Taco Casserole

1lb of ground beef

1 can black beans

1 can kidney beans

2 cans diced tomatoes

2 cans tomato sauce

1 can corn

1/4 cup diced onions

1 package of taco seasoning

Brown beef, and drain. In a big pot mix all the ingredients above

(make sure you drain the beans, and tomatoes, and corn)

and cook for 20 minutes on medium

In a small skillet, heat up some oil.

Then lightly dip small white corn tortillas to make them a little crispy

Line the bottom of a 9x13 pan with the tortillas,

then add the mixture on top

Add grated cheese, olives, and crumbles tortilla chips

Bake @ 350 until bubbly (15 minutes)

Slow Cooker Lasagna

What you need:

1 pound ground beef
29 ounce can tomato sauce
8 ounce package lasagna noodles - uncooked
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 1/2 cups cottage cheese

non-stick cooking spray
slow cooker


How it works:

1) Spray interior of cooker with the non-stick cooking spray.

2) Brown the ground beef and drain off drippings (I browned my beef with salt, pepper, seasoning salt, and a little bit of garlic salt).

3) Stir in tomato sauce and mix well.

4) Spread one-fourth of meat sauce on the bottom of the cooker.

5) Arrange one-third of the uncooked noodles over the sauce.

6) Combine the cheeses in a bowl. Spread one-third of the cheeses over the noodles

7) Repeat the layers two more times - sauce, noodles, cheese.

8) Top with the remaining sauce.

9) Cover and cook on low for 4 hours.

**The prep time was about a half hour and it was fun for something different. This would definitely work well for Sundays. It is very filling and very delicious. Next time, I think I will make a little extra cheese mixture. I found I was running low by the last layer.

**Hint: Break up the noodles so they fit better in the cooker.

**You can use two small cans of tomato sauce if you do not have a large can. Also, if you like onions, you can add in a chopped onion to the ground beef has you are browning it.

Hawaiian Meatballs

I got this recipe from a friend (thanks Jen) who got it from a friend and so on... it's really good!

Hawaiian Meatballs
1 lb hamburger
1/2 cup corn flakes (crushed) *I use bread crumbs instead.
1 egg
1 1/2 TB soy sauce
1 TB chopped onion
1 tsp parsley
1 tsp pepper
dash of garlic salt

*Mix all together with meat, form into balls and brown in pan.

Sauce:
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
3 TB flour
*mix brown sugar & flour in sauce pan and add 2/3 cup water
1/2 cup vinegar
1 TB ketchup
1 TB soy sauce
1 small can pineapple tidbits

*Heat to boil and add to meat balls, let soak for 10 minutes in sauce.

(I usually just brown the meatballs, then put them in the crockpot with sauce to finish cooking for a couple hours on low. That way I can start dinner while my little one is napping.)

Serve over rice.

Taco Casserole

I made this for the first time last night and it was actually really tasty. I was going to just make plain tacos, but then you have to have all the fixings to go with them. So instead I made this and put a little bit of Sour Cream on top of mine, and my hubby put Ranch on his, hope you enjoy it!


1 bag Fritos Chips
1 lb. Ground Beef
1 pkg. Taco Seasoning
1 15oz. Can Refried Beans
1 15oz. Can Tomato Sauce
Grated Cheddar Cheese

Brown Ground Beef, drain grease and add taco seasoning. Set aside......Layer 1/2 crunched up bag of Fritos in a 13x9 pan......Mix Refried Beans and Tomato Sauce together, then layer it on top of Fritos......Add the Ground Beef on top of that, then the rest of the Fritos, then the Cheddar Cheese!

Bake at 350 degrees for about 35 min.

French Dip Sandwich

I forgot to take a picture of this but I bet you can guess what it looks like.
3 lb. roast
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 beef bouillon cube
1 bay leaf
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp garlic powder
Mix and put all in crock pot. Add water until it covers top of roast. Cook low for 10 hours. Serve shredded roast beef on hoagie style buns that have been broiled with provolone cheese. Dip in sauce left over in crock pot. Yummy and easy!!