Thursday, August 18, 2011

Cooking : Beans and Rice

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups uncooked long grain white rice
3 cups water
1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (14 ounce) can refried beans
1 (4.5 ounce) can chopped green chiles, drained
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon prepared yellow mustard
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon hot sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon seasoned salt
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions
Bring the rice and 3 cups water to a boil in a pot. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes.
Place the ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook until evenly brown. Drain grease. Mix in onion, refried beans, and green chiles. Stir in water, mustard, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce. Season with cumin, seasoned salt, and salt. Reduce heat to low, and cook 25 minutes, stirring often. Serve over rice.

Cooking : Beef and Veggie Stew with Dumplings

Ingredients
2 pounds cubed beef stew meat
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1/2 cup margarine
2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed tomato soup
1 (14 ounce) can whole kernel corn, undrained
1 (15 ounce) can peas, undrained
1 (15 ounce) can green beans, drained
1 (13.5 ounce) can spinach, undrained
4 cubes beef bouillon
4 cups water
1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste
1 pinch garlic and herb seasoning blend (such as Mrs. Dash�), or to taste
1 (16.3 ounce) can refrigerated biscuits (such as Pillsbury Grands�)

Directions
Season the beef with salt and black pepper; heat the margarine in a skillet over low heat, and cook the beef, stirring occasionally, until the meat is browned and tender, about 45 minutes.
While the beef is cooking, place the tomato soup, corn, peas, beans, spinach, beef bouillon cubes, water, garlic powder, and garlic herb seasoning in a large, heavy saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to a simmer, then add the stew beef. Simmer to blend the flavors, about 30 minutes.
Cut each biscuit into quarters, flatten slightly, and gently stir the dumplings into the stew. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes, then cover the stew and simmer 10 more minutes.

Cooking : Bonnie Blue-Barb Pie

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen rhubarb, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 Pastry for double-crust pie (9 inches)
2 tablespoons butter or margarine

Directions
In a large bowl, combine rhubarb and blueberries. Combine sugar, flour and salt. Sprinkle over the fruit; toss lightly. Line a 9-in. pie plate with pastry; add filling. Dot with butter. Top with a lattice crust. Bake at 450 degrees F for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F; bake 35 minutes longer or until golden brown.

Cooking : Baked Moist and Savory Stuffing

Ingredients
2 1/2 cups Swanson� Chicken Broth (Regular, Natural Goodness™ or Certified Organic)
2 stalks celery, coarsely chopped
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
1 (16 ounce) package Pepperidge Farm� Herb Seasoned Stuffing

Directions
Heat the broth, celery and onion in a 3-quart saucepan over medium-high heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook for 5 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Add the stuffing and mix lightly.
Spoon the stuffing mixture into a greased 3-quart casserole dish. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F. for 30 minutes or until hot.

Cooking : Apple Curry Turkey Pita

Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup sliced onion
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 pound cooked turkey, cut into chunks
1 tablespoon curry powder, or to taste
1 medium apple, cored and thinly sliced
3 pita bread rounds
1/2 cup plain yogurt

Directions
Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in onion and lemon juice. Cook until onion is tender. Mix in turkey, season with curry powder and continue cooking until heated through.
Remove from heat. Stir in apple. Stuff pitas with the mixture. Drizzle with yogurt to serve.