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Beef Family Ties Leona's Cookbook Recipes Main Dish Sauces What's for Dinner

CHILI SAUCE

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CHILI SAUCE
The instructions and ingredients are not clearly defined on this recipe, but it sounds good if you can figure it out! I just copy them as they are in my grandma's cookbook. ~Julie
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Recipe type: Main
Ingredients
  • garlic
  • oregano
  • salt
  • pepper
  • chili
  • paprika
  • onion
  • green peppers (12 bell)
  • 2 Tomatoes
  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • Beans 1 c.
  • Tomato sauce ½ can
Instructions
  1. Beans, ham cubed, fried tomatoes, pinto, pink, red, navy. Rice: 2 c. water with lard, 2 c. rice. This sauce may be used either over rice or beans.

 

Chicken Family Ties Leona's Cookbook Recipes Main Dish Red Book, Leona's First Cook Book What's for Dinner

CHICKEN BAKE

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CHICKEN BAKE
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Recipe type: Main Dish
Ingredients
  • One fryer, cut up
  • 1 pkg Shake n Bake
  • I pkg Italian Dressing
  • Topping:
  • ¼ c. Mayonnaise
  • ¼ lb shredded cheese
  • ½ bell pepper
  • Chopped 4 slices crisp bacon, chopped
Instructions
  1. Dip chicken in mixture
  2. Place in baking dish 13x9x2"
  3. Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees
  4. Topping:
  5. Top with Mayonnaise, shredded cheese, bell pepper, and bacon
  6. Place in broiler for 5 minutes

 

Chicken Family Ties Leona's Cookbook Recipes Main Dish Red Book, Leona's First Cook Book What's for Dinner

CHICKEN (BAKED)

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CHICKEN (BAKED)
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Recipe type: Main Dish
Ingredients
  • 1 cup Bisquick
  • 1 Tbsp salt
  • 1 cut up chicken (washed and dried)
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 1 cube butter
Instructions
  1. Put all except butter in bag and shake
  2. Place in baking pan that has 1 cube melted butter
  3. Bake for 15 minutes, then turn and finish baking.

 

Beef Family Ties Leona's Cookbook Recipes Main Dish Red Book, Leona's First Cook Book What's for Dinner

HERB POT ROAST

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HERB POT ROAST
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Recipe type: Main Dish
Ingredients
  • 3 or 4 lb beef (arm blade)
  • 3 Tbsp. flour
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp marjoram
  • ⅛ tsp black pepper
  • 3 Tbsp. lard or drippings
  • 1 bouillon cube
  • ½ tsp garlic salt
  • ½ cup hot water (or substitute red wine)
  • ½ tsp parsley flakes
  • ¼ tsp basil
Instructions
  1. The flour is for gravy, if desired, it's real good.
  2. Salt and pepper meat and brown in drippings.
  3. Dissolve bouillon cube in hot water; add with all the spices and salt to meat.
  4. Cover tightly; cook slowly, 3 to 3½ hours or until meat is tender.
  5. Discard bay leaves.
  6. Optional: Baste with white wine while cooking. May use beef stock base instead of bouillon cube. 1 tsp per 1 cube. May use ½ pkg. onion soup.

 

Beef Family Ties Leona's Cookbook Recipes Main Dish Red Book, Leona's First Cook Book What's for Dinner

CHUCK WAGON CHOW

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CHUCK WAGON CHOW
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Recipe type: Main
Ingredients
  • 1 lb. ground beef (or chuck shank cut in 1 inch cubes)
  • 2 Tbsp. chili powder
  • 1½ tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 2 Tbsp. salad oil
  • 1 c. onions (2 medium sized)
  • 1 chopped green pepper
  • 1 can (1 lb. ) red kidney beans
  • 1 can whole kernel corn
  • (ripe avocado slices)
Instructions
  1. Brown meat slowly in oil with salt, pepper, chili powder in large frying pan.
  2. Add onions and green pepper.
  3. Cook over low heat, stirring often (10 minutes).
  4. If using cubed meat, add juice from beans and corn, simmer 45 minutes or until meat is tender.
  5. If using ground meat, add whole can of beans and corn.
  6. Cook through until hot (10 minutes)
  7. Garnish with avocado slices.
  8. Serve with corn chips and salad.

 

Casserole Chicken Family Ties Leona's Cookbook Recipes Main Dish Red Book, Leona's First Cook Book

KING RANCH CHICKEN

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KING RANCH CHICKEN
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Recipe type: Main Dish
Ingredients
  • 2 fryer chickens
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 can mushroom soup
  • 1 can chicken stock
  • ½ can Rotel chilies and tomatoes
  • 1 tsp. minced onion
  • 2 c. sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1 grated pkg. tortillas
  • Parmesan cheese
Instructions
  1. Simmer chickens until done.
  2. Remove chicken from bone and mix all ingredients, except tortillas.
  3. Break tortillas into bite sized pieces and layer with chicken mixture in a casserole dish.
  4. Top with Parmesan and cheddar cheese.
  5. Bake 1 hour at 375 degrees.

