Friday, September 9, 2011

Cooking : Beef and Noodles in Crockpot

Ingredients
1 pound beef for stew
1 (10.75 ounce) can Campbell's� Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed French onion soup

Directions
Mix all in crockpot, cook on LOW all day. Serve over noodles.

Cooking : Best Beer Cheese Soup

Ingredients
5 slices bacon
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 onion, diced
1 carrot, diced
1 celery rib, diced
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 bunch green onions, chopped
2 tablespoons flour
2 cups chicken broth
2 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles domestic beer
1 pound processed cheese food, cubed
1/2 pound sharp Cheddar cheese, grated
2 teaspoons garlic powder

Directions
Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown; drain on plate lined with paper towels; crumble.
Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook the onion, carrot, and celery in the butter until soft, 7 to 10 minutes. Add the bacon, basil, oregano, and green onions; cook and stir 2 minutes. Stir the flour into the mixture until completely dissolved. Pour in the chicken broth and beer; cook until heated through. Melt the processed cheese food and Cheddar cheese in the mixture in small batches. Season with garlic powder and stir.

Cooking : Beef, Bean and Barley Stew

Ingredients
1 pound cubed beef stew meat
1 small onion, chopped
1 pinch salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
3 cloves garlic, crushed
2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth
3 1/2 cups water
1 cup peeled and diced tomatoes with juice
1 potato, cubed
2 carrots, chopped
1/4 medium head cabbage, shredded
1/3 cup quick-cooking barley
1 (14.5 ounce) can great Northern beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/4 teaspoon caraway seeds

Directions
Coat a large pot or Dutch oven with cooking spray. Place over medium heat and cook beef until brown. Stir in onion and cook until translucent. Drain fat. Stir in salt, pepper and garlic and cook 1 minute. Pour in beef broth, water and tomatoes. Stir in potato, carrots, cabbage, barley and beans. And season with oregano, basil, rosemary and caraway. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.

Cooking : Beanie Weenie Quesadilla Rolls

Ingredients
1/4 cup condensed bean with bacon soup
1 (8 inch) flour tortilla
1 turkey hot dog
1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions
Pour soup into a small microwave safe bowl. Wrap tortilla and hot dog with a clean, lightly moist cloth. Place soup, tortilla, and hot dog in microwave and cook on high approximately 30 seconds, or until tortilla is hot and pliable and the soup is hot.
Place hot dog and soup in center of tortilla; sprinkle with cheese and roll. Microwave for an additional 10 seconds to fully melt the cheese.

Cooking : Black Bean Dip

Ingredients
1 (15 ounce) can black beans
1/2 cup fat-free creamy salad dressing (ie: Fat Free Miracle Whip TM)
1/2 cup reduced fat sour cream
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon salt
1/4 cup picante sauce

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a mixing bowl, mash the beans with a fork. Combine the salad dressing, sour cream, green chilies, cilantro, chili powder, garlic powder and hot pepper sauce. Blend well. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Serve with the baked tortilla chips.
Spray the tortillas lightly with olive oil, and sprinkle lightly with salt. Bake until crisp and lightly browned.