Broccoli And Chicken Casserole

Ingredients:
4 ozs med noodles
2 1/2 c chicken -- chopped/cooked
1/2 c onions -- chopped
1 10 oz pkg broccoli
1 10 oz can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 c skim milk -- at room temperature
1/2 c swiss cheese -- shredded
1 tsp basil
2 tsps salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

Preparation:
Preheat oven at 350. Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain. Prepare the bottom of a 2 1/2-quart casserole dish lightly with cooking spray. In a mixing bowl, combine noodles, chicken, onions, and broccoli. In another mixing bowl, combine soup, milk, cheese, basil, salt, and pepper.Stir in noodle mixture. Pour entire mixture into prepared dish. Bake,covered for 40 minutes.

Meat and Sweet Potato Pie

Ingredients:
1 lb Ground beef Drained
1/2 c Bread crumbs
1/4 c Brown sugar
1/4 ts Allspice
1/4 c Milk
1/4 ts Nutmeg
2 Eggs
1/8 ts Black pepper
1 tb Butter,softened
Dash of salt
1 tb Lemon juice
2 cn (16 oz) sweet potatoes
1/4 ts Cinnamon

Preparation:
About 1 1/2 hours before serving, combine ground beef,bread crumbs, allspice,nutmeg,pepper and 1 tsp. salt by hand.With fingers,press mixture to bottom and side of 9" pie plate just to rim;refrigerate. In large bowl,using a potato masher,mix sweet potatoes with remaining ingredients and 1/2 tsp. salt until smooth.Spoon sweet potato mixture into pie shell,spreading to edge to seal. Bake in a 400 degree oven about 50 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.Makes 6 servings.

Broccoli And Chicken Casserole

Ingredients:
4 ozs med noodles
2 1/2 c chicken -- chopped/cooked
1/2 c onions -- chopped
1 10 oz pkg broccoli
1 10 oz can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 c skim milk -- at room temperature
1/2 c swiss cheese -- shredded
1 tsp basil
2 tsps salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

Preparation:
Preheat oven at 350. Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain. Prepare the bottom of a 2 1/2-quart casserole dish lightly with cooking spray. In a mixing bowl, combine noodles, chicken, onions, and broccoli. In another mixing bowl, combine soup, milk, cheese, basil, salt, and pepper.Stir in noodle mixture. Pour entire mixture into prepared dish. Bake,covered for 40 minutes.

BBQ Meatloaf Aussie Style

Ingredients:
1 lb Ground beef - lean
1/2 c Water
1 lb Sausage stuffing
1 tb Parsley - chopped
1 c Breadcrumbs - fine
1 Egg - beaten
2 Onions - medium, chopped
1 each Clove - crushed Fine
1/2 c Milk
1 tb Curry powder
Salt and pepper to taste

SAUCE
1 Onion - chopped very fine
2 tb Vinegar
1/4 c Water
1 tb Instant coffee
1/2 c Ketchup
1/4 c Brown sugar - packed
1/4 c Dry red wine OR beef stock
1 oz Margarine
1/4 c Worcestershire sauce -Lea & Perrins
2 ts Lemon juice

Preparation:
Combine meats, breadcrumbs, onions, salt, pepper, garlic, parsley, curry and egg in large bowl. Mix well. Mix milk and water and add to meat mixture a little at a time until smooth but firm. Shape into loaf and put into greased baking pan. Bake 30 minutes at 375F. SAUCE: Saute onions in margarine until golden and add all other ingredients. Bring slowly to a boil, lower heat and simmer 10 to 15 minutes. (great with ribs or chicken). After loaf has cooked for 30 minutes, pour half of the sauce over the meat, return to oven and bake 45 minutes more, basting often with remaining sauce. Serve loaf hot in thick slices with remaining sauce. Also makes great sandwiches.

