O'Conaill Recipes


Veggies


Potatoes Delux
Dot S. O'Connell
  • 1 pkg, 2 lb frozen Ore-Ida potatoes
  • ½ cup diced onions
  • 1 can Cream of Chicken soup
  • 1 lb carton Sour Cream
  • ½ stick margarine, melted
  • 8 oz grated Sharp cheese (save a little for top of the potatoes)
  • Mix all ingredients together.
  • Place into a 9" x 13" baking pan
  • Add extra cheese, parsley and paprika to top for garnish.
  • Do not overcook




Stuffed Winter Squash
Dorothy M. O'Connell
  • Halve one Winter Squash length-wise and scrape out seed and stringy portion.
  • Bake on a cookie sheet, cut side down, at 350° for one hour.
  • Stuff baked squash with a mixture of :
    • 2 cups apples (chopped or canned)
    • 1 cup ground cranberries
    • 1 sectioned orange
    • ½ cup raisins
    • ¼ cup brown sugar
    • 2 tsp margarine
  • Bake an additional 20-30 min or till tender, at 350°

Makes four servings. Fat per serving, 3 grams. Calories per serving, 295.




Copper Pennies
Dorothy O'Connell
  • 2 lb carrots, sliced and cooked firm
  • 1 small green pepper, chopped
  • 2 small onions, chopped
Mix the above together
  • ½ cup salad oil
  • 1 can condensed tomato soup
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¾ cup vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp prepared mustard
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Mix all ingredients together.
  • Add to vegetables.
  • Place in covered dish and marinate overnight.




Butter Bean Casserole
Rita Milroth
  • 2 cans Butter Beans
  • 2 Tbsp brown sugar
  • ¼ cup pancake syrup
  • 1 med onion
  • ¼ cup ketsup (or a little more)
  • Mix all ingredients.
  • Bake at 350° for 30 min.




Mint Glazed Carrots
Rita Milroth
  • 32 to 40 baby carrots
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 or 2 mints, chopped
  • Steam carrots for 12 min.
  • Melt butter in heavy skillet.
  • Stir in sugar and mints.




Entrees


Cranberry Chicken
Dorothy M. O'Connell
  • 4 Chicken breast halves, or boneless without skin
  • 1½ cup whole Berry Commercial Cranberry Sauce
  • 1 cup chopped apples
  • ½ cup raisins or prunes
  • ¼ cup walnuts
  • 1 Tbsp curry powder
  • Bake chicken for 30 min. at 350°
  • While chicken is baking, mix together cranberry sauce, chopped apples, raisins, walnuts and curry powder.
  • Evenly distribute mixture on top of chicken.
  • Return to oven for another 30 min.
  • Serve immediately with couscous, noodles, rice and serve with a vegetable like spinach, broccoli, green beans or brussel sprouts.
Makes 4 servings. Fat per serving, 11 grams. Calories, 448.




O'Connell Stew
Winnie O'Connell
  • 2 lb. lean chuck beef, cut into 1 ½" cubes
  • 2 Tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 Tbsp flour
  • 2 tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 4 cloves
  • 2 Tbsp Sherry wine (optional)
  • 2 tomatoes, peeled and quartered
  • ½ sliced green pepper
  • 2 cups meat stock or consomme
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 6 small potatoes
  • 6 small carrots, halved
  • 6 small onions, peeled
  • 2 stalks celery, sliced
  • Brown meat slowly in heavy kettle.
  • Sprinkle with sugar and continue browning.
  • Dust lightly with flour, continue to brown.
  • Add seasonings, bay leaves, cloves, tomatoes, green pepper, and consomme, boiling water and wine.
  • Cover, simmer over low heat for about 1½ - 2 hours until tender.
  • Add vegetables and continue to cook about 40 minutes longer or until done.
Makes 6 servings.




Sausage-Macaroni Skillet
Dan O'Connell
  • 1 cup medium shell macaroni
  • 1 lb. bulk Italian sausage
  • ½ cup chopped green pepper
  • 1 16 oz. can tomatoes, cut up
  • 1 10 oz. can pizza sauce
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 cups thinly sliced zucchini
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese (4 oz)
  • Cool macaroni according to package directions; drain, rinse, and set aside.
  • In a skillet cook sausage and green pepper till sausage is browned and pepper is tender; stir occasionally to break sausage into bits and to brown evenly.
  • Drain off fat.
  • Stir in undrained tomatoes, pizza sauce and salt; bring to a boil.
  • Stir in zucchini; cover and cook about 10 minutes or till zucchini is tender.
  • Stir in cooked macaroni.
  • Cook uncovered, about 5 min. more.
  • Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
  • Makes 5 or 6 servings.



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