Enchilada Casserole

INGREDIENTS
1.5 lbs ground beef
1/2 medium onion (diced)
1 green bell pepper (diced)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can mild enchilada sauce
1/2 can diced rotel tomatoes
1 c. grated cheddar cheese
Corn tortillas

DIRECTIONS:
1.  Brown meat, onions, bell peppers and drain
2.  Add canned ingredients and cook until bubbles
3.  Line bottom of 9x12" dish with tortillas (torn into quarters)
4.  Pour 1/2 mixture over tortillas
5. Layer tortillas and mixture until gone
6.  Top with grated cheese
7.  Cook 20-30 minutes at 350 degrees

**I recently discovered this could be made even easier my layering the bottom with premade taquitos and then adding all the rest on top.  Not quite as good but good enough if time calls for the change. You don't have to brown the meat and you wouldn't need to have all the layers.

Turkey Frittata

INGREDIENTS

Orange/Yellow bell pepper (diced)
Tomato (diced)
Onion (diced)
Ground Turkey or leftover Thanksgiving turkey (cooked)
10-12 Eggs
1/4 c. cream (I've used milk too)
Shredded cheddar cheese
*You can add any veggie really, spinach works well too... or potatoes would go

DIRECTIONS

1. Saute bell pepper and onion in an oven safe skillet
2. Add Tomato and turkey (couple minutes)
3. Whip eggs and cream (I add salt and pepper here)
4. Pour into skillet and stir gently until it sets around the edges (eggs should look both runny and lumpy)
5. Broil in oven until puffy (on the bottom shelf)
6. Top with shredded cheddar cheese and broil until melted


This is a combo recipe from Rachel Ray and from somewhere else???

Stuffed Bell Peppers **

INGREDIENTS

Ground Meat
Onion
Garlic, Salt, Pepper
Rice (cooked)
2 cans tomato sauce
Bell Peppers
Cheese (sliced)

DIRECTIONS

1. Place 1/2 inch water in skillet, add cut peppers and lid
2. Brown meat, onion with garlic, salt and pepper; degrease
3. Add rice and tomato sauce
4. Fill peppers and top with cheese
5. Bake 20-30 min at 350 degrees

(for Pen, I chop the green peppers real small and add to mix...not really "stuffed" green peppers)

Vegetable Beef Soup ***

INGREDIENTS

Ground beef (I use ground turkey)
Celery
Onions
2 cans tomato sauce
6 Beef boullion cubes (more if ground turkey)
3-4 Carrots (diced)
2 potatos or Elbow macaroni
1 can greenbeans
1 can corn

DIRECTIONS

1. Brown meat with celery and onions (remove grease)
2. Add 2 cans tomato sauce and water to fill 1/2 pot
3. Add Beef boullion cubes
4. Add carrots; cook 10 minutes
5. Add potatos or macaroni; cook 5-10 minutes
6. Add greenbeans and corn (with juice); cook 10 minutes

Minestrone Beans and Rice **

INGREDIENTS

Ground Beef
2 cans pinto beans
2 cans kidney beans
2 cans minestrone soup
1 can Rotell tomato and chili
1 onion chopped

DIRECTIONS

1. Brown meat and onions
2. Add rest (don't drain)
3. Stew about 20 minutes
4. Serve with rice

(I often half this recipe and still have lots to freeze)

Mom's Meatloaf ***

INGREDIENTS

Ground beef (I use ground turkey)
1/2 stick saltine crackers
salt and pepper
1/2 med. onion (chopped)
ketchup

DIRECTIONS

1. Mix ground beef with salt, pepper, and crackers (crushed)
2. Add ketchup
3. Cook in oven 45 minutes at 350 degrees
4. Remove grease (if beef)

Baked Zucchini and Ground Turkey *

INGREDIENTS
3 tbsp. oil
3 lbs. sliced zucchini
1/3 c. chopped onion
1 1/2 pkgs. Italian spaghetti sauce (dry)
1 3/4 c. water
1 tbsp. oil
1 (6 oz.) tomato paste
1/4 c. Parmesan cheese
1/3 c. bread crumbs
1 (8 oz.) pkg. Mozzarella cheese
1 lb. ground beef (I used ground turkey)

DIRECTIONS
1. Combine first oil, zucchini, and onion and saute until tender. Put in 2 quart casserole dish.

2. Brown the beef. Add one package of sauce, water, tomato paste and 2 tablespoons oil. Heat to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Pour over zucchini.

3. Mix Parmesan and bread crumbs. Sprinkle over top and mix gently.

4. Top with Mozzarella. Bake to a golden brown at 350 degrees.

Serves 4-6.

(I was concerned Pen wouldn't eat this, so I cooked some spaghetti noodles too...of course he ate it with the noodles instead of the zucchini)

Ground Turkey Pot Sticker *****

INGREDIENTS
Ground turkey
Ginger
Garlic
Salt and Pepper
Onion
Shredded Cabbage
Soy Sauce
Won Ton Wrappers (we ate this once w/o wrappers with rice)

DIRECTIONS
1.Saute ground turkey until it is brown and crumbled. Season turkey as it cooks with ginger and garlic (add salt and pepper as well if you want)

2.Chop/mince onion and add to turkey and sautee until onion is soft.Add shredded cabbage to onion and turkey mixture.

3.Add a few drops of soy sauce and some water and sautee until the mixture is soft.

4.Take a won ton wrapper, moisten the edges with water and place about 1 tsp of the turkey/onion/cabbage mixture into the center. Fold won ton so the filling does not fall out. Either put in a steamer for about 10 minutes or sautee in a non stick pan sprayed with cooking spray.

Makes 5 serving of 4 pot stickers per serving.