Lasagna Soup (Can use gnocchi)

 This is not really from a recipe but mostly just what a throw in.

Ingredients

Basically make a spaghetti sauce base.

-ground meat

-onions/carrot/celery

-mushrooms because I like them. I normally use reconstituted dry mushrooms

-stock and water

-can (20oz??) of Hunt's spaghetti sauce. I use Hunt's Garlic and Herb because it has the least added sugar, and it is the cheapest. You can use what you like.

-can diced tomatoes.

-cumin

-basil

-oregano

-onion powder

-garlic powder

-monetary steak seasoning (optional)

-salt if needed.

-noodles of some sort, I used gnocchi last time

-spinach (I use frozen)

-cottage cheese

-Cook down ground meat, onions, carrots, and celery. 

-Add mushrooms and reconstitute water.

-Add stock. I normally have frozen or canned stock (Thanks Kaylin) and I normally add ~1qt and then rinse out the containers with water and dump that in the pot. If I don't have stock, then I use equivalent to 1-2qt water with bullion.

-Add spaghetti sauce and dice tomatoes.

-Add cumin, basil, oregano, onion powder, garlic powder, monetary steak seasoning, and salt if needed.

-Bring to a simmer, if it needs to thicken a little.. let it simmer off for a while (10-20min)  and then add pasta or gnocchi and simmer an additional 7-10min, till pasta or gnocchi if cooked.

-Shut off fire and add spinach and cottage cheese.

Indian Keema Matar-ground meat and vegetable

Kaylin made this the other day and it was very good. 

Here is the source recipe https://www.cookwell.com/recipe/keema-matar

Ingredients (I think a spoon should equal teaspoon)

-spoon of mustard seed (whole or ground)

-spoon of cumin (whole or ground)

-1/2 spoon black peppercorn (whole or ground)

Crush whole mustard, cumin, and pepper with a mortar and pestle.

-1/2 stick cinnamon

-2-3 whole clove

-1 bay leaf

Heat pan with oil, add above to bloom for 10-20sec. Don't burn.

Add and saute

1/2 onion diced

2 cloves garlic

1" grated ginger (1T of grated ginger)

2-3 green chilies minced

Stir in and cook for 30sec

-spoon of turmeric powder

-spoon of chili powder (this might be too much??)

-sprinkle garam masala

-salt to taste

Add

1lb ground beef and cook down

add vegetables some combo of potatoes, cauliflower, carrots, or spinach (Orginal recipe called for 1.5c of frozen peas)

add 2-3 diced tomatoes and cook down. 

Turn off heat and remove cinnamon, clove, and bay leaf

add 

-splash of lemon juice

-salt to taste

-sprinkle of garam masala

Serve with rice, garnish with cilantro

Beef Stroganoff

This a standard thing that I cook and the girls often ask for it.  Mainly I am writing it down here so the girls will have it.

Ingredients
-ground meat
-onion
-carrot
-celery
-garlic couple cloves if you have it
-TSP(texturized soy protein) or cooked lentils
-can of mushrooms
-2/3c cream of crap + 2.5c water (or 2 can cream of mushroom soup)
-beef bullion
-worchestshire sause
-onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, basil
-salt and pepper to taste.
-8oz of sour cream (1/2 of a container)
-flat egg noodles

Directions
Start boiling water for noodles

Brown ground meat with onions, carrots, garlic, celery.  Added in that order so they have longer cooking time.  Add TSP or lentils to stretch.

Water should be boiling by now.. start cooking ~1/2 package of noodle accorrding to package instructions.

When meat is cooked add mushrooms.

Sprinkle cream of crap over cooked meat and mix around so that meat is coated.

Add 2.5c of water (plus or minus a little).  Add beef bullion/stock (enough for ~3c of liquid), splash or 2 of worchestshire, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano, basil, salt and pepper.

Bring to low boil and simmer for a little bit until sauce thickens.

Shut off heat and add sour and stir.

Noodles should be done by now... drain. Put beef stroganoff over noodles.