Easy Roast Beef

Total Time: 59 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 54 mins

Ingredients

• 3 -4 lbs roast beef
• 1/8 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 500 degrees.
• 2 remove roast beef from package and rinse under cold water. pat dry with paper towels.
• 3 rub olive oil all over roast and put in roasting pan on a rack. (fat side up).
• 4 sprinkle garlic powder and black pepper all over roast.
• 5 put in oven and roast at 500 degrees for 20 minutes.(do not open oven door during this step. you want the intense hot heat to "sear" the roast and keep in all the juices.).
• 6 after 20 minutes, lower the oven temperature to 300 degrees and continue roasting for at that temperature for 18 minutes per pound.
• 7 *3lb roast- 54 minutes
• 8 *4lb roast-72 minutes
• 9 i generally start checking the temperature after 45 minutes of cooking at 300 degrees. when the roast reaches the required temperature (see below) remove from oven and let sit for 10-15 minutes.
• 10 timetable.
• 11 rare- 125-130 degrees.
• 12 medium rare- 130-140 degrees.
• 13 medium- 145-150 degrees.
• 14 well done-155-165 degrees.
• 15 after allowing the roast to "rest" slice and serve!
• 16 enjoy!

Pastel De Papas

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 1/4 onions, chopped
• 2 eggs, hard boiled and sliced
• 1 cup black olives, whole
• 1/4 cup raisins, soaked in warm water
• salt and pepper
• cumin
• oregano
• 6 large potatoes
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons butter
• salt

Recipe

• 1 cook potatoes and mash with milk, butter and salt. set aside.
• 2 brown the ground beef and chopped onions with cumin, oregano and salt and pepper to taste. some like more cumin than others.
• 3 drain raisins.
• 4 drain the ground beef mixture and place in baking pan that has been coated with cooking spray. layer the sliced hard boiled eggs, olives and raisins over the meat mixture.
• 5 spread the mashed potatoes over the beef mixture. sprinkle top of mashed potatoes with sugar. bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

Meatballs

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (10 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce
• 2 lbs lean ground chuck
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 3/4 cup fresh parsley (chopped)
• 1 garlic clove (minced by rubbing with side of large knife along with the salt)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 lb spaghetti, cooked

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl combine ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, fresh parsley, garlic, salt, and parmesan cheese.
• 2 shape meat by hand into 18 meatballs (about 1-1/2 inches in diameter).
• 3 brown meatballs in a large skillet.
• 4 combine the meat balls with the spaghetti sauce and cook 30 to 35 minute at a simmer or until no longer pink inside.
• 5 serve sauce and meatballs over warm spaghetti.

Meatball Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 quarts water
• 20 -25 small meatballs
• 2 cans tomato sauce (8 ounces each)
• 2 beef bouillon cubes
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• to taste salt
• to taste black pepper, ground
• 2 -3 stalks celery, sliced
• 2 -3 carrots, sliced
• 1 -2 clove garlic, minced
• 1 cup elbow macaroni, uncooked
• to taste parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 bring water to a boil in a large saucepan.
• 2 add meatballs, tomato sauce, bouillon, oregano, basil, thyme, salt and pepper to taste, celery, carrots, and garlic, and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 3 add macaroni and cook until pasta is done. top with parmesan cheese to serve.

Meatball Sausage Dinner

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 10 ounces frozen chopped broccoli, thawed
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 3 medium carrots, sliced
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 lb earl campbell sausage, halved and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 lb lean ground beef
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can nonfat beef broth
• 1 tablespoon lemon-pepper seasoning

Recipe

• 1 combine the first four ingredients.
• 2 transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan.
• 3 sprinkle with sausage.
• 4 shape beef into 1-in. balls; arrange over top.
• 5 pour broth over the casserole.
• 6 sprinkle with lemon-pepper.
• 7 bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until heated through.

Hot Dogs And Sauerkraut With Dumplings

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb beef hot dog
• 24 -30 ounces fresh sauerkraut, in a bag
• 1/2-1 cup water
• 1 package of refrigerator biscuit

Recipe

• 1 empty the bag of fresh sauerkraut into a deep pan. add water and hot dogs. top this off with the tube of refrigerator bisquits. bring to a boil. reduce heat to medium and cover. cook for about 15 minutes. bisquits are now fluffy like dumplings. serve with mashed potatoes. enjoy!

Roast Brisket

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 lbs beef brisket
• 1 garlic clove, halved
• 1 onion, sliced
• salt and pepper
• 5 -6 sprigs fresh rosemary

Recipe

• 1 rub cut of brisket with clove of garlic. roast with sliced onion, salt, pepper, and liberal sprinkling of rosemary on top. cook uncovered 1 hour in 325* oven. cover and cook 1 hour longer.