Quick Meals Planner: Special on a Budget
Beef Cube Steak | Baked Sweet Potato | Bev's Broccoli Salad
Beef Cube Steak
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Beef Entrée |
| Meal: | Special on a Budget (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 1 | lb | beef cube steak |
| 1 | pinch | salt and pepper to taste |
| 5 | medium | mushrooms, sliced |
| 1 | 10.5 oz can | beef consommé |
| 1 | Tb | cornstarch |
| 3 | Tb | water |
| 1 | Tb | butter, salted |
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Salt and pepper both sides of the cube steaks. Place cube steaks in a hot pan, cook for 4 minutes per side, Reduce heat to med-high; add sliced mushrooms and consommé and cook for 5 minutes. Add cornstarch to water and mix, add to pan and cook until thickened; add butter, stir and plate.
Baked Sweet Potato
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Starch / Pasta |
| Meal: | Special on a Budget (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 4 | large | sweet potatoes |
| 3 | Tb | butter, salted |
| 4 | Tb | sour cream |
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Pre-heat oven for 325 degrees, bake sweet potatoes for about 30 minutes, until fork tender. Split open, add butter and sour cream.
Bev's Broccoli Salad
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 6 |
| Category: | Salad |
| Meal: | Special on a Budget (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 1 | lb | broccoli, florets |
| 0.25 | cup | onions, chopped |
| 0.25 | cup | raisins |
| 2 | slices | bacon |
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| 0.75 | cup | Miracle Whip |
| 0.25 | cup | sugar, granulated |
| 2 | Tb | vinegar, cider |
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Cut broccoli into bite-size pieces place in a bowl. Add onions, raisins and cooked, chopped bacon. Make dressing by combining Miracle Whip, sugar and vinegar in a separate bowl. Pour over salad, toss and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
