Tag: Side dishes

What I Make

French Onion Round Steak with Cheesy Vegetables

Julia Parent

Serves: 3

Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs. round steak
2-1.4 oz. envelopes French onion dry soup mix
6 cups water
10.8 oz. package frozen broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots in cheese sauce

Directions:
Put round steak in a plastic gallon-size zipper baggie. Squeeze air out of bag and seal. Pound round steak several times all over with a meat mallet. Remove steak from bag and place in a slow cooker. Top steak with dry soup mix. Pour water over dry soup mix and steak. Cover slow cooker and cook on low for eight hours. Before serving steak, cook vegetables according to package directions.

What I Make

Garlic Parmesan Corn and Green Beans

Julia Parent

Serves: 2

Ingredients:
2 ears corn
40 green beans
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
dash pepper
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
grated Parmesan cheese, to taste

Directions:
Peel corn and cook in a covered pot of boiling water for 10 minutes or until tender. Drain. Snap ends off green beans and break beans in half. Cook beans in boiling water for 7 minutes. Drain. Mix butter, pepper, and garlic powder together. Bush garlic butter on corn. Mix remaining garlic butter and beans together. Sprinkle corn and beans with cheese.

What I Make

Potato Rounds

Julia Parent

Serves: 1

Ingredients:
1 Russet potato, scrubbed clean
olive oil, to taste
pepper, to taste
1/2 cup Mexican shredded cheese blend, such as: Monterey Jack, Cheddar, Asadero, and Queso Quesadilla cheese
3-4 blades fresh chives, chopped

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut potato into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Lay slices on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush side of potatoes facing up with olive oil and sprinkle with pepper. Bake for 23 minutes or until potatoes are soft. Immediately top potatoes with cheese and chives. If cheese doesn’t melt completely from the heat of the potatoes, broil potatoes until it does. Have with a glass of water.