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The School Pizza Recipe- Don't Lose This Recipe
Ingredients
Crust:
2-2/3 cup flour
3/4 cup powdered milk
2 T sugar
1 package quick rise yeast
1 tsp salt
1-2/3 cup warm water (110-115)
2 T vegetable oil
Filling:
1/2 lb Italian sausage
1/2 lb ground chuck
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1 (8oz) block mozzarella cheese
Sauce (I make the day before):
1 (6oz) can tomato paste
1 1/2 cups water
1/3 cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic minced
1 t salt
1 tsp pepper
1/2 T dried oregano
1/2 T dried basil
1/2 t dried rosemary
Steps
Crust:
Preheat oven to 475.
Spray 18 x 13 sheet pan with Pam and lay parchment paper down.
Add flour, powered milk, sugar, yeast, and salt to a large bowl. Whisk to blend.
Add oil to warm water. Pour into flour mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon until batter forms. Don’t worry about lumps - you just want no dry spots.
Spread dough onto sheet pan with fingertips until even. If the dough doesn’t want to cooperate then let it rest for 5 min and try again.
Bake just the crust for 8-10 min. Remove from oven and set aside.
filling:
Brown meats (add salt and pepper) until it resembles crumbles. Drain, set aside.
Get out sauce.
To partially baked crust assemble:
Spread sauce all over crust.
Sprinkle meats.
Sprinkle cheese.
Bake at 475 for 8-10 min. Until cheese starts to brown.
Let stand 5 min, cut into slices and serve.

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21 hours ago, RETIREDFAN1 said:

The School Pizza Recipe- Don't Lose This Recipe
Ingredients
Crust:
2-2/3 cup flour
3/4 cup powdered milk
2 T sugar
1 package quick rise yeast
1 tsp salt
1-2/3 cup warm water (110-115)
2 T vegetable oil
Filling:
1/2 lb Italian sausage
1/2 lb ground chuck
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1 (8oz) block mozzarella cheese
Sauce (I make the day before):
1 (6oz) can tomato paste
1 1/2 cups water
1/3 cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic minced
1 t salt
1 tsp pepper
1/2 T dried oregano
1/2 T dried basil
1/2 t dried rosemary
Steps
Crust:
Preheat oven to 475.
Spray 18 x 13 sheet pan with Pam and lay parchment paper down.
Add flour, powered milk, sugar, yeast, and salt to a large bowl. Whisk to blend.
Add oil to warm water. Pour into flour mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon until batter forms. Don’t worry about lumps - you just want no dry spots.
Spread dough onto sheet pan with fingertips until even. If the dough doesn’t want to cooperate then let it rest for 5 min and try again.
Bake just the crust for 8-10 min. Remove from oven and set aside.
filling:
Brown meats (add salt and pepper) until it resembles crumbles. Drain, set aside.
Get out sauce.
To partially baked crust assemble:
Spread sauce all over crust.
Sprinkle meats.
Sprinkle cheese.
Bake at 475 for 8-10 min. Until cheese starts to brown.
Let stand 5 min, cut into slices and serve.

Geez....... that's it?

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TURTLE CAKE
Ingredients
1 cup chocolate chips
2 cups pecans
3/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1 (14 ounce) bags caramels
1 1/3 cups water ( or as called for by your cake mix)
1/3 cup oil ( or as called for by your cake mix)
3 eggs ( or as called for by your cake mix)
1 (18 ounce) boxes German chocolate cake mix
Directions
Prepare cake mix as directed.
Pour 1/2 of the batter in a 13x9 inch pan.
Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
Remove and let cool.
In a double boiler, add carmels, milk and butter and stir constantly till melted.
Pour melted carmel over cooling cake.
Sprinkle on top 1 cup of pecans& chocolate chips.
Pour remaining batter on top and bake for an additional 20 to 30 minutes.
Remove and let cool.
Sprinkle the remaining pecans& chocolate chips on top.

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Stuffed pickles in the air fryer 

Ingredients: 
Large pickles, halved and hollowed out. 
Cream cheese 
Shredded cheddar 
Crumbly bacon bits 
Ranch seasoning 

Steps: mix the cream cheese, bacon, & ranch seasoning into a bowl. 
Stuff the pickles with the cream cheese mix and top with cheddar cheese. 
Put them in the air fryer on 400 for roughly 7 minutes. 
SO EASY and a favorite in our house as of now.

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Cheeseburger casserole!
1 pound of ground beef
2 cans of tomato soup
3 cups of cheese (any will work)
1 pound of shells
Cook the beef and noodles
Combine everything with the beef leaving half the cheese for topping adding some pasta water to the mix. Cook in a 375° oven cover for 20 minutes and uncovered 10!

