Sesame Beef Stir Fry

This is delicious! I was out of brown rice today so I used cal-rose white sticky rice and I have to say the brown rice tastes a lot better in this recipe.

Sesame Beef Stir Fry

2 portions brown rice (about 1/2 cup uncooked

2 portions lean ground beef (about 1/2 lb)

1 T. toasted sesame oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

3 green onions, sliced

1 cup broccoli slaw (I couldn't find any at the store so I used cole slaw and it tasted the same)

1 cup napa cabbage, shredded

1 T. lite soy sauce ( I was out so I used Yoshida's sweet & savory sauce and it was delish)

crushed red pepper flakes to taste

1. Prepare brown rice according to its package directions.
2. WHile the rice is cooking, in a medium skillet or wok, brown the ground beef over medium heat, until no longer pink. Remove the beef from the skillet, drain and set aside.
3. Heat sesame oil in the skillet over medium - high heat. Add garlic and green onions; stir fry for 2 minutes. Add the broccoli slaw and cabbage; stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add rice and soy sauce; stir fry for 2 more minutes.
4. Return the cooked ground beef to the skillet with the rice and vegetable mixture and season with red pepper flakes, to taste. Stir until ingredients are well combined and heated through, about 2 minutes.
5. Divide into 2 portions
6. I double this recipe because otherwise it doesn't make very much.

Taco Soup

This is a staple at our house. It is something that is easy to store and most of us usually have on hand.

Taco Soup

1 can black beans, rinsed and drained

1 can kidney beans, rinsed and drained

1 can corn, drained

2 cans diced tomatoes

1 lb hamburger, browned

1 packet taco seasoning.

Brown your hamburger and drain. Mix with taco seasoning and add to pot with beans, corn and tomatoes. mix together and cook on medium until warm. Serve on top of tortilla chips or Frito's. You can top with sour cream, cheese, avocado, lettuce, or salsa.

Beef Wraps

Ryan has my camera so when he gets home I will post the pictures of these delicious wraps. These are SOOOO good and easy. My friend Stephanie gave me the recipe she makes them ahead of time and sends them with her kids to school or takes them on a long ride and they stay good.

Beef Wraps

2 cups frozen red & green bell peppers
1/2 lb. thinly sliced deli cooked roast beef, cut into strips
1/4 cup Zesty Italian salad dressing
4 tomato-basil tortillas
1 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese

1. In medium nonstick skillet, cook and stir peppers over medium-high
heat for about 5 minutes or until tender. Add beef and salad
dressing, mix well. Cook until thoroughly heated.

2. Spoon beef mixture evenly down center of each tortilla. Sprinkle
with cheese. Roll up each tortilla. Makes 4 wraps.

I have been making these for awhile now so I don't follow this
exactly. I cook a roast in the crock pot (on low all day) and then
just shred the meat when it is done instead of the deli meat and I use
regular tortillas. I don't measure the dressing I just dump it in
unitl i like the taste. You can also use low-fat or fat free Zesty
Italian dressing. One other note: you need to use the monterey jack
cheese. I have made them with mozzarella & cheddar cheese and they
are not as good. I buy peppers when they are on sale and then cut them
up and freeze them. I hope you like them. They are super easy, fast
and yummy.

German Meatballs

So the meatballs were a bit of a disaster. I should learn how to read! I got all my ingredients out and realized that it said Tomato SOUP not SAUCE. There is a difference. The other thing I neglected to notice was the fact that they take 2 hours to cook on the stove and 1 hour in the oven. I was thinking 30 minutes tops. Regardless of the earlier disaster, the meatballs were really good and I will make them again! So here is the recipe.

German Meatballs

2 lbs lean ground beef

1 large onion, diced

1 green pepper, diced

1 t salt

4 good dashes Worcestershire sauce

1 egg

1 c raw rice

1 1/2 t ground savory garlic powder

Mix together and make into balls

In another pan heat the

following:

4 cans tomato SOUP

2 cans water

6 squirts Maggi (German type soy sauce)

1 can beef consomme

2 bay leaves

Bring these ingredients to a boil. Drop meatballs in and let simmer (barely boiling) with lid for 2 hours on top of stove, stirring occasionally w

ith spoon OR

Bake in the oven for 1 hour at 400*