a recipe to post for tonight because I've been out of town.  My daughter rushed over to Grammy's to get this recipe to share with you.  Enjoy!

HAMBURGER PIE

Crust:
2 cups Bisquick Mix (Or make you're own. Search the archived recipes for Homemade Biscuit Mix)
2/3 cup milk

Mix together in small mixing bowl and pat into two 10 inch pizza pans. 

Meat Mixture:
1 pound ground beef
1 cup chopped onions
3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Accent

In medium - large skillet, brown hamburger meat and onions.  Drain meat on paper towels.  Return mixture to skillet.  Add butter, salt, and Accent.

Topping:
1 - 24 ounce container sour cream
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
Grated cheddar cheese

Mix together in small bowl the sour cream, eggs, and salt.  Pour evenly over the two pies.  Sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese.

Bake in 350 degree oven until crusts are lightly browned. (I'm guessing 20 minutes or so.)


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Crock Pot Beef Stroganoff

Posted by Lori:

It's been a while since I've used my Crock Pot, which seems kind of strange.  I think it's because with baseball and softball games, changing schedules, and cancelations, I never know if or when we were going to be home to eat.  Now that the games have almost totally ended for a while, it's back to more home-cooked meals. 

This dish was one of my favorite kind of meals - quick to prepare and with few ingredients, but very, very good.  It seemed even better since today was a little bit cooler than the weather we've been having.

Crock Pot Beef Stroganoff
(As is usual with me, I doubled it for my family.  There is a little bit for left-overs. I would say the recipe below would serve 3 or 4.)

1 pounds beef stew meat
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 package dry onion soup mix

Pour all ingredients into Crock Pot.  Cook on low for 7 - 9 hours (I cooked it 7 hours.).  Serve over egg noodles. 
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Rolled and Stuffed Italian Meat Loaf

I mentioned this recipe last week, when I posted a few Italian foods.  This was a mixture of a few recipes and after adding other ingredients it turned into an Italian-style rolled meat loaf.  It was very good, though I don't like meatloaf much at all.  My family liked it and that's what mattered!

In large mixing bowl, combine:

2 1/2 pounds ground beef

2 eggs

1 package thick and zesty spaghetti sauce mix (a powder)

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 cup Mozzerella cheese, shredded

Line sheet cake pan with waxed paper.  Pat meat mixture into pan.

Top with 1 - 1 1/2 cups shredded Mozzerella cheese.

Top with desired amount of pepperoni.

 Top with desired amount of Canadian bacon.

 Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, as desired.

Carefully begin to roll meatloaf mixture, beginning with smaller end.

Use waxed paper to help with rolling.

 Continue until entire meat layers are rolled.

It was a little harder than I thought it would be because of the thickness of the extra ingredients. 

We're almost done!

Yippee!  That way hard (not really)!! :)

Seal edges to prevent extra toppings from escaping!

Bake for 75 minutes at 350 degrees.

You can tell mine split.  I'm not sure why.  Maybe the meat wasn't even in that spot?  Maybe too thick in that

area?  At that point, I used two large spatualas and transferred the meat to a casserole dish.  This got rid of the excess fat.

 

Cover meat loaf roll with a bottle of pizza sauce.  See?  It covered up the split!  No problem at all!

Bake 15 more minutes at 350 degrees.  Remove from oven.  Allow to sit out for about 10 minutes before serving to help keep roll "rolled" :).  Enjoy!

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Chicken Fried Steak

Posted by Donna:

I thought there might be some newlyweds out there that may wonder about making chicken fried steak for their husbands. Sometimes the simplest of things are the things we wonder about the most.

Chicken Fried Steak

This is what I do for Larry and me.

Two cubed steaks (I buy mine from United. They're usually already tenderized. )

I cut mine into about 1-1/2 inch strips. I then soak them in buttermilk for about 5 minutes. Shake off the excess buttermilk and put them in a flour/salt/pepper mixture. Dip them in the buttermilk again, and repeat the flour mixture.

Fry until they're crispy and done. Since I don't like "grease", I always run my steak ( not Larry's) under hot water to get off the grease; then dab with a paper towel. I also always run my ground beef under hot water (in a colander) to get the grease off after I've browned it.

I always fix chicken fried steak for my older brother when he comes to visit. It's just a down home meal.

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Chow Down Special

Posted by Lori:

My boys named this dish after I asked them what I should call it for a recipe post. I tease our oldest son, Zachary, that he'll have to marry someone who is a great cook because he is a food critic and also because he expects "real" food at every meal (meaning a "meat and potatoes" type meal three times a day. 

