Cheese Burger Pizza

Hamburger
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Pizza crust dough
mustard
ketchup
lettuce, chopped
tomato, diced
onion, diced


Pre heat oven according to directions on dough package. Brown the ground beef, drain. Top the crust with the hamburger and cheese, cook until dough is cooked and cheese is melted. Then top with lettuce, tomato, onion. Drizzle ketchup and mustard on top. Slice and enjoy!!

You can also add cooked crumbled bacon on top.

Easy Deep-dish Pizza Pie

Prep: 25 mins.
Start to Finish: 1 hr. 15 mins
Serves: 8

Ingerdients:
1 lb ground beef
1 sm onion, chopped
1 can (8 oz) pizza sauce
1 can (11 oz) refrigerated crusty french loaf
2 cups (8 oz) shredded Italian cheese blend
1 pkg (3 oz) pepperoni slices
1 egg
1 Tbsp water
pizza sauce, if desired

1. Heat oven to 350 F. Spray 9-inch glass pie pan with cooking spray. In a 10 inch skillet, cook ground beef and onion over med-high heat, stirring frequently, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in pizza sauce until well mixed.

2. Carefully unroll dough in pie pan so edges extend over the sides. Pat dough in the bottom and up the side of pan, leaving dough extended over the sides. Spoon ground beef mixture into crust. Top with 1/2 of cheese, pepperoni and remaining cheese.

3. Slightly beat egg and water in a small bowl. Fold the extended edges of dough up and over filling; seal all edges. Brush crust with egg mixture.

4. Bake 38 to 48 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cool 15 minutes (this gives it a chance to set). Cut pizza into wedges; serve with additional pizza sauce.

Biscuit Taco Cups

Prep time: 30 minutes
Start to Finish: 45 mintues
Servings: 8 ( 1 taco cup each)

Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
1 can (15 oz) spicy chili beans, undrained
1 pkg. taco seasoning mix
1/2 cup water
1 can homestyle refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded lettuce
1/2 cup chopped tomato
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup salsa

1. Heat oven to 375 F. In a skillet cook ground beef over med-high heat, stirring frequently, until throughly cooked, drain.

2. Add chili beans, tacos seasoning mix, and water; mix well. Reduce heat to medium; simmer uncovered 10 mins., stirring occasionally, or until ground beef mixture is slightly thickened.

3. Meanwhile, spray outside bottom and sides of 8 (6oz) custard cups lightly with cooking spray. Seperate dough into 8 biscuits. Roll or pat each biscuit to form a 4 1/2 inch round. Place rounds over the outside sprayed cups; press to fit over bottom and part way down sides of cups. Places cups, upside down, in ungreased 15x10x1 inch baking pan.

4. Bake 14 to 16 minutes or until a deep golden brown.

5. Carefully remove biscuit cups from custard cups. Place biscuit cups, right side up, inside the same baking pan. Spoon beef mixture evenly into each cup. Serve topped with cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and salsa.

Beef & Sausage Stew

3 lbs. beef stew meat, trimmed of fat and cut into 3/4 inch cubes
1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp. all purpose flour, divided
1 (16 oz) can diced tomatoes in juice, undrained
1/2 package smoked sausage, sliced
3 potatoes, peeled and diced
1 cup each chopped leek and chopped onion
4 celery stalks, sliced
1/2 cup chicken broth
3 clove garlic, minced
3 Tbsp. water

Place 1/2 c. flour in a resealable food storage bag. Add beef, seal bag. Shake to coat beef cubes with flour evenly on all sides. Place in slow cooker. Add tomatoes with juice, sausage slices, diced potatoes, chopped leak, chopped onion, sliced celery, chicken broth and minced garlic: stir well.
Cover and cook on HIGH 4 to 6 hours or on LOW 8 to 12 hours. (One hour before serving, turn slow cooker to HIGH if on LOW setting.)
Combine remaining 2 Tbsp. flour and water in small bowl; stir until mixture becomes paste. Stir flour mixture into slow cooker; mix well. Cover and cook until thickened, about 10 to 15 minutes. Serve with buttermilk biscuits and butter or over rice or even buttered noodles.

Serves 8
Prep time: 25 mins.
Cooking Time: 4 to 6 hours (Slow Cooker)

MEATLOAF

Makes 8 servings
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour; standing time: 5 minutes

2 pounds 95 percent lean ground beef
20 crumbled saltine or whole-grain crackers (I used whole-grain)
1 lightly beaten egg
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon prepared (yellow) mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 finely chopped medium onion

Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, lightly mix beef, crackers, egg, ketchup, mustard, salt, pepper and onion. Divide evenly and shape into 2 loaves. Place loaves, side by side crosswise, in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish lined with nonstick foil. Bake one hour or until browned, or until internal temperature is 160 degrees. Remove from oven; transfer to a platter, tent with foil and let stand 5 minutes before slicing.

Per serving: 202 calories, 26 grams protein, 7 grams fat (32 percent calories from fat), 2.5 grams saturated fat, 9 grams carbohydrate, 89 milligrams cholesterol, 566 milligrams sodium, 1 gram fiber.