Comments on: Frugal Food: Pasta Bolognese http://www.thatonecaveman.com/2008/09/frugal-food-pasta-bolognese.html The journey of one young family out of debt and into building wealth Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:36:11 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Christine http://www.thatonecaveman.com/2008/09/frugal-food-pasta-bolognese.html/comment-page-1#comment-2791 Christine Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:39:18 +0000 http://www.thatonecaveman.com/?p=544#comment-2791 I was also a (frugal) stay at home mom, for 25 yrs, although, I did not have the vegetable problem that you seem to have. Here is a recipe that I have yet to find a kid that doesn’t like it. I make it by heart so I don’t have the exact ingredients…but here goes… You will need: Hamburger Onion Celery Beef bouillon 2 Cans Cream corn 1 Can corn, drained, liquid reserved Bisquick, or other biscuit mix Garlic powder Margarine or butter Salt and pepper Parmesan cheese Brown 1 pound of hamburger (amt. of meat can be increased. I usually used 2 lbs) Add and cook a few minutes: An amt of onions …to your liking …maybe ½ cup, chopped (I always used more) An amt of celery…to your liking…maybe 1/3 cup, chopped (I always used more) Add: Beef bouillon…1 cube or 1 tsp 1 and ½ can of cream corn ½ of the can drained corn (reserve liquid for later use) Heat until hot Put into a casserole dish large enough to hold beef mixture and be topped with Bisquick mixture. Allow room for expansion of dough and bubbling of meat mixture. Bisquick mixture: 2 -3 cups of bisquick, mixed with: ½ can of cream corn ½ can of drained corn At this time if the mixture is too dry you can add small amounts of the liquid drained from the corn. Dough mixture should be rather thick. Plop large tablespoons full of the dough mixture on hot beef mixture, plops can be joined to make somewhat of a solid top, but leave some spaces, to ensure that the biscuit dough gets cooked through and is not doughy when you bring it to the table. Melt margarine/butter…about 2 tablespoons. Add: Garlic powder, amt to your liking, (about ½ - 1 tsp) ¼ teaspoon of salt, amt approximate 1/8 tsp of pepper, amt approximate 1-2 tsp parmesan cheese, amt approximate Drizzle over dough Bake 350 degrees 45 minutes to 1 hr, (maybe longer), or until dough/biscuit topping is done, showing some brown tips and edges, making sure that dough is done in the middle. I usually serve with a salad, or a mixture of sliced or chopped cucumbers, sliced or chopped tomatoes, and sweet onion, drizzled with Italian dressing, but I’m thinking that might not work in your case. Perhaps some cold fruit…honeydew, cantaloupe, watermelon, cold canned peaches or applesauce. I also would put a jar of jalapenos, Italian pepperoncini peppers, or some kind of pickled hot mix on the table, for the adults, until the kids started liking them! Enjoy! I was also a (frugal) stay at home mom, for 25 yrs, although, I did not have the vegetable problem that you seem to have. Here is a recipe that I have yet to find a kid that doesn’t like it.

I make it by heart so I don’t have the exact ingredients…but here goes…

You will need:

Hamburger
Onion
Celery
Beef bouillon
2 Cans Cream corn
1 Can corn, drained, liquid reserved
Bisquick, or other biscuit mix
Garlic powder
Margarine or butter
Salt and pepper
Parmesan cheese

Brown 1 pound of hamburger (amt. of meat can be increased. I usually used 2 lbs)

Add and cook a few minutes:
An amt of onions …to your liking …maybe ½ cup, chopped (I always used more)
An amt of celery…to your liking…maybe 1/3 cup, chopped (I always used more)

Add:
Beef bouillon…1 cube or 1 tsp
1 and ½ can of cream corn
½ of the can drained corn (reserve liquid for later use)
Heat until hot

Put into a casserole dish large enough to hold beef mixture and be topped with Bisquick mixture. Allow room for expansion of dough and bubbling of meat mixture.

Bisquick mixture:
2 -3 cups of bisquick, mixed with:
½ can of cream corn
½ can of drained corn
At this time if the mixture is too dry you can add small amounts of the liquid drained from the corn. Dough mixture should be rather thick.

Plop large tablespoons full of the dough mixture on hot beef mixture, plops can be joined to make somewhat of a solid top, but leave some spaces, to ensure that the biscuit dough gets cooked through and is not doughy when you bring it to the table.

Melt margarine/butter…about 2 tablespoons. Add:
Garlic powder, amt to your liking, (about ½ – 1 tsp)
¼ teaspoon of salt, amt approximate
1/8 tsp of pepper, amt approximate
1-2 tsp parmesan cheese, amt approximate

Drizzle over dough
Bake 350 degrees 45 minutes to 1 hr, (maybe longer), or until dough/biscuit topping is done, showing some brown tips and edges, making sure that dough is done in the middle.

I usually serve with a salad, or a mixture of sliced or chopped cucumbers, sliced or chopped tomatoes, and sweet onion, drizzled with Italian dressing, but I’m thinking that might not work in your case. Perhaps some cold fruit…honeydew, cantaloupe, watermelon, cold canned peaches or applesauce. I also would put a jar of jalapenos, Italian pepperoncini peppers, or some kind of pickled hot mix on the table, for the adults, until the kids started liking them! Enjoy!

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