Easy Recipes for Football Season

It's nice to just be able to prepare a few simple dishes that can be used for meals, snacks, or people who drop by during football season - especially on the weekends. Here are two favorites of mine.

The first one, cold tuna macaroni salad was a recipe of my husband's mother. It is a favorite of his, quick easy, economical and delicious:

TUNA MACARONI SALAD

1 pound of elbow macaroni, cooked, according to directions, rinsed
in cold water, drained
1 Cup mayonnaise
1 Large jar of salad olives (green, pitted)
3 cans of tuna

l. Cook macaroni as directed, rinse in cold water, drain
2. Add 3 cans of drained tuna in flakes
3. Drain jar of olives (can dice, if preferred) and add to salad
4. Add and mix thoroughly, 1 cup of mayonaise

Optional: 1 cup diced green pepper
3/4 Cup of diced onion
3/4 cup of diced celery
Or add: garlic salt
basil
onion salt
celery salt

It is delicious plain - that's the way we like it - Chill and serve.

The second recipe is Mom's Chile con Carne> This was always a family favorite in our house.

CHILE CON CARNE

1 Pound Chopped beef meat
1 Large can Campbell's tomato soup
3 cans of Goya dark red kidney beans (this is what I use)
1 diced lg. green pepper
1 diced white or yellow onion
salt, pepper to taste
3 Tbs. chile powder (what I use , to your taste)

1. In large frying pan, brown chopped meat, add salt and pepper
2. Add diced green pepper and onion, cook into meat
3. Add and mix Campbell's tomato soup
4. Drain and add the kidney beans, stir
5. Add chile powder
6. Cover and simmer at least 14-30 minutes

Serve hot .

I hope you enjoy these recipes and have them on hand for a busy football weekend or a quick meal anytime. God Bless You.

Lady of Light