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Creamy chicken enchiladas
2 cans chicken - seasoned and cooked 
Combined with cream cheese , taco season and cream of chicken soup. 
Wrap covered in enchilada sauce and cheese! 
Cook at 350 until cheese is melted
Edited for measurements, 
2 12.5 oz Canned chicken 
1 8oz package of cream cheese 
1 package taco season 
1 can cream of chicken soup

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Dump 4 ingredients into a slow cooker
Ingredients
4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 cup chicken broth
1 can of cream of chicken soup
1 box of stuffing mix
1/2 cup of water
How To Make It
Plop your chicken into the slow cooker. Then pour your broth on top of it. Next, place your soup, stuffing, and water into a bowl, mix it together and spoon it on top of your chicken.
Cook the ingredients on the low setting for seven hours. When you come back to your pot you’ll have a tasty moist chicken breast and the best stuffing you’ve ever had.

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Kid friendly, cheap casserole my family started making in the 90's.
3/4 - 1 pound hamburger
2 boxes of mac n cheese
2 small onions 
1/2 medium bell pepper 
2 cans cream of mushroom soup
1 can of diced tomatoes (drain if you want a cheesier flavor) 
2 tablespoons of light margarine
1/2 cup of milk
Black pepper
Toss onion, bell pepper, and hamburger in a skillet. Add black pepper. Brown well and drain. 
In a large pot, put enough water to cook your macaroni. Bring to a boil. Add macaroni but only cook them for 7 minutes after the water is boiling! Drain the water. 
Put the drained macaroni back in the large pot, add the margarine, dump the 2 powdered cheese packets, and stir. Add the milk and stir. Add the cream of mushroom soup, add the diced tomatoes, and add the hamburger. Stir. Cook until warm. Do not boil or over cook (your macaroni will be mush). 
(For a cheesier version, you can add a few slices of cheese near the end.)
This feeds my family of five until we are stuffed with at least 2 servings left over to put in the fridge for the next day.

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Grilled Cheeseburger Wraps
Ingredients
2 tbsp Ketchup
1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 pound ground beef
1 tsp minced onion, dried
Salt and pepper to taste
5 large tortillas, 10 to 12 inches
Lettuce
Cheese (shredded or sliced American)
Tomato slices
mustard
Instructions
FIRST STEP:
Crumble and brown the ground beef in a skillet, drain the grease from the pan
Add Worcestershire Sauce, ketchup, salt and pepper and minced onion to the ground beef
SECOND STEP:
After you grill the tortillas, unroll them and place a strip of cheese down the center of each tortilla
Add a couple of heaping spoonfuls of ground beef mix on top of the cheese
THIRD STEP:
Drizzle some mustard on the ground beef
Add a couple of slices of tomato
Roll the tortilla up, burrito style
FOURTH STEP:
Place each rolled-up tortilla onto the grill to heat up the tortilla, turning a half turn every minute
Flip and grill the other side the same way
FIFTH STEP:
When ready to serve, carefully remove the tortilla from the grill, carefully unroll and add some shredded lettuce.
Roll the tortilla backup and enjoy.

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Cowboy casserole 
2 bags tator tots 
2lbs ground beef
2 cans cream of chicken(any flavor)
2 cans mixed veggies 
1 can corn
1 bag of desired cheese
Cook ground beef and season the way you like. Then add cream cans and veggies. First layer tator tots then meat on top and last cheese then repeat until gone. Cook 3 hrs on low

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Tamale Casserole 
2 small boxes Jiffy Cornbread mix
*2 eggs  
*2/3 C milk
2 lbs ground beef
2 cans red enchilada sauce
2 C taco/Mexican blend shredded cheese
Taco seasoning 
Salt
Spray 9X13 pan
Preheat oven to 350°
In a medium bowl combine cornbread mix, milk and eggs and pour batter into prepared pan, bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes, just until middle is set and top is light golden brown. Poke holes in the cornbread with a spoon handle and pour 1 can of enchilada sauce over the top. In a large skillet brown the ground beef, seasoned with salt, Drain all grease then return beef to skillet, mix in taco seasoning and a little water. Simmer meat for 10 minutes. Stir in 1 can enchilada sauce. Pour meat mixture over cornbread and spread evenly then top with shredded cheese and bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes. You may top with sour cream, diced onion, salsa, or sliced avocado. From Dawn’s Kitchen-Enjoy!

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Cheap dinner! Manwich Casserole

Had all ingredients on hand
Quick & easy!!
1 lb hamburger meat
1 can manwich
2 cups pasta
2 cups shredded cheese (I probably used less than 1/2 cup bc my daughter doesn’t like alot of cheese)
•Brown meat & drain oil

•Mix in manwich while meats still hot & pour into bowl
•Mix in a handful (or whatever to your liking) of cheese
•Boil pasta/drain/ add/mix into meat mixture
•Pour mixture into casserole dish
•Sprinkle cheese on top
•Preheat oven to 350°
•Bake 30-35 min
**Pic taken before baking*

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Cowboy Cornbread Casserole
2 packs 59¢ cornbread mix
1.5 lbs ground beef
1 can rotel
1 can whole kernel corn
1 can ranch style beans
1 cup shredded cheese
1 pack taco seasoning
Mix cornbread according to package instructions then set aside
Preheat oven 425°
Brown ground beef, drain. Add taco seasoning, undrained can rotel, undrained ranch style beans and drained corn. Simmer for about 5 minutes. Stir into cornbread mix.  Mix in shredded cheese. Stir completely. Pour into a greased 9x13 Casserole dish. 
Bake approximately 25-30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean
Can top it with more cheese, sour cream, salsa or whatever your heart desires.

