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Easy Recipes-Nacho Casserole

cindy — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 10:15:30 +0000

Cinco de Mayo is just around the corner, and even though most Americans don’t even know the history of this day it is widely celebrated, especially in the southwest and southern states. Cinco de Mayo celebrates the victory of the small Mexican army over the powerful French army at Puebla during the French invasion. This win, albeit small was a source of much needed pride and unity for the Mexican people. Today, Cinco de Mayo is celebrated in the US and in parts of Mexico as a day of Mexican culture, heritage and pride.

I thought I’d add a family favorite Mexican recipe today, in case you need something new and different for this year’s Cinco de Mayo celebration. I originally found this recipe on 3 Boys and a Dog.

Nacho Casserole

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Author cindy

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 cup frozen corn thawed and drained
2 cups tortilla chips slightly crushed
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
12 oz chunky salsa mild or medium
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 1/2 tbsp chili powder
seasoned salt to taste
black pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350° F.
Spray a 2qt casserole dish with non-stick spray and set aside.
In a large skillet over medium heat add the ground beef, chili powder, seasoned salt and black pepper.
Brown the beef until fully cooked.
Drain off the fat.
Add the corn, mayonnaise, and salsa.
Mix well.
Layer the ingredients in the prepared casserole dish, distributing evenly as follows:
Half of the meat.
Half of the chips.
Half of the cheese.
Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
Cover with aluminum foil.
Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes.
Serve with a dollop of sour cream

Notes

We also like to make this without the chips in it and use it as a dip!

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Easy Recipes-Prime Rib

cindy — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 10:30:51 +0000

Prime rib is one of my favorite cuts of meat. I often order it when we go out to eat, if it is on the restaurant’s menu. I had never thought of making it at home until a few years ago when a friend made it for a dinner party. He is a very good cook and he used a recipe off of The Food Network’s website. For some reason cooking prime rib seemed like it should be complicated…well, it isn’t!

About 6 weeks ago I received a beautiful, large rib roast in my box from the food pantry. I popped it in my freezer and then headed to Pinterest to look for ways to cook this 6 pound beauty. I pinned a few recipes and then waited for the right time to create my version of this recipe. We were having our friends over for dinner one Sunday night so that is when I made my version of The Pioneer Woman’s Prime Rib. In her recipe Ree uses things like sprigs of Rosemary & Thyme as well as Tri-colored peppercorns. Since I am all about easy recipes, I just pulled the Rosemary, Thyme and Black Peppercorns out of my spice cabinet.

Prime Rib

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 1 15

Total Time 1 45

Author cindy

Ingredients

5-7 lb Rib Roast defrosted
4 TBS Olive Oil
1/2 cup Sea Salt
4 TBS Peppercorns
1 1/2 tsp Rosemary
1 1/2 tsp Thyme
1/2 cup minced garlic

Instructions

Preheat oven to 500° F
In a skillet, sear the roast in olive oil over very high heat until it is a nice golden color
Crush or grind the Peppercorns
In a bowl mix the Sea Salt, Rosemary, Thyme, Peppercorns and Minced Garlic
Pour Olive Oil over the roast
Pour on the rub and pat slightly to get it to stick to the meat.
Roast for 20-30 minutes at 500°, then reduce heat to 300° and roast for another 20-30 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 125° for rare.
If you like your roast cooked more, leave it in the oven but keep an eye on the meat thermometer.
Since the roast will continue to cook once you remove it from the oven, don't let it cook past medium rare in the oven.
Remove the roast from the oven and let it rest at least 20 minutes before slicing.

Notes

In the prep time I included the 20 minutes of "rest time".

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Easy Recipes-Crockpot Mongolian Beef

cindy — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:26:29 +0000

The first time I tried Mongolian Beef was at the 2012 Disney Social Media Moms Party that was held at the Art of Animation Resort before the resort opened to the public. I was quickly addicted. I can’t remember how many times I got into the buffet line to get more beef but I’m thinking it was 5 or 6! I was hooked. Since that time I have eaten Mongolian Beef at a few other places but none of them compare to the deliciousness of the Mongolian Beef at that party! While searching Pinterest for easy recipes I found this pin for Easy Crockpot Mongolian Beef and it instantly was re-pinned to my “Recipes I want to Try“ board.

Easy Crockpot Mongolian Beef

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 8

Total Time 8 5

Servings 4 servings

Author cindy

Ingredients

1 lb stew meat
2 tsp olive oil
1 TBS minced garlic
1/2 c soy sauce
1/2 c water
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 tsp minced ginger
1/2 c hoisin sauce

Instructions

Place the meat in the crockpot.
Add all of the other ingredients to the crockpot.
Using a large spoon, stir well.
Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
Serve over Asian noodles.

Notes

This makes a great freezer recipe. Put all of the ingredients in a bag, seal, mix it well and freeze flat. Defrost in the fridge the night before then dump it in the crockpot in the morning.

We all enjoyed this meal and Aaron loved it and said it was one of his favorites. This was also my first time cooking Asian noodles and once the water is boiling the noodles cooked up in about 3 minutes! Recipes don’t get much easier than this so please pin it to your recipe board so you don’t lose it.

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