Welcome to the Smith Family Cookbook

You wanted it, you got it. Here are some of the awesome recipes as submitted by members of the Smith Family.

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Happy Cooking!
Showing posts with label Main Dishes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Main Dishes. Show all posts

7/17/09

Turkey Sweet and Sour - Arliss

good for left over turkey)

2 tlb. corn starch
1 cup turkey stock or bouillon cube in water
½ cup brown sugar
1/3 cup cider vinegar
1 Tlb soy sauce
¼ cup catsup or chili sauce
Cook and stir until clear, set aside

Heat fry pan to medium hot 2 Tlb oil
1 cup pineapple juice
1 ¼ cps pineapple chunks
¾ cups carrots thickly sliced
¾ cups green peppers cut into strips
4 cups cooked turkey cut in ½ inch cubes
Add oil and carrots and stir fry for 1 min. Add green pepper, fruit and turkey. Stir fry until just heated through. Add sweet and sour sauce. serve over fluffy rice.

Chicken and Rice Casserole - Heidi and May

Cook rice prior to use:
3½ C cool water
2 C rice
Bring water to a boil, add rice, return to a boil and turn to low. Cover with a lid and let cook for 20 min.

Preheat oven to 350° and put in a 9x13 pan:
4 C cooked rice
4 C cooked chicken, cubed
8 oz. slived water chestnuts
2 C milk or broth
2 cans cream of chicken soup

Saute:
½ C margarine 1 C chopped celery
1 C chopped onion 1 C chopped green pepper
½ tsp salt

Add other ingredients and mix together. Pour into pan and top with crushed potato chips or buttered bread crumbs. Cook for 30-40 minutes if warm, or if it has been refrigerated cook for 45-60 minutes, checking occasionally.

Chicken Enchiladas - Heidi and May

Ingredients:

Chicken a’ la King Mixture
16 flour tortillas
2-3 cups grated cheddar cheese
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 cup sour cream

Directions:

Mix soup and sour cream together for the sauce. Place chicken mixture and a spoonful of sauce on each tortilla. Roll up tortilla and place in pan with seam side down. Pour remaining sauce on top of tortillas. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 – 35 minutes.



Chicken Roll-ups - Heidi and May

Mix:
4 tbsp. melted Butter
1/2 tsp. Pepper
2 stalks diced celery
1 - 8 oz pkg. Cream cheese
1/2 med. Chopped onion
2 cups diced chicken
2 cans cresent rolls
6 tbsp. Melted butter

Flatten rolls, cover with 1/4 cup filling, roll up & tuck in ends. Dip in melted butter and crumbs. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes. Combine 1 can chicken broth & 1 can cream of mushroom soup. Heat & spoon over rolls.



Dutchoven Enchiladas - Heidi and May

Mix Together:
Hamburger (1 lb)
Tomato Soup (1 can)

Layer in Pan starting with hamburger & soup mix

Flour Tortilla Shells
Enchilada Sauce Cheese
Olives
Mushrooms
Chilies

Greenbean Casserole - Heidi and May

1 can (10 3/4 oz) Cream of Mushroom soup
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp soy sauce
Dash ground black pepper
4 cups cooked green beans
1 1/3 cups French’s French Fried onions

Mix soup, soy, pepper, beans and 2/3 sup onions in 1 1/2 qt. Casserole.
Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until hot
Stir: Sprinkle with remaining onions.
Bake 5 minutes.

Serves 6

Noodle Casserole - Heidi and May

Ingredients:

1 pound browned hamburger
Rotini noodles
1 can green beans
2 cans Cream of chicken soup
1 cup milk
Tater tots

Directions:

Cook noodles according to package directions. In a baking dish combine hamburger, noodles, and beans. Stir until well mixed. In a separate bowl, combine cream of chicken soup and milk. Mix to desired consistency. Stir into noodle mixture. Top with tater tots. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Pork Chops Dinner - Heidi and May

Directions:

Fry pork chops, cut meat off bone. Put meat, cubed potatoes, and carrots in pan. Cover with water and bake at 350 degrees until the vegetables are tender.. Drain most of the water. Combine brown gravy and cream of celery soup, add water to desired consistency.

Combine all and heat until ready to serve.

Porcupine Meatballs - Heidi and May

1 pound ground beef
¼ cup chopped onion
1 tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
½ cup minute rice
1 can tomato soup (+ 1 can water)

Mix beef, onions, salt, pepper, rice, and ½ cup tomato soup. Roll into meatballs. Cover with remaining soup in casserole dish. Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 1 hour


Pork Chops and Rice - Heidi and May

5 Pork Chops
1/2 diced green pepper
1/2 cup rice, uncooked
1 tbsp. Salt
1 qt tomato juice
Pepper & Paprika

Remove excess fat from chops’ heat in pan until fried out. Brown rice in the fat; push rice to one side or remove from pan. Sear chops, add remaining ingredients. Cover, simmer 1 hour.



