Fried Potatoes and Sausage

Toss a quick salad to go with this and dinner is served.

2 1/2 lbs. Russet Potatoes, peeled and sliced @1/4" thick
5 Tbsp Oil (I like to use butter flavored Crisco for this)
@1 Tbsp salt, to taste
1 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp thyme
2 cloves garlic, minced
12 oz. Smoked Sausage (or Polish Sausage, or Kielbasa), sliced in 1/2" segments
1 medium yellow onion, chopped

Heat oil in pan over medium heat and add potatoes. Toss potatoes in oil to cover them and then add: salt, pepper, thyme, onion, and garlic.
Continue cooking over medium to medium high heat (depending on stove) for @ 20 minutes, making sure to "flip" the potatoes over occasionally to prevent burning.
When potatoes are almost cooked through add the sausage and flip again. Cook @ 10 minutes until potatoes are tender and sausage is starting to brown.
Check for seasoning, add salt and pepper as needed, and serve hot.

Super Easy Sliders

These are similar to a fast food chains where we love to go and buy them by the case. However the closest one is about 3 hours away, so out of our cravings came this recipe.

2 lbs lean ground beef
1 pouch dry onion soup mix
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 package of dinner rolls
sliced cheese (optional)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl combine the beef, soup mix, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, salt and pepper. Press this mixture out onto a cookie sheet and bake in oven until cooked through.
Remove from oven and using a knife cut the beef into a grid making dinner roll sized patties.
Place patties on buns (add cheese if desired) and serve!

Chicken Drumsticks with Balsamic Sauce

preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1 tray of chicken drumsticks
sesame seeds, toasted

Marinade:

mix these ingredients together in a small bowl, then pour over chicken drumsticks in a large Ziploc bag and place in fridge for 2 hours.

1/2 cup Balsamic Vinegar
1/2 cup Honey
1/4 cup Soy Sauce
1/2 cup Brown Sugar
5 cloves Garlic, minced
a couple Stems of Fresh Rosemary

Remove from fridge, place drum sticks on nonstick baking sheet and bake in oven at 350 until done. While the drum sticks are baking take the remaining marinade in bag and reduce in a sauce pot on the stove. Use this sauce to baste and/or for dipping sauce for chicken.
After removing Chicken from the oven, sprinkle drumsticks with toasted Sesame Seeds.
Enjoy!

Hamburger Skillet Dish

1 lb ground chuck
1 bag egg noodles
2 envelopes brown gravy mix
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup milk
1 can sliced mushrooms (optional)
1 tsp onion powder
1 clove garlic, minced
salt
pepper

Brown ground chuck in dutch oven, add garlic and cook another 2 minutes and drain off grease. Cook pasta as directed. In separate sauce pot mix the water, milk, and gravy mix and bring to a slow boil. Pour gravy mix and noodles in dutch oven with beef and add mushrooms, onion powder, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir and allow to simmer together for 3 minutes stirring frequently.

Basil Chicken with Wine Sauce

This is a family favorite passed down from my mother.

Ingredients:
6 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1" wide strips (or you can use tenderloins)
2 Tbsp Oil
Salt
1/3 - 1/2 cup dry white wine
2 Tbsp butter
4 Tbsp basil
Pepper
1/3 cup chicken broth

Heat butter and oil in skillet over medium heat. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, place in skillet. Sprinkle with basil. Cook until the chicken is golden and turn, sprinkle with basil and continue cooking until done. Remove cooked chicken to covered dish. Repeat until all the chicken is cooked. Add broth to the skillet, with a spatula stir broth and loosen any browned chicken bits from bottom of skillet. When broth comes to a boil, add the wine. Continue cooking until the sauce is reduced by approximately 1/3. Pour over the chicken. Note: Additional wine can be added to the chicken as it cooks, but be sure to let the chicken begin to brown on both sides first.)