Quick Beef and Rice

1 pound ground beef or turkey or 2 cans beef chunks
2 cups rice
1 package onion soup mix
4 cups water
1 15 oz can cream of mushroom soup

Brown the ground meat and drain.If using beef chunks, don't brown just add to the rest. Precooking the beef chunks makes them become too pasty.
Add soup mix, rice, soup and water and bring to a boil.
Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, till rice is done.

Chili Macaroni

1/2 cup chopped onions or reconstituted dried onions
1 lb lean ground beef or 2 cans hamburger or beef chunks
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
8 ounces elbow macaroni, cooked al dente
1 (16 oz) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 (8 oz) tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

In a large skillet, brown onion and garlic with beef.
Drain a return to pan.
Add kidney beans, tomato sauce, water, chili powder, and salt.
Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Add cooked macaroni and stir.
Add grated cheddar to top, cover and simmer just until cheese melts.

Cranberry Chicken

4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts or 2 cans chicken chunks
1 package onion soup mix (I use 1 Tablespoons Shirley J. brand)
1 can cranberries (whole or jelly)
1 bottle Catalina or Russian Salad Dressing. Also good with Catalina Bacon flavor.

Grease the dish.
Mix onion soup, cranberries and dressing in the greased dish.
Add the chicken and mix it around.
Once chicken is completely covered, arrange chicken in sauce so it is not overlapping and bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
Serve or rice.
recipe from food.com #11286

Honey Mustard

1/2 cup Kraft Mayonnaise (Not Miracle Whip)
1/4 cup mustard
1/4 cup honey
1 Tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1 dash salt
cayenne pepper (optional)
Whisk together and chill.

French Fry Burger Pie

2 pounds of ground beef, cooked or 2 cans of beef chunks
2 teaspoons powdered onion
2 10 3/4 oz cans of tomato soup
2/3 cup catsup
1 20 oz package frozen "shoestring" (thin) French Fried potatoes or dehydrated hash browns. Soak them in water for about 30 minutes, then drain well.

Stir together meat, soup, catsup and spices.
Stir in frozen fries.
Put into a 9" 13" baking dish.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
If you would like to top with cheese; sprinkle with cheddar cheese the last 5 minutes of baking time.

Peanut Butter Granola

Mix & heat in 4-cup glass jug for 4 minutes on HIGH:
1-1/2 c white sugar
1-1/3 c margarine
1/2 t vanilla extract
2/3 c peanut butter
1/2 t salt
1 c water

Mix in large bowl:
12 c rolled oats
1 t cinnamon

Pour wet ingredients over dry and mix quickly and well. Put onto two small greased cookie sheets. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes. Exchange cookie sheets in oven, cook 10 minutes. Turn oven off and let granola dry for several hours. Store in closed jar on kitchen counter and watch it disappear.
This wonderful recipe is from Marie Ricks

Sweet Poppy Seed Bread

3 cups flour
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
3 eggs or 5 T. powdered eggs and 10 T. water
2 ¼ cups sugar
1 ½ cups vegetable oil
1 ½ cups milk
1 ½ Tablespoons poppy seeds
1 ½ teaspoons almond flavoring
1 ½ teaspoons butter flavoring

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix all ingredients together.

Pour into lightly greased loaf pans.

Bake one hour.

Makes 2 loaves.

DELECTABLE HOLIDAY ROLLS

Mix:
1/3 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 Tablespoons yeast
6 cups bread flour

Add:
2/3 cup salad oil
3 eggs
1-1/2 cup water

Mix dry ingredients, add wet ingredients.
Mix well in heavy-duty mixer for 7-10 minutes.
Raise until double two times.
Shape rolls, place on large, greased cookie sheet and let raise again until double in size.
Bake at 325° for 18-20 minutes.
Makes 48 rolls.

Crunchy Granola

1 ½ cups brown sugar
½ cup water
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
8 cups rolled oats
¾ cup pecans, coarsely chopped
¾ cup almonds, coarsely chopped
½ cup sunflower seeds, unsalted
½ cup shredded coconut
dried fruits, if desired (tropical fruit is good, raisins, blueberries, cranberries, cherries are all great.)

Heat oven to 275 degrees.
Combine brown sugar and water in a 4 cup microwave proof cup.
Microwave on high 5 minutes, or until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Remove from microwave and stir in vanilla and salt.
In a large mixing bowl, mix oats and nuts.
Add the brown sugar mixture.
Mix thoroughly.
Spread onto 2 cookie sheets and bake for a total of 45 minutes or until golden brown.
After 25 minutes, stir and put back in the oven for the rest of the time.
When granola has cooked completely, add dried fruits.

BEEF AND CORN CASSEROLE

A quick and easy casserole that is the epitome of comfort food.

1 ground beef, lean or 2 cans of beef chunks
1 onion, finely chopped
6 potatoes, thinly sliced or 2 cans of potatoes, sliced
1 can cream style corn
1 cup milk made from powdered milk

Dice onion and wash and slice potatoes. In a large skillet, brown ground beef and onion. Place potato slices in the bottom of a greased casserole dish. top with ground beef and onion mixture. Spread corn over meat. Pour milk on top. Season with salt and pepper. Bake at 350 for 90 minutes.

DRY MIX FOR WAFFLES

4 cups Quick Oats
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups white flour
1 cup powdered milk
2 Tablespoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons salt
3 Tablespoons baking powder
½ teaspoon cream of tartar

TO MAKE WAFFLES
Beat 2 eggs or 3 T. powdered egg and 5 T. water
Add 1/3 cup vegetable oil
Add 2 cups of the Dry Mix (above)
1 cup water

Mix well

Makes 8 waffles

SYRUP
Bring 1 cup of water to a boil
Add 2 cups sugar
Bring back to boil
Take off stove and add
½-3/4 Tablespoons Maple flavoring.

Country Sloppy Joes

1 packet onion soup mix- 1 Tablespoon bulk
2 Tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
1 ½ pounds ground beef or 2 cans beef chunks or 2 cans ground beef
1 cup water
1 cup ketchup

In large skillet, brown ground beef over medium-high heat.
Drain grease.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Bring to a boil over high heat.
Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes or until mixture thickens.
Serve on buns.
Makes 6 servings.

Tuna Swirls

Dough:
1 1/3 cup flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
½ cup milk
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup salad oil
Sift dry ingredients together in a bowl.
Pour oil and milk into measuring cup together.
Pour all at once into flour.
Stir with a fork until mixture cleans sides of the bowl.

Filling:
7 oz can of tuna
1 teaspoon finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon lemon juice
½ cup celery
¼ cup mayonnaise
¼ teaspoon salt
Roll out dough into an oblong ¼ inch thick, between sheets of waxed paper.
Place filling on top.
Roll it up. Place sealed edge on a baking sheet.
Bake 15-20 minutes in a 350 ْ oven. Slice and serve with mushroom sauce.
Mushroom Sauce:
1 can of cream of mushroom soup, ½ can of milk, Optional ½ cup cheese- Mozzarella, Monterey jack or cheddar and
½ can of milk