 

Main Dish Red Book, Leona's First Cook Book Turkey Turkey

TURKEY PIE, PASTRY CRUST

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TURKEY PIE, PASTRY CRUST
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Recipe type: Main Dish
Ingredients
  • Turkey pie filling
  • 1 (12 lb) turkey, cut in quarters
  • 1 yellow onion, sliced
  • 3 bunches celery
  • 2 lbs. white (small) onions
  • 3 lbs. potatoes
  • 3 bunches of carrots (or 3 - 10 oz. boxes frozen)
  • 1 box frozen peas
  • 1 lb. margarine
  • 2 cups flour
  • pepper
  • Special pastry:
  • 2½ quarts flour, sifted
  • 5 teaspoons salt
  • 3½ cups shortening
  • 5 eggs
  • ¾ cup water
Instructions
  1. Turkey pie filling
  3. Put washed turkey into large kettle and cover with hot water.
  4. Add 1 Tbsp. salt, yellow onions and a few celery tops.
  5. Bring to boil and simmer, covered 1½ hours or until tender.
  6. Cool; separate meat from skin and bones.
  7. Cut meat into attractive slices and pieces.
  8. Peel and cook vegetables.
  9. Cut into 1 inch cubes or smaller, cook until tender.
  10. Cook each vegetable separately.
  11. Melt margarine; blend in flour.
  12. Add 4½ quarts turkey broth.
  13. Cook until thickened; season.
  14. Add vegetables and turkey; heat thoroughly.
  15. Allow 1½ cups per serving on plate.
  16. Top with squares of special pastry.
  17. Special pastry
  18. Sift flour, salt
  19. Blend in shortening.
  20. Mix egg yolks with water. (Save whites)
  21. Stir into dry mixture.
  22. Add ore water if necessary.
  23. Roll ⅛" thick, cut in 3 " squares.
  24. Brush with egg whites and prick with fork.
  25. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 - 30 minutes.

 

Beef Cabbage Family Ties Leona's Cookbook Recipes Main Dish Red Book, Leona's First Cook Book Vegetables

CABBAGE BALLS

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CABBAGE BALLS
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Recipe type: Main Dish
Ingredients
  • Wilt 1 head of cabbage in hot water.
  • Mix:
  • 1½ lb. ground beef
  • 2 cups rice
  • 2 eggs
  • Salt and pepper to taste.
  • 2 cans tomato sauce
Instructions
  1. Roll meat mixture into cabbage leaves.
  2. Place in large kettle.
  3. Cover with 2 cans tomato sauce
  4. Add 2 boullion cubes.
  5. Cook 30 minutes on low heat.

 

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Chicken Family Ties Leona's Cookbook Recipes Main Dish

SWEET AND SOUR BAKED CHICKEN

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SWEET AND SOUR BAKED CHICKEN
Very good served with rice.
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Recipe type: Main
Ingredients
  • ¼ cup butter or margarine
  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • ½ cup coarsely chopped green pepper
  • ½ cup coarsely chopped carrots
  • ¾ cup ketchup
  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • 2 Tbsp. vinegar
  • ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. ginger
  • 1 cup pineapple chunks, drained
  • 1-3 lb broiler fryer, chicken, cut up
  • Soy sauce, garlic and pepper (No measurements included in original recipe)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. In medium skillet heat butter until melted, add onion, green pepper and carrots.
  3. Cook 5 minutes, stirring.
  4. Add ketchup, pineapple juice, vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, garlic, salt, pepper, and ginger.
  5. Add pineapple chunks.
  6. Arrange chicken pieces, skin side up in a 9 x 13 x 2 " baking pan.
  7. Pour sweet and sour sauce over all.
  8. Bake covered 45 minutes.
  9. Uncover and bake 30 minutes or until chicken tests done.

 

Family Ties Leona's Cookbook Recipes Main Dish Pork Sauces What's for Dinner

BARBECUED COUNTRY STYLE RIBS

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BARBECUED COUNTRY STYLE RIBS
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Recipe type: Main
Ingredients
  • 6-8 country style ribs
  • Oil
  • Sauce:
  • 1 cup vinegar
  • 1 cup celery, chopped in blender
  • 1 cup onion, chopped in blender
  • 1 c sugar
  • Enough catsup to make it red and saucy
Instructions
  1. Brown ribs in oil.
  2. Place in baking dish.
  3. In blender mix the remaining ingredients.
  4. Pour blender mixture over ribs.
  5. Bake at 350 until tender.

 

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