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Chopped Steak with Seared Mushroom Gravy

Judith Hannemann — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 23:00:02 +0000

Delicious chopped steal burgers in a delicious seared mushroom gravy is easier to make than you think!

Family Dinner You’ll Love

This dinner is definitely in the top-1o list of comfort foods. It’s a perfect meal for back-to-school as well!

This chopped steak is quite similar to salisbury steak–and some may say it is. However, it parts company with that famous recipe in the way that this is made, especially the gravy. And that takes full advantage of the technique for cooking mushrooms.

I learned that method of cooking years ago while watching a TV shopping channel. Chef Jamie Gwen was demonstrating some of her cookware and was making mushrooms in one of the skillets. The secret? It’s simple. You sear them in the highest temperature in the hottest the pan can get.

The Cooking Method

These patties are first browned on one side then flipped but not browned on the other side. You place the whole pan in the oven and they finish off that way.

It’s essential to use a skillet that is also oven proof. I tend to use cast iron for this type of cooking because not only is it oven proof, but it cooks so evenly. I use mine for many things, but I avoid using them if there’s lots of gooey cheese because then it’s difficult to clean.

These patties then are pan roasted. Here, you don’t cover the pan so any pan juices should reduce to practically nothing, but if there is any accumulated juice after cooking, then drain it completely because it’s not used.

The Simplest Side

I chose to serve these chopped steak patties with noodles rather than mashed potatoes. That’s quite a feat for me because I love me some real mashed potatoes and the gravy would be super on top of them. By all means serve with potatoes–you won’t be sorry.

However, I’m glad I went with the noodles. I actually enjoyed them as much as the meat. There’s no real recipe–just boil up some wide egg noodles–about 4 cups. Drain them well then add about 4 tablespoons of butter and stir until the butter is melted. Then for the crowning glory add about 1/4 cup of chopped fresh chives. I highly recommend using fresh chives. They look better and taste better. The dehydrated ones may be OK with sour cream in a potato, but they really won’t work in this as the flavor is quite different once dried.

The Recipe

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Chopped Steak with Seared Mushroom Gravy

Delicious chopped sirloin burgers in a delicious seared mushroom gravy is easier to make than you think!

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Dinner, Main, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chopped steak, mushroom gravy, sirloin steak recipe

Servings: 4

Calories: 424kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

For the Steaks:

1 1/2 lb lean ground beef
2 eggs beaten
1/4 cup minced onion
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 tbs minced garlic
1/2 cup crushed saltine crackers
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp olive oil to coat skillet

For the Gravy:

2 tbs unsalted butter
6 oz cremini mushrooms sliced
1/2 cup diced onion
2 tbs flour
2 cups low sodium beef broth low sodium recommended
1 tsp Gravy Master or Kitchen Bouquet optional
fresh chopped parsley for garnish

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Instructions

Combine the eggs, onion, parsley, Worcestershire, garlic and crackers. Add the ground beef, salt and pepper. Mix well to combine.
Shape into 4 equal oval patties. Heat a large heavy oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the drop of olive oil to the pan to coat—I use a paper towel to do this.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Sear the patties until nicely brown on one side. Flip the patties and place the entire pan in the preheated oven. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Remove from oven, place patties on a plate and loosely cover with foil then drain any excess fat and wipe the pan clean with a paper towel.
For the gravy, melt the butter in the same pan over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook until brown and moisture is released and evaporated, about 10 minutes. Stir in the onion and the flour; cook for 2 minutes. Stir in the beef broth and cook until gravy is slightly thickened; about 5 minutes. Stir in the Gravy master if using.
Pour gravy over steaks and garnish with parsley if you like.

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14 Kid-Pleasing School Night Dinners

Judith Hannemann — Thu, 11 Aug 2016 23:00:09 +0000

The whole family will love these 14 easy school night dinners.

School Night Dinners

Here are 14 easy and tasty meals that the kiddos will love. So will you!

Make the first two weeks of school night dinners easy on you and your family.

Clicking on the recipe title will take you to the recipe.

Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan

Classic family-pleasing meal!

Slow Cooker Extra Creamy Chicken and Noodles

The kiddos will love this one!

Cheesy Beef & Potatoes Casserole

Make this one in the oven or slow cooker!

2-Cheese Stuffed Peppers

Even your most finicky eater will love these!

Chicken Divan Tacos

Totally delicious and different.

Slow Cooker 3-Cheese Tortellini

A friend who made this first said her kids fought like wild dogs for seconds. Nuff said!

Easy Cheesy Pizza Casserole

A timeless classic that can be dressed up or dressed down.

Sausage And Peppers With Cheesy Rice

One skillet meal that’s easy and sure to please.

3-Ingredient Italian Chicken

Few ingredients but big on taste.

Cheeseburger Ring

Think outside the taco ring.

Roasted Pork Chops With Savory Stuffing

A complete meal in one pan.

Philly Cheesesteak Spaghetti

Leftover roast beef works in this meal.

Slow Cooker Pepper Steak

Easy to make and delicious

Creamy Chicken Ritz Casserole

A great comfort meal. Use leftover chicken!

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7 Easy Back-To-School Dinners Kids Love

Judith Hannemann — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 14:31:00 +0000

Here’s a collection of kid-pleasing meals for back-to-school!

Clockwise from top:

Mexican Enchilada Lasagna

Beefy Taco Mac Bake

Skillet Taco Pie

Cheeseburger & Fries Casserole

Magic Chicken Pie

Cheesy Bacon Ranch Pizza

Creamy Chicken with Noodles

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Back To School Savings Begin At Price Chopper

Judith Hannemann — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 04:00:00 +0000

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Yoplait Greek Yogurt Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Great recipes for back-to-school start at Price Chopper Supermarket. Win an iPad mini too–read the rest of the post to see how!

