Burgundy Beef

Mmmm...burgundy beef. Yummy! Sounds great to me. We had some friends stay with us & she made this for us for dinner one night. I was good, a keeper in our book.

2lb Stewing beef
1 can French Onion soup
1 can Cream of Mushroom soup
1 can Cream of Celery soup
1/2 cup of Burgundy (or any red wine)

Place everything into Crockpot and mix. Cook on high for 4 hours (or use 4 hour setting if you have one). This can also be made in a casserole dish in the oven (bake for 3 hours at 350). Tastes great over egg noodles, rice or mashed potatoes. Don't forget your crusty bread.

Chicken Caesar Wraps

Well, sorry for no picture, but you can get the idea, if you go & look at the gyro burger. Once again, meat free dish. It was good, but not super filling. I needed more than 1 to fill me up. Would be good with real chicken too!

Serves 2

2 frozen BOCA Meatless Original Chik'n Patties or the spicy ones would probably be good too.
Caesar Dressing
lettuce
Flat bread or pita bread

COOK patties as directed on package. CUT patties into strips; place on pita bread. Top with lettuce & however much caesar dressing you want.

Gyro Burgers

Well, for use finding recipes that are meat free to use during lent is hard. You can't just say, "well, lets cook up some fish" since I cant eat it. So, when I ran across this recipe. I wanted to give it a shot. I am glad I did. It was really good. I wouldn't say it was the most filling dish (probably could have eaten 1.5), but the flavors are good! Chips, onion rings or tater-tots make a great addition to this.


Serves 4
4 frozen BOCA Brushetta Burgers
1/2 cup Sour Cream
1 clove garlic, minced
4 foldable pita breads or flat breads
2 plum tomatoes, sliced
1 cup shredded lettuce
1/2 cup chopped cucumbers
1/4 cup crumbled Feta Cheese

HEAT grill to medium heat.

GRILL burgers 8 min. or until cooked through (160ºF), turning after 4 min.

MEANWHILE, mix sour cream, garlic and cucumbers until blended.

CUT burgers in half. Top pitas with tomatoes, lettuce, cucumber cream sauce, burgers and cheese; fold in half.

Guaca-Macaroni

Another one of those recipes where the name intrigued me, so I had to try. Its an interesting recipe. Worth trying & I thought it tasted even better reheated for lunch the next day. Of course we topped it with diced jalapenos.

Serves 4-6

1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup onion diced
1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies
1 small can diced green chilies
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup guacamole
1/2 pound macaroni
1/3 teaspoon cilantro

Heat water on high in a large saucepan for pasta.
Brown ground beef with onion in a skillet over medium heat.
Add macaroni to boiling water and continue cooking on high heat. Stir.
Drain off fat from beef mixture
Add sour cream and guacamole to skillet. Stir to mix.
Add tomatos & diced chilis and reduce heat to medium-low.
Drain and rinse macaroni and add to skillet.

Spinach Dip Soup

Well, this lent I have been looking for new recipes to try. Something different, so when I ran across the name of this recipe, I had to put it in my "to try pile". Please see note at bottom of recipe about the bread bowls.

Serves 6

1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 medium onion, chopped (1 cup)
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 container (16 oz) spinach dip
1 jar (12 oz) sliced roasted red bell peppers, drained, chopped
1 box (9 oz) Green Giant® frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain
3/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese (3 oz)

In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onion and garlic in butter, stirring occasionally, until tender.
2 Stir in broth, spinach dip, roasted peppers and spinach; cook until thoroughly heated. Top each serving with cheese.


Now, I made my own bread bowl for this recipe & if your up for a small challenge I say go ahead & try it. I will warn you...the bread recipe is really easy! However, if you don't have time to make your own bread bowls, you can either put it in a bowl or you can make your own bread bowls out of the pillsbury french loaf. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray (or for easy clean up, line sheet with foil). Remove dough from can. Cut loaf into 3 pieces; shape each into ball, placing seam at bottom so dough is smooth on top. Place dough balls, seam side down, on sprayed cookie sheet. Bake at 350°F. for 22 to 26 minutes or until golden brown. With sharp knife, cut small portion off top of each loaf. Lightly press center of bread down to form bowls, or pull out the bread leaving a little in the bowl. Use bread that has been pulled out to dip into soup. Place each bread bowl on individual serving plate & fill with soup.