A Very Simple, But Tasty Dinner

@porwest (106357)
United States
August 13, 2025 8:00am CST
Sometimes you just have to throw some things down and use your imagination. Not that there's anything special or unique about the dish I made last night. I have seen other renditions of this, and have probably made something very similar before. But it was all just pretty much "off the cuff," so to speak. I browned up some ground beef, drained it, and set it aside. Then I chopped up some onions and red bell pepper and cooked that together with some mushrooms. Meanwhile, I took a tablespoon of flour, one packet of French onion soup mix and 1 cup of water and whisked that all up and returned the meat to the onion and mushroom mixture before pouring in the soup mix mixture. Then I went in with one can of cream of mushroom soup. All the while egg noodles were boiling and I added them to the mixture simmering in the pot. It was definitely good eats. What went on your dinner table last night?
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@DaddyEvil (158002)
• United States
13 Aug
That doesn't sound bad at all. I wasn't hungry last night.
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@porwest (106357)
• United States
20h
It is rare that I am not hungry. This dish actually turned out quite good.
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@DaddyEvil (158002)
• United States
17h
@porwest I'm glad you enjoyed it. I'm not hungry every once in a while.
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@porwest (106357)
• United States
16h
@DaddyEvil Only if I am sick, which thankfully, is rare.
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@1creekgirl (44058)
• United States
13 Aug
That sounds pretty good. I plan to make meatballs and gravy with rice for dinner. And of course fried okra!
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@1creekgirl (44058)
• United States
15h
@porwest Yeah, I make my own. But now I make small patties rather than roll meatballs.
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@porwest (106357)
• United States
20h
Meat balls and gravy with rice sounds delicious. I am assuming you make your own meatballs? I tend to buy the Great Value Italian ones and cheat. lol
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@porwest (106357)
• United States
15h
@1creekgirl I bet those are some good meatball patties, though.
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@LadyDuck (482438)
• Italy
13 Aug
That sound good, we had a simple chicken salad, because it was too hot to cook.
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@LadyDuck (482438)
• Italy
20h
@porwest - It rains today, I baked a cake.
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@porwest (106357)
• United States
20h
It is never "too hot to cook." I gotta eat, you know and fill my big mouth. lol. But I know what you mean.
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@porwest (106357)
• United States
17h
@LadyDuck Hey. There you go. lol
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• United States
13 Aug
Sounds good especially with the egg noodles. Last night we grilled chicken on a salad. Nothing fancy but quick and easy before I had company.
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• United States
13 Aug
@porwest good one!!
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@porwest (106357)
• United States
13 Aug
@Marilynda1225 It was right there. All I could do was leap. lol
@porwest (106357)
• United States
13 Aug
You grilled chicken on a salad? That's one hot salad. Sorry, I couldn't resist. lol
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@LindaOHio (199054)
• United States
14 Aug
I finally had my deep dish pizza!! With a Diet Coke. Perfect.
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@LindaOHio (199054)
• United States
15 Aug
@porwest I am going to Red Lobster on Tuesday to celebrate cousin #3's birthday and my husband's 84th Heavenly birthday.
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17h
I made it simple with a cup of lemon rice and curd rice ..
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@porwest (106357)
• United States
15h
Sounds good too.
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
13 Aug
I need to post about dinner from last night. I forgot I took pictures while I cooked and never posted about it. I too browned ground beef, but not for the asme reason you did.
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@porwest (106357)
• United States
20h
You have been a bit absent from here again. Stop that. I prefer it when you are more "around," you know. lol