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Peoples Kitchen Super Easy Meatloaf

 5 Lbs. ground beef, pork, turkey, or combination thereof.
2 cups breadcrumbs, oatmeal, or whatever you have handy.
1-cup milk
3 - 4 onions finely chopped (you can also use dried onions, but add a
little additional liquid.)
4 eggs beaten
1-cup ketchup or tomato sauce
1 package onion soup mix
3 tsp. salt
2 tsp. ground pepper

Crumble bread into the pan provided and add the milk.  Let stand for 10 minutes. Add other ingredients and mix with potato masher or clean hands. Remove meatloaf mixture from pan temporarily placing on piece of wax paper or plastic wrap. Wash pan. Form mixture into 2 loaves that fit along the short sides of the pan, leaving a space in the middle.

 Bake at 350 to 400 degrees for 2 hours. Pour off grease. If you are preparing the meatloaf in the morning it is to be served, cover with foil and come immediately to the Prado Day Center. It will stay warm for an hour or so. Mashed potatoes and gravy (available in restaurant sized quantities at Smart and Final) go well with this

 If you plan to cook at an earlier time, let it cool, refrigerate, or freeze. At serving time reheat in oven with foil, cover and bring to the Prado Day Center. Yield- Two (2) loaves. Sliced into 8 slices with one slice down the middle this makes 16 slices per loaf. Eight loaves (4 pans) will make 128 slices

People's Kitchen Chili

5 lb. Ground beef or other ground meat
1 cp. Dried Onions
4 or 5 Chopped Bell Peppers
5 lb. Canned Chopped Tomatoes
5 lb. Beans - kidney, pinto, black or a mixture
40 oz. Tomato Sauce
5 tsp. salt
2 tsp. chili powder

Break up meat and brown in oven at 450 degrees, stirring occasionally. Pour off excess grease and stir in additional ingredients. Heat until bubbling, about 1 hour. Cover tightly with foil and bring immediately to the Prado Day Center. Serve with soft tortillas or tortilla chips and grated cheese. Serves 20

Super Simple Hamburger Pasta Casserole

(1 pan using grocery store quantities)


3 lb. hamburger or other ground meat
2-29 oz. cans tomato or marinara sauce
1 cp. sour cream
1/2 cp. dried onion flakes
3 tsp. salt
2 tsp. ground pepper
3 cp. water
1 large package frozen corn or mixed vegetables
Extra wide egg noodles: 2-12 oz pkgs.

Grease pan and break up meat in it. Brown meat in oven at 450 degrees, stirring occasionally. Pour off excess grease and stir in tomato sauce, sour cream, onion flakes, salt, pepper, water and vegetables. Cover pan with heavy-duty foil and heat until bubbling (about 1 hour). Add noodles stirring to moisten. Cover tightly and bring immediately to the Prado Day Center. (Noodles will be cooked by serving time.) Stir before serving. Serves 20

Super Simple Hamburger Pasta Casserole

(2 pans using ingredient quantities available at Smart and Final)

6 lb. hamburger or other ground meat
1 -6 lb.9 oz. can tomato or marinara sauce
2 cp. sour cream
1 cp. dried onion flakes
6 tsp. salt
4 tsp. ground pepper
4 cp. water
1 large package 2.5 lb. frozen corn or mixed vegetables
Extra wide egg noodles: 2 -1/2 lb (you will have some left over)

Divide between 2 pans

Grease pan and break up meat in it. Brown meat in oven at 450 degrees, stirring occasionally. Pour off excess grease and stir in tomato sauce, sour cream, onion flakes, salt, pepper, water and vegetables. Cover pan with heavy-duty foil and heat until bubbling (about 1 hour). Add noodles stirring to moisten. Cover tightly and bring immediately to the Prado Day Center. (Noodles will be cooked by serving time.) Stir before serving. Serves 40.

Chicken with Rice

In large roasting pan (18 x 12 x 4” deep) brown 25 chicken legs in a 400-degree oven about 15 minutes.

2 boxes Lipton Savory with garlic soup mix (4 envelopes) mixed with 1 – 491/2 oz can chicken both, 6 cups rice, 8 cups water

Turn oven down to 350. Stir in water, rice and mixed broth. Cook 1½ hours. Stir occasionally. Cover with foil to keep warm till serving

Oven Roasted Potatoes

Bake at 450 degrees    Serves 25


10 lb potatoes
1 C oil
2 Boxes Lipton Savory herb with garlic (4 envelopes)

Cut potatoes into chunks. In large bowl combine potatoes, oil, and seasoning packages – coating evenly.

