Pioneer Woman's Mexican Lasagna

Here is what I am making for dinner tonight......it looks really yummy!!

http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2008/08/cooking-with-pastor-ryan-delicious-mexican-lasagna/

Mexican Stuffed Shells

I got this recipe from Katie on Mom's Corner...she started an idea where all the different moms made new recipes and then put reviews on the website instead of one mom having to make 20+ new dishes without knowing if they would be good or not. This one came from RecipeZarr and I would rate it a B+. It was a little time consuming to make (about equal to stuffed peppers) and it was very tasty. Personally I would make cheese stuffed shells next time as they are much cheaper and more traditional but this was a nice change.

50 min | 15 min prep

12 -18 shells

• 12-18 large pasta shells, cooked
• 1 lb ground beef
• 3 tablespoons taco seasoning, I use recipe # 4292
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups salsa, divided
• 1 cup grated cheese, divided (jalapeno Monterey Jack is especially good, but cheddar will work well too.)
• 750 ml tomato sauce
• chili powder, to taste
• green onion, for garnish

1. Brown ground beef and drain.
2. Add seasoning, water, onion, and 1/2 cup of salsa and 1/4 cup cheese.
3. Mix together remaining salsa, tomato sauce,and chili powder.
4. Spread a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 12 baking pan.
5. Fill each shell with the ground beef mixture and place in pan.
6. Pour remaining sauce on top. Sprinkle on the rest of the cheese on top and garnish with green onion. Cover and freeze at this point.
7. Defrost overnight and bake at 350°F for 30 minutes. (Cook from frozen for 2 hours at 300°F).
8. If desired sprinkle additional cheese on top after baking and return to oven for 5 minutes longer or until cheese melts.

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Sloppy Joes

This came from all recipes.com.

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 pound ground beef 1/2 cup ketchup 2 tablespoons water 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon prepared mustard 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 hamburger buns, split

DIRECTIONS:

1.	In a saucepan, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the ketchup, water, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, garlic powder, onion powder and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-40 minutes. Serve on buns.

Spaghetti Meat Sauce

I found this original post on Allrecipies.com but after I browned the meat I moved it to the strainer and then I sautéed one green pepper and 2 cloves of fresh garlic for about 5 minutes before I added the rest of the ingredients back to the pot. Also, I didn't have stewed tomatoes so I added a can of whole tomatoes, liquid and all. Very easy, quick and way better then the jar!!

INGREDIENTS:
1 pound lean ground beef
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed
tomatoes
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 (4.5 ounce) can mushrooms,
drained

DIRECTIONS:
1. In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook ground beef with onion until brown; drain. Stir tomatoes, tomato paste, basil, garlic powder, oregano and mushrooms into beef mixture. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer one hour. Serve over hot pasta.

Stuffed Peppers

Great Meal!!! This came from Betty himself (I read somewhere that "Betty" was actually two men). I made mine with half a jar of Prego (I had it leftover in my fridge) and I skipped the cheese and it was great!! I will try the sauce it calls for next time but I did not have it available today!!

6 large green peppers
1 pound ground beef
2 tbs chopped onion
1 cup cooked rice
1 tsp salt
1/8 tsp garlic salt
1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (3 ounces)

1. Cut thin slice from stem end of each bell pepper. Remove seeds and membranes; rinse peppers.

2. Cook ground beef and onion in skillet, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Stir in cooked rice, salt, garlic salt and 1 cup of tomato sauce; heat until hot.Heat oven to 350 degrees. Stuff peppers with beef mixture. Stand upright in square 8-inch by 8-inch pan. Pour remaining sauce over peppers.

3. Cover and bake 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer. Sprinkle with cheese. (Can be frozen, just don't add the cheese until baking).

Lasagna

This lasagna recipe is from Susan. This is GREAT lasagna! I have not tried to make it on my own yet!

