Asian Beef Stew

Cubed beef
1 Onion
2 Bell pepper

sauté in olive oil

add:

chopped zucchini
chopped Cremini mushrooms
1 can tomato sauce

season with:
garlic
Worcestershire sauce
salt/pepper
Asian seasoning

Meat Ball Alfredo Pasta with Spinach

1 bag Rainbow Pasta
2  lbs beef
4 garlic cloves
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 small can tomato sauce
1/2 cup fresh basil chopped
1 bag Cremini mushrooms
1 cup fresh parmesan cheese
1 large bag fresh baby spinach

In a large bowl add beef, salt, pepper, tomato sauce and basil. Mix well and form balls.  Put meatballs in cupcake pan and bake 350 about 20 min. or golden on top.  Start making the Alfredo sauce.  (http://addthelove.blogspot.com/2012/01/alfredo-sauce.html) Add cooked meatballs to the Alfredo Sauce and simmer 10 min.  Start cooking pasta.  While pasta is cooking steam mushrooms. In a very large pot add cooked pasta and fold in fresh spinach, mushrooms and parmesan cheese.  Poor sauce and meatballs over the top..  Mix.

Easy Spanish Rice - with BROWN rice

Serves 6-8 adults.

2 cups uncooked rice -brown/white
(I used Trader Joes Brown Rice Medley and it was FABULOUS!!!)
1 chopped onion
4 TBSP olive oil
5 cups water
2 cloves garlic
1 8oz can tomato sauce (or small can of tomato paste)
1 chopped green bell pepper (or 1/2 cup freeze fried bell pepper mix)
1 chopped red bell pepper
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 lb. ground beef COOKED
cheddar cheese (of course this is a Basham recipe ;P)

Cook rice and onion in oil in a large high-side skillet over medium heat about 3 minutes.  Stirring occasionally until rice is golden brown.

Stir in remaining ingredients (NOT the cheddar cheese) Heat to boiling, reduce heat and cover.  Simmer for about 45 minutes stirring occasionally until rice is tender! That's all she wrote folks! Serve and top with cheddar cheese!!!