sloppy joe casserole

2 (10 ounce) cans refrigerated biscuit dough

1 pound ground beef or ground turkey

1 (15 ounce) can sloppy joe sauce

1 small onion, chopped

1 small green bell pepper, seeded and chopped

1/4 teaspoon garlic salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees . Cut the biscuit dough into quarters and press to cover the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
2. Place the ground beef into a skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring to crumble, until no longer pink. Add the onion and bell pepper about halfway through, cooking and stirring until tender. Drain off excess grease and stir in the sloppy Joe sauce. Season with garlic salt and pepper. Pour the mixture over the biscuits and spread to cover evenly.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until the biscuits are cooked through, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and sprinkle the cheese on top. Return to the oven until the cheese has melted, about 10 more minutes

For this I won't use the canned sauce.  I will make my own sloppy joe recipe and put that into the pan on the dough. 

inside out burgers

• 1/4 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup shredded Mozzarella cheese
• 1 pound ground beef  
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika  
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  

Directions

1. Preheat grill to medium-high or preheat the broiler.
2. Combine cheeses in a small bowl
3. Gently mix beef, Worcestershire, paprika and pepper in a large bowl, preferably with your hands, without overworking. Shape into 8 thin patties. Mound 2 tablespoons of the cheese mixture on each of 4 patties, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Cover each with one of the remaining patties. Crimp and seal the edges closed.
4. To grill: Lightly oil the grill rack.  Grill the stuffed patties over medium-high heat, about 4 minutes per side for medium-well. (Be sure not to press the burgers as they cook or they'll split open and the cheese will ooze out.) To broil: Cover a broiler pan with foil and coat with cooking spray. Broil the stuffed patties in the upper third of the oven, about 4 minutes per side for medium-well.

You can also pan fry these.  I add minced onion to the burger as well.

easy hamburger gravy

1 lb ground beef
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can mushrooms
1/8 cup of milk
pepper to taste.

Brown ground beef. Drain.  Dump mushroom soup in a bowl, add milk and mushrooms.  Stir.  Pour over hamburger.  Pepper to taste.  Simmer 4-5 minutes.  Serve over cooked egg noodles or mashed potatoes for a filling easy dinner.

pizza burgers

INGREDIENTS

1 pound ground beef
1 small minced onion
   minced garlic
1 tablespoon oregano
2 (14.5 oz) cans diced tomatoes
2 (6 oz) cans of tomato paste
Hamburger buns
Shredded mozzarella cheese


DIRECTIONS

Brown meat in. Add onion and garlic and cook until they are transparent and the meat is thoroughly browned. Pour off excess fat. Add herbs, tomatoes and tomato paste and simmer covered at least 1/2 hour. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Cut hamburger buns in half and brown the open halves until lightly toasted in the broiler. Remove the top half of the hamburger bun from the baking sheet and put a large spoonful of the hot pizza burger mixture on toasted bottom half. Top with some mozzarella cheese and return to the broiler long enough for the cheese to melt. Place burgers on plates, and put the top half of the hamburger bun on sandwich and serve.

Jess's sloppy joes

1 lb ground beef
1 can tomato soup
diced onion
2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
brown sugar (to taste)
yellow mustard (to taste)

Saute diced onion. Brown ground beef and drain.  Add in can of tomato sauce, 2 squirts of mustard and sprinkle brown sugar over the top.  Stir well over medium heat, covering ground beef.  Taste test.  If it tastes too tomato-y, add in more brown sugar and more mustard. Add in relish.  Stir.  Simmer 4-5 minutes over low heat. 

Lasagna roll ups

1 lb ground beef or turkey
9 lasagna noodles
1 8 oz container cottage cheese
1 8oz package shredded mozzarella cheese
1 jar pasta sauce

Brown ground beef and drain.  Cook lasagna noodles until almost done, Drain.  Dry off noodles using a kitchen towel.  I dry them individually. 

Preheat oven to 350.

Lay noodle flat.  Starting at one end place a line of cooked ground beef down the middle of the noodles leaving about 1/4 of the noodle at the opposite end without beef.  Do the same with cottage cheese and the mozzearella.  Roll noodle up.  Place in bottom of a 8X8 baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. 

Follow the same steps for the remaining at noodles.  They will be a tight fit so you might have to squeeze them in.  Pour pasta sauce on top of noodles and top with any remaining ground beef and/or cheeses.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

goulash

1 lb ground beef or ground turkey
2 cups uncooked noodles (different shapes and sizes make this fun for kids.  We use shells, wheels, radiotore, and elbow macaroni)
1 or 2 cans of tomato sauce (or you can use a jar of pasta sauce)
shredded mozzarella cheese 8-12 oz depending on how cheesy you want the mix to be.
parmesan cheese

Brown ground beef, cook noodles until done. Drain noodles and beef.  Put noodles back into a large pot.  Add sauce and Ground beef. Stir.  Add in mozzarella cheese.  Stir cooking on low until cheese is melted. Top with parmesan cheese and serve.

