Meat Manicotti

This savory dish is sure to please and super easy in the crock pot!

Meat Sauce
Raw Manicotti shells (stuff with sauce) place in crock pot.
 Top with extra sauce and cheese and cook on High 4-6 hours.

 

Crock Pot Enchiladas

Crock Pot Enchiladas.  We love enchiladas, but with the heat topping triple digits I just cannot bear to turn on the oven, here is a easy alternative for enchiladas!
 Ground Beef
Tortillas softened in oil
Enchilada Sauce
Shredded cheddar cheese
Black olives


Soften tortillas in pan with oil (do not fry just soften)

Make meat mixture by browning ground beef adding cumin, chili powder, garlic and onion powder, olives, and 1/2 your enchiladas sauce.  Stir mixture and roll into soften corn tortillas.

On bottom of crock spoon enchilada sauce, then begin layering your rolled tortillas, between each layer spoon more sauce and top with cheese, repeat layers until you reach top of crock pot.

Cook on High for 4 hours.

Serve with rice and beans and sour cream!

Homemade Tacos

Nothing like homemade tacos, crispy shells, spicy meat, and melted cheese!


Start by frying and shaping corn tortilla shells in hot oil- you have soften the tortillas first turning in the host oil , but frying, then you fry each side, shaping to make a taco shell.

Let you shells cool on double ply paper towels-

Next make your meat, use 2- 5lbs of ground beef and seasoning.  You can make you own seasoning with cumin, chili powder, onion flakes, and paprika, or if you looking for super easy use Schillings Taco mix.

When I make tacos, I make a lot! 

 

Fill your shells with warm meat and top with cheese setting on doouble  ply paper towel as you fill each one.

 

Top with lettuce , tomato, sour cream, salsa, olives, ect.

 

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Beef Stroganoff Electric Skillet

Next to my crock pot, my electric skillet is my next favorite appliance. This skillet makes one pan dinners a a cinch and does not heat up the house.

Beef Strognaoff

1lb ground beef
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup of cream cheese
1/2 Cup finely chopped onion
1 cup sliced mushrooms
Egg Noodle Boiled  slightly firm

Ground you beef in pan while egg noodesl boil. Be sure to not boil noodles to fully done, they will cook more once added to skillet

After beef is brown add oinions and mushrooms and let cook 2 minutes.  Add soup and cream cheese. Be sure to blend well. Let bubbly for 2 minutes.  Add dente' pasta and turn down heat. Allow to cook 25 minutes or until noodles are not tender.  Serve.  Easy Peasey!