Turkey Sloppy Joe's

Turkey Sloppy Joe's

• 2 Tablespoons Butter
• 2-1/2 pounds Ground Turkey
• 1/2 whole Large Onion, Diced
• 1 whole Large Green Bell Pepper, Diced
• 5 cloves Garlic, Minced
• 1-1/2 cup Ketchup
• 1 cup Water
• 2 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Chili Powder (more To Taste)
• 1 teaspoon Dry Mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes (more To Taste)
•  Worcestershire Sauce, To Taste
• 1/2 c. Tomato Sauce
•  Salt To Taste
•  Freshly Ground Black Pepper, To Taste
•  Kaiser Rolls
•  Butter

Add butter to a large skillet or dutch oven over medium high heat. Add ground beef and cook until brown. Drain most of the fat and discard.

Add onions, green pepper, and garlic. Cook for a few minutes, or until vegetables begin to get soft.

Add ketchup, brown sugar, chili pepper, dry mustard, and water. Stir to combine and simmer for 15 minutes, adding salt and pepper to taste. Also add tomato paste, Worcestershire, and Tabasco if desired. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.

Spread rolls with butter and brown on a griddle or skillet. Spoon meat mixture over the rolls,serve with kettle chips.

Adapted from The Pioneer Woman (except she uses beef!)

Mama's Pot Roast

Pot Roast

I used to make this all the time on Sundays. I don't do it as often anymore, simply because Bar-b-q is so much easier! But this is a fun dish and can be added to so many other things as leftovers- Beef Burgundy is one of our favorites for leftovers, as well as a simple stir fry.

Beef broth

3-4 whole carrots, peeled

onion chopped into quarters

3-4 garlic cloves, pressed

3-4 potatoes peeled and sliced thickly 

beef pot roast

salt and pepper to taste
dried rosemary
1 c. red wine, if desired

Combine everything in a slow cooker set on low. Cook 6-8 hours or until roast looks tender and done. You might want to slice meat half way through cooking so that the drippings cook into the meat.

noted: make a pot of garlic mashed potatoes instead of putting them into the slow cooker (saves space  if you have a large roast, as well!)

Serve with green beans, and rolls, and lots of butter. Homemade bread= even better.

This is filling and will please the whole family's palate! 

To make beef burgundy, reheat, add sour cream and mushrooms, serve with egg noodles.

Tried-and-true Asian Chicken

{photo to come}
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 c. regular, uncooked rice

1/2 c. soy sauce
1/2 c. brown sugar (or honey)
1 1/4 tbsp. red wine vinegar
2 tsp. vegetable oil
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
3/4 tsp. ground or finely minced ginger

Mix soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, oil, garlic, and ginger to make the marinade. Combine marinade and chicken in 1-gallon bag. Keep overnight in fridge or freeze.

From thaw, Bake in a preheated oven 350, for 35 min. Prepare rice according to package directions.

Serve chicken over rice.

Good with easy french bread and a spinach salad.

Adapted from Once-a-Month-Cooking

Beef Bourgignon

photo credit*

I finally treated Beef Bourgignon the way I wanted to be treated-- the Golden Rule of cooking. And guess what? If you want a friend (in B.B), then be a friend (to B.B.).

ingreedientos: (Yes, there are a lot of ingredients!)

-bacon 3-4 sliced, chopped
-stew beef (I would cut the pieces even smaller than the way they come from the grocery store)
-mushrooms (optional, but very tasty--- didn't include this time)
-small onion- even half a small onion will do, minced well (minced celery would be a nice touch, but not necessary at all in this recipe)
-flour mixed with seasoning salt
-2-3 c. water
-3-4 beef bouillon cubes-
-1 small can of tomato paste
-carrots, chopped- 2 big carrots will do
-3 cloves crushed garlic
-pinch or two brown sugar
-any red wine
-salt and pepper


Start simmering the bacon on low. Meanwhile, coat the beef pieces in the flour mixture.  Put beef and chopped onion into the bacon grease and fry until browned on both sides. Add crushed garlic and saute another minute or so. Add water, bouillon cubes, dash of wine, carrots.... cook until carrots are tender. Add tomato paste, brown sugar, and a little more wine to taste. (I use red wine vinegar sometimes, too.) Simmer on low until beef is tender.

Serve over mashed potatoes (I make mine yummy with sour cream, pinch of salt, milk, half and half, and butter, of course), rice, or egg noodles.

I recommend mashed potatoes-- it is like the yummiest gravy you ever did taste!

ENJOY-- the yummiest.

**Inspired by this post.

Mama's Meatloaf

A simple weeknight dinner with leftovers! Serve with cooked carrots or steamed sweet potatoes, corn muffins, salad, and fruit.

ingredients:

1 1lb ground beef

1 small onion, diced

1/2 green bell pepper, finely diced

1/2 c. breadcrumbs

1 egg

1/2 - 3/4 c. milk

garlic salt

salt and pepper

dash soy sauce

1 tbsp. spicy mustard

ketchup, mustard, and BBQ sauce

1. combine all ingredients except last 3.

2. Bake on 350 for 1-1 hr and 15 min.
3. Spread ketchup, mustard, and BBQ sauce on top and broil until it looks brown around the edges.

Excellent!

Adapted from the recipe on the Progresso Breadcrumbs canister.

Shepherd's Pie

Shepherd's Pie 

I used to order this whenever I went out for Irish food. Now I can make a casserole, and eat on it for lunch-leftovers the next day or two (so now when we go out, I just get the burger).  A lot of times when I'm making this casserole, I brown the beef earlier in the day, add the soup, and stick it in the fridge. Then all you have to do at dinnertime is the mashed potatoes and pop it into your oven.


Shepherd's Pie

1 lb. ground beef or ground turkey
1/4 diced onion
1 can cream of mushroom soup
(I use 1/2 26 oz. can, meaning approx. 13 oz.)
Frozen Mixed Veggies- corn, peas, carrots, and green beans
3-4 Large Russet Potatoes, mashed
Milk to taste
Salt and pepper
Garlic powder
Mozzarella or Cheddar, shredded
Parmesan, grated


1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Brown your ground beef, and as the grease cooks out, add your diced onion.
3. Drain, and add cream of mushroom soup.
4. Put in casserole.
5. Thaw mixed veggies in the microwave, add salt and pepper and layer onto your beef mixture.
6. Wash and peel potatoes. Cut into large slices and boil for about 8-10 minutes, until just soft.
7. Drain water, add milk and butter, garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste. Mash as you stir this in.
8. Layer your potatoes, top with cheese, and pop into oven for 30 minutes.
9. Before taking it out of the oven, turn on the broiler to get your cheese a tiny bit browned.

I think my fave thing about this recipe is that it is good for all ages. Our one-year-old just gobbles it down. And serve it with a slice of multigrain bread, and that's it. (Ok, maybe some pudding for dessert). Enjoy!

Yummy Burgers with Gouda

Yummy Burgers with Gouda Cheese

buy ground beef in bulk. half and save the other lb. for later.

Add to raw ground beef (or ground turkey, if preferred):

dried onion or onion powder
garlic powder
ground ginger
salt and pepper

1. Make patties and pile on a plate separated by wax paper.

2. Pan fry until no longer pink in the center - we like ours well done.

3. At the end of frying, add slices of gouda until melted.

4. Serve on onion rolls with desired condiments. I like sliced red onion, mayo, ketchup, pickles, and spicy mustard! Yum!  Try it. And enjoy!

Serve with sweet potato fries and peach ice-cream for dessert. ;)