Hamburger Macaroni Casserole

 This recipe is from the Sunbeam Controlled Heat Automatic Frypan Cookbook. It is my Mom's favorite recipe from the cookbook. I have copied it as written in the cookbook.

Hamburger Macaroni Casserole

2 Tablespoon fat

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 lb. hamburger

3 1/2 cups cooked or canned tomatoes (No.2 1/2 can)

1 cup diced celery

1/2 cup cut-up green pepper

2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon celery

1/8 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce

1- 8 oz. pkg. elbow macaroni, cooked, rinsed and drained

Chopped parsley

Grated cheese

Preheat Sunbeam (electric frying pan) to 360 degrees, add fat. When melted, add onion, fry, stirring until beginning to brown, add meat, stirring frquently until browned (about 8 minutes). Pour off excess fat. Add tomatoes, celery, green pepper, seasonings and cooked macaroni. Bring to boil, cover, turn dail to 220 degrees. Simmer about 35 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and cheese. Serve directly from Sunbeam (electric frying pan).

Sauce may be cooked separately and poured over hot, cooked spaghetti or macaroni. Also, one minced clove garlic and 1 cup sliced mushrooms may be sauteed with onions- or 1- 4oz. can of mushrooms may be added with tomatoes. 

Serves 6.

Sloppy Joes

Barbecue Beef Burger

(Sloppy Joes)

1 lb. hamburger

½ c. chopped celery

1 medium onion, chopped

1 can (7 oz.) sliced mushrooms

1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes

¼ c. ketchup

1 c. water

¼ tsp. chili powder

2 Tbsp. dry Tapioca

1 tsp. salt

½ tsp. pepper

1 Tbsp. worcestershire sauce

1 Tbsp. vinegar

Brown hamburger. Add celery and onions. Cook 2 minutes so soften. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 20-30 minutes to thicken. Serve on hamburger buns.

Creamed Tacos

This recipe has been in our family so long that I can barely read it on the recipe card. It says that it is from Aunt Carma Brinkerhoff DeWitt King, Dad's sister. So, that means that it is a delicious Arizona mexican dish.

Creamed Tacos

1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup milk
1 can chopped green chilies
1 pound hamburger
salt
pepper
garlic salt
onion salt
1 dozen tortillas
Grated cheddar cheese

Mix soups, milk and green chilies together. Brown hamburger and season to taste. Layer meat, tortillas, meat cheese, repeat the layers again, ending with extra cheese on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Goulash

From the Sunbeam Automatic Frypan Cookbook from the 1950's.

Goulash

(Hamburger Macaroni Casserole)

1 lb. hamburger
1/3 cup chopped onions
3 1/2 cups canned tomatoes
1 cup diced celery
1/2 diced green pepper
2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
8 oz. elbow macaroni, cooked, drained and rinsed
Chopped parsley
Grated Cheese

Preheat Sunbeam to 360 degrees. Fry hamburger until beginning to brown and add onions until done., about 8 minutes. Add tomatoes, celery, peppers, seasonings and cooked macaroni. Bring to a boil.  Cover, turn dial to 220 degrees and simmer about 35 minutes, stirring occassionally. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and grated cheese. Serve directly from the Sunbeam.

Bean Burrito Bake

Bean Burrito Bake

16 oz. can refried beans

1 cup Bisquick

1/4 cup water

1 pound hamburger, browned

1 avocado, sliced

1 cup salsa

1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Mix refried beans, Bisquick and water. Spread in a 10" pie pan. Layer remaining ingredients in order given. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve with sour cream, diced tomatoes, lettuce, olives, jalapenos, whatever else you'd like on tacos.

Serves 8.

Chili Relleno Bake

This is a recipe from Betty Brinkerhoff, Dad's cousin's wife. We ate this almost everytime we went to visit Nelson and Betty. Dad loved it!

Chili Relleno Bake

1 1/2 pounds hamburger
1 large can whole green chilies
Grated cheese

Brown the hamburger.  Slice the green chilies open and take off the stem. Leave whole, but open flat. In a baking dish, layer 1/2 of green chilies, grated cheese, 1/2 of cooked hamburger, remaining half of green chilies, cheese and hamburger.

Egg mixture:
1 1/2 cup milk
4 eggs
1/2 cup flour
Blend together ingredients, pour over the geen chilies/hamburger layers. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Recipe shared by Sheila.

5 Decker Dinner

We had this recipe for dinner often when our children were growing up. I had forgotten about it for the past 10 years or so. I was excited when I found it in the recipe file box today. As I looked over the ingredients, I realized that all of these ingredients were in the refrigerator or panty. It was meant to be!

It is 5 Decker Dinner is because it is layered...5 layers...or 6 or 7, depending on what you want to include in the dinner. What do you have in your refrigerator?

