Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joes

1 lbs ground meat

¼ C chopped onion

1 carrot peeled and chopped

½ tsp garlic powder

1 tsp mustard

¾ C ketchup

3 tsp brown sugar

1 4oz can tomato paste

Brown meat with onion. While browning, in saucepan combine the rest of the ingredients and let simmer until meat is done then combine. Let it all simmer together for 10-15 min.

Meatball Sauce

Ingredients:

1 cup Apricot Preserve
1/4 cup BBQ sauce
1 Tb mustard

Mix it all up and serve over approx. 32 meatballs

*This recipe came from a friend of ours, Spencer Tracy, that we went to school with. He got it from his Aunt if I remember right.

Wendy's Chili

Ingredients:

2 lbs ground beef

1- 29 oz can tomato sauce

1 -29 oz can kidney beans

1 -29 oz can pinto beans

1 cup onions

1/2 cup diced green chili (2 chilies)

1/4 cup diced celery (1 stalk)

3 medium tomatoes, chopped

2 tsp cumin powder

3 Tbs chili powder

1 -1/2 tsp black pepper

2 tsp salt

2 cups water

Directions

Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat; drain off the fat. Using a fork, crumble the cook beef into pea-sized pieces. In a large pot, combine the beef plus all the remaining ingredients, and bring to a simmer over low heat. Cook, stirring every 15 min, for 2 to 3 hours. When serving sprinkle cheese on top.

Makes about 12 servings.

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Beef Stroganoff

Ingredients:
1 lbs ground beef/turkey
1/2 C sour cream
2 cans cream of mushroom
1 Tb dill

Directions:
Brown ground meat. Add cream of mushroom, sour cream, and dill. Serve over rice or pasta.

Bronwyn Lewis’ St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

Bronwyn and Hank Lewis are some choice Stony Brook, NY friends. Every year, Bronwyn invited us over for the best ever St. Patrick’s Day feast.

Directions:

Get the thin cut of corned beef. Buy more than you think you need because it will shrink. In a large pot of water, put in the corned beef. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer. Cook like that for 2 1/2 to 3 hours. When you have 45 minutes left, add the cabbage and potatoes. We use red potatoes. When you have 15-20 minutes left, add the carrots. You can use two pots. At the end, take out the corned beef and add all the vegetable to the pot for 10 minutes. Let the corned beef sit before cutting. Serve with regular, yellow mustard.

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Hamburger Casserole

Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 large potatoes, sliced
2-3 medium carrots, sliced
2 cups frozen peas (I used frozed mixed veggies and I liked it!)
2 medium sized onions sliced (or less if you don't have that many!)
2 ribs celery, sliced
10 oz can tomato soup
soup can of water

Directions:
Brown ground beef. Season with salt and pepper. Layer vegetables into slow cooker in order given. Place ground beef on top of celery. Mix tomato soup with water. Pour into slower cooker. Cover. Cook on low 6-8 hours or on high 3-5 hours. -fix-it and forget -it lightly

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Baked Ziti

Ingredients:
1 lbs ground beef/turkey
1 onion, chopped
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1 1/2 C mozzarella cheese
5 C cooked tube shaped pasta
1/4 C Parmesan cheese

Directions:
Cook meat and onion until meat is browned. Cook pasta noodles. Stir in spaghetti sauce, 1 cup mozzarella cheese, and cooked pasta noodles. Spoon into baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese and Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.