Our Free Recipes

Tortilla Lasagna Bake

2010-06-25T09:31:00.001-07:00

2 Cans Ranch Style Beans or chili beans

½ C Shredded cheese

1 onion, diced

12-18 Corn tortillas

1-2 Cans Tomatoes or Ro-Tel

1 T Oil

Chili powder, salt, pepper to taste

Preheat the oven to 350. Sauté onion in a skillet with the oil. Add the tomatoes and cook for a few minutes. Add the seasonings, the amount your family will eat and any other seasonings that you might like. Add beans and heat through for a few minutes. In a baking pan put a layer of tortillas and top with a layer of the bean mixture. Continue layering and end with tortillas. Top with cheese. Bake for 20 minutes. Make the amount that would be appropriate for your family, that is why it says 1-2 and 12-18. Serve with Spanish rice.

Ole Casserole

2010-06-25T09:30:00.003-07:00

2 C Cooked Pinto Beans with a small amount of cooking liquid

4 C Cooked Rice

¼ to ½ C Sliced green onions

1 Can Drained corn

1 Diced tomato or canned tomatoes

2 T Chili Powder

1 t Salt

1 t Garlic Powder

Small batch of prepared cornbread batter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Layer all ingredients into a 13X9 pan (except cornbread) or mix together and pour into pan. It works best if the ingredients are hot, it helps cook the bottom layer of the cornbread. Top with the cornbread. Bake for 25-35 minutes, or until cornbread is cooked through. Serve with cheese, sour cream, black olives, salsa, tomatoes, salsa, etc.

Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup

2010-06-25T09:30:00.001-07:00

1 lb black beans, soaked overnight

6 C broth or water

Seasonings that you have, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, etc.

Chopped sausage, if affordable, of not, omit

Salt and pepper

Combine all ingredients except sausage and salt. Cook on low for 6 hours. When soft and about one hour before dinner, add sausage and salt. Serve with cornbread or crackers. If you can't afford cornmeal, buy jiffy cornbread mix and use water in place of milk if needed.

Taco Soup

2010-06-25T09:29:00.001-07:00

1 Lb Ground Meat, cooked- optional

1 Lb Dried beans, pinto, red, kidney- soaked and cooked

28 oz Can diced tomatoes

1 Can corn, drained

1 Small can green chilies

½ Onion, chopped

Taco Seasoning

Ranch dressing- optional

1 C Broth or water, more if needed

Combine all ingredients in a large pot or in a crockpot. Heat until hot.

Top with cheese, sour cream, salsa, etc. Serve with cornbread or crushed tortilla chips.

Here is another version of taco soup-

2 Lbs Ground meat- this is optional if you can't afford meat

1 Package of taco seasoning

1-2 Can corn, drained

1-2 Can Ranch Style Beans or chili beans

1 Can Ro-Tel

Shredded cheese

Tortilla chips

Brown ground meat and drain the fat. Add the taco seasoning, corn, beans and Ro-Tel to the meat. Add a little water if needed. Heat through and then serve topped with cheese and tortilla chips. You can add as many different toppings as you have/want. Just like the taco soup above.

Italian Pasta Bake

2010-06-25T09:28:00.003-07:00

16 oz Chunky pasta

28 oz Jar pasta sauce

½ Package of brown and serve sausage links, cut into small slices

Water

2 C Shredded Mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a 13X9 pan mix the pasta, sauce, one sauce jar of water and sausage slices. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven. Peel back the foil and stir. Sprinkle the cheese on the top and cover with the foil. Bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes. Serve with bread and a salad.

Red Beans and Rice

2010-06-25T09:28:00.001-07:00

1 Package dried kidney, red or pinto beans

1 Package smoked sausage

1 Sliced onion

1 Can Diced tomatoes or Ro-Tel- optional

1 T minced garlic

1 t Salt

3 C Cooked rice- brown or white

Soak beans overnight and drain before cooking. Cook beans until soft. Brown sausage and onion together in a skillet. Add to sausage mixture to beans along with garlic and salt. Simmer together for 30 minutes or longer to allow the flavors to increase. This can be done in the crockpot, which is how I usually cook it. Serve over rice.

BBQ Weenies

2010-06-25T09:27:00.001-07:00

1 Package Hotdogs

½- 1 whole bottle BBQ Sauce

This isn't exactly a recipe but is something I grew up eating. You can cook this in a skillet on the stove, in the microwave or in the oven. When I make this, where I cook it is determined with what else we are having with it. If I am heating up the oven, then I will bake it.

Slice hotdogs into small circles. Combine the hotdogs and the sauce in the cooking container and cook until heated through.

BBQ Beans

2010-06-25T09:26:00.001-07:00

2 Cans Pork-n-Beans

1 Lb Roll Pork or turkey sausage

2 T Worcestershire sauce

1 Medium onion, diced

1 Clove of garlic, minced

BBQ Sauce- ½ the Bottle

Brown the sausage in the skillet with the onion and garlic. Drain the fat. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for a few minutes. Serve with corn on the cob, salad and biscuits.

