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Bread Machine Italian Bread

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  Bread Machine Italian Bread recipe. These easy step by step instructions show how to make crusty Italian bread in your machine.  prep time:  5   minutes cook time:  3   hours total time  3   hours   5   minutes serves  8 Ingredients ▢  3/4   cup   cold water ▢  2   cups   bread flour   I recommend King Arthur or Bob's Red Mill ▢  1   tablespoon   sugar ▢  1   teaspoon   salt ▢  1   tablespoon   olive oil ▢  1   teaspoon   active dry yeast Ingredients ▢  3/4   cup   cold water ▢  2   cups   bread flour   I recommend King Arthur or Bob's Red Mill ▢  1   tablespoon   sugar ▢  1   teaspoon   salt ▢  1   tablespoon   olive oil ▢  1   teaspoon   active dry yeast Instructions Place water, bread flour, sugar, salt, olive oil and active dry yeast in the...

5 Pepper Steak and Ground Beef Chili

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Ingredients (3 gallons (11.4 liters) -reduce or increase quantities below to meet your game requirements) 5 lbs. Ground Beef 5 lbs. Sirloin Beef Steak 8 large Poblano Peppers 8 Jalapeno Peppers 6 Yellow Chili Peppers 8 Red Bell Peppers 4 Frying Peppers 5 medium Onions 1 bulb Garlic 8 Roma Tomatoes 2 large cans Plumb Tomatoes 2 large cans crushed Tomatoes 24oz. Beer 1/2 cup Corn Meal Fresh Cilantro 3 Tbs. SPG (substitute coarse Salt and Pepper to taste) 2 Tbs. ground Cumin 3 Tbs. Chili Powder 1. Prep everything Steak: Cut the sirloin into bite-sized pieces. Don't make them too small—you want recognizable chunks of beef in the finished chili. Peppers: Remove stems. You can leave some seeds/ribs in the jalapeños if you want more heat. Roughly chop: Poblanos Jalapeños Yellow chilies Red peppers Frying peppers Onions:  roughly chop. Garlic:  mince or finely chop the entire bulb. Roma tomatoes:  roughly chop. 2. Get the Dutch oven HOT Put your Dutch oven ov...

Steak and Bean Chili

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4  pound bacon  8 lbs sirloin steak  8 lbs ground sirloin  8 tablespoons chili powder  8 tablespoons smoked paprika 8 tablespoons cumin 8 tablespoons SPG 8 tablespoons minced garlic 4 tablespoons cayenne pepper Several Bell Peppers 6 large cans crushed tomatoes 6 large can whole peeled tomatoes 8 cans black beans 8 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1 bottle beer 4 large onion Corn Meal Ahead Preparation: Sear the steaks on both sides  dice the Onion and bell peppers,  then cut the steaks up into bite size pieces,  slice the bacon up Begin cooking: add the bacon to the pan and fry it up a bit, add the chopped onions (do not add peppers yet)  add 8 tablespoons of minced garlic.  Cook for a few minutes. add the ground beef and cook it down.  add the chopped bell peppers and cook some more.  Add a full beer, cook for a few more minutes.  Add the chopped up steak,  add a can of whole tomatoes and c...

Crockpot Cream Cheese Crack Chicken Chili

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Yield:   8   people Prep Time  5   mins Cook Time  6   hrs Total Time  6   hrs   5   mins Equipment: 6 quart crockpot Ingredients: 2   boneles sskinless chicken breasts 1   (11-oz)   can corn,  drained 1   (15-oz)   black beans,  drained and rinsed 1   (10-oz)   diced tomatoes and green chilies,  undrained 2   cups   chicken broth 1   cup   cooked chopped bacon 1   (1-oz) packet ranch seasoning & salad dressing mix 1   tsp   cumin 1   Tbsp   chili powder 1   tsp   onion powder 1   (8-oz)   package cream cheese 1   cup   shredded cheddar cheese Instructions: Place chicken at bottom of slow cooker. Add corn, black beans, diced tomatoes and green chilies, chicken broth, cumin, chili powder, onion powder ranch seasoning and bacon. Stir together. Place cream cheese on top of chicken. Cover with lid and cook on ...

Zuppa Tuscana

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Ingredients 1   lb   ground spicy Italian sausage   (mild can be substituted) 8   slices   bacon, diced   (divided) 1   medium   yellow onion, peeled and diced 2   cloves   garlic   minced 2   Tbsp   flour   (cornstarch can be substituted) 32   oz   chicken stock 4   large   russet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1/2 inch pieces 1   cup   heavy cream 1/2   bunch kale (a couple of handfuls)   de-stemmed and torn into bite sized pieces Salt and pepper,   to taste Pinch of red pepper flakes.   optional Instructions Heat a large dutch oven or heavy bottomed soup pot over MED-HIGH heat.  Add a small drizzle of oil, then brown sausage, crumbling as it cooks.  Drain well, then remove to a plate. Fry bacon is residual sausage grease until crisp, then remove to plate with the sausage.  Drain all but 1 - 1 1/2 Tbsp of bacon grease. Add onion to pot and cook 5 minu...