Meat Mixtures

3 lbs ground beef

Salt

Onion

Pepper

Parsley

Basil

Cook and drain

Add 4 tablespoons bread crumbs

2 raw eggs

4 hard boiled eggs (chopped)

Ricotta cheese mix

24 oz ricotta cheese

Parsley

1 T basil

4 hard boiled eggs

a few bread crumbs

Sauce

1 can tomatoes juice

2 large cans tomatoes sauce (28 oz each)

3 small cans of tomatoes paste

a little parmesan cheese

Basil

Salt

Sprinkle dried onions and garlic powder in sauce

9x13 pan

1 – Sauce

2 – Cooked noodles

3 – Mozzarella cheese

4 – Hamburger mixture (use hands and sprinkle)

5 – Ricotta cheese mixture

6 – Parmesan cheese (Kraft)

7 – Cooked noodles

8 – Mozzarella cheese

9 – Meat mixture

10 – Not much sauce

11 – Parmesan cheese

12 – Ricotta cheese mixture

13 – Noodles

14 – Sauce (cover noodles so you can’t see the noodles)

Cover with foil and back at 350 degrees for 1 ½ to 2 hours.

Note – a single batch makes a 9x13 and a 8x8 pan.

Doubling recipe

3 - 12 oz mozzarella

3 – cremette 1 lb boxes of noodles

Taco Pie

Found this on Allrecipes.com...very filling!!

INGREDIENTS:

1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated crescent rolls 1 pound ground beef 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix 1 (16 ounce) container sour

cream 8 ounces shredded Mexican- style cheese blend 1 (14.5 ounce) package crushed tortilla chips

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2.	Lay crescent dough flat on the bottom of a square cake pan and bake according to package directions.
3.	Meanwhile, brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the taco seasoning and stir together well. When dough is done, remove from oven and place meat mixture on top, then layer with sour cream and cheese, and then top off with the crushed nacho chips.
4.	Return to oven and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 minutes, or until cheese has melted.

Hot Dish

Susan gave me this recipe to make for a friend when she was sick and needed something that I could make ahead of time and she would have no preparation needed to feed her family. I have not made this for my family yet..but it is on my list to try!! Mark loves it!!

• Creamette Brand spaghetti elbow macaroni noodles (I like these because they are a little smaller than regular elbow macaroni and don’t get so squishy. Use about a half of a 1# box.
• Can of corn (drained well)
• Ground beef (about 2#, browned in salt, pepper, and chopped onions)
• 1 can of tomato soup
• 1 28oz.can of crushed or whole tomatoes(if you use whole, just squish them yourself in a bowl ahead of mixing with other ingredients)

Boil noodles, and then set aside.

Brown ground beef with salt, pepper, onion. Drain very well. Set aside.

Put in pan tomato soup (not mixed) just the soup. Add tomatoes. Then add drained corn. Then next the meat. Finally, add the noodles. You may have to add more tomatoes (even tomato sauce works). You may need more noodles too. It is all hit and miss. However, this recipe is quite accurate, I am sure. If the hot dish needs more seasoning, you may add more and pepper to it when it is all mixed.

BBQ Beef Cups

I originally heard about this recipe on Moms Corner but the recipe was on Allrecipe.com and quickly became a favorite in my house!! I use the Grands home style or southern style biscuits.

INGREDIENTS:

3/4 pound lean ground beef 1/2 cup barbecue sauce 1 tablespoon dried minced onion

1 (12 ounce) package refrigerated biscuit dough 1/3 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the cups of a muffin pan.
2.	In a large heavy skillet over medium heat, cook beef until evenly brown. Drain excess fat. Stir in barbeque sauce and dried onion. Simmer for a few minutes over low heat.
3.	Flatten each biscuit, and press into cups of the prepared muffin pan. Make sure the dough comes to the top of the pan. Spoon a portion of the meat mixture into each dough cup.
4.	Bake in preheated oven for 12 minutes. Sprinkle with cheese, and bake for 3 more minutes.