Cowboy Pot Roast

Ingredients:
3 lb Pot Roast
1 ts Sugar
2 tb Margarine; OR 2 tb Canola Oil; Puritan
6 oz Apricots; Dried, 1 Pkg
1 ts Lemon Peel; Grated
1/2 ea White Onion; Md, Chopped
1 x Salt & Pepper; To Taste
1 1/4 c Beef Stock
1 x Leeks; White Only, *

Preparation:
*Blanch the leeks with boiling water and then slice them. Cut the pot roast into small cubes (about 1-inch in size). Put a casserole over medium-high heat on the stove top with the margarine or oil and the chopped onions to brown and caramelize. When the onions are transparent and browned, add the meat to quickly brown. Add the beef stock, apricots, lemon peel and sugar, reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. and add the drained blanched leeks to the pot and adjust the salt and pepper to taste. Bake in the oven for 2 hours or until beef is tender.

Danish Meatballs with Dill Sauce

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1/2 pound ground pork
1/2 pound ground veal
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 eggs
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1 cup butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups chicken broth
2 cups sour cream
1/4 cup chopped fresh dill

Preparation:
1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). 2 In a large bowl, mix beef, pork, veal, salt, pepper, eggs, onion and heavy cream. With moistened hands, shape the mixture into 1 inch balls. Roll the balls in the bread crumbs until all balls are well coated. Arrange in a single layer on a large, shallow baking sheet. 3 Melt 1/2 cup butter in a large saucepan over low heat. Stir in the flour. Gradually stir in the chicken broth. Continue stirring until thickened and bubbly, then blend in the sour cream and fresh dill. 4 Melt remaining butter in a small saucepan, and drizzle over the meatballs. Bake meatballs in the preheated oven 35 minutes, turning occasionally, until evenly browned. 5 Place meatballs in a chafing dish and cover with the sauce to serve.

Deviled Swiss Steak

Ingredients:
3 lb Beef Round Steak *
2 tb Cooking Oil
2 ts Dry Mustard
4 oz (1 cn) Sliced Mushrooms
1 1/2 ts Salt
1 tb Worcestershire Sauce
1/4 ts Pepper
1 x Carrot Curls Or Parsley

Preparation:
Cut round steak into serving size pieces. Combine dry mustard, salt and pepper; sprinkle over round steak and pound on both sides with meat mallet. Brown steak quickly in oil in large frying pan. Pour off drippings. Drain liquid from mushrooms and add enough water to make 1/2 cup. Add liquid and Worcestershire sauce to steak. Cover tightly and cook slowly for 1 1/2 hours. Add mushrooms during last 5 minutes of cooking time. Remove steak to warm serving platter and top with mushrooms. Garnish with carrot curls and parsley or celery leaves.

Grilled Bratwurst

Ingredients:
6 ea Bratwursts
12 oz (1 can) beer
1 ea Onion; med., chopped
6 ea Peppercorns
4 ea Cloves
6 ea Hard rolls

Preparation:
Place bratwursts, beer, onion, peppercorns, and cloves in a 3-quart saucepan. Simmer for 20 minutes. Drain. Grill bratwursts 2 to 5 inches from charcoal about 10 minutes, until browned. Sprinkle with water to form a crisp skin. Serve in hard rolls with Dusseldorf-style mustard.

Fettuccine Alfredo

Ingredients:
4 tb Butter
1/2 c Heavy cream
6 tb Parmesan cheese
1 x Salt and pepper to taste
8 oz Fettuccine

Preparation:
Melt butter in a small saucepan over a low heat. Off the heat add the cream and the grated parmesan. Put back on the fire to heat the sauce through and melt the cheese. Do not boil. Stir in the salt and pepper. Cook the fettuccine in plenty of boiling salted water. Drain well. Combine the noodles and the sauce and leave to stand covered for two minutes before serving.

