Beef Tips and Gravy

INGREDIENTS ......
SERVINGS 2-3 

1 1⁄2 lbs beef tips
2 tablespoons salad oil
3 cups water
2 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 onion, sliced
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 tablespoons water

DIRECTIONS
Saute beef tips in salad oil until lightly browned. Place in a dutch oven and add water, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and salt. Cook covered on simmering low heat for approximately one hour.
Add sliced onions and cook additional 30 to 40 minutes on low heat, being careful to not let all water boil out. (You will need at least 1 1/2 cups of water left as gravy.).
In a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch in water and pour into beef mixture mixture. stir well and cook an additional one minute while gravy thickens.
Serve over rice, noodles or mashed potatoes.
Enjoy!

Light and Lemony Fruit Salad/Dessert

Ingredients...
1 (3 1/2 ounce) packages instant lemon pudding
1 (10 ounce) bottles maraschino cherries, halved,drained...
1 (8 ounce) containers Cool Whip, thawed
1 (21 ounce) cans chunk pineapple, do not drain
1 (12 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
2 cups mini marshmallows

Directions
In serving bowl, dump can of undrained pineapple.
Pour pudding mix over and mix into juices.
Set aside for 5 minutes to slightly set.
Meanwhile drain oranges and cherries, patting dry if necessary.
Mix into pineapple mixture along with marshmallows.
Gently fold in cool whip.
Refrigerate at least 30 minutes.

Crock Pot Melt-In-Your-Mouth Cube Steak & Gravy

Ingredients

1 lb cube steaks (about 4 pieces) or 1 lb round steak
3 (3/4 ounce) envelopes beef gravy (beef, mushroom beef, herbed beef, mushroom...mix and match to your liking) or 3 (3/4 ounce) envelopes mushroom gravy ( beef, mushroom beef, herbed beef, mushroom...mix and match to your liking)
3 cups water
1 onion, sliced (optional)
sliced mushrooms (optional)
2 white potatoes, peeled and quartered (optional)

Directions

Place the meat in the bottom of your crockpot.
On stovetop, bring water and gravy packet mix to a boil; whisk until smooth and pour over meat in crockpot.
If you are adding onions and/or mushrooms, add them also.
Cook, on LOW, for 8 hours.
*You can also use round steak and add peeled, white potato quarters.

Lemon Pull Aparts

Ingredients

Dough:
12  Dinner Rolls, thawed but still cold
zest from 2 whole lemons
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted

Citrus Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon butter, melted
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Method

Mix lemon zest with sugar.
Cut rolls in half and place in a 12-inch sprayed deep dish pizza pan or 9 x 13-inch sprayed baking pan. Drizzle 1/4 cup melted butter over rolls. Sprinkle with lemon zest/sugar mixture, reserving 1/2 of mixture to sprinkle on just before baking. Cover with sprayed plastic wrap. Let rise until double in size.
Remove wrap. Sprinkle on remaining mixture. Bake at 350°F 20-25 minutes.
Remove immediately from pan and place on cooling rack.
Combine glaze ingredients and mix well. Drizzle over pull-aparts

Baked Jalapeño Popper Dip

Ingredients

6 jalapeños, divided
8 ounces (about 1 cup) Wisconsin mascarpone cheese
1 (8-ounce) package Wisconsin cream cheese
2 cups (8 ounces) Wisconsin cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup (2 ounces) Wisconsin Parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon butter, melted
Method

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Slice one jalapeño into thin rounds for garnish; set aside. Seed and finely dice remaining jalapenos.*
In large bowl, combine Mascarpone, cream cheese, Cheddar, garlic powder and diced jalapenos. Spread mixture on bottom of 1-quart baking dish.
In separate bowl, combine Parmesan, panko breadcrumbs and melted butter; mix to combine. Sprinkle breadcrumbs evenly over the dip. Top with reserved jalapeno slices.
Bake 30 minutes, or until dip is bubbly. Allow to cool at least 5 minutes before serving. Serve with tortilla chips or crackers.

Crazy Crust Pizza

1 cup flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon oregano
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
2 large eggs
2/3 cup milk
1 lb ground beef or 1 lb bulk Italian sausage, cooked and drained
1 small onion, chopped fine
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms (optional)
1 1/2 cups pizza sauce or 1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese or 2 cups pizza cheese

Directions:

1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2 Grease and flour a pizza pan or 10 x 15 baking sheet (with sides).
3 Combine flour, salt, oregano, pepper, eggs and milk and mix well.
4 Pour batter in pan and tilt pan around until bottom of pan is evenly coated.
5 Sprinkle the cooked meat, onions and mushrooms over the batter.
6 Bake for 20 minutes.
7 Remove from oven and drizzle on pizza sauce.
8 Sprinkle evenly with cheese.
9 Bake for about 5 more minutes, or until cheese is bubbling.
10 Slice and serve!

PECAN CHICKEN SALAD

4 cups chicken breast chopped
1 1/2 cups sliced seedless grapes (red or white)
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 Tbs sugar
1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbs lemon juice
3/4 cup pecans
1 cup mayonnaise

METHOD:
Mix all ingredients and stir together, enjoy!