Twice Baked Potatoes

Pre-heat oven 400 degrees
4 pre-baked potatoes
1/4 C. sour cream
1/4 C. shredded cheddar cheese
Crushed bacon bits
1 chopped green onion
Milk

* Slice bake potatoes length-wise.
* Scoop out insides and put in a mixing bowl.
* Set skins aside in shallow baking pan.
* Mix in all ingredients to potatoes, add milk in until smooth and creamy.
* Spoon mixture back into skins and garnish with extra bacon bits.
Bake approx 10 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Lasagne Pie

Preheat oven 400*

1 pound ground meat (hamburger, turkey burger...)
1/2 Cup cottage cheese, large curd
(2) 1/2 Cups shredded mozarella cheese
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1 medium can tomato sauce
1 Cup milk
2 eggs
1/2 cup Bisquick

-Grease 9" pie plate/tin.  Brown & drain burger.
-Spread cottage cheese in pan.
-Mix in 1/2 cup mozarella, salt, oregano & tomato sauce to meat.
-Spread mixture on top of cottage cheese.
-Mix milk, eggs, & Bisquick. Pour on top.  Bake 30-35 minutes.
-Top with remaining cheese and bake another 1-2 minutes until cheese melted.

Serve with salad and garlic bread!

American Goulash

2# ground beef
1 med. onion, diced
1 32oz can tomato juice or sauce
2 cups elbow macaroni (cook for 1/2 the time on package)
1 16oz diced tomatoes
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese or 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese  (or both!)
salt & pepper
*1 med green pepper diced - optional if you want a bit more flavor.

Brown & drain beef.  Add onion, (pepper), tomato, tomato juice, noodles, salt & pepper to taste. (I like to add my Parmesan cheese here) - Mix together well.

Cook on medium heat for 45 minutes or top with mozzarella cheese and bake for 30 minutes at 350*.

7 layer jello

small packages of jello, one of each: lime, orange, lemon, strawberry

white "sauce":
2 C. Milk                    
1 C. sugar
2 pkg unflavored gelatin
2 C. sour cream
2 tsp. vanilla

1. Dissolve lime jello in 1 cup boiling water.  Add 1/2 cup cold water.  Pour into greased 12 X 9 pan or glass baking dish. Chill.

2. Bring milk to boil in sauce pan.  Add sugar and mix until dissolved.  Add unflavored gelatin (softened in 1/2 cup cold water).  Add sour cream and vanilla.  Beat until blended and cool.  Divide into 3 parts, keep warm until used up.

3. Pour 1/3 sauce over set lime jello.
Chill each layer while preparing the next!

4. Mix strawberry jello, add to pan.
5. Pour 1/3 sauce over set strawberry jello.
6. Mix orange jello, add to pan.
7. Pour 1/3 sauce over set orange jello.
8. Mix lemon jello, add to pan.

Cut into squares and serve (25-30).   Also great topped with whipped cream and crushed pretzels!

** For super quick and easy assembly, bowl a sauce pan of water and mix each jello in separate bowls.

Shepherd's Pie

6-8 large potatoes          
1 lb ground beef
1 lb ground sausage
2 med cans mixed veggies (or small bag of frozen, blanched)
1/4 cream cheese
1/2 sour cream
1 packet beef stew seasoning (or get creative with your own)
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1/4 cup of flour
dash of salt
1-2 C. milk
2 C. shredded cheese

Preheat oven to 350*

(c) Keytee 2011

1. brown ground beef & ground sausage. Sprinkle with flour to soak up any grease. Sprinkle with seasoning (I use 1/3 of the packet) and mix in cream of mushroom soup. Set aside.
2. Cut up potatoes and boil with a dash of salt until tender.  Drain and mash adding milk until desired consistancy. Stir in cream cheese and sour cream.
3. In 13x9 casserole dish or dutch oven, spread meat mixture in bottom. Cover with mixed veggies. Spread mashed potatoes on veggies.  Top with shredded cheese.
4. Bake for 30 minutes.  Serve with thick slices of Italian bread.

Enchilada

I make these at least a couple times a year. A warning, for as delicious as they are, they can be messy to make if you're like me and fore go using tongs to dip the tortillas. I think it's just more fun to get your hands all sloppy and lickable.

1 lb meat (shredded chicken, ground beef, turkey, shredded pork)
1/2 C. chopped white onion                                            1/2 C. sour cream
2 C. shredded cheddar cheese                                        1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/3 C. chopped green bell pepper                                   2/3 C. water
1 T. chili powder                                                            1 1/2 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp. cumin                                                                2 chopped green chili peppers
1 clove garlic, chopped                                               1 can (15 oz) tomato sauce *
8 corn tortillas, large

*I usually get the kind with diced tomatoes in it.



Preheat oven to 350*

1. In deep skillet cook meat thoroughly, drain any excess grease/fat and return to pan. Stir in onion, sour cream, 1 cup cheese and black pepper.
2. In sauce pan or shallow skillet bring bell pepper, water, chili powder, oregano, cumin, green chilies, garlic and tomato sauce to boiling. Turn down heat and simmer 5 minutes, remove from heat.
3. Dip tortillas in sauce, fill with 1/4 cup meat mix and roll up and lay in 13 x 9 casserole dish or jelly roll pan.
4. Pour remaining sauce over tortillas, top with remaining shredded cheese. Bake for 20 mins.

Stuffed Mushroom Dumplings

3 lbs large mushrooms                                                      2 T. lemon pepper
1 lbs white, new potatoes                                                 1/8 C. brandy  (red wine also works well)
1/2 lb cheddar cheese                                                       2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 lb mozzarella cheese                                                   6 T. shortening
1 1/2 tsp garlic                                                                 1 1/2 C. milk
4 C. flour                                                                         1 tsp salt

1. Mix flour, salt, lemon pepper, brandy/wine & baking powder.  Kneed shortening into it.  
2. Peel & chop potatoes into 1-2" chunks, boil until soft, drain and mash.
3. Grate cheese & mix into potatoes.
4. Wash mushrooms and remove stem.  Fill cap of mushroom with potato.
5. Roll out dough mixture (Step 1) until 5" wide. Cut into squares, wrap around mushroom and pinch to seal.
6. Drop one at a time into boiling water for 15 minutes.  Remove with slotted spoon to drain off water and place in serving dish. ** To get the above effect, drop them into a deep fryer until crispy**

Great served with a salad and side of Alfredo pasta. ( And the remaining brandy/wine.)