Bake in large roasting pan 60+ minutes uncovered till golden brown, stirring occasionally. Season with parsley.

Broccoli and Rice Casserole

10 lb. Frozen broccoli, uncooked


2 (50oz) cans cream of mushroom soup
2 (50 oz) cans of cream of chicken soup
10 C. raw rice, cooked partially
3 lb sliced or shredded processed cheese
 Sprinkle broccoli in roaster or steam table plans. Sprinkle rice over top.
Spoon on mushroom soup, then chicken soup.
Top with sliced or shredded processed cheese
 Bake at 350 degrees for 2 hours.
Can make 6 smaller casseroles, feeds approx 65

Chicken or Turkey Tetrazzini

16 oz pkg spaghetti
¼ C butter, melted
3C cubed cooked turkey/chicken
2 (4oz) cans sliced mushrooms, drained
4 oz jar diced pimiento, drained
¼ C chopped celery
¼ C chopped green pepper
½ Tsp. Salt
1/8 tsp pepper
½ C Flour
1/3 C red wine vinegar
2 C chicken broth
1C half and half (light cream)
1/8 tsp garlic powder
½ C grated Parmesan cheese
2 14 oz sliced almonds, toasted (opt)

Cook spaghetti according to directions; drain. Place in large bowl, add melted butter, tossing gently to mix. Add turkey and next 7 ingredients; toss gently.

Combine flour and vinegar in medium bowl, beating well with a wire whisk. Add broth, half and half, and garlic powder; stir well. Pour over spaghetti mixture; stir gently. Spoon into 13 x 9 x 2’ baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with cheese and almonds.

 Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Remove cover and bake an additional 10 – 12 minutes or until hot and bubbly. 8 – 10 servings.

 Prepare 10 - 11 of these to feed at Prado.

Shepherd’s Pie

Cook 2 pounds ground meat and put in the bottom of a 13 x 9 x 2 baking  dish. Cover with mashed potatoes (You can use the boxed mashed potatoes from smart and final).

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

Serves 10

TAMALE PIE

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 onion
salt and pepper to taste
1 pkg. Taco seasoning
1 can chopped tomatoes with chilies
1 can corn
11/2 cans beans
1/2 lb. shredded cheese
1 pkg. corn muffin mix

 

Sauté ground beef with chopped onion. Can add salt and pepper if desired. When meat is browned add can of tomatoes (undrained), taco seasoning, and drained corn. Mix well. Pour into deep 11X7 dish. Spread beans over meat mixture. (I use kidney, pinto and black beans-about a 1/2 can of each.) Spread shredded cheese over beans. Mix corn muffin mix according to package directions. (I use Jiffy and it is great) Spread over cheese. Place in preheated 350 degree oven for approx 40 min or til corn muffin mix is baked through.

Macaroni and Cheese

Makes one large pan, to serve you will need a total of10 or 11 pans.

2lb Pasta – Cook and drain

Pour over Pasta:


4 eggs beatern
4 t melted butter

 Mix together:
2 t salt


4 t dry mustard
¼ cut hot water

Stir into pasta

 Add:


8 cups grated cheese
2 cups milk

 

Mix well. Pour into greased pan. Sprinkle with cheese

You can refrigerate over night.

Bake for about 1 hour until golden brown.

SLOPPY JOE'S

3 pounds ground beef
2 onions chopped
1 cup water
4 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
4 tablespoons vinegar
4 teaspoons mustard
3 cups ketchup
4 tablespoons brown sugar

 

1.  Brown beef and onion until cooked through.

2 Combine remaining ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes.

Easy Chicken Pot Pie

For 16 People

 1 3lb bag mixed vegetables, thawed and drained
3 C diced cooked chicken
3 C condensed cream of chicken soup
3 C Bisquick mix
1.5 C milk
3 eggs

Heat oven to 400

In an ungreased large pan mix vegetables, chicken and soup until blended

Stir bisquick, milk, eggs until blended and pour over chicken mixture

Bake uncovered about 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown

Hint: you can get already cooked hens at Albertson’s or Costco which then makes this less labor intensive

Spaghetti and Meatballs

8 lbs of spaghetti


8 jars of prego (can be purchased at Cosco)
2 Big bags of frozen meatballs (can be purchased at Cosco)