It’s been a long LONG time since I fed children! However, I never forgot how big a little one’s appetite can be.

I feel it’s very important to give kids a high percentage of whole foods in their diets. Snacks present an excellent opportunity to pack in some of those most-needed fruits and veggies. If you have a veggie hater or a picky eater, the best way to disguise a serving of veggies or fruit is to put it in a smoothie. A serving size of spinach added to my recipe below for the strawberry banana smoothie will go unnoticed. Trust me. Kids think the green color is funky anyway, and I’d suggest calling it a Ninja Turtle Shake!

I figured I’d take this snack challenge, even though there’s no younguns in the house. So when I went shopping this past week at my local Price Chopper, I paid close attention to what was on sale in the #PriceChopperBTS specials. Many were in special displays around the store so finding them was pretty easy.

Sale items in Price Chopper are conveniently placed throughout the store

Keeping in mind that I have to like the items because it’s only me eating them, I chose Honey Nut Cheerios, Yoplait Greek yogurt and some Lunchables. I’d never tried Lunchables, but decided to give them a try because it’s the perfect size snack for when you feel peckish mid-afternoon and want something savory instead of sweet. Grownups need an “after-school snack” sometimes too!

You can’t get more convenient than Lunchables. Open the package, and it’s a mini complete meal. The way they are packaged, they stack nicely in the fridge and the kiddos can help themselves. Same goes for the yogurt, but I’d like to do something special for a child, especially when they’re easing into the first couple of weeks back to school.

Turkey and American Lunchable

That’s where the smoothie comes in. It’s easy to make, as I said before. Throw it in, zap and go. An older child can even do that themselves. Although I wouldn’t trust a child younger than around 7 handling razor-sharp blades like my Ninja has.

Satisfying yet healthy snacks

While that smoothie might satisfy a little girl, if you have a dude, you better have something else besides that smoothie! And what I made to serve along with it is some no-bake cookies packed with the Cheerios! Having had experience feeding boys, he’ll probably eat the cookies and the Lunchables and drink the smoothie (and have room for dinner too–don’t worry!!)

Honey Nut Chocolate Beehives

Did you also know that Price Chopper has a contest going where you can win a mini iPad?

All you have to do is post a “first-day-of-school” pic on their contest page. Timeframe for entries is 8/17-9/20/14. Voting begins 9/21 and ends 9/27. Five lucky winners will be chosen.

Visit Price Chopper on their Back-To-School Pinterest board for more ideas and even more ideas on their Facebook page.

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

1 ripe banana, sliced
1 tub (5.3 oz) Yoplait strawberry Greek yogurt
1/4 cup sliced strawberries (optional)
1/2 cup milk

Add all ingredients to a blender and process until smooth. You may use an immersion blender or standard blender. I use a Ninja.

Honey Nut Chocolate Beehives

1 cup chocolate chips (dark or milk)
1 tbs cream
1 1/2 cups Honey Nut Cheerios

Line baking sheet with waxed paper.

Place chocolate chips and cream in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HI for 30 seconds. Stir. Microwave an additional 10-20 second if lumps still remain after the last stirring.

When mixture is smooth, add the Cheerios and stir until well coated.

Drop by heaping tablespoonfulls onto prepared pan. Chill for about 15 minutes or until firm.

Makes about 12 beehives.

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Cheeseburger & Fries Casserole

Judith Hannemann — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 23:00:00 +0000

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 idea of combining all of my favorite burger joint things in one economical casserole. Unfortunately, when I got a hanker on for this, I was out of regular frozen french fries, but I did have some crispy crowns in the freezer that substituted nicely. In fact, I think it gave this casserole even more flavor. Since they are just flattened tater tots in actuality, good ol’ tater tots can be used if you have them on hand.

Perfect comfort casserole

Velveeta and milk make instant cheese sauce in this. If the meat looks as if it could use more “juice,” then just add a little more milk–especially if you like it saucy. I also serve a cheese sauce with this. The link will lead you to my cheeseburger ring recipe which has my speedy cheese sauce included.

Up close and crunchy

There is real cheese in this too, so you get a nice bite from the real cheddar cheese as well. You can substitute real cheese for the Velveeta, but your sauce will separate. This is why I tend to use Velveeta, even if it’s just a small chunk, in any cheddar cheese sauce. It is a miracle that keeps the sauce from separating. But since we rather LIKE Velveeta, I just go with using only that in this sauce.

Add bacon and some chopped pickle in the mix too if you’d like. It only gets better!

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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.

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: beef, Comfort Foods, Everyday Meals

Cuisine: American

Keyword: casserole recipe, cheeseburger, french fries, fries

Servings: 4 -6

Calories: 680kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 cup Velveeta
3/4 cup milk
1 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp instant onion -OR- 3 tbs minced fresh onion
1 pkg large buttermilk biscuits like Grands
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 cups tater tots crispy crowns or regular frozen french fries

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly spray a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
Open biscuits and cut into quarters. Spread evenly over the bottom of prepared baking dish.
Brown ground beef in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Drain fat from pan. Lower heat to low and add the Velveeta, milk, ketchup and onion, stirring frequently until Velveeta is melted. If you want more sauce, add another 1/4 cup of milk.
Top biscuits with meat/cheese sauce mixture. Sprinkle the shredded cheddar over the meat.
Top with tater tots/crowns/french fries, spreading them out until they almost cover the top.
Bake at 375 for 20-30 minutes, or until potatoes are done and crispy and biscuits are cooked through.