Taco Casserole

2 Lbs Hamburger            

Onion, Chopped            

Sprinkle Garlic            

Bottle Taco Sauce            

1 Can Cream Of Celery Soup

1 Can Cream Of Mushroom Soup

Cheese, Grated

Tortilla Chips

Line 9 by 13 inch pan with chips. 
Brown hamburger meat, onion & garlic. 
Add taco sauce and two cans of undiluted soup. Heat. 
Pour over chips & sprinkle grated cheese over top. 
Bake at 350° for 5-10 minutes until hot.

Lasagna

¼ C Onions, Chopped

1 lb Hamburger meat

1- 26.5 oz can Hunts Spaghetti Sauce (or equivalent)

8 oz Lasagna Noodles, cooked

15-16 oz Ricotta Cheese

2 Eggs

Garlic Powder (optional)

½ C Parmesan Cheese (optional)

2 C Mozzarella Cheese, grated

1 C Cheddar Cheese, grated (optional)

Preheat oven to 350°. 

Brown onions and hamburger meat together. Add sauce. Set aside. 

Mix ricotta, eggs, some garlic powder and parmesan as desired.  Set aside. 

Cook Lasagna noodles with a little oil to keep them from sticking. 

Rinse with cool water when done. 

Layer: sauce, noodles, ricotta mixture, mozzarella (and cheddar if desired). 

Make 2 or 3 layers. 

Make in one 8 by 8 pan or two loaf pans. 

Cover with foil. 

Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. 

Remove foil and bake for additional 10 minutes. 

Remove from oven and let sit for 5-10 minutes before serving. 

This recipe freezes well (before baking). Thaw thoroughly before baking. 

Beef Brisket Virginia

Beef Brisket (NOT Corned Beef), (any Size)

Pepper

Salt

Put Brisket into crock pot or slow cooker. 

Salt and pepper according to your tastes and cook for 8-12 hrs or until very tender. 

Slice meat cross grain or pull apart. 

Great all by itself, as French Dip sandwiches, or heated up in BBQ sauce. 

Freezes well with au jus for a quick meal at a later date. 

Beef Brisket Lorraine

6-8 Lb Brisket of Beef

1 Envelope Dry Onion Soup Mix

½ C Water

Place the brisket fat side up on heavy duty aluminum foil in broiler pan. 

Sprinkle 1 envelope of dry onion soup mix over it. 

Add about 1/2 C water. 

Then bring the foil together, sealing the edges to a tent around the meat. 

Cook at 250° for about 6 or 7 hours. 

Save the juice. 

Refrigerate cooked meat over night for best slicing. 

Serve the sliced beef au jus or make gravy out of it.

Hot Chocolate Mix

Yield: 50 Servings

8 Qt Powdered Milk (Makes 8 Qts Milk)           

1 Lb Quick Cocoa Mix            

½ C Cocoa     

8 Oz Coffee-Mate      

1 Lb Powdered Sugar

Mix all ingredients until well blended. 

Use 1/4 to 1/3 mix for each cup of boiling water (or hot coffee for mocha flavor).

Makes 15 cups of hot chocolate mix which fills 9 pint sized jars with mix. 

These make great Christmas gifts for friends or co-workers.

Sausage Balls

Yield: 5 Dozen Balls

1 Lb Sausage            

2 C Bisquick

1 Lb Cheese           

Sausage and cheese should be at room temperature before combining all ingredients. 

Shape into balls. 

Bake at 375° for 10-15 minutes.

7 Layer Dip

1 Can Bean Dip or refried beans            

1 Avocado            

Lemon Juice            

Salt            

Hot Sauce            

8 Oz Sour Cream     

1 Pkg Taco Seasoning Mix   

Cheddar Cheese, Shredded  

Green Onions

Tomatoes, Chopped

Black Olives

 Layer as follows:

1. Bean dip

2. Mash avocado and mix with squirt of lemon juice, salt, and hot sauce

3. Mix sour cream with taco mix

4. Shredded cheddar cheese

5. Green onions

6. Chopped Tomatoes

7. Black olives