Ground Beef Pea Wiggle

Beefy Pea Wiggle

When you need to use up leftovers in the fridge and cupboard, sometimes when you mix them all together, they turn out pretty good.

¾ lb lean ground beef

1 medium onion

2 cloves garlic

1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1¾ cup chicken broth

1 cup frozen corn

1 cup frozen peas

1 pkg onion soup mix

2 cans cream of mushroom soup

¼ cup parmesan cheese

1 cup shredded Swiss cheese

2½ cups egg noodles

Preheat oven 375°

In medium skillet heat oil and cook garlic just until aromatic; add onions and cook for 3-5 minutes.  Add ground beef and cook and scramble until no longer pink.

Under-cook noodles by two minutes according to package instructions; drain in strainer and set aside.  Add chicken broth and onion soup mix to pan and heat just to boiling; add cream of mushroom soup and stir until well blended.

Add beef mixture, noodles, corn and peas to soup mixture and combine.  Pour into greased baking dish.  Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and Swiss cheese.  Bake 375° 35-40 minutes until bubble and cheese is slightly browned.  Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

© Crackerberries 2013

MEATLOAF

Mini-Muffin Meatloaf

 The Queen of Comfort food  

I found this recipe in a supplement of the local newspaper and wanted to try it.  I’m not plagiarizing really, because I changed the recipe a little bit to accommodate our taste buds.  But this is way better than Annie Wilkes Spam Meatloaf!!

¼ lb Jimmy Dean regular sausage

1¼ lb lean ground beef

2 eggs

1-2 slices oatmeal bread (preferably the end pieces) crumbled

½ tsp pepper

1 tsp Italian seasoning

1 tsp chili powder

2 tbsp ketchup

1 med onion, chopped

1 med green pepper, chopped

3-4 cloves garlic, minced

1 tbsp butter

1 tbsp olive oil

Preheat oven 375°

Heat butter and oil in small skillet until butter is melted, add garlic and cook until fragrant.  Add onions and green peppers and sauté about 5 minutes, just until onions are translucent.  Remove from heat.

In large bowl combine beef, sausage, bread, eggs, ketchup, chili power, Italian seasoning and pepper.  Mix well and add cooled onion mixture.  Grease muffin tin.  Divide meat into equal portions in 12 count muffin tin.  Pack meat in tightly.

Bake at 375° for 30 minutes.  Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes before removing from tins.

Creamy Soy Sauce

1 cup heavy whipping cream

3 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp corn starch mixed with 1 tbsp water

In medium sauce pan heat cream and soy sauce until just starting to bubble; stir in corn starch mixture and stir constantly until thickened to gravy consistency.  Spoon over mini meatloaves and serve with favorite side dish.    

© Crackerberries 2013