Mom's Taco Salad

Ingredients:
rice (I use brown)
1 lb. ground beef
1 package taco seasoning mix
1 can black or kidney beans, heated
1 can corn, heated
shredded lettuce
grated cheese
salsa or pico de gallo
tortilla chips, slightly crushed
fresh tomatoes (optional)
olives (optional)

Directions:
Start the rice in rice cooker. Brown ground beef and add seasoning mix, following directions on envelope. Cut, grate, heat, and prepare all remaining ingredients. Pile on according to your liking for a delicious salad.

Notes:
I prefer to make my homemade pico de gallo recipe, so I don't do fresh tomatoes. Also, it's really good with the creamy tomatillo dressing from Cafe Rio. I often just pick that up to spice up my dinner.

Source:
Shari Lindsay

Rotini Casserole

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
onion, chopped or dehydrated
1 jar spaghetti sauce (Prego 3 Cheese is best)
1/2 cup brown sugar
12 oz. rotini noodles, cooked and drained
2-ish cups grated cheese

Directions:
In a large saucepan, brown ground beef and onion, add a little salt and pepper. Drain. Add sauce and brown sugar. Simmer five minutes. Grease a 9x13 pan and layer 1/2 noodles, 1/2 sauce mixture, 1/2 cheese. Repeat. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake, covered at 350 for 20 minutes.

Notes:
Be sure to start the pasta first thing. I'm always waiting on the pasta!

Source:
Anne Hansen

Sloppy Joes

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
salt & pepper
1 can chicken gumbo soup
1/4 cup ketchup
mustard to taste
large spoonful of brown sugar
hamburger buns

Directions:
Brown the ground beef with the onion and salt and pepper. Add soup, ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar. Heat through. Serve on buns.

Source:
Grandma Jean