BBQ Cowboy Beans & Biscuits

Mandi sent this in August and I finally got around to making it.  So good and easy!  I made the biscuits in my cast iron skillet...love that thing!!!  

I did throw some quinoa in just because I'm trying to use it up:o)  Oh and an onion with the meat...Texas onions are so cheap right now and yummmmy!

BBQ Cowboy Beans & Biscuits

From: 5 dollar dinners

Ingredients

1.3 lb ground beef
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 cups cooked black beans or Substitute 1 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
2 cups cooked pinto beans or Substitute 1 15 oz can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1 cup BBQ sauce
1 15 oz can petite diced tomatoes, drained
Drop biscuits (see recipe below)
1/2 bag frozen corn

Directions

1. Brown the ground beef with the crushed garlic cloves. Drain and return to skillet. Add the black and pinto beans, as well as the BBQ sauce, diced tomatoes…and stir through. Let simmer over low heat for 5-10 minutes.
2. Make drop biscuits.
3. Prepare the corn as directed on package.

4. Serve BBQ Cowboy Beans over Drop Biscuits with Corn.

Drop Biscuits
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Ingredients
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup white flour
1 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
4 Tbsp butter or margarine
1 cup milk

Directions
1. In mixing bowl, combine wheat flour, white flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
2. Cut in 4 Tbsp of butter with pastry blender or 2 knives.
3. Slowly mix in milk and stir with fork. Mix until thick batter forms.
4. Drop biscuits onto greased cooking sheet or into greased muffin tins. Makes 12 biscuits.
5. Bake at 400 for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Cool on cooling rack.
6. Serve warm with Cinnamon Honey Butter.

BBQ Beef Casserole

This recipe was sent in by Tee on Recipe Challenge in November of '09.  I really wasn't sure about it with the bbq sauce but it turned out really good! 

Barbeque Beef Casserole


Ingredients
2 pounds ground beef
1 large onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 (10 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
1/2 cup barbeque sauce
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained

Cornbread for on top:
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup sugar
3 Tbsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
6  Tbsp veg. oil
3 egg
1 cup milk

Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Crumble the ground beef into a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until evenly browned. Add the onion, bell pepper, corn and tomatoes. Cook and stir until vegetables are tender. Drain excess grease, and stir in the barbeque sauce. Spread the beef mixture in an even layer in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Mix the cornbread batter. Spread the batter over the top of the beef mixture.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until the top is golden brown, and a knife inserted into the center of the cornbread layer comes out clean

Southwest Beef and Bell Pepper Skillet

This is a kraft recipe from here.  We loved this!  Very different and really good:)  I made a loaf of rye garlic pull apart bread and there was a small portion left of the skillet meal plus some bread so it was plenty of food for all 6 of us:)

what you need

1 lb. Extra-lean ground beef

1 can  (14-1/2 oz.) beef broth

1 can (10 oz.) diced tomatoes and green chiles, undrained

1   each large green and yellow pepper, cut into thin strips, then halved

2 cups Instant white rice, uncooked

1-1/2 cups  KRAFT Shredded Colby & Monterey Jack Cheeses

make it

BROWN meat in large ovenproof skillet. Stir in broth and tomatoes; bring to boil.
ADD peppers and rice; stir. Cover; simmer on low heat 5 min. or until rice is tender.
HEAT broiler. Top rice mixture with cheese; broil 2 to 3 min. or until melted.

Rachel Ray's Sloppy Joes

These were so good and easy!  I used a cheaper ground beef and cut out the olive oil plus used green bell peppers.  We'll definitely have these again!

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan
• 1 1/4 pounds ground beef sirloin
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon steak seasoning blend, such as McCormick brand Montreal Seasoning
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 small red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 cups tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 crusty rolls, split, toasted, and lightly buttered

Directions

Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and meat to the pan. Spread the meat around the pan and begin to break it up. Combine brown sugar and steak seasoning. Add sugar and spice mixture to the skillet and combine. When the meat has browned, add onion and red peppers to the skillet. Reduce heat to medium and cook onions, peppers, red wine vinegar and Worcestershire sauce with meat for 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce and paste to pan. Stir to combine. Reduce heat to simmer and cook Sloppy Joe mixture 5 minutes longer. Using a large spoon or ice cream scoop, pile sloppy meat onto toasted, buttered bun bottoms and cover with bun tops. Serve with your favorite sides or sliced tomatoes seasoned with salt and pepper, dill pickles and Deviled Potato Salad. Have plenty of napkins on hand!

