The Way to a Man's ♥- Hashbrown Casserole #easy #recipe #goodeats

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Hash Brown Casserole

Recently, while talking with a friend, I mentioned to her that I had a recipe for veggie soup and she said she might like to try my recipe. I thought I had already posted it here on the blog and was just going to share the link with her, but after checking, I realized it was one I never got around to posting.

In fact, there were quite a few recipes I hadn't posted yet on my list... So...considering I found pictures on the computer where I had planned to schedule them for my "The Way to a Man's Heart" posts, I figure now is as good a time as any to start sharing again. I took down the "upcoming" section of the list and decided that when I think of a recipe that I find easy or delicious and think would suit the purpose- I will again share.

This is one I had never eaten until I moved here. It's one of my husband's "go-to" recipe when he cooks.

Hash Brown Casserole
1 bag tator tots (thawed in fridge for several hours)
1 can Cream Style Corn
1 Can Cream of Potato Soup
1 Can Cream of Celery Soup
1 8 oz of Sour Cream
1-2 8 oz bags of Shredded Cheddar or Cheddar Blend

1. Thaw Tator Tots for several hours in the bag in a bowl in the fridge.
2. Smash Tator Tots up well and mix all other ingredients together, saving part of the Cheddar for topping the casserole.
3. Spray 9X13 casserole dish with cooking spray.
4. Pour mixture into dish and top with remaining cheese.
5. Bake at 350º-400º for about 30-45 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden and dish is hot all the way through.

Some enjoy it plain while others like it with ketchup.

The Way to a Man's Heart~ Hubby's Taco Lasagna #recipe #goodeats

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Hubby's Taco Lasagna

 This is a recipe that my husband made up and I have to say if you like tacos and burritos, this is pretty awesome (the only thing I forgot when we made this was lettuce to put on mine. He won't eat the fresh veggies. ;) )

Ingredients-
ground beef
taco seasoning
soft shell tacos
refried beans
salsa
shredded mexican/fiesta cheese
tortilla chips

Optional
sour cream
Fresh shredded lettuce
Diced up fresh tomato
Black olive slices
(or if you like guacamole you could probably do avocado slices)

Preheat oven to 350º

Brown ground beef as you would for taco meat, drain grease, add seasoning.

In a 13X9 greased casserole dish, layer
Cheese
Soft shells
Meat
broke up tortilla chips
salsa (we heated the salsa in a pan to steam off the excess liquid to thicken it somewhat)
Cheese
Soft shells
Refried Beans
Cheese

Bake 30 minutes or until golden on top and bubbly.

The Way to a Man's Heart~ Taco Layer Bean Dip with Tortilla Chips #recipe

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Taco Layer Bean Dip with Tortilla Chips

Ingredients-

Re-fried Beans

8 oz. Sour Cream

1 Cup of Miracle Whip or Mayonaisse

1 Package Taco Seasoning

Green Onions

Cherry Tomatoes (sliced)

Shredded Cheddar

Black Olives (optional)

Lettuce (optional)

Tortilla Chips

Directions-

1. Spread out the re-fried beans on large serving plate
2. Mix together Sour Cream, cup of dressing/mayo and taco seasoning
3. Spread that over the beans
4. Layer green onions and sliced cherry tomatoes over that
5. Top with cheese (and black olives if desired)
6. Refrigerate until cold, several hours and serve with Tortilla chips

The Way to a Man's Heart- Cheesy Bacon Tator Bake

Starting a New Year has thrown me for a loop, as this first week of 2013 has gotten away from me. I meant to work on a short blog post for this and then post on Saturday. My husband ended up being off work Friday, so we did the grocery shopping while the kids were at school and I hadn't gotten on the computer at all this weekend until now, because I remembered that I didn't post a Six Sentence Sunday snippit (and unfortunately I hadn't planned ahead for it, so I'm holding off on that. The last snippit I shared was a stopping point for me as I don't want to give away all of Love By Design before I publish it.)

So...having said that, I'm going to post this today, though it's Sunday rather than a Saturday, but wanted to get this one on out there. It's a potato dish I threw together once when we were going to be having company and it's morphed into a favorite side dish we have quite often. Hope you enjoy it!

