Main Course – Cooking With Xapmat

Hamburger Helper

Jim — Thu, 14 May 2026 17:21:05 +0000

Hamburger Helper

Course Main Course

Ingredients

1 lb Ground beef
1 Onion
2 Tbsp Butter
1 Quart Beef broth
2 Tbsp Flour
2 Tbsp Tomato paste (or ketchup)
1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
4 oz Cheddar cheese shredded
2 Tbsp Heavy cream
Garlic powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Egg noodles
Sour cream Optional

Instructions

In a skillet, brown ground beef and then drain
Add chopped onions and butter and cook
add salt & pepper, and garlic powder
Add flour and cook it in
Add beef broth
Add tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce and mix in
Add egg noodles, cover, and let simmer for 8-10 minutes
Add in heavy cream and optional sour cream

Spaghetti all’Amatriciana

Jim — Fri, 29 May 2020 02:19:12 +0000

Spaghetti all’Amatriciana

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Ingredients

18 oz Peeled Tomatoes
7 oz Bacon
12 oz Spaghetti
4 oz Romano
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Saute bacon in a pan with out seasoning.
Boil water without salt, add spagettim and cook to half the time recommended.
Puree peeled tomatoes, then add them to browned bacon.
Add salt and continue cookine.
Drain the spagetti, add it to the sauce, and stir.
Continue cooking pasta by adding boiling water until it is al dente.
Once ready, remove from heat, sprinkle with romano and pepper.

Camping Mac & Cheese

Jim — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 17:40:04 +0000

Kristen has made this for a few of our camping trips and it comes out fantastic. I will usually heat this up on a small gas stove or grill, but it works very well over a low fire or coals (with indirect heat).

Camping Mac & Cheese

Easy make ahead M&C to cook over a fire.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword cheese, macaroni

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 30

Servings 4

Calories 448kcal

Author Lauren

Equipment

Aliminium pans
Aluminiun foil
Nonstick cooking spray

Ingredients

1-½ Cup Macaroni
8 oz Alredo sauce (about ½ jar)
½ Cup Cheddar cheese Grated
½ Cup Parmesesan cheese Grated
¼ Cup Mozzarella cheese Grated
⅓ Cup Milk or half & half
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Prep before camping trip

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water.
Stir in Alfredo sauce, three cheeses, and enough milk to keep it 'loosey goosey'. (This will keep it from drying out while keeping it cool)
Stir in salt and pepper to taste.
Spray pie pan (or 4 smaller pans for individual servings) with nonstick cooking spray. Also spray one side of the aluminium foil to cover the servings.
Spoon in mac & cheese mixture and seal pan(s).
Place in refridgerator or cooler until ready to use.

Cooking time

Prepare fire and let it burn down to coals. (I used a small table top grill with great success).
Place a cooking rack about 2-3 inches above coals.
Place pans over hot coals and cook for 8-10 minues or until hot.
Remove from fire and serve.

French Onion Soup

Jim — Thu, 24 Oct 2019 15:50:41 +0000

French Onion Soup

Course Soup

Cuisine French

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1

Author Tyler Florence

Equipment

Large pot

Ingredients

½ Cup Unsalted butter 1 Stick
4 Onions Sliced
2 Garlic cloves Chopped
2 Bay leaves
2 Sprigs of thyme
1 Cup Red wine
3 Tbsp+ Flour
2 Quart Beef Broth
1 Baguette Sliced
½ Gruyere Grated
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Making the soup

Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat.
Add onions, garlic, bay leaves, thyme, salt and pepper, and cook until the onions are soft and caramelized (~25 minutes). Use a wooden spoon or mixing spatula to keep it from burning.
Add red wine and bring to a rolling boil.
Reduce heat and simmer until the wine has evaporated.
Tyler has in his reciepe that this takes about 5 minutes. I call BS. I let it simmer for 10 minutes or so and then go on with the wine still there. I mean, its wine in tasty soup.
Remove and discard bay leaves and thyme.
Dust with onions with flour and stir it in. Cook for 10 minutes to get rid of the raw flour taste.
Add beef broth and bring back up to a simmer. Cook for about 10 minutes.
Add salt and pepper to taste.

Notes

When you’re ready to eat, preheat the broiler. Arrange the baguette slices on a baking sheet in a single layer. Sprinkle the slices with the Gruyere and broil until bubbly and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.

Ladle the soup in bowls and float several of the Gruyere croutons on top.

Alternative method: Ladle the soup into bowls, top each with 2 slices of bread and top with cheese. Put the bowls into the oven to toast the bread and melt the cheese.

Napoli Casserole

Jim — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 02:30:41 +0000

Aleximoon Style!

Napoli Casserole

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1 10

Author Kristen Eckerty

Equipment

9×13 Baking dish (3 quart)

Ingredients

4 Tbsp Butter
4 Tbsp Flour
2 Cup Milk
1 tsp Salt
2 Cup Mozzarella Shredded
1 lb Italian sausage Either hot or mild
2 Cup Orange/Yellow peppers Chopped
½ Cup Onion Chopped
1 Cup Tomatoes Chopped
4 Cup Bow tie pasta Cook this ahead of time

Instructions

Make white sauce

In medium pot, melt butter over medium-low heat.
Stir in flour and stir continuously to make a roux.
Add milk in parts and whisk until it thickens.
Remove from heat and add salt and 1 cup of the shredded cheese.

Prep sausage and vegetables

Remove sausage from casings, and cut into chunks.
Put in skillet over medium-high heat and brown.
Add in peppers and onions and cook until tender.

Bring it all together

Preheat oven to 350°.
Take sausage and vegetable mixture and stir in sauce and the 4 cups of precooked pasta.
Pour into a greased casserole dish and top with remaining cheese.
Bake for 20-30 minutes or until cheese starts to brown.

Italian Chicken

Jim — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 02:03:43 +0000

Italian Chicken

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 45

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1 30

Author Kristen

Equipment

9×13 Baking dish (3 quart)

Ingredients

1 lb Chicken breast Cut into 1-2 inch squares
2 Tbsp Butter
1 Cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
2 Eggs
½ Cup Chicken broth
8 oz Muenster cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°.
Beat eggs and put in medium size bowl.
Cut up chicken and soak in egg for 15-30 minutes.
Heat a skillet over medium-high heat.
Roll egg soaked chicken in breadcrumbs to coat.
Add ½ of the butter to the pan and start browning the chicken.
Add more butter as needed to brown up all of the chicken.
Place browned chicken in a baking dish and add in chicken broth.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Remove from oven and cover with Muenster cheese ad bake for additional 10 minutes or until melted.

Chuck’s Texas Style Chili (for sissies)

Jim — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 01:50:26 +0000

This was my dad’s recipe originally, but I have made some changes to make it my own.

Chuck’s Texas Style Chili

Course Main Course

Cuisine Tex-Mex

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1 15

Total Time 1 30

Author Jim

Ingredients

3 lb Ground beef We sometimes mix turkey breast and beef
15 oz Tomato sauce
1 Cup Water
1 tsp Tabasco Or Sriracha
3+ Tbsp Chili powder
1+ Tbsp Oregano
1+ Tbsp Cumin
2 Onions Chopped
Garlic
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Cayenne pepper
1 tsp Paprika
Jalapeño peppers Or whatever kind you like to taste
1-2 Cans Pinto beans Or whatever you like

Instructions

Cooke onion and ground meat until browned.
Drain out excess fat/oil
Add all of the remaining ingredients and simmer for ~1 hour, stirring occasionally.