Category: Main Dish

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Casserole Main Dish Quick Prep

Chicken Pasta Casserole

Ingredients

  • 2 cans Cream of chicken soup
  • 1 lb spaghetti
  • 2 cups frozen peas
  • 2 tbsp bacon bits
  • Milk

Directions

  1. Mix milk and soup mix
  2. Cook spaghetti in soup until liquid has been absorbed
  3. Mix in peas and bacon bits with spaghetti and let sit to absorb moisture and warm the peas
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Dutch Oven Lunch Main Dish Quick Prep Sandwich

Pulled pork

Ingredients

  • 2-4 lbs uncooked pork (roast, tenderloin or any other boneless favorite)
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • ¼ cup mustard
  • 1 cup barbeque sauce
  • 1½ cups Dr. Pepper (other colas will work or use water if you prefer)

Directions

  1. Mix everything except the pork together
  2. Cut pork into into 2″sections (to make sure the flavor goes all the way through)
  3. Combine pork pieces and sauce in a pressure cooker
  4. Cook on high for 60 minutes and release pressure
  5. Pull out pork pieces and shred them with a fork—they should come apart easily
  6. Pour some of the cooked liquid over the pork to keep it moist (½ to 1½ cups depending on how much meat)
  7. Add more barbeque sauce to pulled pork as desired

Pulled pork pairs well with coleslaw, mashed potatoes, or mac&cheese. 2 lbs of pork should make a decent meal while 4 lbs should serve a larger group. This can also be done in an oven or show cooker but that would take several hours at 300° and probably requires more water due to evaporation (I haven’t tried it myself).

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Casserole Dutch Oven Main Dish Quick Prep

Pasta Casserole

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Rigatoni (other pastas probably work but we like rigatoni)
  • 48 oz marinara sauce (~4 cups)
  • 2 cups water
  • 20 meatballs (1-1½ lbs)
  • 1 cup finely shredded mozzarella
  • 1 cup shredded parmesan (we’ve also used parmesan/romano/asiago mix)

Directions

  1. Combine pasta, pasta sauce, water, and chopped up meatballs in 9×13 pan
  2. Cook at 425° for 20 minutes
  3. Mix shredded cheeses in a bowl
  4. Pull casserole out of the oven and mix in half of the cheese mix then cover with the remaining cheese
  5. Cook for another 5 minutes in the oven to allow the cheese to melt on and through the casserole
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Dutch Oven Main Dish Quick Prep Soup

Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1 small head of cabbage, chopped
  • 1 large (28-ounce can) diced tomatoes
  • 1 can (398ml) tomato sauce
  • ¼ cup white vinegar
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 1½ tbsp paprika
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cracked black pepper
  • 1 cup rice, uncooked (or 2 cups cooked)

Directions

  1. Start rice cooking if it is not already cooked.
  2. Brown ground beef and onions then transfer to a pot.
  3. Add cabbage, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, white vinegar, brown sugar, beef broth, paprika, minced garlic, salt and black pepper to the pot and mix.
  4. Bring to a boil then simmer covered on low heat for 20 minutes.
  5. Stir in rice and serve.
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Breakfast Main Dish

Tater-tot quiche

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs tater tots
  • ¾ lb sausage
  • 1 cup shredded cheese
  • 12 eggs
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Bake tater tots on a baking sheet at 375° for 30 minutes
  2. Cook sausage like hamburger
  3. Crack eggs into a bowl and mix with shredded cheese, salt and pepper
  4. Add cooked sausage to egg and cheese mixture
  5. Pour tater tots into 9X13 baking dish
  6. Pour egg mixture over tater tots and mix lightly
  7. Bake at 425° for 30 minutes
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Chicken Main Dish

Grilled chicken marinade

Ingredients

  • ⅓ – ½ cup Olive Oil
  • 3 tbsp Lemon Juice
  • 3 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 2 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar
  • ¼ cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 3 Garlic Cloves minced or ½ tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1½ tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Pepper

