Friday, November 19, 2010

Ground Beef Stroganoff

I'm rollin' the dice and making this for lunch!

1 lb. hamburger
1 (10 3/4 oz) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 packet brown gravy mix
1/2 cup sour cream
2 Tbsp. chopped onion
salt & pepper (to taste)
1 small can sliced mushrooms (I used fresh mushrooms)
Egg noodles, rice or mashed potatoes (I love it over noodles)

Brown & cook hamburger with chopped onion, salt and pepper. While the meat is browning, Start the noodles, rice or mashed potatoes to cook. Drain off any grease from the hamburger. (I then cooked the fresh mushrooms in the beef fat until tender)
Add cream of mushroom soup, gravy mix (plus water according to packet directions) mix together and simmer over low heat about 10-15 minutes.
Add mushrooms and the sour cream mix until thoroughly blended. Serve over cooked noodles, mashed potatoes or rice.

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Smokey Sweet Potato Souffle

I saw this on the food newtwork and it sounded so good! I'm thinking it might make an appearance at our Thanksgiving table.

5 pounds sweet potatoes, pricked with a knife
1 pound sliced bacon
1 chipotle in adobo, chopped, plus 2 teaspoons adobo sauce
1/4 cup Grade B maple syrup
5 eggs, separated
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Roast the potatoes on sheet tray until fully cooked, about 1 hour. Set aside until cool enough to handle.

Meanwhile cook the bacon in large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove and drain on paper towels, reserving the rendered bacon fat. Chop bacon and set aside, reserving 1/4 cup for garnish.

Peel the sweet potatoes and mash. Add the potatoes to a large bowl. Stir in the chopped chipotle, adobe sauce, maple syrup, chopped bacon and egg yolks. Mix together until combined. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

In a separate large bowl, whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Add 1/3 of whipped egg whites to sweet potato mixture and fold to create a lighter base. Fold in remaining whites until just incorporated, leaving some white streaks.

Grease a 2 quart baking dish with some of the reserved bacon fat and gently pour in sweet potato souffle mixture. Sprinkle with the remaining chopped bacon. Put the baking dish on a sheet tray and bake 40 minutes. Enjoy!

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Creamy Corn

Update: I made this on the stove top and put it in the oven for 30 minutes at 350 degrees- super easy and really good!

I love,love,love anything corn. Here's an interesting recipe my mom recommends made in the crock pot! I Can't wait to try it. Enjoy!

20 ounces of frozen corn (get the white/yellow mix kind)
1/2 cup of butter
1 (8 ounce) package of cream cheese
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar

6-8 servings
4 hours cook time - cook on low in crock pot stirring occasionally.