Thursday, June 7, 2012

Meatloaf

1 lb. hamburger
3/4 c.oatmeal
2 egg
1/2-1 onion
2 T. worcestershire sauce
1 t. salt
1/2 t. pepper
1/2 t. garlic powder

Mix with fingers, form into a ungreased bread pan.
Cook in NuWave for 25-30 minutes at 1" until 160 degrees
Cook in oven at 375 degrees for 45-60 minutes until 160 degrees

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Shoyu Chicken

Crockpot Version
2 1/2 c. Soy Sauce
2 1/2 c. Water
2-3 cups Brown Sugar
15 slices of ginger
4-5 garlic cloves
 Fill crockpot with boneless skinless chicken legs.
Cook for 4-6 hours

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Lasagna

1 lb. hamburger - brown and drain
2 pkg spaghetti sauce mix
2 cans tomato sauce
2 cups water
bring to a boil and simmer
boil 6-8 lasagna noodles until almost cooked.  lay out on foil
in a greased 9x13 pyrex layer:
  • sauce
  • noodles
  • cottage cheese 
  • sauce
  • cheese (mozzarella/cheddar)
  • noodles
  • cottage cheese
  • sauce
  • cheese
Bake at 375 degrees until bubbly (about 30 min)
if the pan is really full put it on top of a cookie sheet

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Sweet and Sour Chicken

4 Chicken Breast cut in thirds
garlic salt
black pepper
2 beaten eggs
1/2 cup flour

SAUCE:
3/4 cup sugar
3 1/2 T. ketchup
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 T. soy sauce

Double recipe
1 1/4 c. sugar
1/2 cup ketchup
1 cup vinegar
1 cup chicken broth
2 T. soy sauce

Sprinkle chicken with garlic salt and pepper.  Let stand for one hour or more in refrigerator.  Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Pat chicken dry, dip in egg, then dredge in flour, shake off.  Brown chicken on each side in 1/4 c. hot oil (heat up to 5 or 6 on my stove).  Place in baking dish.  Cover in the following sauce:  mix sugar, ketchup,vinegar, chicken stock, and soy sauce in saucepan and heat.  Pour over chicken.  Bake uncovered for 30-40 minutes.  Turn chicken once or twice.  Serve with rice.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Chinese Chicken Salad

Two bags of cabbage or coleslaw mix
4-6 green onions chopped
1/4 c. sesame seeds (toast in dry frying pan)
1/2 c. raw sunflower seeds (toast in dry frying pan)
1/2 c. slivered almonds (toast in dry frying pan)
1 pkg. Costco already cooked and sliced chicken-cut into cubes

2 pkgs.crumbled ramen noodles fried in 3 T. of butter serve on the side

Dressing
1/3 c. soy sauce
1/3 c. vinegar
3 T. splenda
1/2 t.salt
1/4 t. pepper
1/2 c. oil
1 t. sesame oil
1 T. parsley

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

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

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

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