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[MrsDeweySmith]

Texas One Dish

1 lb Ground Beef
2 onions, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 cup oats
1 can diced tomatoes
½ cup brown rice
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt
pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large skillet, sauté beef and onions over medium high heat. When onions begin to look translucent, add bell pepper. Continue cooking till beef is browned completely. Drain grease well. Add oats, stirring well. Add remaining ingredients, stirring well to completely mix. Transfer to 2 quart baking dish. Bake for 45 minutes or until rice is tender. I sprinkle some cheddar cheese on it! YUM. Serve with corn bread or nachos...also makes a good tortilla filler! Enjoy.



Making your own granola is very easy! All you need are rolled oats (or other rolled grains), filler such as seeds, coconut flakes, nuts, wheat germ etc, oil, liquid and dried fruit! Here is a recipe Apple Cinnamon Granola.

Mix together in large bowl:
10 cups oats (42oz canister)
1-2 cups coconut
1 cup sliced almonds, (optional)
Add:
1/2 cup virgin coconut oil or olive oil
1 cup honey or sucunat or raw sugar
1 cup apple juice. and blend.

Toast in oven at 250 until light brown, stirring occasionally - this will take several hours.
When cool, add 1 dried apples





Crockpot Granola

5 cups old fashioned oats
1/2 cup oil
1/2 - 3/4 cup honey (or maple syrup) the higher amount of honey, the more "stick-together" the granola will be
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup coconut (add now, or you can toast this then add with the raisins and dried fruit later)

Combine well into crockpot, cook on Low for 5 hours. keep lid slightly ajar while cooking and stir often. The more you stir, the more "fine" your granola will be. Once finished, add in raisins, dried fruit, etc.



Homemade Hot Pockets
2 c. warm water
2 pkg yeast
1/4 c sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
1/4 c melted butter/margarine
6 - 6 1/2 c flour

Mix together and knead as you would any dough. Grease bowl well, cover and chill for 2 an hour, give or take. When ready, roll out thin (the more thin, the flakier your crust, though this is still a 'bready' hot pocket) Cut 5 inch squares out. Place 2 Tablespoons of water filling you prefer...taco mix, diced ham and cheese, scrambled eggs and sausage...your choice Fold edges up and pinch together to seal. Place pinched-sides down on greased sheet and allow to rise 15 minutes. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes. Can freeze these and microwave for a quick meal or snack.

Sister Deanna

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Hi Sister Deanna,
The Apple Cinnamon Granola sounds yummy. I'll have to make some.

Do you think you could make the Texas One Dish with beans instead of hamburger?

Thanks,
Beverly

[MrsDeweySmith]

I'm sure you could. It would be delicious either way i believe. We are ficing it this evening and serving it with some tortillas...ours will be made from ground turkey

Sister Deanna

[Andrea]

I have a couple of questions about the Texas one dish.. ;D

I don't have cumin. Is there something else I can use in it's place or can I just leave it out?

Also, can I use white rice instead of brown?

Thanks.. ;D

[glenda]

Oh these recipes sound so so so good.. I cant wait to try some of them.. Thanks sister Deanna.... Keep them coming.... We just love your recipes...

glenda

[benshelpmeet]

Dear sister Deanna,

Thank you for posting these recipes.

We have a 5 gal bucket of brown rice, we are running out of white rice ( my fleshes favorite! ;D ) We are going to start cooking with brown rice it is full of B vitamins and other good properties.

I love coconut too!


Got any more good recipes? I sure hope so.

Love ya, ~ sister Darlene ~

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Hi sister Deanna,

I made the Texas One Dish for lunch today. I used a mild white bean and it worked really well. I also had fresh tomatoes left over from making salsa, so I used them instead of canned. And whole wheat tortillas. This is a great versatile recipe. Thanks.

Here's the recipe for whole wheat tortillas.
2 - 3 cups whole wheat flour (usually 3 cups)
1 cup warm water
1/4 teas. baking powder
1 t. salt
1/4 cup oil

Measure liquids into mixing bowl.
Add dry ingredients, kneading in flour until dough is workable but not stiff, form into a ball.
Let stand 10 minutes.
Shapes into 8-12 balls and let rest another 10 minutes.
Roll very thin on lightly floured surface to form a circle.
Cook on lightly greased griddle.

It's important to let the dough rest as it gives the gluten time to relax so the dough will roll out nicely.

Have a great day!
Beverly

[benshelpmeet]

Thank you for the Whole wheat tortilla recipe Beverly! This sounds really good. I'm sure they will be much better than the ones from the store. Yuck! They have a funny taste and are tougher than the white flour ones and they have preservatives too.

I'm glad I will be able to make them home made. Do they freeze well?

Have a great day! Love, ~ sister Darlene ~

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Hi Sisters.

I have never froze the tortillas as I just make up one batch at a time, but I think they would freeze ok. I would put wax paper between them so they wouldnt' stick.

Beverly