Cheeseburger & Fries Casserole Burger, bun and fries all in one casserole! Sure to please any cheeseburger lover and easy to prepare too. Perfect back-to-school supper. Here’s a delicious meal that will please both the adults and the kids in the house. Easy, economical and tasty This is really tasty and I liked the…
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Rustic Beef Pot Pie
Rustic Beef Pot Pie These easy beef pot pies are an excellent way to use leftover roast beef! Great easy weeknight meal for a crisp fall evening. Here’s a good way to use any leftover roast beef you have! Of course they can be made starting with fresh meat. Either way, it tastes fantastic. I…
One Skillet Salisbury Steak with Browned Butter Merlot Sauce
One Skillet Salisbury Steak with Browned Butter Merlot Sauce A quick and gourmet salisbury steak made in one pan. The merlot sauce makes this dish special. What do you do when you overbuy ground beef due to a great sale, have a handful of mushrooms left over and about 6 slices of bread that are…
Take-Out Beef Fried Rice
Take-Out Beef Fried Rice The secret to authentic Chinese take-out fried rice is jasmine rice. I’ve been making fried rice for years, but one thing always eluded me–why, using the same seasonings and basic ingredients–didn’t mine taste like the restaurant or take-out joint. Authentic Fried Rice Quite by accident, I discovered jasmine rice. Yep, I’m probably…
Crunchy Beef & Broccoli Casserole
Crunchy and inexpensive ground beef casserole based on Chinese beef and broccoli. Here’s an easy one-dish meal that will please mostly everyone. I’m not going to say this duplicates the authentic Chinese recipe, because it really doesn’t. It’s more reminiscent of the dish actually. Hearty and crunchy The original recipe for the basic casserole…
Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf
Bacon Cheeseburger Meatloaf Calling all bacon cheesburger fans. This is your meatloaf! Eat it hot or cold on a bun–just like the burger joints. This is one quick and easy meatloaf. Mix it, bake it, that’s it. I have to admit that generic meatloaf is not my favorite thing to eat. I have discovered another…
Steak Gorgonzola with Spinach Alfredo
Copycat Steak Gorgonzola Alfredo Copycat of the famous Olive Garden Steak Gorgonzola Alfredo–with a radically different steak marinade.
Fajita Rice Skillet Dinner
Fajita Rice Skillet Dinner This fajita flavored ground beef and rice skillet dinner is quick, easy and on the table in 30 minutes or less. Did I mention it’s very tasty too? My store had Rice-a-Roni on sale last week. It’s been literally ages since I bought or ate this. No particular reason, just that…
Slow Cooker Braised Short Ribs
Slow Cooker Braised Short Ribs Let your slow cooker do the work infusing these juicy braised beef short ribs with a tangy, yet sweet flavor. It seems no one who shops in the grocery store that’s in my town ever buy short ribs. On the last day of sale, there’s always drastic reductions on them,…
Crock Pot Creamy Penne
Crock Pot Creamy Penne This creamy penne pasta dinner cooks entirely in the slow cooker. Add some vodka for an extra kick. More slow cooker experiments! I wanted to see how a complete meal cooked in one–especially a meal with pasta. And I didn’t want to cook the pasta first either, just like in my…