Julie's Spicy Spaghetti Sauce....

1 pound spicy sausage

1 pound ground beef

3 onions, chopped

2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms

6 garlic cloves, minced

2 14.5 ounce cans crushed tomatoes

1 small can tomato sauce

1 12 ounce can tomato paste

2 tablespoons dried basil

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Cook sausage& beef, onions, mushrooms and garlic over medium heat for 10 minutes. Drain and transfer to slow cooker. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover; cook on low 8 to 9 hours. Serve over your favorite pasta and enjoy!

*This is SO good on a cold winter's day :) We had this just last week when the temperature reached 12 degrees! what a yummy way to warm up! :)

Stuffed Cabbage Casserole (without the work) ;)

1 1/2 lbs ground beef or pork (or use the meat in my homemade Spaghetti Sauce)

1 medium onion, chopped

1 dash garlic powder

1 dash oregano

32 ounces spaghetti sauce(or 1 recipe homemade sauce)

1/4 cup rice

1 dash basil

1 head cabbage

1 lb mozerella cheese, shredded

Directions:

1Shred, boil 3 minutes and drain cabbage.

2Brown onion and meat and Drain.

3Place cabbage in casserole dish.

4Place meat mixture on cabbage.

5Add garlic powder, oregano and basil on meat.

6Add spag.sauce and rice.

7Layer like you do lasagne.

8Top with cheese.

9Cover and bake 1 hour at 350F degrees

Barbara's Cheesy Broccoli Chowder

1 T. butter

1 med. onion, chopped

2 cans chicken broth

3 cups cubed potatoes

1 (10 0z) pkg. frozen chopped broccoli or 2 c. fresh broccoli

1 lb. velveeta, cubed

2 c. half and half cream

salt & pepper

Melt butter in Dutch oven and add onions, cook until transparent. Add potatoes, broth and salt and pepper. Cook until potaoes are almost tender. Add broccoli. Cook about 10 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat and add cheese. Stir until cheese is melted. Add cream. Add more salt if needed. Keep warm on low. Serve with french bread.

*This is my mother-in-law's recipe for her yummy broccoli soup! Enjoy!!!

Chicken Enchiladas...

4 chicken breasts (boneless, skinless)

1(8 oz) pkg. cream cheese

1 (4 oz) jar salsa

1 (4 oz) can diced green chilies

12 flour tortillas

1 pt. whipping cream

2 c. grated monterey jack cheese

Boil chicken until tender. Cut into small pieces. Combine chicken, cream cheese, salsa & chilies. Butter both sides of tortillas. Put in chicken mixture and roll up. Place in baking dish, seam side down. Cover with cheese and pour whipping cream over all. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

*WOW!!! These are YUMM-O!!! :)

*recipe courtesy of Sister Helen Meadows, Broken Bow, OK

Ferguson chili...

2 lbs. ground beef, drained

2 small onions, diced

1 large can crushed tomatoes

1-2 cans ROTEL (whatever your taste) if using just1 can, add 1 can diced tomatoes, drained

2 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons cumin
1&1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 teaspoon cocoa
grated sharp cheddar cheese
sour cream

In a large saucepan, cook the beef and onion over medium heat; drain. Stir in tomatoes, & rotel. Add the seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes to 1 hour. Serve steaming hot with cheese and sour cream.

*warning: this is on the spicy side; most of the time I use 1 can of Rotel & 1 can diced tomatoes. Makes the heat more tolerable for wimps! Haha. :)

poppyseed chicken....

Poppy seed chicken

2 or 3 chicken breasts, boiled and cut in small pieces
1 16 oz sour cream
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 tbls of poppyseeds (I don't measure - I just shake a ton in)
Ritz crackers
1 stick of butter

Mix the first 5 ingredients and put in a baking dish. Cover with crushed up ritz crackers. Melt a stick of butter and pour on top. Put more poppy seeds on top. (just sprinkle).Bake for 20-30 minutes at 350.

Julie's breakfast burritos

Julie's breakfast burritos (adapted from McDonald's recipe)

1/2 pkg. JC Potter HOT sausage

1 small can chopped green chilis

4 eggs, beaten

1/2 small onion, chopped or just dried minced onions to taste

1/2 tsp. cumin

grated clby jack cheese

flour tortillas, warmed

Brown sausage and onion in skillet with cumin. Turn to medium heat; add chilis. Heat app. 1 minute. Stir in eggs. Cook until done. lay tortilla flat; place app. 1/4 c. of mixture into tortilla. Add cheese. Roll up and place in wax paper. Insert toothpick and freeze or heat app. 30 seconds in microwave. (We unroll the burrito flat and microwave to melt cheese. then add a dallop of sour cream & some salsa and roll back up; oh YUM!!)

Enjoy!!!