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Homemade hamburger helper

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My 90’s kids know what hamburger helper is. This is a version of it minus pasta that makes me feel a bit better about the food going in my body. And it MOSTLY has all pantry ingredients give or take one. This also takes 30 minutes.    This makes enough for my family of five and leftovers for tomorrow.  Ingredients: 2 tsp. Olive oil or saute oil 2 lbs. ground beef 1/2 onion, chopped 1 green pepper, chopped More olive oil 2 lbs. small gold potatoes (they come in a 1 lb bag at the grocer) Salt & pepper 3 tsp. Garlic powder 3 tsp. Onion powder 2 tsp. Smoked paprika 1/2 cup of water 2 Tbsp. Yellow Mustard 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1/4 cup of ketchup - or more if you’d like 1.5 cups of sharp cheddar cheese Green onions, sliced Recipe: In a large saute pan heat the oil on medium. Add in your onion, green pepper and saute for a minute.  Add the ground beef and separate all the beef as it cooks into small pieces. Cook for about 8 minutes total. Then take out of the pan...

Potato Wedges and Dipping Sauce

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This was not hard to prepare. And honestly, I’m always looking for a new appetizer or fun was to eat a side. These were tasty and didn’t take too much time to prepare. I RECOMMEND making these before the rest of your meal because the potatoes have to boil and then bake. These were so good we couldn’t stop eating them! You figure about one potato per person (8 wedges) Ingredients: 7-8 potatoes (red or golden), sliced into wedges Water Salt 1/4 cup avocado oil 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes 1/2 tsp dried oregano  1 Tbsp of fresh chopped parsley  Salt, & Pepper 1/2 cup Mayo (we used veganaise) 1 Tbsp mustard 1/2 Tbsp honey 1/2 oz lemon juice  1/2 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp parsley, chopped 1/4 tsp oregano Pepper Recipe: ***pots/utensils to gather: cutting board& chopping knife, large pot for potatoes 1 large cookie sheet covered in tin foil, strainer, large bowl for tossing potatoes, small prep bowl for potato seasoning mixture, small bowl for mixing dipp...