Hamburger gravy with mashed potatoes

From Hillbilly Housewife and Mandi's week on recipechallenge.  This was good!  I added a lot more salt than a teaspoon for sure though.




2 Pounds of Hamburger (as lean as you like)
1 Medium Onion chopped
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 quart milk
5 pounds potatoes


Brown your hamburger and onion in large skillet till cooked. Drain off any fat and put into bowl to hold. In large skillet melt butter then add flour with salt and pepper added in. It will clump up and look not right, its OK, cook with faith! Add the quart of milk all at once and begin to stir. It will take quite a little while (like 10 min or so) till the white gravy begins to thicken, but it will. After it is thickened add your hamburger and onions that have drained. Of course serve over your mashed potatoes. We love to throw a few (about 2-3 garlic toes) into the pot of potatoes to be boiled to cook with the potatoes. Mash the garlic toes in with your potatoes. Serve the hamburg gravy over your garlic mashed potatoes. Very economical and very filling.

Greek Meatloaf

This was soooo good!  I'm putting this up because it was super good eventhough the pictures of a meatloaf with a green center weren't something I'd upload:)  I didn't use ground lamb and instead only used ground beef.

MEATLOAF:

1 1/2 lbs. ground lamb
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
2 eggs
1/4 c. milk
2 c. quick oats
2 tbsp. oil
1 lg. onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, mashed
1 c. parsley, chopped
1 tsp. cumin

FILLING:

1 lg. bunch spinach, chopped
1 beaten egg
1 1/2 c. feta cheese, crumbled

TOPPING:

1/2 c. catsup
1 tsp. cinnamon
3 tbsp. Parmesan cheese

Mix meats. Beat eggs in small bowl with milk and oats. Let stand 5 minutes. Saute onion and garlic in oil. Combine all the meatloaf ingredients. Mix all the filling ingredients together. Put 2/3 of meat mixture in the shape of hollow loaf in pan. Fill with the filling and top with remaining meat. Spoon topping over meatloaf. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let stand before serving.

Grape leaves

I absolutely LOVE grape leaves(dolmades)!  I've bought them occasionally and they just have rice. This is the recipe I've had since high school and I much prefer them with beef.  I expected the rest of the family to complain and was happily thinking I'd get them all to myself for the next few days but it turned out they loved them too and I had to share :o)
1 jar grape leaves
1 lb 80-90% lean beef
3/4 cup rice(long grain)
salt and pepper
1/4 cup lemon juice

Mix meat with rice, salt and pepper.  I do this with my hands until it's well mixed.

Drain grape leaves and cut off small stem area.

 Put 1 tablespoon meat mixture onto ribbed side of grape leaf.  I used more than that here but 1 tablespoon each will use the entire jar of grape leaves.

Put meat on the stem side and roll over past meat then fold the ends in and continue rolling.

 Put rolled grape leaves in a large pot in a layer.

 To start the second layer turn the grape leaves 90 degrees.  Cover the grape leaves with water(pot about 3/4 full), add salt and cook 30 minutes on medium heat until rice is cooked.  Add 1/4 cup lemon juice and cook 5 more minutes.  Serve with plain yogurt or tzatziki(yogurt/sour milk, lemon and cucumber--I don't measure but there are good recipes at recipezaar).

Mom's chili

Made this for the 1st time this week and it was a huge hit.  Will be a staple meal...served it over rice but crackers were really good too.

1 pound ground beef
1 onion, chopped
Gephart's chili powder
2 cans Ranch style beans, partly smashed with potato masher

Cook beef with onion, drain, add a little water and half bottle of chili powder.  Cook until meat has gotten the flavor color throughout.  Add beans and water(to your liking/thickness).  You can heat through and serve or let simmer as long as you'd like.