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19 hours ago, RETIREDFAN1 said:

I think I gained weight just by reading that recipe

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On 9/28/2023 at 8:37 AM, RETIREDFAN1 said:

That red white slaw is the bombdigetiest

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BEEF ENCHILADA CASSEROLE
INGREDIENTS
1 ½ lbs ground beef
1 onion finely chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
2 cups enchilada sauce
1 can (15 ounces) black beans drained and rinsed.
1 can (7 ounces) diced green chiles drained
12–14 flour or corn tortillas
1 ¼ cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 ¼ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 avocado peeled, seeded diced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup diced tomato
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 jalapeno seeded and minced
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13-inch casserole with nonstick cooking spray for ease in cleaning.
Brown ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat. When the ground beef is about halfway browned, add the onion. Cook until the beef is browned and the onion is soft. Reduce heat to low. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute, stirring continuously. Drain any excess grease. Add 1 1/4 cups enchilada sauce, black beans, and green chiles; cook for 1-2 minutes while stirring to combine.
Spread 2 tablespoons of enchilada sauce on the bottom of the casserole dish. Layer 1/4 of the tortillas on the bottom, then spread 1/3 of the beef mixture, and 1/4 of each cheese. Repeat these layers two more times. Top with the last layer of tortillas, the remaining enchilada sauce, and the remaining cheese.
Cover the pan with foil and bake for 30-35 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the casserole is heated through. Cook uncovered for 5 minutes.
Toss avocado with lemon juice. Top the casserole with avocado, tomato, cilantro, and jalapeno.

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EASY Butterfinger Pie

Ingredients:
6 (2 1/8 ounce) Butterfinger candy bars, crushed
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 (12 ounce) carton Cool Whip
1 graham cracker crust

Directions:
Mix the crushed Butterfinger bars, cream cheese, and Cool Whip together.
Pour the mixture into the graham cracker crust.
Chill in the refrigerator until set.
Prep Time: 10 minutes | Chilling Time: 2 hours | Total Time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Kcal: 350 kcal per slice | Servings: 8 slices

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goulash recipe. 
1 lb ground beef, browned
1 can stewed or diced tomatoes (undrained), mashed up with a fork or potato masher
1 can tomato soup
1 package sloppy joe seasoning
A few pinches of parsley
Cooked macaroni (I usually make about 3/4 of a 16 oz box)
Brown hamburger, mix in mashed up tomatoes, tomato soup, sloppy joe seasoning and parsley, let simmer while macaroni cooks. Stir in cooked macaroni, simmer for a few min. This makes a fairly good sized amount.

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Saw this in another meal group thought I'd share
Chinese Spaghetti
• 1/2 lb. ground beef
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter (we use 'Kraft Smooth')
• 2 cups chicken broth, heated
• 1 1/2 TBSP brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 TBSP white vinegar
• 2 TBSP soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/8 tsp. red pepper flakes
• 1 lb. (500g small box/package) spaghetti pasta noodles (or Lo Mein noodles or Linguine noodles)
• green onions, chopped, for garnish
Serves 4 to 6
1. In a large deep skillet, brown the ground beef with the garlic. Drain off any grease if necessary.
2. Add the peanut butter and HOT chicken broth, along with the brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger and red pepper flakes to the ground beef.
3. Stir well and heat to boiling until the peanut butter turns into a solution.
4. Then lower the heat and simmer, uncovered for about 8 to 10 minutes as it gradually thickens. Stir occasionally.
5. Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti noodles in boiling water. We usually find that 8 minutes does it 'al dante'.
6. When the spaghetti is cooked, drain but do not rinse and add the noodles to the ground beef/peanut butter sauce and mix well, letting it cool for 3 or 4 minutes.
7. Add chopped greens to the top of each serving and enjoy!
Geoff's Notes:
- You can make this recipe meatier by using 1 lb. ground beef or make it with no ground beef at all as a vegetarian dish or side dish.
- If making as a vegetarian dish, then I suggest to substitute the chicken broth with vegetable broth.
- To quickly heat the chicken broth, I use the microwave and heat it on HIGH for 2 minutes in a glass bowl.
- I also find that once the chicken broth has been heated, I like to then add the peanut butter, brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger and red pepper flakes to the bowl of broth and then add that to the cooked ground beef in the skillet, mixing it thoroughly before bringing it to a boil

 

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viral ramen noodle hack!
Boil ramen noodles as usual
In a separate pan add butter, garlic, red crushed pepper, soy sauce and brown sugar to your taste( I did not measure either ingredients)
Once melted and into a sauce, drain noodles and mix together in pan.
Push noodles to the side, add a scrambled egg
Once egg is cooked mix together.
Pour in a bowl and sprinkle chives and everything bagel seasoning!
It has a hint* of spice mixed with a sweet savory flavor
Your best hack to affordable home made hibachi or Chinese!
Worth a try.