Mexican Lasagna

I haven't updated in awhile....oops.
I actually got this recipe on the back of a Kraft Mexican 4 cheese Shredded Cheese bag, very easy and yummy!


Ingredients:

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 pack taco seasoning
• 3 - 8inch soft tortillas
• 1 8 inch baking dish
• 3/4 cup salsa
• 1 can pinto beans - rinsed and drained
• about 1/2 bag of Kraft mexican 4 cheese shredded cheese and about 1/4 of a bag of shredded pepper jack (but you could just use the mexican cheese if you wanted - we just had some pepper jack, so I used it)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400

• Brown meat in skillet, drain off grease, add in salsa and taco seasoning, stir, let simmer for 10 minutes

• In your baking dish, spray with cooking oil, place one 8 inch tortilla in the bottom of the dish.

• Apply half the meat mixture, half the pinto beans, and cover with cheese (use as much as you need)

• Top with another 8 inch tortilla

• Top with the rest of the meat mixture, the rest of the pinto beans and the rest of your cheese (as much as you like)

• Top with last 8 inch tortilla

• I spray a little cooking spray on top of the tortilla so it will crisp a little in the oven
• Cover and put in the oven for 30 minutes, let sit and cool for about 5-10 minutes before cutting and serving!

• ENJOY!

My Mom's Meat Loaf

My mom made her own rendition of Paula Deen's "Basic Meat Loaf," It was delicious, so I wanted to make it. It has a little spice to it.....very good. Definitely good if you are not a HUGE meat loaf fan....I have never really liked it until my mom made it this way. 

Ingredients:

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1.25 tbsp salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 cup chopped vidalia onion
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 10oz can of rotel w/ chili's (this is the difference between paula deen's and my moms recipes)
• 1/2 cup quaker oats (quick cooking oats)

Sauce for Topping:

• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp. mustard

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees
• In a large bowl, mix beef, salt, pepper, onion, pepper, beaten egg, Rotel, and oats

• Mix all ingredients well and pour into lightly greased loaf pan

• Mix topping ingredients together, and spread on top of loaf

• Put loaf pan in oven and cook for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 min.
• Let cool for a minute, slice and serve.

• I served mine with a side salad and steamed green beans.

Enjoy!

Simple Pot Roast

I made pot roast last night for Jeremy and myself, I found the recipe online, but changed it a bit, especially since I was only making it for 2 (I Still made way too much)

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs boneless chuck roast (original recipe called for 3-4 lb. make as needed)
• 3 medium russet potatoes chopped (cleaned and skinned--you can leaves skins on if you prefer)
• 3 medium carrots chopped
• 1 large onion chopped
• 1 -32oz box beef broth (reduced sodium--healthier)
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1- 6oz can tomato paste
• 2 tsp. paprika
• 3 tsp. allspice
• 1 tbsp rosemary (recipe called for 2-3 springs fresh rosemary-- but Im not a huge fan of rosemary, so I just used about 1 tbsp. dried rosemary)
• salt and pepper for taste

Now, to put it all together:

• Chop up all your veggies

• pour the beef broth, tomato paste, honey, balsamic vinegar, paprika, allspice, salt and pepper in the crock pot, and stir until incorporated

• once all mixed, pour in half of the vegetables
• next place the meat and then top with the rest of the veggies
• make sure the meat is completely submerged in the broth
• top with rosemary

• Now, just cover the crock pot and set on low for 8 hours or high for 6 hours
• If you are home while it's cooking....give it a good stir every now and then....if not, it will be fine.
• Right before you serve, pull the meat out and slice it up
• It's ready to serve. (I placed the meat in the center of a platter, surrounded it with the veggies and then poured some of the broth over it)

I served mine with some bread, but you really don't need anything else!

ENJOY! We did....and Jeremy took it for lunch, reheats well--- the meat would be good for a sandwich!

Source: Crepes of Wrath