My Brother's Table

Summer volunteer instructions

Volunteers are asked to contact Tess Bauta or Valerie Cohen directly. Drop off meals at our house on Tuesday or Tower school lobby Wednesday morning before 8:30 am (or request a pick up from volunteer homes). We will have large MBT pans available for volunteers. 

We are also seeking juice boxes and homemade, individually wrapped desserts.

Ingredients

4 T olive oil
2 large onions, diced
6 cloves garlic, minced
4 lbs ground beef
2  28 ounce cans of diced tomatoes
2 jars of 24.5 ounce marinara sauce
1 T Italian seasoning (fresh herbs from Tower garden)
4 tsp kosher salt
2 tsp Black pepper
2 lb of ziti or penne, cooked 
1 32 ounce container of whole milk ricotta cheese
3 lbs shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup grated romano cheese
2 large eggs
1/4 cup minced parsley

Steps

1. Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and beef. Cook until meat is browned and drain most of fat (leave some in pot)
2. Add tomatoes, marinara, seasonings, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper. Stir to combine and simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Place pasta in a bowl. Add 6 cups of sauce and toss to combine. Set aside too cool.
4. In a large bowl, combine ricotta, 4 cups of mozzarella, Romano cheese, eggs, parsley, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper. Stir until combined.
5. Toss the cheese mixture with the pasta/sauce mixture. 
6. Add 1/2 the pasta mixture to the pan. Spoon half the remaining sauce then 1/2 the remaining mozzarella cheese.
7. Repeat with remaining pasta, sauce and mozzarella. 
8. Let cool and cover with foil. No need to bake. MBT will cook all the pans. 
 

Summer volunteer instructions

Volunteers are asked to contact Tess Bauta or Valerie Cohen directly. Drop off meals at our house on Tuesday or Tower school lobby Wednesday morning before 8:30 am (or request a pick up from volunteer homes). We will have large MBT pans available for volunteers. 

We are also seeking juice boxes and homemade, individually wrapped desserts.

Ingredients

2T butter
4 lb lean ground beef
3 cloves garlic, crushed
2 (24 oz.) can tomato sauce
salt and pepper
2 lb wide noodles
6 oz cream cheese
2 C light sour cream
8-10 scallions, green part chopped
1 C fresh grated Parmesan cheese

Steps

Melt butter and brown beef and garlic. Add tomato sauce, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Boil noodles and drain. Mix cream cheese, sour cream and scallions. Toss with noodles. Spread a little bit of the meat mixture on the bottom of the MBT pan, layer with some noodles, then some of the meat mixture, again with noodles and end with meat mixture. Sprinkle top with the Parmesan cheese. No need to bake for MBT.

Summer volunteer instructions

Volunteers are asked to contact Tess Bauta or Valerie Cohen directly. Drop off meals at our house on Tuesday or Tower school lobby Wednesday morning before 8:30 am (or request a pick up from volunteer homes). We will have large MBT pans available for volunteers. 

We are also seeking juice boxes and homemade, individually wrapped desserts.

Ingredients

• 4-5 lbs cubed beef stew meat
• 4 (10.75 oz) can condensed golden mushroom soup
• 2 medium white onions, chopped
• 3 T Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup water
• 2- 8 oz containers of cream cheese
• 5 packages of egg noodles, uncooked (will be brought to MBT and prepared there)

Directions

• In a slow cooker, combine meat, soup, onion, Worcestershire sauce and water.
• Cook on low setting for 8 hours, or on high for 5 hours.
• Stir in cream cheese.

Ingredients

• 2 large green peppers, diced
• 2 large red peppers, diced
• 2 tsp chopped garlic
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 4 T oil
• 5 lbs ground beef
• 5 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
• 4 T chili powder
• 2-14.5 oz cans red kidney beans
   
• Please also bring 2 bags of shredded cheddar cheese and 2 bags of tortilla chips to be served with the meal
• Heat olive oil in a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium high heat.
• Add ground beef garlic, and onion and cook until beef has browned, about 3-5 minutes, making sure to crumble the beef as it cooks.
• Add diced peppers, tomato sauce and chili powder. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
• Simmer covered, for approximately 20 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add kidney beans, and simmer for another 20 minutes, uncovered, stirring frequently.

Ingredients

• 3 bags 25 oz. regular sized cheese ravioli
• 3 jars spaghetti or marinara sauce
• 4 cups shredded mozzarella
• 4 cups fresh baby spinach
• 1 cup Parmesan cheese
   

Steps

• Spray bottom of pan with cooking spray
• Spread 1 cup of sauce on bottom of dish.
• Arrange half of the frozen ravioli in a single layer over the sauce
• Top with half of the remaining sauce and half of the mozzarella cheese.
• Spread spinach over cheese and repeat layer, starting with ravioli, sauce, and mozzarella cheese.
• Sprinkle the top with parmesan cheese.

MBT will bake all casseroles.

Ingredients

• 4 lbs ground beef
• 3 cans spicy chili beans in sauce, undrained
• 4 jars Mild salsa (chunky style if possible)
• 1 bag coarsely broken tortilla chips
• 2- 16 oz sour cream
• 3- 8 oz bags shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

• In large skillet, cook beef over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked.
• Stir in beans and 2 jars of salsa.
• Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• In ungreased MBT pan, place broken tortilla chips.
• Top with beef mixture.
• Spread with sour cream.
• Add remaining 2 jars of salsa and sprinkle cheese.

