French Stew

Ingredients:
3 pounds beef stew meat
1 10-3/4 ounce can beef consomme
3 large carrots, peeled and sliced
1 14.5 ounce can whole green beans, drained (you can use fresh)
8 ounces pearl onions, separated
1 14.5 ounce can small peas, drained
1 14.5 ounce can peeled and diced tomatoes
1 cup white wine
1/4 cup minute tapioca (for thickening)
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoon salt, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Mix all ingredients and cook in a slow-cooker on low for 8-10 hours

Allow to cool and put into freezer bags (2 1-gallon freezer bag)

Serves 8


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Copyright 2009 by Mimi Wilson and Mary Beth Lagerborg

Crock Pot Italian Beef

From Apples of Gold

10 lbs Boneless Chuck Roast

2 packages Dry onion Soup Mix

2 packages italian salad dressing mix

2 cans beef broth

Put all ingredients in crock pot on low for 8-10 hours. Shred meat. Put shredded meat back into broth and stir. Allow to cool. Put into freezer bag.

To Cook: Put in oven at 350 for 30 minutes. Serve over noodles or on Italian buns with banana peppers.

Cheeseburger 'N' fries casserole

Ingredients:

4 pounds lean ground beef

2 cans cream soup

2 cans cheddar cheese soup

1 package onion soup mix

2 packages (20 ounce each) frozen crinkle-cut fries

In a skillet, brown beef, drain. Stir in soups and soup mix. Pour into two 1 gallon freezer bags.

Thaw: Place meat mixture into 9X13 baking dish. Top with frozen fries. Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 50-55 minutes or until fries are golden brown.

Lasagna Rolls

1 pound ground beef
1 jar of spaghetti sauce
15 oz ricotta cheese
2 cups mozzerella cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1 egg
oregano, parsley
8 lasagna noodles

Sauce: I use ground beef (1 pound) seasoned with garlic powder and ragu super chunky mushroom spaghetti sauce- COOK MEAT AND ADD SAUCE

Filling: 15 ounces ricotta cheese, 1 cup mozzerella cheese, 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, 1 egg, 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning (oregano or basil), 1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes-MIX ALL TOGETHER

Cook 8 lasagna noodles al dente.

Lay out lasagna noodles on a sheet of wax paper.

Spoon a little of the filling mixture on to each lasagna noodle.

Grease pan 8X8, put 1/2 of the sauce/meat in the bottom of the pan.

Roll up each lasagna noodle to make a wheel, put side down in the pan on top of the sauce.

Top with remaining sauce, sprinkle with 1 cup mozzerella cheese and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese.

Allow to thaw:
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Beef Stew

1 and a half pounds stew meat, 1 inch pieces
1 small chopped onion
3 carrots, 1/2 inch pieces
2 ribs celery, 1/2 inch pieces
3 medium potatoes, 1/2 inch pieces
1 14.5 can sliced tomatoes
1 10.5 ounce can beef broth
2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon parsley flakes
1 bay leaf
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons cooking tapioca (I used 1/4 cup water, and 2-4 tablespoons of flour)

Put in crock pot and cook. 8 hrs on low.

Allow to cool and put into freeze bags.

**From Qiana Drye**

Beef Stroganoff

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds stir fry beef (cut strips into bite size pieces)

2 Tablespoons margarine

1 1/2 cups beef broth

2 tablespoons ketchup

1 clove garlic (finely chopped)

1 teaspoon sea salt

1 can drained mushrooms

1 medium onion, chopped

3 tablespoons flour

1 cup sour cream

1 package noodles

Cook and stir beef in margarine in a large skillet over low heat until brown. Reserve 1/3 cup of beef broth. Stir remaining beef broth, the ketchup, garlic, and salt into the skillet. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until beef is tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stir occasionally.

Stir in mushrooms and onion. Cover and simmer until onion is tender. About 5 minutes. Shake reserved beef broth and flour in a tightly covered container. Stir gradually into beef broth. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly, until thickened. Boil and stir 1 minute.

Allow to cool. Scoop into a bag.

Cooking: Allow to thaw in refrigerator. Heat over stove, add sour cream. Cook noodles.

Serve over hot noodles.