AUNTIE VI’s BEEF n’ NOODLE SKILLET RECIPE

This recipe hails from Bob’s Aunt Vivian Smalley.

Vivian grew up on Altoona Road, once a fishing/cannery community on the mighty Columbia River, but she lived in Eden Valley after she married Bob’s Great-Uncle Oris Smalley – in the house his pioneer family built and where he was born (https://jeastofeden.blogspot.com/2019/05/a-sentimental-journey.html).

This picture of Vivian was featured in the Longview daily News in 1981 highlighting a few of her famous recipes ;-)

She was a quiet woman.

She was an excellent cook – people for miles around/out-of-State ... and even overseas ... ordered her specialty cakes; and she cooked meals in quantity for local bachelors to take home and freeze.

Vivian was a great lady. She is greatly missed.

Tonight with the rain falling so hard, I felt like whipping up one of Aunti VI’s comfort food recipes … eating 1 portion, and dividing/freezing the other 4:

This rain is very welcome; I can’t wait to check out my rain barrels! (https://jeastofeden.blogspot.com/2019/05/rain-has-arrived-d.html)

Lining the foil container with a sheet of foil, which was trimmed to slightly overhang the crimping edge.

Filled foil container with 1 Beef/Noodle Skillet Meal & a handful of homegrown French Fillet Green Beans, covered with a sheet of plastic wrap and topped with a plastic dome lid: plastic wrap cut to slightly overhang crimping edge.

Dome lid securely crimped in place over the plastic protected meal.

4 prepared Ready Beef n’ Noodle Skillet Meals wrapped and destined for the freezer: Beef/Noodle Skillet w-Vegetable Medley; w-homegrown Broccoli Florets; w- Peas; & w-a handful of homegrown French Fillet Green Beans.

4 Ready Beef n’ Noodle Skillet Meals bagged with Ziploc Freezer bags and ready for the freezer ;-)

This simple recipe is like Hamburger Helper, and it makes up very quickly.

It is also delicious ;-)

==AUNTIE VI’s BEEF n’ NOODLE SKILLET RECIPE ~Serves 5

BASIC SAUCE MIX: ¼ cup Flour * 1 Tablespoon grated Parmesan Cheese * 2 Beef Bouillon cubes or 2 teaspoons Beef instant Bouillon granules * 1 Tablespoon non-fat Dry Milk crystals * 2 teaspoons minced Dry Onion * pinch of Garlic Salt

Mix ingredients together.

Enough for 1 Skillet Dinner.

SKILLET DINNER PREP: Brown 1 pound of ground Beef, & drain on paper towels to defat.

Stir in: 3 cups water * 1-1/2 cups UNCOOKED Noodles of choice (I used large Elbow noodles) * 1 recipe of Basic Sauce Mix

Stir and heat to boiling.

Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until noodles are tender – about 10 minutes.