Taco Casserole

This just might be the oddest casserole I have ever made. Since you eat it with chips it feels more like a dip than a casserole. But I knew everyone would love it.. and I thought it sounds a lot like a taco salad. So is it a casserole or a dip? You can decide that for yourself, but I decided it tastes very good! 

Ingredients:

Refried beans

1 lb. ground beef

1 package taco seasoning

2 cups of Mexican cheese

A few tablespoons of your favorite salsa

Tortilla chip

Lettuce

Sour cream

Diced Tomatoes

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

2.  Brown the ground beef in a skillet. Then drain and rise. Follow the directions on the taco seasoning package. 

3. To make the casserole: spread the refried beans on the bottom of a casserole dish, pour all the beef on top the beans, spread all the cheese on the top, and add a few tablespoons of salsa on top (you can add more if you like). 

4. Bake the casserole for 30 minutes, until the cheese is melted. 

5. To assemble a portion: place a few tortilla chips on a plate, top with the taco casserole, the top with diced tomatoes, sour cream and lettuce.

Source: craftquickies.com

Sour Cream Noodle Bake

If I ever want a simple meal that everyone will eat, THIS is my go to dish. I have made this for meal for a crowd, I have made it for kids, and have made this to take to someone (it is easy to freeze)! Another good thing.. this is cheap! If you are on a budget, this is wonderful meal to cook, because it makes so much for what you pay! A lot of people worry about the cottage cheese, but trust me, include it, you won't be able to taste it (even if you don't like cottage cheese). This dish goes great with a salad, steamed veggies, or some garlic bread. This is a must try dish!

Ingredients:

1 1/4 lb. ground beef

1 (15-ounce) can tomoato sauce

1/2 teaspoon salt

black pepper, to taste

8 ounce (weight) egg noodles

1/2 cup sour cream

1 1/4 cup small curd cottage cheese

1/2 cup sliced green onions

1 cup sharp cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Brown the ground beef in a skillet. Then rinse the ground beef and drain the fat. Add the tomato sauce, salt and pepper to the skillet, let simmer on the stove. 

3. Cook the egg noodles and set aside.

4. In a large bowl, mix the sour cream and cottage cheese together. Add in plenty of pepper, the noodles and the green onions. 

5. To assemble your dish, pour half of the noodles into a large casserole dish. Top with half of the meat and sauce mixture. Then sprinkle on half of the cheese. Repeat all layers, starting with noodles, then meat and sauce and top with the rest of the cheese. 

6. Bake for 20 mins until the cheese has melted.

Source: thepioneerwoman.com

 

Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf

Bacon wrapped meatloaf with a sweet and spicy sauce on top.. I bet I caught your attention at bacon wrapped! :) The recipe is from the Pioneer Woman, I have been so obsessed with her recipes lately, everything is so good! I made this the other day, the bacon was crispy and gave a nice texture to normal meatloaf! The sauce on top was so good! Much better than the normal ketchup. This was my first meatloaf and it was successful! I will definitely be making it again!

Ingredients:

1 cup whole milk

6 slices white bread

2 lbs ground beef

1 (heaping) cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt

Ground black pepper, to taste

1/3 cup minced fresh parsley

4 whole eggs, beaten

10 slices thin/regular cut bacon

1 1/2 cup ketchup

1/3 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon dried mustard

Tabasco, to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a shallow bowl, pour the milk over the slices of bread. Allow them to soak for several minutes.

2. In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, milk soaked bread, parmesan cheese, seasoned salt, black pepper, parsley and eggs. Mixing by hand works the best!

3. On a broiler pan, transfer the meat mixture and form into a "loaf" shape. Lay each bacon slice over the top tucking them under the bottom of the meatloaf. 

4. To make the sauce, mix the ketchup, brown sugar, dry mustard and tabasco sauce in a bowl. spread 1/3 of the mixture over the meatloaf. 

5. Bake the meatloaf for 45 minutes, then pour 1/2 of the leftover sauce onto the meatloaf and bake for another 15 minutes. Turn the broiler on for 3 minutes to get the bacon crispy. Make sure the meatloaf is cooked all the way through! Slice the meatloaf and serve with the remaining sauce. 

Enjoy!

