Main Course Recipes
1 lb. hamburger
2 onions, chopped
1/4 tsp, mustard
1 1/2 tsp. paprika
2 T. brown sugar
1 1/4 tsp. salt
3 T. Worcestershire sauce
6 T. catsup
1/2 C. water
3 T. flour
1 – 6 oz. pkg. noodles
1 small can corn
1 small can peas
Brown hamburger and onions. Add rest of ingredients and simmer. Cook noodles as directed on package. Add to hamburger mixture. Place in casserole and bake at 350º for 30 minutes.
This is one of the two or three meals that Paul is very good at cooking. It’s a favorite winter supper for our family.
3 cans Campbell’s tomato soup
1 1/2 lbs, ground hamburger
3 C. elbow macaroni
1/2 large green pepper
1 small onion
Butter
Put butter, onion and green pepper into a pan and heat on low until contents begin to soften. Add and brown hamburger. In big pot boil water for cooking noodles. Add soup to the hamburger mixture. Once water is at a boil, add macaroni and cook for 3 minutes. Drain water from macaroni and add soup/hamburger mixture to the big pot with the macaroni and cook on very low heat for 10 minutes.
Serve with Parmesan cheese, white bread with butter, and milk. Applesauce goes nicely, too,
2 lbs. hamburger
1 can golden mushroom soup
1 can Cheddar cheese soup
1 – 20 oz. pkg. frozen French fries
Hamburger toppings
Brown hamburger and drain. Place in a 9×13″ pan. Combine soups and pour over hamburger. Place frozen French fries over top. Bake 45 to 55 minutes at 350°.
I would ask my Mom to fix liver and onions when I needed energy to play ball. When I first had to eat liver and onions, I had to drown it in catsup. I soon learned to love them so much that I periodically order it in restaurants.
1 lb. liver, sliced thin
2 T. oil
Salt and pepper
Flour
1 large onion, sliced
Mix salt and pepper in flour. Roll liver in flour and brown lightly; add the onions. Put in casserole and bake at 350° for 1 hour.
1 T. minced garlic
1 pkg. smoked sausage
2 cans chicken broth
2 green peppers, chopped
1 pkg. frozen shrimp or 1 pkg. crab meat or 2 C. cooked chicken, diced
1 or 2 Jalapeno peppers
A little Tabasco sauce
1 tsp. fresh thyme, chopped, or 1/4 tsp. dried
1/4 tsp. chili powder
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 1/2 C. white rice, or more if mixture has too much liquid
Heat sausage, garlic and Tabasco sauce in pan. Add peppers, onion, second meat tomatoes and thyme. Then season with chili powder and cayenne pepper to taste. Add rice and chicken broth. Heat to boiling, reduce heat and simmer- uncovered, for 10 minutes, or until rice is tender.
Chicken breasts, skinned, boned, halved and pounded thin
1 stick butter, melted
1 T. garlic salt
1 thin slice of ham for each chicken
1 slice Swiss cheese for each chicken breast
Herbed seasoned stuffing (I use Pepperidge Farm), crushed
Add the garlic to the melted butter. Dip chicken in butter mixture. Lay flat on crumbs. Layer ham and cheese on top of chicken. Roll chicken, ham and cheese jelly roll-fashion and secure with toothpick. Bake in a 9×13″ greased pan for 30 minutes in 350º oven.
1/2 C. seasoned bread crumbs
1/2 C. Parmesan cheese, grated, divided
1 1/2 tsp. oregano, divided
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 egg
1 T. water
4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
2 T. butter
2 C. spaghetti sauce
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1 C. mozzarella cheese
Hot cooked pasta
Combine bread crumbs, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, 1 teaspoon oregano, basil, salt and pepper in bowl or plastic bag. In bowl, combine egg and water. Dip chicken in egg mixture and then in crumb mix. Cook chicken in butter on both sides in skillet. Combine sauce, garlic and oregano and heat. Spoon over cooked chicken; top with cheese and serve with noodles.
1/2 – 8 oz. pkg. linguine
1 C. fresh or frozen broccoli flowerets
2 T. butter
1 lb. chicken breasts, skinless, boneless and cubed
1 – 10 3/4 oz. can Campbell’s creamed soup
1/2 C. milk
1/2 C. Parmesan cheese, grated
1/4 tsp. pepper
Cook linguine according to package directions. Add broccoli for last 4 minutes or cooking time. Drain. Heat butter in skillet. Add chicken and cook until browned, stirring often. Add soup, milk, cheese, pepper and linguine mixture and heat through. Serve with additional Parmesan cheese.
1 1/2 lbs. hamburger
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 can milk
1 bag tater tots
Brown hamburger. Add the soup and milk; mix well. Put in a 9×13″ baking dish, Top with tater tots. Bake at 350º until the tater tots are brown and the middle bubbles.
OPTIONAL: Add vegetables or cheese before baking. (I don’t do either. Paul doesn’t like vegetables and I add cheese during re-warming to give the leftovers a different spin.)
This is a quick and easy stir-fry. I have tried many different combinations of vegetables, and the sauce is also good with beef instead of chicken. (Substitute beef broth when using beef.)
1/2 C. chicken broth
1/3 C. reduced-sodium chicken broth
1/4 C. white wine or additional chicken broth
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
3/4 lb. chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, cut into strips
4 tsp. canola oil, divided
2 C. broccoli florets
2 C. julienned carrots
2 C. Chinese or Napa cabbage, shredded
1 C. fresh or frozen snow peas, cut into 1″ pieces
6 oz. spaghetti, broken
2 tsp. cornstarch
In a bowl combine the first 7 ingredients; set aside 3/4 cup. Place chicken in a large resealable plastic bag; add remaining marinade. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for 30 minutes. Drain and discard marinade. In a large non-stick skillet or Wok,
stir-fry chicken in 2 teaspoons oil for 3 to 5 minutes, or until no longer pink. Remove and keep warm. Stir-fry broccoli and carrots in remaining oil for 6 minutes. Add cabbage and peas; stir-fry 3 minutes longer, or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Combine cornstarch and reserved marinade until smooth; add to vegetable mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Drain pasta; stir into vegetable mixture. Return chicken to the pan; cook and stir until heated through.
Yield: 6 servings.