Enchilada Casserole

This is one of Mom's recipes that we probably all have, but I thought I'd just add it to the blog. I left out the olives, since I don't care for those.

Ingredients
12 corn tortillas, torn
1 1/2 lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 10-oz can red enchilada sauce
2 cans condensed cream soup with 1/2 cup milk
1 small can chopped green chilies
1 lb cheese, grated
sour cream
lettuce
tomatoes

Brown ground beef and onion; drain. Add enchilada sauce, soup/milk, and chilies. Simmer while preparing the rest. Tear tortillas into small pieces. Put a thin layer of sauce in 9 x 13 pan, then layer torn tortillas, cheese, more sauce, etc. Bake at 250 for 45 min. Serve topped with sour cream, chopped lettuce, and diced tomatoes.

Spaghetti Sauce with Meatballs

I have a ton of tomatoes right now from my garden, and figured a good use for them would be to make my own spaghetti sauce. I found this recipe on allrecipes.com, and modified it slightly for my needs (it used canned tomatoes, so see the original recipe if you are using canned).

Ingredients:

Meatballs
1 lb lean ground beef or ground turkey
1 c fresh bread crumbs (I made mine from Udi's gf bread)
3 T fresh parsley, chopped (or use 1 T dried)
1 T parmesan cheese
1/4 t ground black pepper
1/8 t garlic powder
1 egg, beaten

Sauce
3/4 c chopped onion
5 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 c olive oil
7 c fresh tomatoes, chopped
2 t salt
1 t white sugar
1 bay leaf
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
1 T or more fresh basil, chopped (or 3/4 t dried)
1/2 t ground black pepper

Directions:

1. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, bread crumbs, parsley, Parmesan, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, garlic powder and beaten egg. Mix well and form into 12 balls. Store, covered, in refrigerator until needed.
2. In a large saucepan over medium heat, saute onion and garlic in olive oil until onion is translucent. Stir in tomatoes, salt, sugar and bay leaf. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 2 hours. 
3. Stir in tomato paste, basil, pepper and meatballs and simmer 30 minutes more. Serve.

Taco Salad

Nothing earth shattering here, but it's an easy gluten free meal that most everyone enjoys.

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
1 package McCormick Taco Seasoning Mix (it's gluten free)
Tortilla chips
Lettuce, shredded
Cheese, shredded
Canned pinto beans, rinsed
Sour cream
Salsa
Avocados, diced


Directions:

1. Prepare ground beef according to seasoning mix package instructions.
2. Allow each person to build their salad by layering the above ingredients according to their liking.