Biscuit Taco Cups

These are still part of my "biscuit" theme...expect plenty more of these posts:) Everyone loved these! Hunter even said he'd happily have them the next night too;)

1 1/2 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
1 (15-oz.) can spicy chili beans, undrained
1 package (1.25 oz) Old El Paso® 40% less-sodium taco seasoning mix
1/2 cup water
1 can (16.3 oz) Grands!® refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)
1/2 cup shredded lettuce, if desired
1/2 cup chopped tomato, if desired
1/2 cup sour cream, if desired
1/2 cup Old El Paso® Salsa, if desired
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 375°F. Brown ground beef in large skillet over medium-high heat until thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently. Drain.
2. Add chili beans, taco seasoning mix and water; mix well. Reduce heat to medium; simmer 10 minutes or until ground beef mixture is slightly thickened, stirring occasionally.
3. Meanwhile, spray outside bottom and sides of 8 (6-oz.) custard cups lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Separate into 8 biscuits. Roll or pat each biscuit to form 4 1/2-inch round. Place rounds over outside of sprayed cups; press to fit over bottom and part way down sides of cups. Place cups, upside down, in ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
4. Bake at 375°F. for 14 to 16 minutes or until deep golden brown. Remove pan from oven. Carefully remove biscuit cups from custard cups. Place biscuit cups, right side up, in same baking pan. Spoon beef mixture evenly into each cup.
5. Top with cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and salsa.

Hearty Mexican Spaghetti

This was from Mandi's week and she also made it so you can see hers here. Mine doesn't look nearly as nice because I used ground turkey...I'm on a mission to use up everything in my kitchen and this worked to use the turkey. I also had macaroni instead of spaghetti noodles so used those too:)

Hearty Mexican Spaghetti Recipe #129025
From: Recipezaar.com
SERVES 8
12 ounces spaghetti, uncooked

1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix

1 lb lean ground beef or ground turkey

14 1/2 ounces tomatoes, canned, diced in sauce, undrained

22 ounces whole mexicorn whole kernel corn, undrained (with red and green peppers)

1 (7 ounce) can diced green chilies, undrained

1/2 cup green onion, sliced

1/2 cup Mexican blend cheese, shredded
Break spaghetti in half and add to simmering water in large pot or Dutch oven. Cook until tender. In large skillet brown ground beef or turkey. Add taco seaoning mix, undrained tomatoes and corn, green chilies, and onions. Over medium heat cook until heated thru, stirring occasionally. Drain pasta and place in large bowl. Add meat mixture and toss lightly. Sprinkle with cheese, serve.

Sweet N Sour Meatloaf

We all LOVED this meatloaf! I think Lissa originally sent it a long time ago on the recipe group but I know lots of people have made it and liked it too. I'm not putting a picture...it looks like meatloaf with a red sauce:)

Sweet and Sour Meatloaf
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 eggs
1 teaspoon dried minced onion
1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 teaspoon prepared mustard
Preheat oven to 350degrees
In large bowl, combine the ground beef, bread crumbs, salt, pepper, eggs, onion, and 1/2 of the tomato sauce. Mix together and place into a loaf pan. Push meatloaf down into pan forming a well for the sauce around the edges. Bake for 40min. Meanwhile in a small saucepan over med heat combine the remaining tomato sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, sugar, and mustard. Bring to boil and remove from heat. After meatloaf has cooked 40min remove from oven and pour sauce over top. Return to oven and bake for 20 more min.

Hamburger Casserole

This was one of Mandi's recipes in June that I'd saved to try. Everyone ate it and liked it but it seemed to be missing something...I'd like to try it with rotel! I added green Tabasco to my serving:)

Hamburger Casserole

1 lb ground beef
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup chopped onion
small box macaroni
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 small can tomato sauce
1/4 cup chopped bell pepper
grated cheese

Cook macaroni & drain. Brown ground beef, onion, and bell pepper; drain
grease. Mix mushroom oup, tomato sauce and milk. Add to ground beef
mixutre. Add macaroni to mixture. Put in casserole dish, grate cheese over
the top, put in over at 350 until cheese melts.

Marey's Grandma's Meatloaf

This was dinner tonight. It was really good! If I made it again I'd add two eggs to help it hold together when cutting and I needed to cook it longer.

2 Lb. Ground Beef
1 Package (6 oz.) Stove Top Stuffing, any variety
1 Cup Water

1/2 Cup BBQ Sauce

Mix all ingredients except 1/2 of BBQ sauce. Shape into 2 oval rolls. Bake in a 13x9-inch baking dish on 375 for 35 minutes. Remove & pour rest of BBQ sauce and bake for a few more minutes.

Chile Relleno Casserole

This was SO good! The only change I made was that I used more chile peppers because I could only find a really big can.

