Brunswick Stew

This recipe makes 11 servings

3 (16 ounce) cans whole tomatoes undrained and chopped
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (16 ounce) can Van Camps pork and beans (discard the pork)
1 (32 ounce) can Veg-all Homestyle mixed vegetables (with large vegetables)
1 (16 ounce) can corn, drained  (or substitute 1/2 bag frozen corn)
2 (12 ounce) cans chicken, drained and broken up
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce (Optional)
1-2 Tablespoons vinegar

Stir all ingredients into a large pot.  Heat until hot.

Good served with sweet cornbread.

Tacos

1 pound ground beef

½ teaspoon onion powder

1 teaspoon chili powder

Salt

Small can tomato sauce

Flour tortillas

Cheese

Lettuce

Salsa

Refried beans
low-fat Sour cream

Brown ground beef and drain.  Add seasoning and tomato sauce, cook about 10 minutes.  Heat tortillas in a microwave about 45-60 seconds or until hot.


Taco Salad

Cook taco meat like for taco then serve over tortilla chips and lettuce.  It’s good with chili beans and makes it go further. 

Burritos     

Cook meat like for taco then serve in a tortillas heated in a microwave about 45-60 seconds or until hot. Serve with the same fixings as Tacos

Tina’s Easy Beef Stew

3- 12 ounce cans of Hormel Beef

3-15 ounce cans Veg-all original

1 tablespoon margarine

1 teaspoon dry onion powder

Salt and pepper to taste

Drain Veg-all and pour into crock pot or sauce pan, add un-drained roast beef, margarine, salt, pepper, stir carefully.  Break in half large pieces of meat.  Heat til 180 degrees on med heat.  Keep warm to let flavors blend. This dish is also good microwaved. 

Serve with sweet cornbread or buttered crackers. 

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Cheese slices

Bread

Margarine

Make cheese sandwiches with cheese and bread.  Melt margarine and generously 'paint' a cookie sheet with margarine using a pastry brush.  Put margarine only where you will put the sandwiches if you’re not making very many.  Put sandwiches on cookie sheet in margarine and brush the tops with margarine.  Bake the sandwiches in a pre-heated oven for 10 minutes at 400.  For extra buttery and crusty sandwiches turn over after 5 minutes and brush with margarine again.  This is the way we did it at school to get the crusty, buttery, grilled cheese sandwiches:)

Hamburger steak

1-2 lbs ground chuck

Salt and pepper

Make into hamburger patties. Press the edges tightly so they hold together. Make a hole in center of each patty with your little finger or a straw.  Spray a skillet with cooking spray.  Cook on med high heat about 3 minutes, turn cook 3 more minutes, turn one more time 3 more minutes.  Cook until 180 degrees or juice in the center is clear.

Make brown sauce to pour over when serving.

Serve with Cream potatoes and Brown Sauce or let the kids have bread and pretend it’s a hamburger.



Brown Sauce

4 Tablespoons margarine

4 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 teaspoon beef-flavored bouillon granules or 2 bouillon cubes

2 cups water

¼ teaspoon pepper

Melt margarine in saucepan and add flour.  Cook one minute.  Add beef bouillon, water and pepper.  Cook and stir about 5 minutes.