American Chop Suey

Taken from Simply Recipes

1 pound ground beef
1 yellow onion, chopped
Olive oil
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
Dash crushed red pepper
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1 large can (28 oz) of diced tomatoes
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup chopped parsley
2 cups uncooked macaroni

Get a large pot of hot water heating and begin cooking the macaroni as per the directions on the macaroni package.

In a skillet, brown the ground beef in a tablespoon of olive oil on high heat. Stir only infrequently so that the ground beef has an opportunity to brown.

In a large skillet, sauté chopped onion with a tablespoon of olive oil on medium high heat. Add the ground beef and lower the heat to medium. Add a dash of crushed red pepper. Add seasoned salt. Add celery seed. Add canned tomatoes. Add Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a simmer and let simmer for 5 minutes. Mix in the drained and cooked macaroni and parsley. Simmer for another 5 minutes.

Serves 4.

Green Salad with Goat Cheese, Pecans, and Craisins

Taken from Livin, Laughin, Lovin.... and Eatin too.

Romaine or bibb lettuce, chopped
Green onion, finely chopped (about 3/4 of a bundle)
Celery, finely chopped (4-5 full stalks)
Crumbled goat cheese
Craisins
Grape tomatoes, halved
Candied Pecans, chopped

For the dressing:
1/8 cup of extra virgin olive oil
1/8 cup of balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp of brown sugar

Candied Pecans:
In a sauce pan, melt 2 tbsp of butter/margarine over low to med heat; add 1/2 cup of chopped pecans and 2 tbsp of brown sugar; stir for a few minutes until well coated; remove and cool completely.

Chicken Ritz

Taken from A Little of This, A Dash of That

Ingredients:
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts--fat trimmed
1 1/2 sleeves of Ritz crackers crunched up
1 stick of melted butter
Italian Seasoning
Parmesan Cheese
Garlic Salt


Pre-heat oven to 350.

Melt butter in a bowl large enough to place your chicken breasts in.

Combine crunched up Ritz crackers, spices, Parmesan cheese and garlic salt on a plate. Adjust to taste

Dip each chicken breast in the melted butter, then coat with the Ritz cracker mixture. Place in a casserole dish. Once finished dipping all your chicken, pour some of the remaining butter over top of the chicken. I also sprinkle some extra cheese over top. Bake in preheated oven uncovered for approximately 40 minutes.