Ham and Bean Soup

1 pound navy beans
3 cans chicken broth
4 carrots (1 lb. of baby carrots)
2 medium potatoes
3 stalks celery
1 medium onion
2 cups cubed ham
2 bay leaves
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper


Cook on low for 6-8 hours

Beef Stroganoff

1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup

1 brick cream cheese
1 diced large onion
2-4 T. Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 c. Water with beef broth

Garlic Salt to sprinkle the meat
1 t. Garlic Salt

Egg noodles

Salt stew meat with Garlic Salt

Let sit for 15-30 minutes

Heat up 1 T oil in the instant pot on saute medium

Heat up 1 T oil in large frying pan

Brown the stew meat in both places

Add all stew meat to the instant pot

throw in some onion and Worcestershire sauce

Add the 1/2 c. beef broth to instant pot

set instant pot on high pressure for 15 minutes

Brown the chopped onion in the frying pan

saute 1 pkg sliced mushrooms

add the cream of mushroom soup

add the Worcestershire sauce

add cream cheese 

thin some with milk

Boil water and cook egg noodles

When instant pot is 10 minutes past time, release the pressure

Add juice from the instant pot to the sauce until desired consistency and flavor.

Add sour cream if you want

Serve over egg noodles, or rice, or potatoes

Baked Berry Oatmeal

This makes a hearty breakfast and reheats well.


2 1/2 cups oatmeal
1/4 cup oat bran
1/4 cup steel cut oats
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 cups milk
1/3 cup applesauce (one individual pre-packaged cup is 1/3 cup)
1/4 cup oil
2 cups frozen berry mixture


Mix together all the dry ingredients.  In a separate bowl, beat egg and add milk, applesauce and oil.  Combine wet ingredients with dry.  Pour into a lightly greased 2 quart baking dish.  Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.  Stir in berries and bake an additional 15-20 minutes or until just barely golden on top.  Serve with milk or cream.

Pancakes

1 cup flour
1 T. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1 T. sugar
stir
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
2 T. oil
Mix  all together. Cook on Griddle.  cakes 6-8 pancakes.  Batter will be fairly thick and lumpy.  Add a tiny bit of milk to loosen.


DOUBLE RECIPE
2 cup flour (10 oz.)
2 T. baking powder
1 t. salt
2 T. sugar
stir
2 egg
1 1/2? cup milk
1/4 cup oil
 Mix  all together. Cook on Griddle.  cakes 12-14 pancakes.  Batter will be fairly thick and lumpy.  Add a tiny bit of milk to loosen.

Aunt Pat's Dip

2 cups cottage cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise (best foods)
1 T minced onion (or more) 1/4 large onion
1 T. dried Parsley
2 T dill weed
1/2 t. celery salt
1/4 t onion powder
Pinch sugar

Mix together and set in fridge.  Best if it can sit for a couple of hours before serving.

Big Oven Meatballs

1 pound hamburger
1/2-1 chopped onion
1/4 c corn meal
1/2 t salt
2 t (generous) dry mustard
2 t (generous) chili powder
1/2 cup milk
1 egg


Heat a tablespoon of oil in a non-stick frying pan.
Mix all the ingredients with your hands.  make a large meatball (fills one cupped hand) roll in flour.  Brown the meatballs on all sides.  Pour a little spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a pyrex pan.  Place the browned meatballs in the pyrex.  Cover the pan with foil and bake for one hour at 350 degrees.

Lipton Soup Potatoes

Seasoned Potatoes
> 2.5 lbs. of Red Potatoes
> 2 packets of Onion Soup Mix
> 1/4 cup of Olive Oil
>
> Wash potatoes and cut into 1-1/2" chunks. Mix soup w/ oil and toss with the potatoes.
Bake at 425 degrees for 35 minutes. Stir 4-5 times during baking.