MBT will bake this casserole.

Chicken Spaghetti

Ingredients:

• 6 boneless skinless chicken breast (4 to 6 cups cooked chicken)

• 2 lbs thin spaghetti, broken into 2-inch pieces

• 6 cups (or more) shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided

• 3 T unsalted butter

• 2 green bell peppers, finely diced

• 2 red bell peppers, finely diced

• 2 onions, finely diced

• 2 tsp. seasoned salt

• ½ tsp. Cayenne pepper

• 5 cans cream of mushroom soup

• 3 cups canned chicken broth (if not poaching the chicken)

• Salt and freshly ground pepper
   

Directions

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the chicken. Reduce to simmer and cook for 8 to 12 minutes for boneless breasts. (I used 4 lbs of bone in/skin on chicken breast and cooked for 25 minutes with onions, carrots, celery, parsley and thyme.)
  *Alternatively: prepare chicken under the broiler. Spray chicken breasts with cooking spray and salt and pepper. Broil until done about 6 to 7 minutes per side depending on thickness.

• Remove meat and let cool. Cut/tear into bite size pieces. Reserve cooking liquid.

• While the chicken is cooking, melt 3 T butter in a large saute pan. Add onions and peppers and cook until softened about 5 to 10 minutes. 

• Cook the spaghetti in the chicken broth until al dente. 

• In a large bowl, combine spaghetti, chicken, vegetables, mushroom soup, 3 cups of cheese, seasoned salt and cayenne pepper. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir in 2 to 3 cups of reserved chicken broth/canned chicken broth. 

• Place the mixture in a large pan and top with remaining 3 cups of cheddar cheese. 

• No need to bake. MBT will bake all pans.

You can make this beef stew in the oven or a slow cooker.

Ingredients

• 6 pounds beef stew meat cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
• 3 cans tomato paste
• 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• Coarse salt and ground pepper
• 3 medium onions, cut into 1-inch chunks
• 4 pounds small white or red new potatoes, well scrubbed, halved if large
• 2 pounds carrots, cut into 1 1/2-inch lengths
• 6 garlic cloves, smashed
• 2 bay leaves

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a Dutch oven (5-quart) with a tight-fitting lid, combine beef, tomato paste, vinegar, and flour; season with salt and pepper.
• Add onions, potatoes, carrots, garlic, bay leaves, and 6 cups water.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover, transfer to oven, and cook until meat is fork-tender, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Remove bay leaves and, if desired, season with salt and pepper before serving.

NOTE: Slow-Cooker Variation: Place beef in a 5-quart slow cooker. Distribute tomato paste, vinegar, and flour over beef; season generously with salt and pepper. Add onions, potatoes, carrots, garlic, and bay leaves. Cover slow cooker; cook on high until beef is fork-tender, about 5 hours (or cook on low heat 8 hours).

Ingredients

• 3 lbs ground beef
• 2 large onions
• 2 large green peppers, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
• 2 14 oz cans tomato sauce
• 1 cup raisins
• 2 tsp salt
• Pepper to taste
• 4 tsp chili pepper
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• Dash ground cloves
• Dash ground cinnamon
• ½ cup sliced pimiento stuffed olives

Steps

• Brown beef with onions, garlic and green pepper.
• Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes.

Consistency should be similar to chili. (Add more tomato sauce or water if too thick). This dish will be served over rice which will be provided by My Brother's Table.

Ingredients

4 T olive oil
2 large onions, diced
6 cloves garlic, minced
4 lbs ground beef
2  28 ounce cans of diced tomatoes
2 jars of 24.5 ounce marinara sauce
1 T Italian seasoning (fresh herbs from Tower garden)
4 tsp kosher salt
2 tsp Black pepper
2 lb of ziti or penne, cooked 
1 32 ounce container of whole milk ricotta cheese
3 lbs shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup grated romano cheese
2 large eggs
1/4 cup minced parsley

Steps

1. Heat olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic and beef. Cook until meat is browned and drain most of fat (leave some in pot)
2. Add tomatoes, marinara, seasonings, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper. Stir to combine and simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Place pasta in a bowl. Add 6 cups of sauce and toss to combine. Set aside too cool.
4. In a large bowl, combine ricotta, 4 cups of mozzarella, Romano cheese, eggs, parsley, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper. Stir until combined.
5. Toss the cheese mixture with the pasta/sauce mixture. 
6. Add 1/2 the pasta mixture to the pan. Spoon half the remaining sauce then 1/2 the remaining mozzarella cheese.
7. Repeat with remaining pasta, sauce and mozzarella. 
8. Let cool and cover with foil. No need to bake. MBT will cook all the pans. 

Ingredients

Ingredients

• 4-5 lbs cubed beef stew meat
• 4 (10.75 oz) can condensed golden mushroom soup
• 2 medium white onions, chopped
• 3 T Worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup water
• 2- 8 oz containers of cream cheese
• 5 packages of egg noodles, uncooked (will be brought to MBT and prepared there)

Directions

• In a slow cooker, combine meat, soup, onion, Worcestershire sauce and water.
• Cook on low setting for 8 hours, or on high for 5 hours.
• Stir in cream cheese.