Directions

  1. Mix ingredients thoroughly in a ziplock bag big enough for your chicken.
  2. Stab chicken several times with a fork to ensure that marinade can seep throughout.
  3. Allow chicken to marinade at least 30 minutes after it is thawed before grilling it baking it. (If you start with chicken that isn’t thawed it should marinate longer—especially if you are refrigerating it as it marinates.)
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Main Dish Quick Prep

Ground beef & Cabbage Stir-fry

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 9-ounce package raw coleslaw or ⅓ head of cabbage chopped up
  • 1 carrot
    • thinly sliced (cheese slicer is good) or
    • course shredded
  • 2 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sriracha or other sauce to give it a bit of kick

Directions

  1. Prepare Sauce: Stir soy sauce and sriracha together with spoon in small mixing bowl until smooth. Set aside.
  2. Cook Beef: Cook ground beef in large pan until browned and crumbled (about 5 minutes).
  3. Add cabbage: Leaving beef in pan, stir in coleslaw mix and carrots until cabbage is wilted and tender (about 5 minutes).
  4. Add sauce: Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in prepared sauce (soy sauce and sriracha) until well-mixed, (about 1 minute).
  5. Finish: Turn off heat. Stir in sliced scallions.
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Main Dish Quick Prep

Fajitas

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken or steak cut in small strips
  • 1 onion
  • 2 or more bell peppers (different colors of peppers make for a more colorful meal)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Fajita seasoning
  • Tortillas
  • Toppings
    • Sour cream
    • Shredded cheese

Directions

  1. Warm tortillas
  2. Cook meat in small strips; set meat aside
  3. Slice bell peppers and onion then saute in oil until they are somewhat soft
  4. Add fajita seasoning and meat to vegetables and cook together for 5-10 minutes
  5. Serve fajita mixture on tortillas with toppings of choice
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Main Dish

Meatloaf

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • 1 cup oats (quick oats are best) – may substitute bread crumbs or crushed crackers
  • ⅓ cup chopped onion
  • ½ cup ketchup
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ½ tsp garlic powder

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°
  2. Mix ingredients well and place in a loaf pan.
  3. Bake 75 to 90 minutes
  4. Optional: after 45 minutes of baking you can glaze the loaf with ketchup, barbeque sauce or another glaze of your choice.
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Dutch Oven Main Dish Side

Golumpki

Ingredients

  • 1 whole head cabbage (about 4 pounds)
  • Salt (for salting boiling water)
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1 large onion (chopped)
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • ½ lb ground pork
  • 1½ cups cooked rice
  • 1 tsp garlic (finely chopped)
  • ¼ tsp black pepper
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1½ cups beef stock
  • Garnish: 1 cup sour cream

Directions

  • Prepare the cabbage
    1. Fill a large pot with water, bring to a boil, and salt it.
    2. Remove the core from the cabbage by cutting around it and discard it.
    3. Place the cabbage in the boiling water. Cover and cook until leaves are softened enough to remove individual leaves. (About 3 minutes.)
    4. When leaves are cool enough to handle, cut away the thick center stem from each leaf. Be careful to not cut all the way through.
    5. After retrieving 18 leaves, chop the remaining cabbage and place it in the bottom of a casserole dish or Dutch oven with a lid.
  • Make the filing
    1. Heat up a large skillet, melt the butter, and add the chopped onion. Cook until tender and remove from the heat to let them cool off.
    2. Mix the cooled onions with the beef, pork, cooked rice, garlic, salt, and black pepper until well combined. Don’t overmix or the meat will become tough.
  • Assemble the rolls
    1. Flatten a cabbage leaf on a cutting board or work surface and place about ½ cup of the meat filling.
    2. Fold sides of leaf over meat then roll along stem from the center to the outside edge of the leaf.
    3. Repeat for each leaf.
  • Cook and serve
    1. Heat oven to 350°
    2. Place the cabbage rolls, seam down, on top of the chopped cabbage. Season each layer with salt and pepper.
    3. Pour the beef stock over the rolls, cover, and place in the oven.
    4. Bake for 1 hour or until cabbage is tender and meat is cooked.
    5. Serve with a drizzle of sour cream, or alternatively, mix the pan juices with the sour cream and ladle it over the cabbage rolls.