I make my own beans now instead of buying pork-n-beans.

Impossible Tuna Pie

2010-06-25T09:25:00.001-07:00

Can of tuna, drained

1 cup shredded cheese

Sliced green onions or regular onion, depending on what you can afford

2 cups milk

1 cup biscuit mix, make your own or buy off-brand biscuit mix

4 eggs

Mix tuna, cheese, onions and put in a greased ten inch pie plate. Beat remaining ingredients for one minute and pour onto pie plate. Bake until knife inserted in the center comes out clean (30 to 40 minutes). Cool for five minutes.

You can serve carrots and celery with a dip for a side.

Tuna BBQ

2010-06-25T09:24:00.003-07:00

3 Cans of tuna, drained

¼ C Onion

¼ C Green Pepper

1 ½ BBQ Sauce

Combine all ingredients in a skillet or saucepan. Cook over medium heat for 10-15 minutes. Serve on buns.

This doesn't taste exactly like beef BBQ but it is close.

Salmon Patties or Croquettes

2010-06-25T09:24:00.001-07:00

1 Can of salmon, drained

1 Can of tuna, drained

¼ of an Onion

½ Package of saltines, crushed

1 to 2 eggs

Mix all together. Cook in a dry skillet (I use my electric griddle sometimes) until brown on one side, flip. Brown the other side. Eat plain, with ketchup or mustard. I like ketchup myself.

I grew up eating these with boxed mac-n-cheese and Ranch Style Beans.

Shepherd Pie

2010-06-25T09:23:00.001-07:00

1 Lb Ground meat

½ C Diced onion

1 Can tomato soup

1-2 Cans Green beans, drained- we prefer French style

1 Can of water

1 C Cheese- optional

2-3 C Mashed potatoes- leftover works perfectly and so does instant

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown meat and onion together. Drain fat.

2 different ways to assemble this recipe:

Place ground beef mixture and layer the green beans on top. Mix soup with water and pour over the green bean layer. Spread mashed potatoes on top and sprinkle with cheese.

Another way is to combine the meat, beans and soup and pour into the baking dish. Top with the mashed potatoes and sprinkle on the cheese. Bake for 30 minutes, or until center is heated through.

Quick and Easy Lasagna

2010-06-25T09:22:00.001-07:00

1 Lb Ground meat

Cooked Lasagna noodles

1 ½ C Mozzarella cheese

1 Can or Jar Spaghetti Sauce

2 Eggs

1 Small container of cottage cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown ground meat. Drain the fat. Stir in spaghetti sauce. Combine in a small bowl the mozzarella cheese, cottage cheese and eggs. In a baking pan put a small amount of the sauce mixture in the bottom of the pan. Layer on top of the sauce lasagna noodles, side by side. Add a half of the egg/cheese mixture and half of the sauce. Top with the noodles and top those noodles with in the same order as above. Top with lasagna noodles. Smear a little sauce on top of the final layer and sprinkle a little cheese on top. Cover with foil and bake for 3o minutes.

Tater Taco Casserole

2010-06-25T09:21:00.001-07:00

2 Lbs Ground meat

½ C Chopped onion

1 Envelope taco seasoning

2/3 C Water

1-2 Cans whole kernel corn, drained

1 Can Fiesta Nacho Cheese Soup- or homemade equivalent

1 32 oz Package of frozen tater tots

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 13X9 pan. Cook ground meat and onions over medium heat. Drain fat. Stir in taco seasoning and water. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add the rest of the ingredients, except tater tots, into pan. Layer tater tots onto the top. Bake 30-35 minutes or until the tater tots are golden brown.

Pizza Burgers

2010-06-25T09:20:00.001-07:00

1 Lb Ground meat

1 Jar of Pizza sauce- spaghetti sauce will work in a pinch

½ to 1 C Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

8 Hamburger buns- Homemade is fine

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown meat on stove. As soon as oven is ready, open the buns and lay them cut side up on a baking tray. Put in the oven for 5 minutes. When meat is browned, drain and add sauce. Put sauce on top of heated buns. Sprinkle top with cheese and bake for about 10 more minutes. Serve with a salad.

Mac-n-Cheese Italian Style

2010-06-25T09:19:00.003-07:00

2 Boxes Mac-n-Cheese, prepared

1 Lb Ground meat

1 Small onion

½ Green pepper

1 Can of spaghetti sauce

2 C Shredded Mozzarella

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 13X9 pan. Brown the meat with the onion and pepper. Drain fat and add spaghetti sauce. In prepared pan layer hamburger mixture and mac-n-cheese and mozzarella 2 times. Heat in oven for about 20 minutes or so. Serve with a salad and/or green beans.

This recipe sounds weird but it is really delicious. We have been eating this for years and the kids really like it. It does make a bunch so you will have plenty for leftovers and lunches.

