Clara's Poormans meal - my way

This was so good!! I found the video of Clara Cannucciara on Dollar stretcher.com

My portions for my family of 4-2 of which are male tweenage eaters is::

2 pounds of potatoes chopped into small cubes(peeling optional)$1.00
1/2 onion chopped finely $.10
1T garlic chopped finely $.05
4 sliced hot dogs $.50
1/4 C spaghetti sauce $.25
1 cup water free
oil, pepper $.10

Directions::
use oil to cook the potatoes,pepper, onion and garlic about 10 minutes, add spaghetti sauce stir throughout, add sliced hot dogs cook 2 minutes then start adding the water so it creates a sauce and reduces. This should take about 25-30 minutes total.
This meal cost me about $2.00 to make to serve my family of 4.
I served honeydew alongside so $3.00 total cost and my guys loved it!!!

Bread to go with Hamburger Soup

This is the bread recipe I will use to make bread to go along with my Hamburger Soup tonight the notes in burgundy are for my variations on the bread to make it 1 1/2 lb loaf


Add Original Recipe Yield 1 - 1 pound loaf

Ingredients
2/3 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1 3/4 cups bread flour
probably use 2 cups flour
2 teaspoons dry milk powder
2 teaspoons white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
will use at least 2 Tablespoons
1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1 tsp chopped garlic
1T grated onion
1 1/2 tablespoons margarine
1 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
Directions
Place ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
Select the Medium Crust and Basic/White
I may also add in some grated cheddar cheese for a deeper flavor.

Hamburger Soup - my way this time

I am starting with this recipe I got off Allrecipes.com

Ingredients::my variation
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef 3/4#
2 large potatoes, sliced cubed
2 stalks celery, sliced chopped
salt and pepper to taste easy on salt
2 onions, thinly sliced 1 chopped
1 (15 ounce) can peas corn
3 small carrots, sliced 2 chopped
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed tomato soup
1 1/4 cups water 2 cups with 2T beef base

Directions::
Place ground beef in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
Place a the potatoes in a layer to cover the bottom of the slow cooker. Sprinkle the celery over the potatoes, and cover with a layer of ground beef. Season each layer with salt and pepper. Throw in the carrots, onions and peas. Mix together the tomato soup and water, and pour over the top. Cover, and set to low for 6 to 8 hours.
In my Rival 5 qt. probably more like 4-5 hours on low. Also make small loaf garlic herb parmesan bread in bread machine to go with.

Chicken Italiano - my way - the easy way

This is one of my creation meals this month, I hope they love it!!! How could they not you ask?? Cuz they're crazed!!

8 chicken patties (2 each)
4 slices each ham and american cheese cut in half to make 8 pieces
1/2 jar meatless hearty spaght sauce (mixed with 1/4 cup water?)
1/4 cup or more parm cheese

Top patty with ham then cheese cook in oven at 375 for about 10-15 minutes. take out to pour the sauce over it all, cook another 5 minutes take out and sprinkle parm cheese, cook another 5-10 minutes - serve over egg noodles with a green salad alongside.

I have linked this with Hon whats for dinner Wednesday 7-7-10 recipe swap.

Breakfast muffins

http://leftoversonpurpose.blogspot.com/2010/06/breakfast-in-muffin.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LeftoversOnPurpose+%28Leftovers+On+Purpose%29

I think I can find all the ingredients to make some of these (12) to be reheated if not immediately consumed.

I want to try this pie

http://girlstogrow.blogspot.com/2010/06/buttermilk-pie.html

Black Bean Burgers

http://angieshealthylivingblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/black-bean-burgers-yummy.html

I want to try these they sound so good!!

Simple Salsa Chicken?

This is one of my families all time favorite meals. Simple Salsa Chicken. I make it to serve over rice or as what happened this week when it came out a bit dry we ate it as taco meat with a can of TB no fat re fried beans, some white rice, sliced tomato and lettuce, TB shells 12-$1, a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkle of shredded cheese. YUM-O!!

Well, anyway I got rave reviews tonight and I want to share my secret ingredient - a good teaspoon of Strawberry preserves mixed with the salsa. I usually add a 15 oz jar but today I added probably more like 11 oz from 2 jars (both less than half full in the fridge) LOL Cook in Crock- low for about 6 hours

Cheater Chicken Pot Pie

Really, no cheat here it took time separating the refrigerator rolls but that's what I did!! I put seven split in half on the bottom and cooked for 15 minutes at 350 while I was boiling up 3 small frozen breasts with various personal preference seasonings in about 3 cups water (barely over chicken). When the beeper went off for the biscuits I also took out the chicken then adding into the water a chopped potato (1 large) cooked for about 7 minutes them added about 1 cup frozen mixed veggie, 1 package of chicken gravy-mix well, then add back in chopped chicken-add a bit of chicken bouillon seasoned cornstarch rue if it is too watery. Add meat, veggie, gravy mixture atop the precooked biscuit crust then separate 9 more biscuits and place on top of it all (I used the 25 cent can) baste them with 2T melted butter and cook for another 15 - 20 minutes at 350 until browned. Voila, dinner is done!!

BTW::Yes that is 16 biscuits - the other 4 will be for biscuits and gravy Thursday morning so they will not go to waste!!!