Main Dishes

Main Dishes

                                       by Collette

The following recipes are good examples of what families were eating during the 1950’s and 1960’s. My family ate variations of these recipes.

Oven-Barbecued Chicken
1 frying chicken                                               ¼ cup chopped green pepper
½ cup flour                                                       ½ cup chopped celery
2 teaspoons salt                                                 1 cup catsup
2 tablespoons butter                                          1 cup water
½ cup chopped onion                                        2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce                 1/8 teaspoon pepper

Coat chicken with flour and salt. Brown in hot fat. Transfer to flat shallow casserole. Melt butter in heavy saucepan; sauté onion. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Place sauce over chicken. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

Beef Casserole

8 ounces of macaroni                                        2 cups tomato sauce
1 pound ground beef                                         ¼ cup catsup
1 small onion, chopped                                     ½ teaspoon salt
1 small green pepper, chopped                          pepper to taste
1 tablespoon shortening                                    8 slices of American cheese

Cook the macaroni according to the directions on package; drain. Brown the meat, onion and pepper in 1 tablespoon of fat. Blend the tomato sauce, catsup, salt and pepper; pour over meat and stir in, then add the macaroni. Pour the mixture into a casserole, crock pot or electric skillet. Top with cheese slices and cover. Bake for 30 minutes in a 375 degree oven, or in the crock pot or skillet on low for 45 minutes.

Pinwheel Cheese Meatloaf

1 ½ pounds of ground beef                        ½ teaspoon salt
1 cup soft bread crumbs                             1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 egg                                                           2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
2 teaspoons prepared horseradish

Mix beef, crumbs, egg, horseradish and salt with ½ cup tomato sauce. Pat meat out into a 14x10 inch rectangle on a large piece of foil. Sprinkle 1 ½ cups cheese to within ½ inch of the edges. Roll from shorter side; seal ends. Transfer to pan, seam side down. Bake for 45 minutes in a 350 degree oven, then remove from oven and pour remaining tomato sauce over meat. Bake 15 minutes longer, Sprinkle with remaining ½ cup cheese. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Serves: 5.