WHITE SAUCE

WHITE SAUCE
We had this at Justin & Jenn's house.  Jenn added cooked hamburger and we had on top of potatoes with all kinds of veggies.  My family really liked it.  You could add any seasonings and use this for anything.  Biscuits & gravy, homemade mac and cheese and any kind of soup.  She cooked all her potatoes in the microwave. In a bowl not wrapped or anything.

8 T butter
8 T flour
4 c milk

Melt butter in pot, then add flour, mix.  Add milk and heat on medium.  Stir every couple of minutes and you will feel it thicken.  Add your flavoring: chicken or beef boullion or juice, sausage, cheese etc.  To thin add milk.

NAVAJO TACOS

see recipe for bread we liked (Beef-Stuffed Sopaipillas - Taste of Home Contestant Winning 2006 pg 124) SEE BELOW FOR RECIPE

UPDATE 4/3/18: Abagail wants this for her birthday.

NAVAJO TACOS

A family favorite!

We really like the below recipe or we use canned chili beans. Jill uses 2 very large cans of Ranch Style Beans and 3T brown sugar.

1# & 14 oz. canned pinto beans

2 - 15oz cans (3 cups) tomato sauce, divided - 1 1/2 cup each time

1/4 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp Italian seasonings

1/4 tsp cilantro (I haven't always added)

1/4 tsp lemon pepper

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12 oz. ground beef

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1/4 cup & 2 T salsa

tomato sauce - 1 1/2 cups

Drain and rinse pinto beans. Place in a saucepan with next 5 ingredients. Cover and cook over low heat. Check and stir often. Add tiny amounts of water if beans appear to be drying out. Meanwhile brown ground beef in skillet. Add ground beef to pinto beans and then add rest of tomato sauce and salsa. Cook over low heat.

I have never tried the below recipe (got it from Jill). Lately, I have been making them on the day I make bread or use Rhodes bread/rolls thawed and fried.

UPDATE 8/22/18 We love this recipe.  Make a hole in the middle and keep semi-thick.  Next time I want to try frying in cooking dutch pan.

(see above for recipe we like to use for the bread)

Navajo Tacos

3 cups warm water

1/2 cup sugar

1 pkg. rapid rise yeast

Stir this in a bowl and cover it with a towel for about 15 minutes.

Add

2 tsp. salt

1/4 c. oil

7-8 cups flour

Knead your bread for about 3-5 minutes. You do not neet to let this rise. I usually cover it and let it sit for about 15 minutes. Roll your dough into circles and poke a small hole in the middle with your finger. Fry it and enjoy.


BEEF-STUFFED SOPAIPILLAS
TASTE OF HOME 2006 pg. 124 (makes 4)
We put on top just like Navajo Tacos. We really liked.  I usually double bread part so we have leftovers.

2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 tsp vegetable oil
-oil for frying

TOPPING:
1# beef
3/4 cup onion
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp pepper

Cook for 10 minutes then add to beef mixture:
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 can chopped green chilies
1/2 tsp onion powder

Top with cheese

EASY DINNER SURPRISE

EASY DINNER SURPRISE
Was easy and yummy!  Double if making with guests.  Serve over rice or baked potatoes.  Went well with Sesame Steamed Broccoli (see Taylor RS pg 41) and cottage cheese. Found in crock pot cookbook pg. 94.

1 - 1/2# stewing meat, cubed
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of celery soup
1 pkg dry onion soup mix
4 oz can mushroom pieces

Combine everything.  Cook on low 8-10 hours.  Serve over rice or baked potatoes.