A few weeks ago his 8th grade class took a test to help them see what kind of career they might find suitable for their future.  We got a big kick out of one of his results:  a food critic!!!  How true those results were!

So, in honor of my three boys, here is the recipe for "Chow Down Special".

Chow Down Special

1 or 2 batches corn griddle cakes (Make per package directions on side of Jiffy Cornbread box)

1 1/2 pound ground beef, browned and drained
3 cans beans (I used 1 Ranch Style and 2 pinto, but any mixture will work)
1 cup water
1 teaspoon beef base (found by bouillion cubes)
1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder

Mix ingredients together and simmer for 30 minutes or in Crock Pot on low for a few hours.  Serve beef and bean mixture over corn griddle cakes.  Top with cheddar cheese.  (I think it would be good with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions, too.)

This meat mixture is very good and leftovers can be used in several different ways.  We used it for an enchilada casserole one time and quesadillas the next.  It's kind of like a chili, but not spicy.
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Roast Beef Sundae

Posted by Lori:
Did you realize that July was National Ice Cream month?  How fitting for a hot summer month!  Here's a sundae recipe, but there's no ice cream in the list of ingredients. 

We first saw this advertised at the Oklahoma State Fair last fall.  We had leftover roast, so we decided to make our own sundaes in pretty sundae dishes.  And, there's even a cherry on top!  A cherry tomatoe, that is!

Directions:
Place a layer of mashed potatoes in dish, followed by roast, more mashed potatoes heaped up, then gravy (looks like chocolate or caramel sauce), followed by grated cheddar cheese sprinkles, and topped with a cherry tomatoe. 

Very cute and tastes great!

Some of our children wanted bowls instead of sundaes, so they did kind of like the Kentucky Fried Chicken bowl - used the mashed potato base and added corn, carrots, green beans, roast, gravy, and cheese.  And, as KFC would say, it was "finger lickin' good!".
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Coca Cola Marinated Steak

Posted by Lori:

A few weeks ago I bought a Coca Cola (referred to as "Coke" in the remainder of this post) cookbook. I looked through and found many new recipes to try, although I was surprised to see that not ALL of the recipes had Coke as an ingredient (I found that really strange, actually, since is was name Coca Cola Cookbook!). Anyway, the first recipe I tried was a steak marinade. It wasn't anything special to any of my family, but I decided to try the Coke again.  I really wanted it to be good!  Tonight I tried it again, but added some other ingredients. This is the marinade I came up with and our family thought it was great!

COCA COLA MARINATED STEAK
4 pounds steak if your choice
2 cups Coca Cola (Coke)
2 tablespoons steak seasoning (I used Durkee brand Grill Creations, Kansas City Style)
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Place steaks in glass casserole dish.  In small bowl, mix together Coke, steak seasoning, and Worcestershire sauce.  Pour over steaks.  Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for two hours or more.  Turn steaks over in the middle of marinating.  Grill or broil steaks as desired, basting with marinade during cooking (***see note below).

****When using a marinade to baste your steak, stop basting it five minutes before you finish cooking, so the raw meat juice traces in the marinade can cook thoroughly.

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Frito Chili Pie Bake

Posted by Lori:
Yesterday while trying to think of what to make for lunch, my oldest son, Zachary, gave me this suggestion. It's something my mother-in-law makes and they always enjoy eating it at her house.

When Zachary was little and stayed with his Grammy a few days a week while I worked, he would help her cook. He pays close attention to cooking and the ingredients used, so he was able to tell me just what to do and helped with some of the dish, as well.

FRITO CHILI PIE BAKE
2 pounds hamburger meat
1 - 19 ounce can chili (no beans)
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
2 cans Ranch Style Beans
2 - 9 1/4 ounce bag Fritos (there may be a big one that's close to the size of two, but in our small town, this is all we could get!)
3 - 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese

In large skillet brown hamburger (along with the onion and garlic powder) over medium-high heat. 

Drain excess grease.  Add chili and ranch beans.  Cook until heated.

Spread one bag of Fritos in bottom of 9 x 13 casserole dish.

Spoon half of the meat mixture over the Fritos.

Sprinkle on 1 and a half to 2 cups cheese.

Repeat layers and bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 30 minutes or until cheese melts (it will take the lesser time if the meat mixture is hot).

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