Leftover Stroganoff

Leftover pot roast, thinly sliced or cut into bite size pieces
Onion, diced
Cream of Mushroom Soup
Butter
Tarragon
Nutmeg
Salt & Pepper
Milk
Sour Cream, Chives, Bacon, frozen peas (optional)

Saute onions in 1-2 Tbsp butter until they just begin to brown. Add pot roast and stir around a bit to warm up the meat. Add the cream of mushroom soup, add in a dash of milk to thin if you want. I like it on the creamy side, so I just used a splash of milk. Add 1/2 tsp Tarragon and 1/8 tsp of Nutmeg, season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir and heat through. If adding peas, add them at the end just before serving, allowing just enough time to warm up.

Serve over buttered egg noodles, potatoes, rice, a thick/crusty bread or anything else that hits your fancy.

Throw a dollop of sour cream on top and chives and bacon if you are so inclined.

This is one of those throw together meals with what you have on hand, so amounts will vary. I had a half of a roast, and used one family size and one regular size cans of cream of mushroom soup. After making it I decided that chives, bacon and peas would really be excellent with this as well. I could have eaten the buttered egg noodles all by themselves. You will want to use a more substantial noodle, etc. because the sauce is heavier and meaty. This ain't delicate, it's filling and yummy and warm on a cold night.

P.S. The 3 year olds loved it!

Shepherd's Pie Ann style

6-8 potatoes
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup butter
1 lb. hamburger
1 onion
2 garlic cloves
2 cans green beans
Worcestershire Sauce
Ketchup
Mustard
Salt and Pepper

Chop the onion and garlic, cook until tender in a bit of olive oil. Add hamburger and brown. Add Worcestershire sauce (to taste, aprox. 1 Tbsp.), ketchup (I squirt enough out to cover the hamburger, aprox. 1/4 cup), mustard (to taste, aprox. 2 Tbsp.), salt and pepper to taste. Mix and let simmer on low while you do the potatoes and green beans.
Peel and cut up potatoes; boil until tender; mash with sour cream and butter, season with salt and pepper.
Heat up green beans.
To serve: Put a mound of mashed potatoes, then the hamburger mixture, then the green beans.
Using potato pearls, or any instant potato mix you like, makes this an even faster dinner.

Strawberry and Spinach Salad

Spinach
Strawberries, hulled and cut up
Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

This was a surprisingly great combination and perfect for this time of year when strawberries and spinach are in season and cheap! Perfect for a light lunch or dinner.

Party Pita Pizza

Pita's
Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
Pizza Sauce or
Tomato Sauce
Basil
Italian Seasoning
Garlic Powder
Any other toppings you desire.

Ingredients:

Mix seasonings with tomato sauce.

Place Pita on plate.

Spread sauce over pita.

Sprinkle lots and lots of Mozzarella over top. (Add any other toppings as desired)

Put in microwave, cook for 30 seconds to 1 minute, watch it, it bubbles fast.
To entertain the kids let one "blow up" by cooking it a few seconds too long :).
(It won't really blow up, just get puffy like a marshmallow)

This is what you'll have!

Cut into pizza slices.

Feed to kiddo!

Have a party because dinner just took like 2 minutes!

Note: if you cooked them under a broiler or in a toaster oven you would get that nice brown toasty topping with the cheese.