Meat Loaf That Doesn't Crumble From All Recipes

Ingredients:
1 green bell pepper, seeded and cubed
1 medium onion, roughly chopped
3 small stalks celery
1 1/4 pounds ground beef
1 pound mild pork sausage
1 1/2 cups cracker crumbs
1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried sage
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup ketchup
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a food processor or blender, combine the bell pepper, onion and celery. Process until finely chopped, but not liquid. Transfer to a large bowl. Add the ground beef, ground pork, cracker crumbs, onion soup mix, salt, pepper, sage and milk. Mix well using your hands, or if you have a stand mixer, mix using the paddle attachment. Transfer to a 9x5 inch loaf pan and form into a loaf, mounding in the center. Cover with a generous layer of ketchup.
3. Bake for 1 1/2 hours in the preheated oven. Serve hot. Refrigerate leftovers, slice and serve cold in sandwiches.

Sue

SPINACH KUGEL

1 pkg. 8 ozs. noodles (fine or medium)
1 onion, chopped
8 ozs. sour cream
2 pkg Birds Eye Creamed Spinach, thawed and cooked accord. to dir.
2 eggs, beaten
bread crumbs to sprinkle on top
1 stick butter
salt and pepper to taste

Saute onions until golden in 1/2 stick butter. Cook noodles according to directions on pkg. Drain noodles and toss with the other 1/2 stick of butter, blend with the spinach, sour cream, sauteed onions and eggs. Salt and pepper to your taste. Blend well. Pour into a buttered casserole dish and sprinkle with the bread crumbs. Bake 350 for 45-60 min.

Tried this yesterday and DH declared it the BEST Chili EVER!

WendyâÂÂs Chili Copycat Recipe

2 1/2 lbs. lean ground beef, browned and drained if necessary
29 oz. can tomato sauce
40 oz. can kidney beans with liquid
29 oz. can pinto beans with liquid
1 c. diced onion
ý c. diced green pepper or 3 tbsp. dried green peppers
ü c. diced celery
29 oz. can crushed tomatoes
2 tsp. cumin
2 tbsp. chili powder
1 ý tsp. salt
2 c. water

Brown and drain ground beef. Put beef and the remaining ingredients into a large, heavy pot. Cover and simmer 1 to 3 hours stirring every 15 minutes so as not to stick and burn.

patti, that SPINACH KUGEL sounds great. I might have to add a dash of nutmeg :o)

This sounds good

Baked Omelet
Ingredients:
8 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
3 ounces cooked ham, diced **Giada used pancetta
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 tablespoon dried minced onion

Directions:

Heat oven to 350. Grease an 8-inch-square dish and set aside. Beat together the eggs and milk. Add seasoned salt, ham, cheeses, and minced onion. Pour into prepared dish. Bake uncovered for 40 to 45 minutes.

You're right, Glenda. It does need a little nutmeg. I was in a kitchen store one day and found whole nutmegs. They look like little nuts--and a little goes a long way. Of course, I had to buy a smaller microplane to grate it :-)

SPINACH KUGEL looks yummy....I plan to make it next week! Thanks for sharing