INGREDIENTS
1 pound lean ground beef
1 onion, chopped
2 (4 ounce) cans whole green chile peppers, drained
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
4 eggs
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups milk
salt and pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a large skillet over medium high heat, combine the ground beef and onions and saute for 5 to 10 minutes, or until browned; drain excess fat.
Arrange 1 can of the chile peppers on the bottom of a 7x11 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with half the cheese and top with the meat mixture. Sprinkle the meat mixture with the remaining cheese, followed by the next can of chile peppers.
In a medium bowl, combine the eggs, flour and milk, whisking until smooth. Pour this into the baking dish over the chile peppers. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool for about 5 minutes before cutting.

Mushroom Soup Meatloaf

I got this recipe from my sweet friend Mandi and you can see hers here.

This was SO good!!! We all liked it and I'll definitely make it again!!

MUSHROOM SOUP MEATLOAF

1 can cream of mushroom soup

2 lbs ground beef

1 pkg dry onion soup mix

1/2 cup dry bread crumbs

1 egg beaten

1/4 cup water

In a large bowl mix 1/2 cup of mushroom soup, ground beef, onion soup mix, bread crumbs and egg.Shape mixture into a 4x8" loaf and place into a greased8x12" loaf pan (I shaped mine and put it into a 9x13 glass dish) bake at 350°F for 1 hr 15 min or until done.Spoon off drippings, reserve. In saucepan,beat remaining soup, water and drippings at med. heat until boiling. Stir occasionally. Thin sauce w/additional water if desired. Spoon over meat loafservings. DELICIOUS!!

Oven Omelette

This was our second time making this and it won't be the last. We love it(except for Corrine who doesn't like eggs). I got this off a frugal website and with what I pay for ingredients it cost $5.50 and makes a large casserole dish.
5-11-10 Made this with leftover mashed potatoes in place of the grated potato and it worked great too!

Oven omelette

10 eggs, beaten
2 shredded potatoes
1 tsp. seasoned salt
1/2 diced onion
1/2 diced bell pepper
2 cups(8 oz) shredded cheddar cheese
1 pkg bulk sausage, cooked, crumbled and drained of fat

Mix all ingredients and pour into a greased 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 for 60 minutes. This can be used for breakfast, or for dinner.

Bacon Cheeseburger Roll-Ups

We all LOVED this! Even Justin ate a good portion:)

Bacon Cheeseburger Roll Ups

1 lb. lean ground beef
4 slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, chopped
1/2 cup chopped onions (about 1 small)
1/2 lb. (8 oz.) VELVEETA Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 pkg. (13.8 oz.) refrigerated pizza crust
PREHEAT oven to 400°F. Cook ground beef, bacon and onions in large skillet on medium-high heat until ground beef is evenly browned, stirring occasionally. Drain; return meat mixture to skillet. Add VELVEETA; cook until completely melted, stirring frequently. Cool 10 min.
UNROLL pizza dough onto baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Press into 15x8-inch rectangle. Top evenly with meat mixture. Roll up dough, starting at one of the long sides. Rearrange, if necessary, so roll is seam-side down on baking sheet.
BAKE 20 to 25 min. or until golden brown. Cut diagonally into six slices to serve.

Crockpot beef and beans

This was from my week with a crockpot theme. It was good for a change and would make a good potluck dish!

INGREDIENTS:
1 to 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
2 large cans (28 ounces each) baked beans
2 cans (8 ounces each) pineapple tidbits or chunks, drained
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
Dash cayenne pepper
PREPARATION:
In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add ground beef, onion, and bell pepper; fry until ground beef is no longer pink.
Combine the ground beef mixture with the remaining ingredients in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or HIGH for 3 to 4 hours.Serves 6 to 8.

Teresa's Hobo Potatoes

I've saved this recipe for two years and finally got around to making it. It was really good! I would definitely have to put the carrots in first next time because just covering it didn't get the carrots to cook right for me. Shar typed up the recipe here.

Crockpot Taco Casserole

This is a recipe from Mandi's week and was really really good! I ate mine with sour cream on top and loved that. I'll definitely make this again!

1 lb. ground beef, browned; drained

1 chopped onion

1 clove minced garlic

2 drops Tabasco sauce

15 oz. can tomato sauce

1 tsp. chili powder

1 cup frozen corn

32 oz. can chili with beans

3/4 lb. grated cheese

1 bag Nacho cheese tortilla chips
Combine meat, onion, garlic and tobasco, tomato sauce and chili powder. Mix well. Layer in crockpot: meat mixture, tortilla chips, corn, chili, cheese. Cover and cook 6-8 hours on low.