Sweet and Sour Meatballs ✔+

From: Jenny

• 1/2 C brown sugar
• 1/4 C vinegar 
• 1 tsp prepared mustard
• 1/4 C BBQ sauce
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Mix ingredients in pan. Heat until boiling. Serve over meatballs and rice.

Beef Carnitas Tacos ✔+

From: Eat, Live, Run

• 2 lbs flank steak
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped

Spice Rub:

• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/4 tsp onion powder
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper

To Serve:

• corn tortillas
• avocado slices
• cilantro
• your favorite salsa
• limes

Mix together all spices in a small bowl. Rub the spices all over your flank steak—be generous here! Then, place your steak at the bottom of your crock pot.

Cover the steak with the chopped onions, bell peppers and jalapeno pepper. Turn heat on LOW and cook for 8 hours.

After 8 hours, remove meat from crock pot and shred with a fork. It should be incredibly easy to shred. You can either stick the shredded meat back in the pot for another hour or serve as is.

To serve, heat your  tortillas in a skillet on the stove. Spoon some carnitas on a tortilla then top with salsa, avocado, cilantro and a squeeze of lime.

Serves 6-8

Taco Soup ✔+

From: Mom Cunningham

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 qt can whole tomatoes
• 4 oz can green chilies
• 1 t chili powder
• 1 t cumin
• 15 oz can kidney beans
• 1 can corn
• 8 oz salsa
• 1/2 t garlic salt
• salt and pepper to taste

Brown ground beef in the bottom of a large pot.

Combine with all other ingredients.

Simmer for 2-3 hours.

Serve with tortilla chips, sour cream, and grated cheese.

Beef Stroganoff ✔+

From: Mom Cunningham

• 1lb ground beef or stew meat
• 1T olive oil
• 1 med. onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 10 ½ oz can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1c dairy sour cream
• 1 3 oz can mushrooms, undrained -or- fresh mushrooms
• 2T ketchup
• 2T Worcestershire sauce
• pasta

Heat oil in skillet.

Add garlic and onions and cook until garlic becomes fragrent.

Add meat and brown.

Add fresh mushrooms.  Stir occasionally until mushrooms are soft.

Add cream of mushroom soup, sour cream (don't use light... it will curdle), ketchup, and Worcestershire Sauce.

Heat through.

DON’T BOIL.

Serve over pasta.

Porcupine Meatballs + -

From: Mom Cunningham

• 1 ½ lbs ground beef
• ¾ c uncooked quick rice
• ¾ c milk
• 1 diced onion
• salt and pepper
• 10 oz can tomato soup
• 1 can water
• ½ t basil
• ½ t salt
• ½ t pepper
• ½ c Worcestershire sauce

Preheat oven to 350°.

Combine ground beef, rice,milk, onion, salt, and pepper.

Shape the meat into small balls.

Place in 9x13 inch baking dish.

Mix tomato soup, water, basil, salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce.

Pour over meat.

Cover and bake at 350° for 1½ hours.