Dorito Casserole

Dorito Casserole 

1 lb Ground Beef 

1 small onion, diced

1 tsp minced Garlic 

1 package Taco Seasoning 

1-2 cups frozen Corn

*2 small tins Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilies* (NOT drained!)

3 cups crushed Dorito's, separated 

2 cups shredded Marble Cheese

**1 tin Chili Style Beans, Pork n Beans, Kidney Beans OR Black Beans (optional)

Cook the ground beef with the garlic and onions. Drain any extra grease. Mix in the taco seasoning. Add the corn, beans of choice and diced tomatoes with green chilies. If you have picky eaters you may want to blend the tin of diced tomatoes with green chilies before adding them.

 Remove from heat.

Add 2 cups of crushed doritos. Mix well and pour into a greased casserole dish.

Add the shredded cheese and then sprinkle the remaining crushed doritos on top.

Bake @350° for about 15-20 minutes or until cheese is melted and heated through.

Serve with Salsa and Sour Cream.

*Regular diced tomatoes can be used instead of with the green chilies

** I used the Chili Style Beans and drained off some of the oily liquid from the top. 

If using Black Beans or Kidney beans you would want to drain and rinse them.

 

Country Fried Hamburgers

 Country Fried Hamburgers 

Hamburger Patties:

2 lbs Ground Beef

1/2 cup Mayonnaise OR 2 eggs

1 cup Bread Crumbs 

1 package Onion Soup Mix 

Mix the above ingredients together and shape into patties.

Additional Ingredients:

1 cup Milk

2 Eggs

1 cup Flour

1 tsp Seasoning Salt 

Oil for Frying

Whisk together the milk and eggs in a bowl.

In a separate bowl, mix together the flour and seasoning salt.

Gravy:

3 tbsp Drippings from frying patties

3 tbsp Flour(use leftover Seasoned Flour if there is enough)

1 cup Milk, Cream or half & half

Salt & Pepper to taste

Instructions:

Heat a small amount of oil in a frying pan. Dip each patty in the milk and egg mixture. Next dip it into the seasoned flour mixture, making sure to coat both side. Gently shake off extra coating. Fry each side for a few minutes or until golden brown and hamburger patties are completely cooked.  

Put 3 tbsp of drippings from frying the patties into a small saucepan. If you don't have enough then you can add some more oil or butter to equal 3 tbsp. Whisk in the flour, 1 tbsp at a time until smooth. Slowly add the milk or cream whisking as you do so to ensure that it is smooth. Turn burner on medium heat. Stir until gravy comes to a boil and starts to thicken. Remove from heat.

Serve with mashed potatoes. Gravy is good on the patties as well as the potatoes. 

Baked Beans

 Baked Beans

1 large onion, diced

2 tbsp Butter

5-6 tins Beans in Tomato Sauce 

1/2 cup Ketchup

1/4 cup BBQ Sauce 

 2 Tbsp Molasses

3 tbsp Mustard

1/4 cup Brown Sugar

1 lb bacon, diced and fried

Sautee the onion on low heat in the 2 tbsp of butter until soft. Add into a casserole dish along with the remaining ingredients. Bake at 325 for about an hour. Also works great to make these in a slow cooker.

Homemade Hamburger Helper

 Homemade Hamburger Helper 

1 lb Ground Beef

2 1/2 cups Rotini 

1 tsp Onion Powder

1/2 tsp Garlic Powder

1 tsp Chili Powder 

1/2 tsp Italian Seasoning 

1 Box Beef Broth 

1 small tin Tomato Paste

Salt & Pepper to taste

Brown the ground beef. Drain any excess liquid. Add remaining ingredients. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Remove from Heat. Let sit for a few minutes and serve.