GRAVY FROM SCRATCH

INGREDIENTS
Roll of Sausage
3 tbsp. butter
1/4 cup flour
3 cups milk

DIRECTIONS
Cook Sausage
Add butter until melted
Add flour and stir for about 4 minutes
Add milk and stir continuously until thick. Should be about 10 minutes.

GRILLED STEAK SKEWERS and PEANUT SAUCE

INGREDIENTS
1 lb. flank or sirloin thin sliced steak
1/4 c. soy sauce
2 tbs. oil (olive or sesame)
2 cloves minced garlic
2 tbs. brown sugar
1 tbs. Sriracha
1 tsp. ginger
Skewers

DIRECTIONS
Soak skewers in water. Slice steak into one in long strips. In bowl combine all ingredients and let marinate for 2-4 hours in the refrigerator. Skewer the steak and grill on high heat 2 minutes on each side.

PEANUT SAUCE
1/4 cup honey
2 tbs. peanut butter
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 tsp. sriracha

BAKED BURRITO CASSEROLE

INGREDIENTS

1 pound of ground beef

1 small onion, chopped

1 pack of taco seasoning

1 can refried beans

1 can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted

1/2 cup sour cream

1 pack large flour tortillas

2 1/2 cups of shredded Mexican blend cheese

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large skillet, cook the ground beef and onion until the beef is no longer pink and drain.

Add the taco seasoning and refried beans and heat through.

In a separate bowl, blend the mushroom soup with the sour cream. Then spread half of the soup mixture in the bottom of a baking dish.

Add a layer of 3 flour tortillas to the top of the soup mixture. You will need to cut or tear the tortillas and overlap them. 

Spread on a layer of the ground beef mixture and top with about a cup of cheese.

Repeat all of these layers and top with the remaining cheese.

Bake in a 9 x 13 baking dish for about 20 minutes until cheese is nicely melted. Enjoy!

BLACK BEAN BURGERS

INGREDIENTS

2 cans black beans, rinsed and drained
1 onion, minced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup quick oats
1 Tbsp. soy sauce
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp coriander

1/2 tsp chili powder

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
Salt and pepper to taste

PREPARATION

Heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a pan. Combine onions, garlic, salt, and pepper and cook until onions are translucent. Add cumin, coriander, chili powder, and cayenne pepper. Remove pan from heat.

In a bowl, mash the beans and then add the contents of the pan along with the soy sauce and quick oats. Mix and form four patties. Place in freezer for 30 minutes to set. Cook patties on a pan coated in cooking spray over medium heat, flipping halfway.