Creamed Potatoes with Peas

This was always a favorite of mine as we were growing up.  It is kind of like a thick cream of potato soup.  I like to make this for my lunch sometimes.

Creamed Potatoes with Peas
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Servings Prep Time
4 servings 5 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 servings 5 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Creamed Potatoes with Peas
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Servings Prep Time
4 servings 5 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 servings 5 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Ingredients
Servings: servings
Instructions
  1. Put about 2 cups of water into a medium sized saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil until potatoes are tender. Drain potatoes.
  2. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and stir until smooth. Add onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, milk and heavy cream, and continue stirring until thickened to desired consistency and smooth. Add to peas and cream sauce to potatoes. Stir together and serve.
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Sirloin Tips with Red Skinned Potatoes, Onions, Mushrooms

This is coarsely mashed, seasoned red skinned potatoes topped with sirloin tips, onions, mushrooms, and served with BBQ sauce.  We first had this from a food vendor at the Big Ticket Festival in Gaylord, MI.  We absolutely loved them!  My husband and I had them every day of the 3 day festival.  When we got home, I tried to recreate it.  This is what I came up with.

Sirloin Tips with Red Skinned Potatoes, Onions, Mushrooms
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Servings Prep Time
4 30 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 30 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Sirloin Tips with Red Skinned Potatoes, Onions, Mushrooms
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Servings Prep Time
4 30 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Servings Prep Time
4 30 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Put prepared potatoes in a pot of water along with the garlic. Bring to a boil and cook until tender.
  2. In a large heavy skillet, heat some oil. Add the onions and cook, stirring frequently, until tender.
  3. Meanwhile, in a separate skillet, heat some oil. Add steak strips and cook, stirring frequently, until done.
  4. When onions are nearly done, add the mushrooms and cook with onions. Add cooked steak to this pan too, and continue cooking until everything is done as desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper or your choice of seasonings.
  5. Drain potatoes, season with salt and pepper, and add butter. Lightly mash. Clean the meat skillet and add some oil to that skillet again. Put the potatoes into the skillet and cook until lightly browned. (I only have one large cast iron skillet, so I have to cook the potatoes in 2 batches in my medium sized skillet.)
  6. To serve, place a layer of the potatoes in a bowl.
  7. Top with steak, onion, and mushroom mixture.
  8. I like Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce on mine.
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Greg’s Famous Hash Browns

This is a recipe my husband came up with several years ago and we still enjoy it at least weekly.  A combination of bacon, potatoes, onions, sweet peppers, jalapenos (if you desire), and ham (opt.), topped with shredded cheese.  Yum!  Of course, any of these ingredients can be changed or deleted to your liking.

Greg's Famous Hash Browns
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Servings Prep Time
2-3 servings 15 minutes
Cook Time
40-45 minutes
Servings Prep Time
2-3 servings 15 minutes
Cook Time
40-45 minutes
Greg's Famous Hash Browns
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Servings Prep Time
2-3 servings 15 minutes
Cook Time
40-45 minutes
Servings Prep Time
2-3 servings 15 minutes
Cook Time
40-45 minutes
Ingredients
Servings: servings
Instructions
  1. Cut up bacon by slicing across the slices into 1/4" or so pieces. Cook in skillet until just done.
  2. Add remaining ingredients except cheese. Cook, stirring every 5-10 minutes, until done. You may need to add a little butter or oil to the pan, depending on the skillet you are using and the fat content in the bacon. Serve topped with cheese of your choice! Cilantro or green onion makes a nice garnish for this dish. You may also want to add salsa to the top.
Recipe Notes

We always buy jalapenos and sweet peppers by the bushel or half bushel at the farmer's market in the fall, then we dice them and freeze them in quart Ziploc bags, so they are always ready to go whenever we need them!

The potatoes are julienned using a nifty device called Nice Dicer.  We have an old style one, that we have been using for years.  It works great and saves a LOT of time!

To save some time on a weekday morning, cook up the bacon the night before and save in a covered container with the other veggies, all chopped and ready to throw in the pan the next morning!

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Gluten-Free Cheesy Potatoes

The best Cheesy Potatoes I have tried.  These are made without the use of commercial canned soups and are completely gluten free.

Gluten-Free Cheesy Potatoes
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This makes a ceramic lasagna pan full.  If you want to use a 1/2 size foil pan, make about 3/4 of the batch.
Servings Prep Time
12 40 minutes
Cook Time
2 hours
Servings Prep Time
12 40 minutes
Cook Time
2 hours
Gluten-Free Cheesy Potatoes
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This makes a ceramic lasagna pan full.  If you want to use a 1/2 size foil pan, make about 3/4 of the batch.
Servings Prep Time
12 40 minutes
Cook Time
2 hours
Servings Prep Time
12 40 minutes
Cook Time
2 hours
Ingredients
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Grease a lasagna pan. Saute onion in butter in 4 qt. pan. Add salt and pepper as it is cooking. Add milk and chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Combine heavy cream and cornstarch. Add to pan and stir until it is blended. It should begin thickening very quickly. Turn off heat and add sour cream and cheese. Spread potatoes in greased lasagna pan. Pour milk sauce over potatoes.
  2. Cover with foil and bake at 375 for 2 hours or more. Let set for 15 minutes or so and stir before serving.
Recipe Notes

For the chicken broth, I use about 2 tsp. Better than Bouillon Organic Chicken Base and add water to make 1 cup.  This ensures that the recipe remains gluten-free and soy-free.

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