Cheddar Hamburger Spaghetti

This is suppose to have chicken in it but as I have mentioned before Andy doesn't like chicken so I have to use hamburger instead.

Brown 1 pound of hamburger add 2 cans of cream of chicken soup ( I make my own) 11/2 cups milk 1/2 tea. salt 1/2 tea. pepper.

add 2 cups shredded cheese

add I package ( 16 oz) cooked spaghetti ( I break them in half before I cook them) mix well.

pour into a 9 x 13 pan If needed mix a little better.

Sprinkle 1 cup of cheese on top

 

 

and bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cheddar chicken hamburger spaghetti

1 package (16oz) spaghetti ( broken in half)
1 pound hamburger
3 cups cheese
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 tea. salt
1/2 tea pepper

Cook spaghetti according to package. Meanwhile brown hamburger then add soup, milk, 2 cups cheese, mix well. Drain spaghetti and add, mix well pour into a 9x13 pan. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of cheese. Bake uncovered in a 350 oven for 30 to 35 minutes

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Navajo Fry Bread and Navajo Tacos

We love Fry Bread although I don't make it as often as my family would like. Mine is ok not as good as my Step Moms or my sister's but passable and I use a mixer and a roller instead of by hand and then patting it out by hand, never could get the hang of it. [ My Step Mom says my hands are the wrong color haha]. Any how here is how I make it.

 

Navajo Fry Bread 

4 cups flour

2 Tbs. baking powder

1 1/2 tea. salt

3/4 cup powder milk

1 1/2 Tbs. shortening

2 to 21/2 cups very warm water

 

 

You can mix this by hand or in the mixer.

First add all you dry ingredients.

 

Mix together

 

Then add your shortening [you can use lard if you want] and mix.

After the shortening is mixed in slowly add your water it needs to be very warm not so hot it burns your hands but almost hot.

 

Mix or knead until  a soft dough is formed then knead or mix for a few more minutes.

 

 

Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and form into a flat ball.

 

 

Grease your bowl and put the dough back in.

 

Cover with a warm damp towel and place in a warn place to rest for about 10 to 15 minutes.

 

Pinch off medium apple sized balls.

 

Pat out with hand or use a rolling pin to about 1/8 to 1/16 of an inch you don't want it to thin or it will be crunchy. 

 

Put about 1/2 inch of shortening in you pan and heat to almost  smoking [needs to be very hot]. cook until golden brown then turn. 

 

and cook until golden brown on the other side.

 Let sit a few minutes before serving so they can soften a little.

 

For Navajo Tacos put a piece of bread on a plate and cover with Chile then top with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and cheese. Yummy Yummy.

 

Sometime when I fix mine or smaller kids I will tear the bread before I cover with chili, then you don't have to try and cut it when all put together.   

 

Recipe for King Ranch

I am going to start posting some of the recipes for things on my menu this week I have King Ranch on the menu it originally call for chicken but since Andy doesn’t care for chicken I substituted hamburger for the chicken. Andy really likes this and the girls like to dip it up with corn tortillas chips.

King Ranch

1 pound cooked ground beef or 1 pound cooked cubed chicken

¼ cup butter or margarine

1 medium bell pepper chopped ( I use what I have in the freezer from the garden last fall)

1 medium onion chopped ( same thing I use canned or frozen onion)

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 can cream of chicken soup

2 cans rotel diced tomatoes and green chili ( I use a jar that I have canned) also if you have kids that don’t like chunky tomatoes you can put the rotel in the blender , food processor or use you stick blender right in the can then they never know the  tomatoes are in it.

12 corn tortillas torn into bite size pieces

2 cups cheddar cheese.

Preheat oven to 325 ( I usually just turn it on when I put this in the oven).

In a large pan melt butter and add bell peppers and onions cook about 5 minutes till tender add meat, rotel and soups stir until blended. Alternately layer tortillas soup mixture and cheese repeating for three layers. ( or you can do it my lazy way I just mix everything together except for a ½ cup cheese pour into my pan then top with remaining cheese ) Bake 40 miniutes or until hot and bubbly. Serves 8