Ham and Potato casserole
1/2 bag of tater tots or crowns, 1 cup chopped left over ham or ham slice, 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 1 can cream of celery soup, salt / pepper to taste.
In small casserole dish mix tots, ham, cheese, stir in soup, add enough milk to thin to gravy consistency, sprinkle with salt / pepper (also like to use Sylvia's Secret Seasoning ) . Bake 375º until browned, about 45 minutes.
steam or saute fresh green beans or snap peas as a side.
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Calzones
Mix in pepperoni, black olives, mushrooms, or preferred pizza toppings into a jar of pizza sauce. Unroll and lightly stretch crescent dough, seal diagonal perfs, separate into rectangles. Spoon 2 - 3 tablespoons sauce mix onto each rectangle, fold edges to seal, bake 350º until done, top with mozzerella. Serve with green salad
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Kielbasa stew
3 slices bacon, chopped
4 green onions chopped
15 oz can kidney beans, drained & rinsed
15 oz can tomatoes, drained
12oz - 16oz Kielbasa or polish sausage, sliced
3 cups water & 3 chicken bouillon cubes OR 3 cups chicken broth
1 cup uncooked small elbow macaroni
cook bacon until transluscent, add onions, continue cooking until the onions are transluscent and bacon is crisp. Add broth or water and cubes, macaroni and sausage. Bring to boil, simmer 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and beans. Cook an additional 5 minutes. Serve with biscuits or corn bread.
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Stuffed Green Peppers
Core and rinse 3 large green bell peppers, place in large pot, cover with water, bring to boil, simmer 15-20 minutes, drain, being careful to not break the peppers.
Meanwhile, saute 1# ground beef, drain. Stir in 1 can undiluted tomato soup, 1 cup uncooked minute rice. Spoon filling into peppers, top with tablespoon of tomato sauce. Add 1/2" water to bottom of baking dish to prevent scorching. Bake 350º 45-60 minutes.
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You can do a lot with a package of hot dogs:
Pigs in a blanket
Slit jumbo turkey or beef franks, insert small slice of favorite cheese. Wrap in Crescent or biscuit dough, bake 350º 15-20 min.
Chili / Cheese dogs
Sauerkraut & wieners
Beany Weenie - mix chopped hot dogs into can of baked beans
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