Super Bowl Beef Mexican Layer Dip

Tomorrow is the Super  Bowl, so I thought a Super Bowl style recipe was in order and who better to provide that kind of recipe than a boy right! Ryan came up with this recipe and swears that it is delicious so I am passing it along to you.  It’s fairly simple and boy bullet proof so here you go!

Layer the following ingredients in a 13 X 9 pan in this order.

2 cans refried beans
1lb ground beef browned w/ taco seasoning
1/2 cup mayo & 1/2 cup sour cream mixed
2 avacados peeled, pitted, and chopped w/ 2tbsp lemon juice
1/2 cup picante sauce
1 cup shredded cheddar
1 cup shredded monterrey jack
4 green onions chopped
1 can sliced black olives

Cover and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.  Serve w/ tortilla chips.

Enjoy your Super Bowl! GO PACKERS!

~ Anna-Lisa

Beef Mac & Cheese

Good afternoon! I realize I am a day late writing this post, but I hope that it’s a dollar short too!  I have spent the past week in Chicago for the Top Producer Seminar.  It was a great experience and I met a ton of extremely wonderful farmers and farm wives.  Then yesterday I was able to come to Arkansas to spend the weekend with Ryan on the ranch.  I am so thankful to have these few days to relax, drain my brain and rest up.  This is a casserole dish that he had fixed for me when I arrived.  It is delicious… a little spicy, extremely beefy and just the comfort food that I was craving.  So get into that kitchen and get ready to relax with this wonderful macaroni dish.

From The Pantry

1 box elbow macaroni

2 cans RoTel Tomatoes

Garlic Salt, Ranch Seasoning

From the Ice Box

1 lb ground beef

2 Jalapeno

1 green bell pepper

1 onion

1 small block of cheese (apprx 2 1/2 cups)

Chop the onion and jalapeno to your liking.  Start a pot of boiling water.  (I always add a dash of salt to my pasta water, not because it makes the water boil faster but because I think the flavor is better.) In a large skillet combine the ground beef, all the vegetables and the seasonings.  Cook until the beef is browned through.  While the beef is browning, boil the box of elbow noodles.  Once the ground beef is browned through drain off the excess fat.  Also drain your noodles at this time.  Combine the noodles, meat and veggies and pour into a 13 X 9 pan. Top with cheese (a little extra cheese never hurt) and bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes or until all the cheese has melted. Serve this delicious dish alone or with a side salad.

Beef Mac & Cheese Costs

1 box elbow macaroni – $1.00

2 cans RoTel Tomatoes – $1.60

Garlic Salt, Ranch Seasoning- $1.00

1 lb ground beef – $3.00

2 Jalapenos- $0.28

1 green bell pepper- $0.88

1 onion- $0.63

1 small block of cheese (apprx 2 1/2 cups)- $2.23

Total Cost- $10.62 (Serves 6)

Cost Per Plate- $1.77

I hope you enjoy this beefy comfort food!

~ Anna-Lisa

Sister’s Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Happy New Year!

I got to ring in the New Year with great family and friends in the large metropolis of Throckmorton. 🙂 Small town Texas is the place to be on New Year’s! I was excited to have the opportunity to take my Mom’s Beef Dip that I posted last week – and y’all! It was a hit! 🙂

January – seems to me always a very busy month. The ranch is preparing for heifers to calve, new year business decisions are being discussed, wheat-pasture cattle need checked, ice needs breaking, school is in full force and no one is wanting to spend a lot of time cooking. You want warm, easy beef recipes so you can get on with life. 🙂 So I’ve decided to share some of my favorite quick ground beef recipes for the next four Monday’s.

Every recipe has been tested on my family – and any day help or hired hands. I promise your family will like it – if they do!

During my last week of school last semester my sisters, Lydia 14, and Amanda 12, called telling me about this new sweet and sour meatball recipe they made for lunch and how awesome it was. They took pictures because they felt it was worth sharing. Once I got home, they made if for me and I have to admit. It is pretty tasty!

You’ll Need:
1 lb. hamburger
1/2 c. bread crumbs
1/4 c. milk
2 T. onion, finally chopped
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 egg

Mix ingredients; shape into twenty 1 1/2-inch balls. Cook over medium heat, turning occasionally, until brown. About 20 minutes. Remove and drain excess liquid.

Sweet and Sour Sauce
1/2 c. brown sugar, packed
1 T. cornstarch
1 can pineapple chunks
1/3 c. vinegar
1 T. soy sauce
1 sm. bell pepper, coarsely chopped

Mix brown sugar and cornstarch in skillet. Stir in pineapple, vinegar and soy sauce. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; reduce heat. Add meatballs, cover and simmer stirring occasionally for 10 minutes. Stir in green pepper. Cover and simmer until crisp tender, 5 minutes.

I’m proud of my sisters and they great lil’ beef cooks they are becoming!

I’m soaking up my last week of freedom!
Talk to you next week,
Amy

Cost’s
ground beef = $2.69
bread crumbs = $0.35
milk = $0.06
seasonings = $1.71
egg = $0.09
pineapple = $2.06
bell pepper = $1.85
Total = $8.81/4 = $2.20 a serving