Hamburger Noodle Casserole

2010-06-25T09:19:00.001-07:00

1 Lb Ground meat

1 Onion, chopped

1 Can Corn- drained

8 oz Cream cheese

1 Can cream of mushroom soup or homemade equivalent

10 oz Egg Noodles

Brown meat with onion. While meat is browning, get water boiling for noodles. Drain grease from meat. Boil noodles for recommended time. Drain. Combine meat, corn, cream cheese and soup in the skillet. Heat over medium heat. Once the mixture is warm, combine with the noodles and heat through. You can heat in the oven or on the stove. I prefer the stove, saves energy and is quicker.

Grande Nachos

2010-06-25T09:18:00.001-07:00

2 Lbs Ground Meat

1 Package taco seasoning

1 Can Whole Kernel Corn

1 Can Ranch Style Beans or chili beans

1 Can Ro-Tel

Shredded cheese

Tortilla chips

Brown meat and drain. Add taco seasoning, corn, beans and Ro-Tel. Heat through.

Top with cheese and serve with chips.

One way to make this stretch is to start with a pound of dry beans. This will fee a lot of people. You can also do this in your crockpot but it would need to be a big one.

Goulash

2010-06-25T09:17:00.001-07:00

1 Lb Ground meat

1 Box elbow macaroni

1 Can whole kernel corn drained

1 Can ranch style beans or chili beans

1 Can diced tomatoes, tomato sauce or tomato soup

Brown ground meat. While meat is browning, get water going for macaroni. Boil macaroni for time suggested on the box. Drain the meat. Drain the noodles. Combine all of the ingredients in the pot the noodles were cooked in. Stir and heat over medium heat. When heated through, serve.

Frito Pie

2010-06-25T09:16:00.001-07:00

2 ½ C Corn Chips

1 Medium Onion, diced

1 ½ C Grated Cheese

1 15 oz. Can chili

1 Can Whole Kernel Corn, drained

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put 1 ½ C corn chips in a baking dish. Arrange onions and half of the cheese over the chips. Pour corn and chili over mixture. Top with remaining chips and cheese. Bake for 15 minutes. You can garnish with sour cream if desired.

Slices of raw onion

2010-06-25T09:15:00.001-07:00

Easy Hamburger Dish

1 lb. Hamburger

2-3 Potatoes

One can pork and beans

Salt and pepper

One can of tomato soup

If you browned up the hamburger and froze it, take out a package from the freezer. Slice two medium potatoes in the bottom of a casserole dish. Place slices of raw onion on this (broken into rings). Pour one can of pork and beans over this. Put hamburger on top. Salt and pepper to taste. Spread 1 can tomato soup over the hamburger. Bake in 350 degree oven for 60 to 90 minutes or until potatoes are done.

Cornbread Casserole

2010-06-25T09:14:00.003-07:00

1 Lb Ground meat

1 Can Ranch Style Beans or Pinto

1 Medium Onion, sliced

1 Package Cornbread mix

1 ½ C Shredded Cheese

1 Can Cream Style Corn

2 t Garlic Salt or Seasoned Salt

Heat oven to the temperature that is on the cornbread package. Brown the ground meat and onion. Drain the fat and add seasonings, beans, cheese and corn. Pour into baking dish. Mix cornbread according to package directions and pour over meat mixture. Bake until cornbread is done. One way to ensure that the bottom layer of the cornbread gets cooked is by making sure the meat mixture is pretty hot.

Bubble Pizza

2010-06-25T09:14:00.001-07:00

1 Lb Browned hamburger, turkey sausage or pork suasage

1 can of refrigerator biscuits, cut into quarters

1 Cup or so of spaghetti sauce or pizza sauce

Misc. mix-ins, if wanted, mushrooms, black olives, etc.

Cheese to top with, cheddar, mozzarella, slices or shredded, whatever you have

Combine in a bowl, all ingredients except cheese. Put the mixture into a greased 9X13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes, stir and then top with cheese. Bake another 10 minutes or more, until biscuits are done.

Beef Stroganoff

2010-06-25T09:13:00.002-07:00

1 Lb Ground meat

1 C Sour cream

1 Can of Cream of mushroom soup or homemade equivalent, plus one can of milk

1 Bag of egg noodles

Salt and pepper

Brown and drain ground meat. Boil egg noodles for amount instructed on bag. Drain noodles. Combine in large pot (can be same pot noodles were cooked in) all of the ingredients and heat until warm. Serve with fresh bread and salad.

Beef Rice Casserole

2010-06-25T09:13:00.000-07:00

½ to 1 lb browned hamburger

2 cups chopped celery

2 cups thinly sliced potatoes

1 can red kidney beans

1-1/4 cups beef stock or water

1-1/2 cup chopped onion

2 tsp chili powder

1/3 cup uncooked rice

1 can tomato soup

Get a package of the cooked hamburger from the freezer, heat in the skillet. Add celery, chili powder, onion. Cook until vegetables are somewhat tender. Add potatoes, rice, undrained can of kidney beans, tomato soup, water or stock. Bring to a boil. Pour into a 3 quart casserole. Cover and bake in a 350 degree oven for 40 minutes. You can sprinkle with cheese if you have some.