Shepherd's Pie

Another good all-in-one meal.

• 1 1/2 pound ground beef
  
• 4 tablespoons butter
  
• 1 large onion, chopped
  
• 2 cups mixed vegetables
  
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  
• 1/2 cup beef broth
  
• 6 servings mashed potatoes (instant or scratch)
  

Melt butter in skillet, saute onion until tender. Add beef and cook until brown.  Mix in broth, Worcestershire sauce and vegetables, heat until bubbly. Put in casserole and top with mashed potatoes.  Bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until potatoes are brown.

Dutch Meat Loaf

I don't make meatloaf that often, but when I do, this is usually the one I make.

• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 8 oz can tomato sauce (divided)
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 chopped bell pepper
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Sauce:

• Remaining tomato sauce
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons yellow or brown mustard
• 1 tablespoon vinegar

Combine meat, bread crumbs, half the tomato sauce, egg, oinion, bell pepper, salt and pepper; mix with hands and shape into loaf. Place in shallow baking dish. Combine sauce ingredients, whisk and pour over loaf. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.