I know of women who feel like they have failed their families if they don't produce a 3 course meal everynight for dinner. I'm happy to say that I sleep well at night fully knowing I don't serve my family a 3 course meal everynight..we've had sandwiches more times than I can say and I may have eaten cereal for dinner at some point aswell. I just don't think in this day and age that you need to be worrying about the food that is placed on your dinner table. I really really don't.
So I'm sharing a recipe with you that takes less than an hour ( more like 40 mins or so), can be changed up any which way you'd like, and everyone will love it. The melts make great lunches and serve it with salad and call it dinner. If you don't have alot of time then use the canned mushrooms that are listed in the recipe. If you have slightly more time, then use fresh and cook them along side the ground beef. Toss in some peppers,more onions,use ground chicken or turkey,use left over cooked chicken with maybe some bbq sauce,make a veggie version if you aren't into meat,pick the cheese you want to use..it's really a mix and match meal.
Beef and Mushroom Melts
1 lb Extra-Lean Ground Beef
2 TBS Finely Chopped Onion..I use more
2 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1 can (4 oz) Mushroom pieces and stems,drained
1 cup (4 oz) Shredded Swiss Cheese or cheese of choice
1 loaf ( 14 oz,16 inches long) French style Bread,split lengthwise
1/2 cup additional cheese to be put on the top;optional
Preheat oven to 450 or 230 celcius. Line a 15x10 inch pan with foil.
In a large nonstick frying pan, cook ground beef and onion over medium-high heat,stirring frequently, until beef is thoroughly cooked;drain if needed. Turn the heat off and stir in the worcestershire,mushrooms and 1 cup of the cheese.
Spoon beef mixture evenly onto baguette havles,spreading mixtire all the way to the edges. Cut each half into 3 sections. Place sandwiches in prepared pan;cover the bread lightly with additional foil.
Bake 15 minutes. Remove cover;top with additional 1/2 cup cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
Yield: 6 servings
Source: Betty Crocker
2 comments:
does your beef have horse in it like it does in germany? *sigh* i tried so hard not to eat horse for 6 years, and now...not through some mistake of my own, but mislabelling. nice. i hope someone goes to jail.
not beef-melt related at all:
i wanted to tell you i've thought about you a lot lately because of your ultra-inspiring story. you've gotten me up to 2 liters of water per day! then i had a blood test and found out i've got hypothyroidism. well that explains it; ) i hope i can get some meds, but i also think about what you've done, and try to implement your ideas as well. it sucks when your mom gives you her fat clothes when you visit. and i'm still in them.
i'd be interested in doing a package exchange with you if there is anything you want from here, but i assume you don't have any needs because you visit a lot, and have so many friends here. i'm eli_barnett at hotmail if you have any wishes!
That horse meat thing just grosses me out. It's one thing if you want to eat it but another if you are saying it's beef when infact, it's horse meat. There are now reports of it being in prepackaged lasagnas here and some other type of mystery meat items. We are lucky though and do not eat any sort of processed meals and only have a few times since moving here.
I wont eat anything at the snack bars either..those nasty frikandel hotdogs are also questionable..lol
Im so glad that I have been able to in some way, help you..I am just an e-mail away if you need anything at all..drinking water is so so sooo good for you and Im glad they were able to pinpoint something in your blood test...no matter what though,do not give up! it's a process we go through and there will be stumbles along the way..but we're strong american women..lol we can do anything!
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