5 Decker Dinner

4 strips of bacon (Cut in pieces or leave whole)
1 lb. hamburger (Formed into patties or break it into pieces. Your choice!)
4 medium potatoes, thin sliced
4 large carrots, thin sliced
1 large onion, thin sliced
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup water

Place the bacon in a skillet or dutch oven. Fry the bacon on one side. Turn the bacon and place the hamburger on top.  Season the hamburger. Layer the potatoes, carrots, onion and green pepper on top. Season. Add the water, cover and steam on medium low for 30 minutes.

Serves 4.

Additonal layers may be:
Green beans
Peas
Celery
Corn
Green Pepper

Recipe shared by Robin.

Hamburger Steaks Deluxe

This a recipe that I remember Mom (Sheila Brinkerhoff) making when I was a child. It is hamburger patties with a mushroom gravy. It is delicious!

Hamburger Steaks Deluxe

1 lb. hamburger

1 egg

1/4 c. bread crumbs

1 t. worcesterhsire sauce

1 pkg. dry onion soup mix

2 T. flour

2 c. mushroom liquid/water with boullion/broth

1/2 c. (4 oz.) mushrooms

Mix hamburger, egg, bread crumbs, worcestershire sauce and 1/2 of soup mix. Form patties. Fry on both sides until desired doneness. Remove from skillet and set aside. Mix liquid, 1/2 of soup mix and flour; add to the skillet. Stir until smooth and incorporates hamburger bits in skillet. Let thicken. Return patties to the gravy and add mushrooms. Simmer, about 5 minutes, to heat heat though. 

Serve with rice, mashed potatoes, noodles or grilled vegetables. 

Recipe shared by Robin.

Beef Chop Suey

I am on an Asian Food kick! I am craving delicious tastes! So, this is another recipe that I found when I was searching for the recipe that Mom wanted.

Beef Chop Suey

1 pound hamburger
1 large onion, cut in wedges
3 medium stalks of celery, cut in 1" pieces
1 can (10oz.) can of beef broth
2 T. soy sauce
1 can (16oz.) bean sprouts
2 T. cornstarch
1/4 c. water

Hot cooked rice or rice noodles or chow mein noodles

Brown hamburger. Add onion, celery, broth and soy sauce. Cook, stirring occassionally for 15 minutes or until onion and celery are tender-crisp. Add sprouts, cook to heat through. Stir in a mixture of cornstarch and water, cook and stir to thicken. Serve over rice, rice noodles, or chow meain noodles with more soy sauce. Serves 4.

Recipe shared by Robin.

Ground Beef with Chinese Vegetables

This is a recipe that I made a lot when my children were little. We loved it, but I have not made it in a long time. I wonder why? I think that it sounds really good right now!

Ground Beed with Chinese Vegetables

1 pound hamburger
2 carrots, sliced on the diagonal
1 can (5oz.) bean sprouts, drained
1 can (5oz.) water chestnuts, drained
2 T. soy sauce

3 cups cooked rice

Brown hamburger. Add carrots and cook until tender. Add bean sprouts, water chestnuts and soy sauce. Heat through. Serve over rice. Serves 4.

Recipe shared by Robin.

Chinese Rice Casserole

Mom called me today to see if I had an old recipe that she had been thinking about. And, guess what!? I did! She said that we had this casserole often when we were growning up but stopped making it because it was too salty for Dad's high blood pressure. When I read that the recipe calls for 2 teaspoons of soy sauce, I really don't think that it would effect his blood pressure that much. But, maybe it was the extra soy sauce that Dad would add to it during dinner!

Chinese Rice Casserole

1 pound of hamburger
1 cup diced onions
1 cup diced celery (Does this seem excessive to you, too?)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup (Cream of celery would be good, too.)
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1/2 cup water
3 c. cooked rice

1 small can of chow mein noodles

Brown the hamburger. Add the other ingredients, EXCEPT the chow mein noodles. Place in a 9x13 casserole dish and top with the chow mein noodles. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Serves 6-8.

I found the recipe on allrecipes.com, if you want a little bit different version.

Recipe shared by Robin.

Meat Patties in Sweet and Sour Sauce

The recipe is from Nelma Irvine... Grandma Irvine.

Meat Patties in Sweet and Sour Sauce

2 c. soft bread crumbs
1/2 c. chopped onion
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. thyme
1/2 c. water
1 lb. hamburger
1 c. sliced onion
1/4 c. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. flour
1/4 c. vinegar
2 Tbsp. water
2 tsp. mustard

Combine bread crumbs, onions, seasonings and 1/2 c. water. Let stand 5 minutes. Add hamburger and shape into patties. Brown patties. Add onion slices after you turn the patties.

Combine brown sugar, flour, vinegar, 2 Tbsp. water and mustard. Pour over meat and onions. Cover and let simmer 25 minutes.

Recipes shared by Robin.

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Photo and recipe courtesy of Our Best Bites. Original post found here.

This is the best spaghetti and meatballs I've ever had. It's very fresh with lots of diced tomatoes and onions. Although we've never done this, we think it would be awesome if you want to make it meatless and just add sauteed mushrooms.

