Ranch Potato Casserole

Ingredients:

• 5 large potatoes, skin on, quartered
• 1 cup ranch dressing
• ½ cup sour cream
• 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 cup shredded cheese
• Salt & pepper to taste

 

Directions:
Prep Time: 10 min Total Time: 45 min Yield: 5-6

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. While preheating, boil potatoes for about 10 minutes. Rinse and dry.
2. In a bowl mix remaining ingredients then add boiled potatoes until well coated
3. Place in casserole dish, sprinkling a bit more cheese on top and bake for 20 min.

Approx. Calories 275 per serving

Commste Borschte

Ingredients:

• 1 -2 lb beef soup bone, with meat on it
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• dried dill, to taste
• dried parsley, to taste
• 8 peppercorns
• 2 -3 carrots, peeled and cut up
• 1 small cabbage, chopped
• 2 -4 potatoes, peeled and cut in cubes
• salt and pepper
• 2 -3 cups tomato juice or 1 can tomato soup

Directions:

Prep Time: 30 min Total Time: 4 hours 30 min Yield: 6

1. Place beef bone in a large soup pot and cover with water. Simmer for 1-3 hours.
2. Cut the meat off the bone and discard bone. If time permits, let the broth sit in the fridge overnight so that fat hardens.
3. Remove hardened fat and discard.
4. Add onions, bay leaf, dillweed, parsley, peppercorns (place peppercorns in a spice ball, or else you'll have to fish them out at the end), carrots and cabbage.
5. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
6. Add potatoes, salt and pepper. Simmer until all vegetables are tender.
7. If broth is not flavourful enough, add some beef bouillon.
8. Stir in tomato juice or soup. Continue cooking until soup is hot.

Approx. Calories 150 per serving

BBQ Weiners

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup water
• 3/4 cup sliced onion (or 1 tsp. onion powder)
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• 1 package farmer sausage, split lengthwise

 

Directions:

Prep Time: 10 min Total Time: 20 min Yield: 6

1. Stir all ingredients in a pot, liquid first.
2. Boil on medium for about 10 minutes.
3. Serve over rice.

 Approx. Calories 351 per serving

Hearty Hamburger Soup

Ingredients:
2 lbs lean ground beef
1 white onion, peeled and diced
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, more to taste
1/2 teaspoon dry oregano, more to taste
1/2 teaspoon dry basil, more to taste
1/4 teaspoon seasoning salt
1 (1 1/2 ounce) envelope onion soup mix
6 cups water, more to desired consistency
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (15 ounce) can corn, drained
1 cup celery, sliced
1 cup fresh carrot, sliced
1 cup white potato, peeled and cut into small cubes
garlic salt, to taste
shredded parmesan cheese, to serve

Directions:
Prep Time: 10 min  Total Time: 55 min  Yield: 10
Brown ground beef and onion in a large pot. Drain if needed.
Add spices and onion soup mix.
Stir in water, tomato sauce and soy sauce. Bring to a boil; then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
Add the rest of the ingredients up to the potatoes bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer uncovered until potatoes and carrots are tender about 30 minutes. (Add more water if needed).
Season to taste with garlic salt.
Serve with shredded parmesan cheese.

Approx. Calories 300 per serving

Homemade Macaroni & Cheese Casserole

Ingredients:
8 ounces macaroni, cooked as directed
12 ounces cheddar cheese, thinly slice
4 eggs
2 1/2 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
black pepper
1/4 cup cracker crumbs or 1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted

Directions:
Prep Time: 5 min  Total Time: 50 min  Yield: 6
Liberally butter a 2 quart casserole dish.
Alternate layering macaroni and cheese slices in the buttered casserole.
Beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper.
Pour mixture over macaroni and cheese.
Mix cracker crumbs with melted butter.
Add to top of casserole.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until a knife comes out clean when inserted.

Approx. Calories 550 per serving

Potato Pancakes - German Style

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs potatoes, peeled 
• 1 large onion, quartered 
• 3 eggs, beaten 
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 
• 1 teaspoon baking powder 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 tablespoon parsley

Directions:
Prep Time: 10 min  Total Time: 30 min  Yield: 6

1. Keep potatoes covered with cold water until ready to grate in the food processor.
2. Fit the medium shredding blade into food processor and shred potatoes and onion.
3. Dry potatoes and onion between sheets of paper towel.
4. In a large bowl combine potato mixture with eggs, flour, baking powder, parsley and salt.
5. In a large skillet heat 1/8 inch vegetable oil until hot.
6. Pour in 1/3 cup potato mixture puddles, flattening with the back of a wooden spoon, and fry until crisp and golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side.
7. Drain on paper towel and keep warm in a 100 degree oven.

Approx. Calories 275 per serving

Curry Turkey

Ingredients:

• 4 tablespoons coconut oil
• 2 -3 teaspoons red curry paste 
• 1/4 cup onion flakes 
• 3 tablespoons coconut milk, light 
• 1 cup chicken broth 
• 2 cups cooked turkey 
• salt, to taste 
• pepper, to taste

Directions:
Prep Time: 10 min  Total Time: 25 min  Yield: 2

1. Melt butter and add curry, heating for 2-3 minutes, then stir in onion flakes and cook until tender, not brown.
2. Blend in flour, salt and pepper, once mixed add broth and cook stirring until boiling.
3. Add turkey and bring the mixture to boil again.
4. Blend in flour, salt and pepper, once mixed add broth and cook stirring until boiling.
5. Add turkey and bring the mixture to boil again.
6. For a side to this dish, fry a tortilla brushed in canola oil, about 2 min. on medium heat each side. Makes a nice flat bread to take away some of the heat from eating the curry.

Approx. Calories 545 per serving