Beef & Veggie Stew

This is a tried and true family recipe and OH SO YUMMY!!

Beef & Veggie Stew














Ingredients:
Stew meat - 1 lb.
1 large & 1 small can diced tomatoes (with juice)
2 cans corn, 1 drained, 1 not drained
2 cans green beans, drained
5 lbs. Potatoes - quartered
1 lb. baby carrots - cut in half
1 can baby onions, drained (optional-I don't use)

1 Tbs. celery salt
1/2 tsp. oregano
garlic salt
meat tenderizer

Put potatoes, carrots, onions and celery salt in big stock pot, fill pot to 1/2 full with water. Boil until potatoes are starting to get soft.

Meanwhile, season stew meat with tenderizer, garlic salt, oregano and put in skillet. Cover with water. Boil slowly until done, adding water as necessary.

Dump tomatoes, corn & green beans into potato stock and bring back to a boil. Dump meat (with stock) into potato stock. Fill with water to about 1/2 inch to top of pan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 30 min. to 1 hour, adding water as necessary.

Weekly Menu

I'll post recipes and pictures after I have made new or noteworthy meals.

Not all of my dinners will be gourmet, who am I kidding, none of them will!! I will admit I use a lot of prepackaged foods but I'm a busy mom! I might not always get to every one of the meals if we have a hectic week and end up at Sonic or another fine eating establishment but this is my attempt at trying to try out some of the great new recipes I have been pulling from random places!

This week...

Meatloaf, baked potatoes, green beans, pears (didn't get to this last week)

Sausage, eggs, biscuits, strawberries

Beef & Veggie Stew, mixed fruit

Sandwiches, crackers, carrots/celery, raisins (game night)

BBQ pulled pork, baked french fries, salad, pineapple/mandarin oranges

Tuna Casserole

This is a tried and true recipe from my childhood, thanks mom!

Tuna Casserole

Ingredients:
Medium egg noodles
2 cans tuna (in water)
1 small can peas
1 can cream of celery soup (98% fat free)
1 can cream of mushroom soup (98% fat free)
Shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350.
Cook and drain noodles. Add all ingredients except cheese and mix together. Put mixture in a 13x9 dish and cover with shredded cheese. Heat in oven until cheese melts and heated through.

This was served with a salad and pineapple/mandarin oranges

Our Review: This is an easy and oh so yummy dinner. I make a section without peas for Brooke but she loves the rest.

Crescent Cheeseburgers

This recipe comes from Robin, thank you! Brooke liked this when she had it at Robin's house so I thought I would try it out here at home.

Crescent Cheeseburgers

Ingredients
1 lb. 93% lean ground beef
1/4 cup catsup
1/4 cup chili sauce
3 Tbsp dry onion soup
salt/pepper
4 slices of american cheese
2 tubes of crescent rolls (red. fat)

Directions
Brown hamburger, drain. Add catsup, chili sauce, onion soup, salt/pepper to hamburger. Let simmer for about 10 min. Unroll crescent rolls and put a spoonful of meat mixture on biggest part of roll and then place 1/4 slice of cheese on top of meat. Roll crescent around meat/cheese. Bake at 375 on ungreased cookie sheet for 12-17 min. Number of Servings: 16

We had raw veggies (carrots, cucumbers, celery) and grapes and banana pudding with banana chunks with this.

Our Review: These were GREAT! Everyone ate at least a bite (Lexy) and said that they liked them. Mike ate 10 I think, pig!!! This recipe will definately go into the recipe box!

Weekly Menu

I'll post recipes and pictures after I have made new or noteworthy meals.

Not all of my dinners will be gourmet, who am I kidding, none of them will!! I will admit I use a lot of prepackaged foods but I'm a busy mom! I might not always get to every one of the meals if we have a hectic week and end up at Sonic or another fine eating establishment but this is my attempt at trying to try out some of the great new recipes I have been pulling from random places!

This week...

Fried Pork Cutlets, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, mixed fruit

Meatloaf, baked potatoes, corn, peaches

Tuna Casserole, salad, pineapple/mandarin oranges

Crescent Cheeseburgers, raw veggies, grapes, banana pudding

Sandwiches, crackers, raisins (game night)

Crock Pot Cheesy Pork Chops with Rice & Broccoli

Not sure where this recipe came from but sounded yummy!

Crock Pot Cheesy Pork Chops with Rice & Broccoli

4-6 boneless pork chops (chicken breasts could also be used)
2 cans cheese soup
2 cans water
2 cups rice
broccoli (to your taste)

Put all of the above in the crock pot and cook on low for 6-8 hours, until pork is cooked through. That's it, sounds easy huh??

Our Review: Brooke and Lexy neither one cared for this recipe. Mike and I both enjoyed it but we both agreed that it would be much better if I seasoned the meat before putting it in the crock pot to give it more flavor. I will be making this again (with the seasoning) for Mike and I.

Tuna Cakes

I got this recipe from a magazine, not sure which one. I was hoping for an easier alternative to the salmon patties I make.

TUNA CAKES

Ingredients:
2 cans light tuna in water, drained and flaked
1 pkg. stove top stuffing for chicken (I used low sodium)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded carrots
1/3 cup mayonaise
2 Tbsp sweet pickle relish
3/4 cup water


Mix all ingredients together.















Refrigerate for 10 min.

Heat large non-stick skillet & spray with cooking spray.

Shape mixture into patties, about 1/3 cup each.

Cook in skillet 6 min. or until golden brown on both sides, turning over carefully after 3 min.
















We served these with fried potatoes, macaroni & tomato juice and pears.


Our Review: These were ok (and we didn't have to find something else to eat) but we all agreed that they were too sweet tasting. This recipe will not be going into our recipe box. But I do think I'll try to doctor it up a bit and see what happens.