Pumpkin Peanut Butter Granola
- 3.5 cups old fashioned oats
- ⅓ cup butter, melted
- 1 cup peanut butter or almond butter
- ½ cup honey
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- ½ cup canned pumpkin puree
- ⅓ cup pumpkin seeds
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Mix ingredients in large bowl and stir carefully to combine and make sure oats are coated.
- Spread mixture THIN on baking sheet. The mixture should be thick and wet.
- Bake for 15 minutes on middle rack. Shake and spread out and bake for 5-10 more minutes or until edges are starting to turn brown.
- Let cool for 15 minutes and break into clusters.
Beef and Black Bean Chili
Ingredients
12 ounce ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 green sweet pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 15-16 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
¾ cup beef broth
2 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoon hot chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
Toasted baguette slices (optional)
Sliced green onions (optional)
Directions
In a large skillet cook ground beef, onion, sweet pepper, and garlic over medium heat until browned. Drain fat. Transfer meat mixture to a 3 1/2 to 4-quart slow cooker. Add beans, tomatoes, broth, cocoa powder, chili powder, cumin, and paprika.
Cover and cook on low heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. Top with baguette slices and green onions, if desired.
Smashed Brussels Sprouts
Ingredients
Kosher salt
1 1/2 pounds Brussels sprouts, trimmed
1 cup finely grated manchego cheese (from about a 4-ounce piece)
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons smoked paprika
6 large cloves garlic, crushed and peeled
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F with a sheet pan on the bottom rack.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the Brussels sprouts and boil until tender throughout, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain in a colander and cool under running water. Pat very dry with kitchen towels.
- Flatten each sprout with a meat mallet. Transfer to a large bowl and toss with 1/2 cup of the manchego, the olive oil, smoked paprika, garlic and 1 teaspoon salt. Spread on the preheated sheet pan and roast until crispy on the bottom, 13 to 15 minutes.
- Flip the sprouts and sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup manchego. Roast until the tops are browned and crusty and the bottoms are deeply caramelized, 13 to 15 minutes more.
About Minatare Public Schools
Our Mission
“It is the mission of Minatare Public Schools to provide a culture of learning and excellence where every person matters.”
Minatare Public Schools have a total student enrollment of 166 students, in two separate facilities. Grades Pre K-5 attend the elementary building at 805 Seventh Street, Minatare, Nebraska. The current enrollment at this building is 88 students. Grades 6-12 attend the secondary school building at 1107 Seventh Street, Minatare, Nebraska. The current enrollment at the secondary building is 65 students. There are twenty-six certificated staff members and nineteen support staff members in the district, with the elementary building employing eighteen and the secondary building employing fourteen staff members. Six staff members are district-wide employees. A full-time nurse is employed by the district. Four staff members are shared by both buildings. There are no bus routes in the district. One bus transports students and faculty to various activities. Two faculty members are used as district bus drivers. The district does run an option bus to Scottsbluff.
Minatare Schools offers a wide variety of classes, we are 1-1 Technology in Grades K-12. We offer: Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Track and Wrestling. We have a successful FFA, Band and Choir Program.
Minatare Schools offers scholarship assistance, we participate in the Community Eligibility Program (all students eat free).
Minatare Public Schools uses a four-day week, school calendar. Staff & Teachers will be available on Friday's for more intervention and 1:1 time, we will hold the 21st Century Program on Fridays during the day and will continue to hold it after school. Minatare High School offers extra tutoring/intervention time Monday-Thursday from 3:45-4:45PM.
Website: https://www.minatareschools.org/
Location: 1107 7th Street, Minatare, NE, USA
Phone: 308-783-1232
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/minatareshools