Source: thepioneerwoman.com

Crescent Roll Burgers

I’m going to be completely honest.. I’m a horrible cook. But the good news is, that I’m getting better. I can’t make hamburgers, I know they are easy, but mine never turn out good. I let the guys cook the burgers. So, the last time I made burgers, it was no big deal, no special toppings or anything. I used those individual packaged slices of cheese, and somehow, one of the burgers had plastic on it. The thought of a burger makes me taste plastic. This is horrible I know. That was months ago, by the way. Well, the boyfriend has been begging for hamburgers. So I came up with a compromise.. meet the Crescent Roll Burger!

It is made with ground beef that is very well seasoned and grated cheese. Everything came out tasting delicious! No plastic and no complaints! I love this because it so quick and so easy to make. Plus it very kid friendly! I would recommend this for a quick and tasty meal!

Ingredients:

1 lb. Ground Beef

3 tbsp. of A1 Steak Sauce

½ tbsp. of Worcestershire Sauce

1 tsp. of Onion Powder

2 cans of Refrigerated Crescent Rolls

1 cup of Cheddar Cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

2. Brown the ground beef, drain and rinse it.

3. Add the steak sauce, worcestershire sauce, and onion powder to the beef and stir.

4. Take 2 triangle of the crescent rolls and pinch the seam together to make a bigger rectangle shape.

5. Place some of the meat, and some of the cheese into the crescent roll and roll together starting with the corners.

6. Place all of the crescent rolls onto a baking sheet lined with foil.

7. Bake for 14-18 minutes.

Enjoy :)

Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joes

Our house has been obsessed lately with Philly Cheese Steak, so we decided to try our hand at a Philly Cheese Steak sandwich. This is definitely a man pleasing meal, the boyfriend raved about these! This recipe is adapted from Rachael Ray. 

Ingredients:

1 lb. Ground Beef

1 Tbsp Olive Oil

1 small Yellow Onion, diced

1 Green Bell Pepper, chopped

1/4 cup A-1 Steak Sauce

1 cup of Beef Stock

Hamburger Buns or Sandwich Bread

1 Tbsp of Butter, plus more for toasting

Salt and Pepper 

1 Tbsp Flour
1 Cup of Milk
1 Cup of Shredded Provolone Cheese

Directions:

1. In a skillet, brown the ground beef, then rinse and drain.

2. In the pan with the ground beef, add the olive oil, onion and pepper.

3. Saute for 3-4 minutes.

4. Add the steak sauce and beef stock, cook until there is only a small amount of liquid in it. 

5. While the beef mixture is cooking, butter one side of the buns or bread and place on a stove top frying pan. 

6. Melt the butter in a medium skillet on medium-high heat

7. Stir in flour and whisk for 1 minute

8. Whisk in milk and cook until the mixture is thick and bubbly

9. Remove from heat and stir in cheese

10. Assemble the Sloppy Joes! 

Enjoy! 

Photo: blogchef.ne

Baked Spasagna

This is a mix between a baked spaghetti and a lasagna. It is amazing! I wouldn't eat baked spaghetti any other way! It combines the spaghetti sauce and cheese from spaghetti, but has that layer of ricotta cheese from lasagna.

Ingredients: 

1 lb of Ground Beef

1 can of Spaghetti Sauce

8 oz of Cream Cheese, softened

1/4 cup of Sour Cream

15 oz Ricotta Cheese (the smaller container)

1 stick of Butter

3/4 of a box of Spaghetti Noodles

2 cups of Sharp Cheddar Cheese 

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°

2. Boil the noodles according to the directions on the box, I use 3/4 of a box, because it feels like too much noodles to use a whole a box. You can use more or less if you want to. 

3. In a skillet, brown the beef, then drain and rinse it

4. Add the spaghetti sauce into the pan with the beef

5. In a bowl, mix the cream cheese, sour cream, and ricotta cheese together

6. In a 9 x 13 casserole dish, slice 1/2 of the stick of butter into thin slices and layer them on the bottom of the pan. 

7. Layer 1/2 of the noodles onto the pan (on top of the butter)

8. Spread all of the cream cheese mixture evenly on top of noodles

9. Layer the rest of the noodles

10. Use the last of the butter stick and lay thin slices of butter on top of the noodles

11. Pour the beef a spaghetti sauce mixture onto the top

12. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes

13. Take out and top with all of the cheese, bake for another 15 minutes, or until the cheese has melted. 

Enjoy :)

Recipe Adapted and Photo Source: the-girl-who-ate-everything.com