Ingredients-

Potatoes (amount depends on size of serving dish. I generally use an 8X8 glass dish)

8 oz. Sour Cream

8-16 oz. bag of Shredded Cheddar, divided 2/3 for mixing in, 1/3 for topping

Bacon Bits (to taste)

Salt & Pepper (to taste)

Stick Butter (melted)

Cooking Spray

Directions-

1. Preheat oven to 350º
2. Peel & rinse desired amount of potatoes, cut into bite-sized cubes
3. Boil or Steam until fork tender (in my steamer, approx. 35-40 minutes)
4. In large bowl, combine cooked potatoes, melted butter, salt, pepper, sour cream, bacon bits and the 2/3s of shredded cheddar
5. Spray your casserole dish with cooking spray so it doesn’t stick
6. Pour mixture into casserole dish and sprinkle top with remaining shredded cheddar.
7. Bake at 350º for approximately 30 minutes, until heated thoroughly and top cheese is golden brown.

Taryn Raye's The Way to a Man's Heart- Stroganoff

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Taryn's Stroganoff

A while back, I got the notion that making beef stroganoff couldn't possibly be that hard and would probably taste better homemade than out of one of the quick dinner boxes or one of those "helper" meals- so I decided to try it myself. This is, of course, another favorite of my husband's and my kids.

Ingredients:
1- 1 1/2 pounds round steak, cubed
1 small onion, diced
1 package of fresh mushrooms, sliced (Your choice)
1 (13-3/4 oz) Can of Beef Broth
salt, pepper to taste
Wide Egg Noodles
2 Tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
1 8 oz. of Sour Cream

Instructions:

I prepared the meat, onion, mushrooms, broth, salt and pepper early in the morning for a supper meal. Place all these ingredients in the crock pot and cook on low all day.

Cook noodles (8-12 oz) package until tender, drain water from them.

Drain broth from crock pot into a pan and mix together with the 2 Tablespoons of All-Purpose Flour and the 8 oz. of Sour Cream until thickens and is creamy, then mix all ingredients- meat/onion/mushrooms with noodles and sauce. Add additional salt and pepper to taste, if needed. 

Serve hot and with rolls and a side if you wish.

Have a SCENTsational Saturday!

#SCENTsational Saturdays- The Way to a Man's Heart- Taryn's Shepherd's Pie with a Spicy Twist

Taryn's Spicy Shepherd's Pie

 Hubby and I tend to sometimes "make up" our own recipes and here is one my husband really loves-

Ingredients:
3-4 jumbo potatoes (or enough peeled potatoes for 4-6 serving mashed potatoes)
1 stick of butter or margarine
8 oz. Sour Cream
salt & pepper to taste
Whole Kernel Corn in a can, drain water
Ground Beef
1 package Taco Seasoning
Green Onions, thinly sliced tops and bottoms
8-16 oz. bag Shredded Cheddar (mild or sharp, depending on your tastes)

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350º and spray a 9X13 casserole dish.

Peel and cook enough potatoes for approximately 4-6 servings of mashed potatoes. I used jumbo potatoes, so sometimes I only need to use 3-4 potatoes. I also use a steamer rather than boiling them until they're soft enough to mash. In my steamer potatoes take approximately 40 minutes.


Mash potatoes with stick butter, salt and pepper and sour cream. Layer potatoes in the bottom of the casserole dish, smoothed to fit.

Sprinkle drained corn over potatoes, then sprinkle 1/2 of cut green onions and a generous sprinkling of shredded cheddar over top.

Meanwhile, cook ground beef as you would for tacos, drain fat, mix in the water and seasoning packet and cook 3-4 minutes for sauce to thicken.

Layer taco meat over other ingredients already in casserole dish, then generously layer the rest of the shredded cheddar evenly over meat and top with remaining cut green onions. Bake 30 minutes at 350º. 

Not only does it smell great while it's cooking but it's delicious.

Serves well on it's own, but I also believe it would be really good with tortilla chips on the side to dip in salsa or some other fiesta style dish on the side.

Have a SCENTsational Saturday!