Dinnertime!!!

Main dishes are delicious. They are the main part of a meal and if done well they can taste so yummy! My family seems to like to discover new foods but when we find something we like we keep it close so we can make it often!

We also have found that dinnertime is the time we can spend together. With so many different schedules, dinner time was usually the only time you could find us together as a family. So it was always important to have good food. Here are a few recipes that my family makes often and just make me hungry! :)

So my family is known for making new foods when we are expecting guests. Luckily, they seem to turn out pretty good most times. Beef Creole was made one night when some couples from the ward were coming over. But it turned out to be so so good! I will always remember the first time having this with the people from our ward and then making it for the family since it tasted so good.

Beef Creole

1 large can of diced tomatoes

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1 onion, diced

1 lb. stewing beef or ground beef

1 tsp. chili powder

1 tsp. garlic powder

Cook the beef with the onions. Saute green peppers in separate pan until tender. Drain the meat then add tomatoes, peppers, and chili powder. Cook for about 20 min on low heat. Serve over rice

I've actually only ever had left overs of this. My family says the discovered it after I left for college and they make it often. They say it is a family favorite cause it is simple yet tasty and the whole family likes it.

No Peek Chicken

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 can water

1 pkt. Lipton onion soup mix

1 c. long grain rice

1 lb. chicken

Mix in baking pan – combine cream of chicken soup, onion soup mix and rice. After ingredients are mixed well, wash chicken and place face down. Cover with foil and cook 1 hour at 450°.

A friend once told me that pork and applesauce is gross together and that he wouldn't eat it if I made it. So I didn't make it but he missed out! My family makes these pork chops occasionally but we cannot have them without applesauce. The applesauce makes these! The soup and fried onions are good with it but the applesauce is really where its at.

Smothered Pork Chops

4 pork chops

1 can cream of mushroom soup

french fried onions

In a pan, cover the pork chops with the soup and sprinkle the top with the onions. Cover with foil. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until pork is fully cooked. Serve hot. Great with applesauce.

Have you ever wanted to eat lasagna but just haven't had the time to make it? Happens to me all the time. Well, String pie is the way to go! This is probly the most common dish made at my house. It is simple and easy! We've been making this for as long as I can remember. My sister doesn't like cottage cheese (and has since become lactose intolerant) so we leave a section cheese free but it tastes just like lasagna! It is super simple and a huge hit in the Bailey home.

String Pie

1 lb. pkg ground beef (optional)

1 jar spaghetti sauce

1 (16 oz) bag spaghetti noodles

1 cube butter

2-3 eggs, whipped

2 c. Parmesan Cheese

1 pint cottage cheese

Cook the meat and add the sauce to it. In a pan, boil water, add the noodles and boil until noodles are soft. Drain the noodles. In a large bowl, mix noodles, butter, eggs and 1 ½ c. Parmesan cheese. Stir until noodles are completely covered. Pour noodles into 13x9 pan, and spread evenly. Smooth the cottage cheese on top of the noodles evenly and then spread the sauce over the cottage cheese smoothly. Sprinkle the rest of the Parmesan cheese on top of the sauce. Bake at 350° for 20 min. Let cool for 5 min and ENJOY!