Italian Beef & Pasta

3 to 4 lbs. beef chuck roast
2 onions, chopped
13 1/4 oz. can sliced mushrooms
2 26 oz. marinara pasta sauce
2 T. zesty Italian salad dressing mix
16 oz. pkg. spaghetti, cooked

Combine all ingredients but spaghetti in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Slice beef and serve over cooked pasta.

Creamy Beef Stroganoff

2 lbs stew beef, cubed
salt and pepper to taste
2 10 3/4 oz cans of cream of mushroom soup
3 T. Worcestershire sauce
3 oz. cream cheese, cubed
16 oz. sour cream
cooked rice or noodles

Place beef in slow cooker; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pour soup over top; add Worcestershire sauce. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. 30 minutes prior, stir in cream cheese and sour cream. Serve over rice or noodles

Chicken Supreme

2 1/2 os pkg. dried chipped beef
8 boneless skinless chicken breasts
8 slices of bacon
1/2 c. sour cream
1/4 c. all-purpose flour
10 3/4 oz. can of cream of mushroom
12 oz. pkg of pasta (cooked)

Arrange dried beef to cover the bottom and lower sides of a slow cooker. Wrap each piece of chicken with a slice of bacon and arrange on top of dried beef. In a small bowl, mix sour cream, flour and soup together. Pour over top of chicken. Cover and heat on low for 8 to 10 hours. Serve over cooked pasta.

Pastisio (or Greek Lasagna)

1 lb ground beef, browned
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
8 oz can tomato sauce
1 t. dried oregano
1 t. salt
1/2 t. cinnamon
2 c. elbow macaroni, uncooked and divided
1/4 c. butter
3 T. all-purpose flour
1/4 t. pepper
1/4 t. nutmeg
2 c. milk
2 eggs
1/4 c. grated Parmesan cheese

Combine beef, onion and garlic in skillet; heat until onion and garlic are tender. Stir in tomato sauce, oregano, salt and cinnamon; simmer for 5 minutes. Set aside. Spread one cup macaroni in a greased baking pan; cover with meat sauce. Top with remaining macaroni; set aside. Melt butter in a saucepan; whisk in flour, pepper and nutmeg until smooth. Gradually pour in milk; heat until thickened. Remove from heat; whisk in eggs and Parmesan cheese. Pour over macaroni; bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Applesauce Meatloaf Recipe

This is my absolute favorite meatloaf recipe!! Delicious!!

1 lb ground beef
3/4 c. applesauce
1/2 c. bread crumbs
1 t. salt
1/4 t. seasoned salt
1/2 c. onion, chopped
2 eggs, beaten

1/4 c. ketchup
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/8 c. mustard

Mix the first 7 ingredients together; spoon into an ungreased loaf pan. Set aside. Combine final 3 remaining ingredients, ketchup, brown sugar and mustard; spread over meatloaf. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.

Part 2 Menu Planning Challenge

Here is part 2 to the menu planning challenge over at the Happy Housewife. To find the challenge go HERE.

The 2nd part is to come up with 5 more meals to go along with your 15 dinners you already listed. And to come up with a list of side dishes to go along with those meals. Here are mine.

1. Bacon, Egg & Cheese Sandwiches
2. BBQ Pork Roast
3. Family Night Noodle Bake
4. Lemon Garlic Tacos
5. Baked Ziti

Side Dishes
1. Homemade Mac N Cheese
2. Baked Potatoes
3. Creamed Corn
4. French Fries
5. Mashed Potatoes
6. Some packaged noodles
7. Rice a Roni
8. Couscous
9. Green Bean Casserole
10. Salad

Part 1 Menu Planning Challenge

Over on The Happy Housewife, there is a 3 part menu planning challenge. To read it go HERE. Challenge 1 is to make a list of 15 different dinner options. You can ask family members to give their favorites to help make your list. Giving that my husband is not here, I asked my 2 kids. Of course since they are 6 and 4 their reponses were vague. I got a lot of ice cream, candy, popsicles and you know that stuff you made the other day!

So here is the list I came up with.
1. One Pot Spaghetti
2. Tacos
3. Sloppy Joes
4. Applesauce Meat Loaf
5. Taco Soup
6. Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup
7. Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
8. Tater Tot Casserole
9. Pastitio or (Greek Lasagna)
10. Steak on the grill
11. Chicken sandwiches
12. Pizza
13. Pork Chops
14. Country Fried Steak
15. Pot Roast

I will post recipes for some of them when I get a chance.