Enchiladas

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 large onion chopped
• 1 tsp garlic power (for meat)
• 1/2 tsp salt (for meat)
• 12 8" flour tortillas
• 2 tsp vegitable oil (for meat)
• 16 oz. shredded cheddar (or jack or pepper jack) 
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil (for sauce)
• 2 tbs flour
• 1/4 cup chili powder
• 1 16oz tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp garlic powder (for sauce)
• 1 tsp onion powder 
• 1/2 tsp salt (for sauce)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350
• In saucepan, fry onions & ground beef in 2 tsp vegetable oil, until browned
• Stir in 1 tsp garlic powder and 1/2 tsp salt. then set aside
• In different saucepan, heat 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• Add chili powder and flour, and stir over heat until lightly brown
• Add tomato sauce, water, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder and remaining 1/2 tsp salt, and stir over heat for 10 mins
• Stir 1/2 cup of the sauce into the meat mixture
• Spoon some meat and cheese into center of each tortia, roll them up and arrange in a 9x13 baking dish
• Pour remaining sauce over enchiladas
• Sprinkle top with any remaining meat & cheese
• Bake for 30 mins 

Mushroom Wild Rice Soup

Ingredients

• 1 cup wild rice (uncooked) 
• 1/2 cube butter
• 2 tbs olive oil 
• 1 large onion, diced 
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper 
• 1 tbs flour
• 1 large carrot, diced 
• 2 celery stalks, diced 
• 20 ounces button mushrooms, sliced 
• 5 cups chicken broth 
• 2 bay leaves 
• 1 teaspoon thyme seasoning or 2 teaspoons fresh thyme (sliced)
• 1.5 cups water 
• https://ykcirzeravla.blogspot.com/2018/09/velveteen-chicken-for-stir-fry.html

Directions

• In a medium-size pot, boil wild rice in chicken broth for 30 minutes
• Meanwhile, heat the butter & olive oil in a large pan 
• Add onions, salt and pepper and saute for 7 mins
• Add mushrooms and saute for 5 mins
• Add the carrot and celery and saute for 5 mins
• Sprinkle flour on top of vegitables and stir in
• Add the bay leaves, thyme & sauted vegitables to the soup
• Stir in 1.5 cups water 
• Bring to boil, lower heat, cover and simmer for 30 mins

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