Steak and Brat Stew

Yep... sounds a little... mmmm.. but it's good. IIIIIIII thought so, anyway! Mom and hubby both ate all of theirs and according to Denny if he eats it, it's good. LOL  oh yeah, there are things he takes a few bites of and that's it. Done.

No exact amounts on most things in the recipe; we all know we all change the recipes anyway, and besides, I don't necessarily measure things when I cook.

Steak and Brat Stew

• Steak, cut into bite size chunks
• 1 brat, style of your choice, cut into bite size chunks
• 1 medium onion, cut into chunks
• 1/2 green pepper cut into chunks
• flour for gravy later
• frozen biscuits
• frozen veggies, I used a bag of Santa-Fe Medley
• bay leaf
• salt
• Italian seasoning
• broth

Brown the steak and brat in a dutch oven/soup pot. Add the onions and peppers and broth. I used frozen beef broth and pork broth. Add your seasonings, cover and simmer for two or three hours. About half hour before you plan to serve, add the frozen veggies and bring it up to a boil. Once it starts boiling, drop around 7 or so frozen biscuits into the mixture, cover and cook about ten minutes, uncover and cook ten minutes more.

Once the biscuits are finished mix some flour with milk and pour into your mixture and stir until thickened and cook a little more till the flour is all cooked in well. Now, take it to the table and serve.

I didn't know if the frozen biscuits would work, but I tried it and they worked just fine. I am sooooo glad cause I'm gettin' spoiled with frozen biscuits. My biscuits from scratch are... well... not good. LOL 

Enjoy!!

Basil Pork and Green Bean Stew

We all liked this one, even Denny. Mom liked it, in spite of there being basil in it. She says she doesn't like basil but when I do put it in food she always likes whatever it is I put it in. She's entitled! She is 90 now! : ) This was also a good stew because it's a stew that doesn't have CARROTS in it. Mom just does NOT like carrots. LOL

Basil Pork and Green Bean Stew Favorite All Time Recipes: Everyday Diabetic Recipes pg. 48

• 1 pkg (9 oz) frozen cut green beans
• 3 1/2 C peeled red potatoes cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 1 lb trimmed pork tenderloin, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 C no-sugar-added pasta sauce
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 TBS chopped fresh basil or 1 tsp dried basil
• 1/4 C grated Parmesan cheese

Microwave Directions

Place beans in 10 t 12 inch microwavable casserole. Microwave, covered, on HIGH 2 minutes. Drain in colander.

Using same dish, microwave potatoes, covered, at HIGH 3 minutes. Stir in pork, beans, pasta sauce and salt. Microwave at HIGH 10 minutes, stirring halfway through. Stir in basil. Microwave 5 to 7 minutes or until potatoes are tender and meat is no longer pink in center. Sprinkle with cheese.

Makes 6 servings

OK, that's the recipe. I... didn't follow it totally. Do I ever????  First, I didn't have any pasta sauce. I could have, and usually do, use tomato sauce and doctor it up with spices to make the pasta sauce, but... I grabbed a can of tomato soup instead and doctored THAT up with Italian spices. LOL  I added some orange pepper cubed and some onions, too. 

I, also, didn't have Parmesan cheese. I did have shredded Swiss cheese, though, and sprinkled that on top the finished stew. AND... I didn't have pork tenderloin so I used pork chops. OH!!  I only microwaved the potatoes until soft; otherwise I used the stove top. Let's see... anything else?? 

Everyone liked it. Even Denny. YAYAY  : )

Italian Sausage Stew

Found this online when I was looking for something to do with ... Italian Sausage!  Go figure!  LOL  Of course it calls for Bob Evans Italian Sausage.  :)

Italian Sausage Stew by Bob Evans


1 lb Bob Evans Italian Sausage Roll                           2 (14.5 oz) cans Italian-style diced tomatoes
2 (14.5 oz) cans beef broth                                       1 (15 oz) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 (16 oz) package frozen Italian blend vegetables      shredded Parmesan cheese to taste

In a Dutch oven, crumble and cook sausage over medium heat until browned; drain. Add tomatoes, beef broth, beans, frozen vegetables. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer. Cook 7 to 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally.


This turned out good. Hubby even said it was tasty and liked it. As good as it was for supper, like soup or chili, it was better the second day. yuuummmm...

I did modify it, of course. LOL  I didn't crumble the sausage. I missed that part until after I had sliced it and I wasn't going to go crumble all those little pieces and I like my Italian sausage in slices, anyway. Ok... I'm lazy. LOL  I also didn't have any Italian style diced tomatoes so I used my plain Jane ones. Beef broth, I used my own beef broth I keep frozen in the freezer from when I make a roast. aahh.. kidney beans.. I didn't have any of those either, so I used sweet corn. I, also, don't like my stew to be soupy.... like soup, I like the liquid in the stew to be thick, so I thickened it. I thought.. hmmm cream cheese. I added some cream cheese to thicken it, didn't thicken it enough so I added some flour, too.

It still turned out good, even with all the differences from the recipe and what I did to it!