A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion Hobbies, Crafts and Creativity Our Favorite Recipes What's For Dinner, Part 9

Our lasagna, salad, and Texas Toast was very good. So what's on your plate tonight?

Well we finally had the taco crunch tonight.
Then we had warm Apple pie & ice cream for dessert.

oh that sounds so good, much better than the ravioli I had.

Shepherd's Pie

Maxi had left over mashed potatoes and fried eggs. I had rice.

we got to the Fire departments cook out late--no bake sale food left & only bratworst sandwiches were left for supper.

it is a good thing I had corn chips & apple pie at home.

Rice with chicken broth.

Rod grilled us each a pork chop & baked us a potato.

I cleaned out my fridges. I ate all of the leftovers.

We had glazed ham with the fixings, lobster and DD's birthday cake.

Spaghetti made of angel hair pasta & a thick sauce w/ chunky vegetables & browned ground beef. Garlic toast.

Chicken, chicken and more chicken Yup, cleaning out the deep freezer.

Steak, mashed potatoes and string beans.

hamburgers, left over noodle.brocolli casserole & corn was for last night. I will have to rummage thru the freezer for tonight's fare...

Pork chops with roasted potatoes, carrots, celery and onion.

And on the side, just to not waste it, some sauteed eggplant & tomatoes sprinkled w/ parmesean cheese.

yum merme----

We had breakfast steaks, fried potaotes, garden tomatoes (YUM) & corn.

I am completely at a loss as to what to make tonight! So, I will go to the grocery & just look around and hope to be inspired....

Well since we have a weeks worth of chicken to use up. Yesterday I made a chicken soup, today will be a chicken stew

What about chicken salad? Chicken alfredo? Or those Mexican things Nana makes... enchilladas or something like that?

Another day maybe..right now I need 'one pot' dishes so I can get outdoor chores done.

I'm thinking of chicken fried rice, chicken balls, and a stir fry for tomorrow. I need to get the freezer empty so I can defrost and restock soon.

Taco salad w/ browned ground beef & taco seasoning, all the diced vegetables, sour cream & salsa...

Hamburger-Greenbean casserole

You know the one with tomato soup and mashed potatoes on top??

I u sed 8 oz of tomato sauce insted & I did not put the mashed potatoes on top, but served them on the side. WE had that all the time at home when I was a kid.
ost the recipes now say to add shredded cheese but mom did not so I do not either.

Please post that recipe, Carol Jean. It sounds YUMMY!

Merme--here ya go

Hamburger-Green Bean Casserole

1 can French styled Green beans, drained
1 can Tomato Soup
1 lb. Hamburger, browned & drained.
Mashed potatoes (instant or homemade)
1 egg
1 (4 oz) pkg Cheddar Cheese

Brown Hamburger and drain off excess fat. Add green beans and tomato soup to meat and mix together. Put into a greased 2 qt casserole. Set aside. Mix the egg into the mashed potaotes.

Place mashed potatoes on top of the green bean casserole and then sprinkle the shredded cheese on top.
(mom put the potatoes around the edge of the casserole so there was an uncoverd place in the middle of the casserole.)
Bake at 350*F for 20-25 minutes or until heated thru.

You can (& I think should) add the cheese the last 10 minutes of the baking time, so it has just enough time to melt & will not burn.
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Here is what I really did:
I added about 1/2 cup chopped onion to the meat when browning & seasoned meat to taste.
-I had regular cut green beans so I used them and chopped them into shorter pieces with a fork.
I used an 8 oz can of tomato sauce instead of the soup.
I looked at a recipe that said to use 8-10 oz of Ragu so I think next time I will buy an 8 oz can of sauce with oregano and garlic added instead of the plain.

I would not use instant potatoes next time. The flavor & texture is not as good as homemade. Also I would use a bit less milk when mashing the real potatoes so when the egg is added the potatoes will not become saucy. They need to be sorta thick, so they stand up to be the topping on the rest of the casserole.

I left out the cheese but an idea would be to use the oregano flavored sauce and then add shredded Mozzarella either on top towards the end or possibly mix it in with the beans & sauce.

Thank you, Carol! I am going to have to try that soon!

Tonight I am having leftovers as Maxi will not be home....

Your welcome-

I dont blame you at all--Often is the time I would not cook if it were just me.

Pancakes, ham circles, & cherry tomatoes were on the menu here tonight.

Tonight is steak, spaghetti squash, and a homemade recipe using couscous I buy in bulk. I may toss some ears of corn into a pot as well....

Tonight was Chuck steak cut into strips, mashed potatoes,
& a zucchini/mushroom/onion/chicken flavoring saute.

Last night we had rice w/ hamburger & peas, all mixted together.

Not sure what will be for tonight.... maybe kielbasa.

Going to have bratworst patties, mashed potatoes, some veggie or another & fried apples (??)
My mom swears they are good--let's hope DH thinks so..

baked spam, mashed potatoes, carrots, and baked apples

Homemade cheesesteaks.

I'm roasting a whole chicken and using a Creole cracker stuffing in it. We'll have mashed potatoes & green beans to go with.

WE had chef salads & crackers for supper tonight.

Leftover chicken, potatoes & carrots.

Chicken which isn't such a bad thing now since I am not allowed any red meat for two weeks. So the 'freezer clean-out' is working out fine

Baked potatoes, meatloaf & peas and probably applesauce too

homemade chili yummmmm

That sounds like a plan for tomorow night !!!

Tonight we had fried catfish, french fried & California Medley