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Recipe by Our Best Bites

Italian Meatballs:

1/2 lb. lean ground beef
1/2 lb. Italian sausage (some of my kids don’t like this, so I now just use all ground beef)
1/4 c. dry bread crumbs
1/2 tsp. pepper
2 Tbsp. dehydrated onion
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 Tbsp. freshly grated Parmesan cheese (or the canned stuff is fine, but of course not as good as fresh)
1 tsp. basil
1/2 tsp. parsley
1-2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp. salt

Turn on the oven broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside. 

Gently combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Shape the meat mixture into meatballs. Place the meatballs on the prepared baking sheet. 

Place the baking sheet in the oven and cook for 7-10 minutes or until the meatballs are becoming brown and fragrant. If you’re going to be simmering the meatballs in soup or sauce, it’s best to cook them until they’re just brown so they can finish cooking in the sauce or soup and release some of their flavor into the cooking liquid. 

Sauce:

1 large onion, chopped
4-5 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
1-2 Tbs Olive oil
2 28-oz. cans crushed tomatoes
16 oz. tomato sauce
1-2 Tbsp. sugar (to taste)
2 tsp. basil
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
Pinch of red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper to taste
Pinch of baking soda (to help neutralize the acid)

Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Add onion and garlic and cook until onions are translucent and garlic is fragrant. Add remaining sauce ingredients and combine well. Bring to a simmer and add meatballs. Simmer on low, uncovered, until desired consistency is reached–about 25-30 minutes for a sauce that’s of medium consistency. Serves 8-10. 

FREEZER MEAL INSTRUCTIONS:

Prepare meatballs as directed, but divide the meatballs among two freezer-safe containers. Prepare sauce through adding all ingredients to the pan, but don’t simmer; rather, divide the sauce among the two containers. Freeze until ready to use. When ready to use, place in slow cooker and cook on low for about 5-6 hours, although you’ll want to keep an eye on the sauce and make sure it’s not burning if you go for the whole 6 hours.

Recipe shared by Carolyn.

Joe's Special

(photo from popsugar.com because they take much better pictures than I do!)


One of my favorite food blogs is called Budget Bytes. The author posts simple and tasty recipes and I like that her motto is "My stomach is full and my wallet is too." One of her recipes we love and ate tonight is Joe's Special.  After a little research I discovered that this is a recipe started in the 1920's at a San Francisco restaurant called Joe's (hence the name). You can find lots of variations on the internet, but I've only tried this one so far. We've had it with both ground beef and ground turkey and both work well. We think the thing that makes this so great is the feta cheese. What's not to love about feta? We eat this with toast and a little sriracha sauce because the budget bytes author is obsessed with sriracha and suggested it. 

Joe's Special 

(click here for original recipe)

INGREDIENTS
2 Tbsp	olive oil
1 small	yellow onion
2 cloves	garlic
1 lb.	ground beef
1.5 tsp	dried oregano
1/2 tsp	salt
1 Tbsp	worcestershire sauce
1/2 lb.	frozen chopped spinach
6 large	eggs
2 oz.	feta cheese (optional)
2 Tbsp	grated parmesan

STEP 1: Mince the garlic and dice the onion. Cook both in skillet with olive oil over medium heat until soft and transparent (about 5 minutes). 
STEP 2: Add the ground beef, oregano, salt, and worcestershire sauce. Cook until the beef is no longer pink, breaking it up into pieces as it cooks (7-10 minutes). 
STEP 3: Once the beef is fully cooked, add the frozen spinach. Cook and stir until it has thawed and heated through, breaking up clumps as you go.
STEP 4: Briefly whisk 6 eggs in a bowl. Push the beef and spinach mixture to one side of the skillet (or make a well in the center) and pour in the eggs. Gently scramble the eggs until they are cooked through, but still moist. Try not to mix them into the meat as they cook or you'll have beef coated in egg, rather than clumps of cooked egg. Once the egg is cooked, stir it into the beef mixture and turn off the burner.
STEP 5: Crumble or roughly chop the feta cheese and sprinkle it over the skillet. Also sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese. Stir to combine, taste, adjust the salt if needed, and then serve. 

Recipe shared by Carolyn.

Macaroni Beef Bake... YUM!

This is from the Lion House Recipes Cookbook. I have changed it a little through the years. It is an old family favorite.

Picture from Budget Savvy Diva

Lion House Macaroni Beef Bake

1 lb hamburger

2/3 c. chopped onion

2 c. uncooked macaroni (or pasta of choice)

2- 8oz. cans tomato sauce

10 ¾ oz. tomato soup

8 oz. can of water

1 c. shredded cheddar cheese

1 ½ t. chili powder

Salt and pepper to taste

½ c. shredded cheddar cheese (maybe more)

Brown hamburger and add onion. Add macaroni, tomato sauce and soup, water, cheese  and seasonings. Mix well. Place in a large casserole dish. Top with remaining ½ c. cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Serves 6-8.