Stack A Dinner Recipe 395

Steps:

• In skillet brown meat with onion; drain off fat. Add tomato sauce, catsup, oregano, hot pepper sauce, salt, water, and pepper; bring to boiling, stirring often. Cook rice and prepare peas following package directions. On individual serving plates layer rice, peas, meat mixture, then cheese. Makes 6 servings.

Steps:

• 1. Brown your ground beef and drain. Add spaghetti sauce and taco seasoning. Prepare noodles or rice as per package instructions. Keep beef and rice or noodles warm as you prepare veggies.
• 2. To serve: Each person gets a large bowl. Start with a base of tortilla chips, broken Ritz crackers or Fritos corn chips. Start your haystack with a pile of hot rice or hot noodles. Top with meat sauce. Then move on down the line forming a large mound or haystack with your chosen optional ingredients. Top with either warm, creamy cheese sauce or salsa, guacamole, additional shredded cheddar and sour cream. The height of your haystack is up to you! Enjoy!

Steps:

• Divide crackers between 2 ungreased 13x9-in. baking dishes. Top each with rice. , In a large skillet, cook beef and onion until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the tomato juice, water and seasonings; simmer for 15-20 minutes. Spoon over rice., In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. , Reduce heat; stir in Velveeta cheese until melted. Pour over beef mixture. Top with lettuce, cheddar cheese, tomatoes and olives. Serve with chips. Refrigerate any leftovers.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, ginger, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with molasses and buttermilk, beating well after each addition., Drop 2 scant 1/4 cupfuls of batter, at least 7 in. apart, onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. With well-floured fingers, pat each into a 5- to 6-in. circle. Bake 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with remaining batter., To assemble, place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 2 tablespoons apple butter. Repeat layers 4 times; top with a sixth layer. Repeat to make 2 more stack cakes. Refrigerate, covered, until serving. If desired, serve with additional apple butter.

Steps:

• In a skillet brown meat with onions; drain off fat
• Add tomato sauce, and next three ingredients.1/4 cup of water, 1/4 tsp of salt and a dash of pepper; bring to boiling stirring often
• Cook rice and prepare peas following package directions
• On individual serving plates , layer rice, peas, meat mixture, then cheese, trim with olives

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly spray a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a microwave or small saucepan over medium-low heat. Set aside.
• Slice the russets and sweet potatoes 1/16-inch thick using a mandoline and place in a bowl. Toss the potato slices with the butter, herbs, garlic, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper until the potatoes are evenly coated. Layer the potatoes evenly in the prepared muffin tin, stacking them one on top of the other until they are about 1 inch above the top of each muffin cup. Bake until the edges of the potatoes are golden and crispy, about 25 minutes.
• Let cool 5 minutes, then run a small offset spatula or butter knife around the edge of each stack to help them release. Transfer to a serving platter, sprinkle with Parmesan and serve immediately.

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef with the taco seasoning in a skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the spaghetti sauce and simmer until the meat is cooked through and the liquid evaporates.
• Don't crush the saltines or tortilla chips too finely.
• Place all ingredients in individual serving bowls.
• Each person can make their own "haystack". The traditional order for layering is lettuce, crushed crackers and chips, meat mixture, rice, each of the veggies, cheese, bacon, sunflower seeds, and salsa (plus Italian dressing if added).