Salmon Patties with Corn Relish

Even though it was a bit to done it was still great. I sauté all my veggies for the pizzas I make. I don’t have the oven pizza joints have, (the extreme heat) so cooking most of the liquid out first helps. It even helps to nuke or cook your meat first too...less grease.

Ingredients:

One single serving pre-cooked pizza dough

(I used Tandoori NAAN Roasted Garlic )

2 Tablespoons olive oil

1 clove garlic grated

Tablespoon butter

1/4 sliced onion

4 sliced mushrooms (I buy roons with very small stems since I cut them off.

(It must be the frugal in me)

1 diced roma tomato

salt and pepper to taste (remember salt brings out the flavor of these veggies)

1/2 tsp dried oregano

4 large basil leaves diced

Parmesan cheese

Put olive oil in small glass container with grated garlic and microwave for 20 seconds.

Saute onions in butter for 2 minutes, add mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes, add salt and pepper, tomato, oregano, and basil.

Put pizza dough in toaster oven on broil for 4 minutes. Flip over and repeat.

Brush on garlic olive oil, including the garlic, on the toasted pizza dough then add the veggies.

Top with parmesan cheese. As much as you want.

Put back under broiler and cook until cheese is melted.

Makes one serving

One-Pot Cabbage Rolls

One-Pot Cabbage Rolls served with cottage cheese.

This is a real easy dish. It's much easier than boiling cabbage and rolling meat inside. Besides remember my propane oven doesn't cook well and the toaster oven makes it so hot inside. I try to make most of my meals one-pot recipes. You can substitute tomato sauce, sugar, oregano, garlic, and Italian seasonings for marinara sauce and pork instead of beef.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 chopped onion

1 clove garlic grated

1 # ground meat (80/20)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1 teaspoon paprika

(left over rice or additional veggies optional)

1 15oz can tomato sauce

1/2 teaspoon cane sugar

1 teaspoon oregano

1 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1/2 head of cabbage

Brown onion in olive oil and cook for 3 minutes then add garlic cook one more minute. Add meat, salt, pepper, paprika, and optional rice and veggies. Remove from pan when brown. Drain grease. 

Add to pan: tomato sauce, sugar, oregano, and Italian seasoning. Add salt and pepper if desired. If you want it a bit heat add chili flakes or mild chili without seeds. Cook for 15 minutes.

Add meat mixture and mix. Top with cabbage and cook till cabbage is done.

Makes 4 servings.

One Pot Meat Loaf Revised

I am always updating and revising my meat loaf. This time hubby said it was so much better. I added red gravy and red spuds. I add salt and pepper in various stages. It's up to you how much you need. Always taste the gravy and adjust seasonings.
I hope you try this one.

Two cooked meat loaf logs

Meat loaf served with red potatoes and red gravy along with fresh wedges of cucumbers.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 large onion
1 large garlic clove grated
salt/pepper to taste
One Slice homemade bread diced
1 egg
1/4 C milk
salt/pepper
1 large roasted bell pepper from a jar diced
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon ItalianSeasonings
2 tablespoons basil pesto from jar
1.5 pounds 80/20 ground beef
1 beef seasoning packet
1/2 C water
1 1/2 tablespoon butter
1 1/2 tablespoon flour
1/2 C ready tomato soup
1 tablespoon fresh basil chopped
1 teaspoon chili sauce
1/2 teaspoon cane sugar
salt pepper
2 large baked or nuked red potatoes cut in 1/4" slices.

Sauté onions in olive oil for 2 minutes add garlic cook 2 more minutes on medium heat add 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Set aside.
Combine: Bread, milk, egg, bell pepper, oregano, Italianseasoning, basil pesto, meat and onion/garlic mixture.
Make two logs and put in pan where onions were. Brown on both sides and add beef seasonings and water. Cook 20 minutes on low covered.
Take logs out. Add butter, flour and add more to thicken. Add tomato soup, basil, chili sauce, sugar and salt and pepper to taste. Cook 10 minutes. Add sliced red potatoes.
Slice one meatloaf log and set on top of gravy and potatoes.
I saved the second log for lunches.

Easy Veggie Pizza

This is a bit on the DONE side. I got side tracked. 

Even though it was a bit to done it was still great. I sauté all my veggies for the pizzas I make. I don’t have the oven pizza joints have, (the extreme heat) so cooking most of the liquid out first helps. It even helps to nuke or cook your meat first too...less grease.

Ingredients:

One single serving pre-cooked pizza dough

(I used Tandoori NAAN Roasted Garlic )

2 Tablespoons olive oil

1 clove garlic grated

Tablespoon butter

1/4 sliced onion

4 sliced mushrooms (I buy roons with very small stems since I cut them off.

(It must be the frugal in me)

1 diced roma tomato

salt and pepper to taste (remember salt brings out the flavor of these veggies)

1/2 tsp dried oregano

4 large basil leaves diced

Parmesan cheese

Put olive oil in small glass container with grated garlic and microwave for 20 seconds.

Saute onions in butter for 2 minutes, add mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes, add salt and pepper, tomato, oregano, and basil.

Put pizza dough in toaster oven on broil for 4 minutes. Flip over and repeat.

Brush on garlic olive oil, including the garlic, on the toasted pizza dough then add the veggies.

Top with parmesan cheese. As much as you want.

Put back under broiler and cook until cheese is melted.

Makes one serving