Fried Spaghetti

No pictures, just the goods. We were too hungry and ate this up way too fast for me to snatch the camera. I managed to snatch a camera later when I made one up for my husband who was coming home after working 2nd shift.

In anticipation of me being home with the boys on a busy night, I picked up a package of sliced roast beef from Sam’s Club, a pack of their swiss cheese slices, and  a 6-pack of sub rolls from a different store. Today I went from work to home, to briefly checking emails, and getting the boys to their locations (football practice, hunter safety class and one who went with my mom) me off to take an exam, then me racing out to see the second half of a soccer game, to back home by 8:30 pm. Got all that?

Here’s what I did with the supplies I had previously gathered (It took me about 15 minutes):

1 cup water
2 tsp Better Than Bouillon Beef Base
1 package of sliced beef from Sam’s Club/Castle Foods 1# 6oz package (or sliced roast beef from your deli – about 1 1/4 pound)
1/2 small onion, sliced
1/2 bag of frozen, sliced peppers
1 package of 6 sub rolls
10 slices of swiss cheese
1T butter
1T olive oil
dash of salt and pepper

Saute vegetables on med-high heat. After they have released the water, add about 1T. olive oil and a dash of salt and pepper. Keep mixing so they don’t stick, turn on low when browned. Also, bring water to boil in stockpot or deep pan. Add bullion and butter. Add slices of beef, one by one. Stir gently to heat and saturate the beef. Turn on low.

Slice buns and top with cheese, veggies and meat, and a little of the broth if you like. Enjoy.

Super easy, nice and warm. Cheaper than take-out.

I don’t even remember clipping this recipe, but, while filing through my recipe book I thought I’d give it a try. It is called Awesome Chicken and Yellow Rice Casserole. Note 2 things:

1.) I can’t ever seem to follow a recipe to the “T”
2.) Because of our large family size I doubled the recipe

Here’s the original and here’s what I did:

INGREDIENTS
1 large onion, chopped in bite-size pieces
1 large (red, yellow or green) bell pepper, chopped in bite-size pieces
1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 whole chickens
1 tsp. cumin (approx. I did not measure)
1/4 tsp. garlic (approx. I did not measure)
pepper to taste
seasoning salt to taste
2 cups of brown rice (uncooked)

Everything else is pretty much the same. Sweat the onions, peppers and chestnuts in the OO, Throw the chickens on top, cook for 1.5 hours (or internal temp of 180). Make rice.

Chicken done. Remove; cool chicken, toss skin and bones (I used Smart Chickens, and there’s no neck or gizzard but if you’ve got those, you’ll probably want to toss or eat those, but not throw back in the pot), shred meat and return that to the pan with rice. Add the garlic and cumin, toss it around. Put it back in the oven (uncovered) for 15 minutes. Voila. Mmm-mm-good. I sprinkled some chili and lime on mine and it was delicious. Even better reheated the next day. Super easy recipe, super delicious, too.

This recipe calls for pork and beef, but you could make it will beef only. Makes 2 medium loaves.

1 pound ground pork
2 pound ground beef
2 eggs
1/2 large onion
3 cloves garlic
1 green pepper
1 cup ground crackers (I used Triscuit)
1/2 Tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
1-2 Tablespoons oil or butter to fry
1/2 cup ketchup
1 Tablespoon dried thyme
1 Tablespoon dried parsley
dash of salt and pepper

Finely chop the onion green pepper and garlic. Heat oil in skillet on medium; add veggies heating until soft. In large bowl, mash the ground crackers, beef and pork together with your hands. Add eggs, mash. Add cooked veggies. Mash more. Add remaining ingredients and mash more until everything is mixed well.

In a large casserole dish (this is key — don’t use loaf pans), divide meat, forming into 2 loaves. Bake at 375 for 1 hour, remove, cover with tin foil and let sit for 10-15 minutes.

Easy and delicious.

Tonight we had tacos con carne. Too busy eating to remember to take pictures, but I assure you they were beautiful.

Chicken and steak, both grilled. They were very yummy. I made a dry rub/seasoning for the meat that consisted of:

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