Lasagna Rolls

Ingredients:
1/4 lb Bulk Italian Sausage
2 ea Lasagna Noodles, Cooked
2 tb Chopped Onion
1/2 c Pizza Sauce
1 ea Large Egg Yolk, Beaten
1 1/2 ts Water or Dry Red Wine
1/4 c Cream-style Cottage Cheese
2 tb Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
1 tb Grated Parmesan Cheese

Preparation:
Crumble the Italian sausage into a 15-ounce casserole. Stir in onion. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 2 to 3 minutes or till sausage is done and onion is tender. Drain off fat. Stir in beaten egg yolk, cream-style cottage cheese, and grated parmesan cheese. Spread each lasagna noodle with half of the meat mixture. Roll up jelly-roll style, starting at short edge. Place, seam side down, in small greased baking dish. Stir together the pizza sauce and water or dry red wine. Pour atop the lasagna rolls in the baking dish. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power for 2 to 3 minutes or till the lasagna roll are heated through. Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese atop the lasgna rolls. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100% power abnout 30 seconds more or till the cheese is just melted.

Spaghetti Alla Puttanesca

Ingredients:
1 lb Spaghetti
4 ea Ripe Plum Tomatoes
3 tb Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 ea Fresh Basil Leaves
1/4 c Chopped Onions
1 tb Fresh Italian Parsley
1 ea Whole Clove of Garlic
1 tb Capers
2 ea Anchovy Fillets
12 ea Pitted Black Olives
1 ea Fresh Chili Pepper
1 x Reggiano Parmigiano cheese

Preparation:
If fresh tomatoes are not available, use canned Italian San Marzano tomatoes. Use 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes if chili pepper are not available. Cook spaghetti in large pot of salted water until 'al dente'. Heat olive oil in a large, heavy saucepan and saute onions and garlic until onions soften. Add anchovies, chili pepper, tomatoes, chopped basil, parsley, and capers. Stir and cook gently for 8 minutes. Discard garlic clove, add olives, and cook just until heated. Serve hot over hot cooked spaghetti. Trim with fresh basil and freshly grated Reggiano Parmigiano cheese.

Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:
2 c Mashed, cooked sweet potatoe
2 tb Brown sugar
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
1/8 ts Ground nutmeg
1/3 c Skimmed evaporated milk
1/4 c Chicken broth
1/4 c Minced onion
1 ea 8 oz. can water chestnuts*
1 ea 10 oz. cream of chicken soup
1 ea Or white sauce chicken flav
3 c Cubed chicken
3 tb Water

Preparation:
*Drained, sliced. Preheat oven to 350F. In a medium size bowl, combine sweet potatoes, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and milk. Spread around the inside edge of a round 10 in. casserole, fforming a ring. In a medium size non stick skillet, heat broth over low hheat. Add onion and water chestnuts; cook until tender. Add soup or sauce, chicken and 3 tablespoons water; cook over medium heat until hot, stirring occasionally. Spoon chicken mixture into center of sweet potato ring in casserole. Bake uncovered, 30 min or until bubbling.

Greek Chicken

Ingredients:
4 pounds chicken, cut into pieces
1/2 cup olive oil
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
2 lemons, juiced

Preparation:
1 In a glass dish combine the olive oil, garlic, rosemary, thyme, oregano and lemon juice. Add chicken pieces, cover and marinade overnight in refrigerator. 2 Lightly oil grill and preheat to low. 3 Remove chicken from marinade and grill on preheated grill for one hour or until juices run clear.

BBQ Cheeseburgers

Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef
1/4 cup onion -- finely chopped
Barbecue sauce
4 slices American cheese
4 crusty rolls
Romaine lettuce -- split
Tomato -- sliced

Preparation:
In medium bowl, combine ground beef, onion and 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce, mixing thoroughly. Shape into four 1/2-inch-thick patties. Place patties on grid over medium ash-covered coals. Grill 14 to 16 minutes or until centers are no longer pink, turning once. Approximately 1 minute before end of cooking time, brush top side of burgers with additional barbecue sauce; top each with 1 slice cheese. Cook until cheese slices are melted. Line bottom half of each roll with lettuce and tomato; top with cheeseburger. Close sandwiches.

Sour Cream Burgers

Ingredients:
2 tb Dairy Sour Cream
1/4 lb Lean Ground Beef
1 tb Sliced Green Onion
1 ea Hamburger Bun*
2 ts Fine Dry Bread Crumbs
1 x Lettuce Leaves
1/8 ts Salt
1 ea Thin Slice Tomato
1 x Dash Pepper
1 x Dairy Sour Cream (Opt.)