Potato Casserole - Heidi and May

Directions:

Layer the following:
cubed, raw potatoes (1-2 inches)
carrots
cooked, cubed chicken
Sprinkle ½ cup uncooked real rice on top

Pour on 1 can of cream of chicken soup (with 1 cup water)

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour


Sweet and Sour Meatballs - Heidi and May

1 1/2 pound hamburger
1 Cup quick rolled oats
1 Tbsp. Woechestershire Sauce
1/2 tsp. Onion salt
Dash of Tobasco Sauce

Mix above ingredients and make small meatballs. Brown & drain off grease. Take out of fry pan & set aside.

1 cup brown sugar
3 Tbsp. Cornstarch
1 tsp. Salt
1/2 cup vinegar
2 Tbsp. Soy sauce

Mix above ingredients together, along with the juice of a 16 oz can of crushed pineapple. Cook until thick, then add the meatballs and the pineapple.

Cook 30 minutes. Serve over rice.

Stir Fry - Heidi and May

Add 2 cups thinly sliced carrots to 1 Tbs heated oil. Stir-fry 2 minutes. Add 1 medium onion and fry until soft. Fry one pound of hamburger and add to vegetables. Combine 1 cup beef bullion, 2 Tbs cornstarch, 2 Tbs Worcestershire, 1 tsp sugar, ½ tsp ginger. Add to beef mixture. Boil. Serve over rice.

7/13/09

Crock Pot Chicken - Corey

4-6 boneless chicken breasts
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 med onion sliced in chunks
1 pgk dry Italian dressing
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
1 can mushrooms (opt)

Brown chicken and shred or cube. Lay in crockpot. Sprinkle Italian dressing on top and add onion and soup. Cook 4-6 hours. One hour before you eat, add the cream cheese and mix. Continue cooking and eat over rice.

Beef Fajitas - Corey

Cooked roast, shredded
2 red peppers, diced into about 1 inch squares
2 green peppers, diced into about 1 inch squares
2 pkgs fajita seasoning
1 onion, chopped

warm the cooked, shredded roast. Mix in the seasoning packet. Add the peppers onions and a little water. Cover and let simmer until peppers and onions are soft. Serve on warmed flour tortillas with shredded cheese and sour cream. This is excellent if made in a dutchoven.

Zucchini Casserole (Grandma Smith's Recipe) - Corey

5 c cubed zucchini
¼ c onion, chopped
1 lb ground beef, browned
1 c sour cream
1 c cheddar cheese, grated
1 pkg stove top stuffing
1 c margarine, melted
1 can cream of chicken soup

Brown ground beef, add chopped onion. Mix the stuffing an flavor packet and add margarine, stirring to coat evenly. Cube zucchini into 1 inch pieces. Boil zucchini for approximately 10 minutes, then use the collinder to drain excess liquid. Mix the soup, sour cream, and cheese in a separate bowl.
Put half the stuffing mixture on bottom of 9x13 pan. Then layer the hamburger, then zucchini, then soup mixture and top with other half stuffing. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.

Baked Spaghetti - Corey

12 oz spaghetti, uncooked
1 c onion, chopped
1 c green bell pepper, chopped
1 lb ground beef
1 (16 oz) can diced tomatoes
1 (4.5 oz) can mushrooms, drained
1 tsp dried oregano
2 c mild cheddar cheese, shredded
1 (10.75 oz) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
¼ c water
¼ c parmesan cheese, grated

Cook spaghetti noodles, drain. Saute onions, green peppers and ground beef. Once beef is browned and ions and peppers are soft, add tomatoes, mushrooms and oregano. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Place half the cooked spaghetti into greased 9x13 pan. Top with half of meat mixture. Sprinkle with 1 cut of the cheddar cheese. Repeat. In a medium bowl, mix cream of mushroom soup and water until smooth and pour over casserole. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake in 350 oven for 30-35 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Mom's Sloppy Joes - Corey

3 lbs hamburger
2 cans chicken gumbo soup
1 med onion, chopped
12 oz ketchup
2 TBSP mustard
½ c apple cidar vinegar
¾ c brown sugar

Brown hamburger and onions. Mix with remaining ingredients. Simmer about 20 minutes.

Double this serves 25-30 people.