Preparation:
*Hamburger bun should be split, toasted and buttered. Stir together 2 T sour cream, green onion, bread crumbs, salt and freshly ground pepper. Add ground beef; mix well. Shape the ground beef mixture into one 3/4-inch thick patty. Place the patty in a small baking dish. Loosely cover with clear plastic wrap or waxed paper. Micro-cook, loosely covered, on 100% power for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Turn patty over; rotate the baking dish a half turn. Micro-cook, loosely covered, on 100% power for another 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until done. Drain off fat. Serve on toasted bun with lettuce and tomato. Dolop with additional sour cream, if desired.

Kielbasa with Kraut and Apples

Ingredients
1/3 cup chopped onion
2 slices bacon, cut up
1 cup beer
1 cup water
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons coarse-grain brown mustard
2 tablespoons molasses
2 teaspoons caraway seed
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 large rutabaga, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
1 pound fully cooked kielbasa (Polish sausage), bias-sliced into 2- to 2-1/2-inch pieces
2 medium cooking apples, cored and cut into 8 wedges each
1 16-ounce can sauerkraut, drained and rinsed

Preparation: In a Dutch oven or large pot cook onion and bacon till onion is tender but not brown; drain fat. Stir in beer. In a 2-cup glass measure combine the water, cornstarch, brown mustard, molasses, caraway seed, allspice, and pepper; stir into bacon mixture. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Add rutabaga; cover and cook 15 minutes. Stir in the kielbasa, apple wedges, and sauerkraut. Cook, covered, 15 to 20 minutes more or till apples are tender.

Submitted by DeutschGirlTX

Bratwurst - German

Ingredients:
5 Pounds Trimmed pork butt
3 1/3 Pounds Trimmed veal
1 2/3 Pounds Pork back
3 1/3 Teaspoons Ground caraway seeds
3 1/3 Teaspoons Ground mace
1 2/3 Teaspoons Ground ginger
1 2/3 Tablespoons Salt
1 2/3 Cups Milk
3 1/3 Teaspoons Sugar
3 1/3 Teaspoons Ground black pepper
3 1/3 Medium Pork casings

Preparation: Mix meats, fat and seasonings in large bowl, then grind with a fine (1/8") plat e. Add milk and knead till spices are well distributed thru the meat. Stuff in casings and tie into 5" links. Can leave brats raw or poach them for 20 minutes before storing. Will keep refrigerated 2-3 days or 2 months frozen.

Submitted by DeutschGirlTX

Sheperds Pie

Ingredients:
1 -2 onions finely chopped
2 pounds minced meat ( chopped meat)
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 cup green peas, cooked
4 -5 diced carrots, diced, cooked
4 pounds potatoes boiled

Preparation: Brown the meat and fry the onions - boil your potatoes - boil your carrots -
Put the meat in a baking dish with the carrots - onions and peas added to it , then add your stock which can be a beef stock or sheperds pie mix ( if you are lazy like me) i also like to add half a pint of oxtail soup for flavour... mash your potatoes and spread it evenly on top of meat etc.. cover edges so soup doesn't bubble out , cook it for another 30 mins or until potoates crisp...then eat away..

Submitted By WAU Ireland

Karelian Hot Pot

Ingredients:
300 g chuck steak
300 g pork shoulder
300 g stewing lamb or mutton
2-3 onions
1 1/2 tsp salt
8 allspice
water

Preparation: Cut the meat into cubes (4x4 cm). There is no need to remove small bones. Put the meat and coarsely chopped onion in layers in a casserole, seasoning each layer with salt and allspice. Add enough water to almost cover the meat.

Bake without a cover at a moderate temperature, c. 175 °C, for 2 1/2-3 hours. Cover the casserole towards the end of the cooking time.

Serve with mashed potato, boiled swedes and lingonberry purée.

Submitted by WAU Finland