You can also add in mushrooms, onions, green pepper, diced tomato, etc.

mac n cheese pizza bake

Pizza Mac and Cheese Bake

1 box Macaroni and cheese
1/2 lb. Ground beef
3/4 cup Onion - chopped
1 jar Pizza sauce
1 can Mushrooms - drained
2 oz. Pepperoni slices
1 1/2 cups Shreddedmozzarella cheese

Prepare macaroni according to directions on box.

Meanwhile, in a medium skillet, cook beef, drain fat, and sauté onions.  Add pizza sauce and mushrooms and heat through.

Pour macaroni and cheese into a greased two-quart casserole.  Top with beef mixture.  Arrange pepperoni on top and sprinkle with cheese.  Bake at 350 degrees for ten minutes (until cheese is melted).

Rodney's favorite chili mac

1 lb ground beef or ground turkey
1 can of chili beans
1 can diced tomatoes and green chiles
1 can diced tomatoes
1 cup uncooked elbow macaroni
dash of chili powder


Brown ground beef. Sprinkle on chili powder while it is cooking .  Open cans of tomatoes and beans and dump into a pot.  Add browned ground beef and stir.  Simmer for 20 minutes or so.  While it is simmering, cook elbow macaroni until done, drain.  Add macaroni to chili mix. Stir until macaroni is covered with chili and serve. 

Pizza Hot dish

1 lb ground beef or turkey
16 oz of noodles
1 jar pasta sauce
pepperoni
dash of garlic powder
dash of italian seasoning
1 8 oz bag shredded mozzarella
veggies (your choice)

brown ground beef or turkey.  Cook noodles.  combine veggies, meat, noodles, pasta sauce, italian seasoning, garlic powder and 1/2 of the cheese.  Top with rest of cheese and some pepperoni. Put in baking dish and bake at 350 until cheese is melted.

I haven't tried this yet either so I will post back with changes and a review when I do.

pizza roll

1 crescent roll tube
1 can tomato sauce
meat (pepperoni, cooked ground beef, cooked shredded chicken, cooked sausage, whatever you prefer on a pizza)
mozzerella cheese\
veggies of your choice

lay out rolls on a baking sheet. Bake 3-5 minutes. Take out of oven, add toppings.  Roll up and bake according to instructions on roll tube.

I haven't made this one yet but will post back with better instructions when I do. 

cabbage rolls

This recipe definitely is not for everyone.  In fact I made it and couldn't handle the cabbage smell so I didn't even try them but my father in law had requested them and knows I like to cook so I made them for him.  He said they were excellent.

1 large head cabbage
3/4 lb. ground pork
3/4 lb. ground beef
1/2 cup finely chopped or ground onion
1 egg
2 tablespoons salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon paprika

1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup rolled oats

1 can (2 1/2 cups) tomato juice
3 cups water

Core the cabbage and place head-down in enough boiling water to cover. Turn off heat. When cabbage has softened, remove from water and separate leaves, leaving them whole.

Trim heavy vein down to make it look flat. Combine meat, onion, egg, seasonings, and oatmeal. Mix well.
In the center of each cabbage leaf place 2 to 3 tablespoons of this filling mixture. Fold two sides down toward center and roll. Secure with toothpicks.
Place in large kettle or Crockpot; Add the tomato juice and water.
Bring to a boil on high heat; reduce heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
Please cabbage rolls on a serving dish. Pour liquid over the cabbage rolls.

meatballs with gravy

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 1  small onion, grated
• 1  clove garlic, minced
• 1  pound  ground turkey or ground beef
• 1  large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2  cup  rolled oats (do not use instant)
• 1 package gravy mix or make some homemade

Prep

1. Warm oil and saute onion and garlic.  Make gravy mix in a seperate pan
2. Place turkey or beef in a large bowl. Add onion mixture, egg and oats. Use your hands to gently but thoroughly blend ingredients. Dampen hands lightly and form mixture into about 20 meatballs, each 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
3. Pour a small amount of gravy over bottom of slow cooker. Add meatballs, top with remaining gravy. Pour in 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook on high until meatballs are cooked through, 3 1/2 to 4 hours.

I serve this with mashed potatoes.

Mom's meatloaf

ingredients

1 lb ground beef
3/4 c rolled oats (not instant)
1 small onion, chopped
1 small bell pepper, diced
1/2 c brown sugar
3/4 c milk
2 eggs
1/2 c ketchup
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper

Preheat oven to 350. lightly grease loaf pan (or about 4 mini pans if making mini loafs)
pack brown sugar onto bottom of greased pan.  Pour ketchup on top of sugar and even out to cover the sugar.  Add ground beef, onion, bell pepper, eggs, oatmeal, salt, pepper and milk to a large bowl.  Mix well with hands. Make a loaf shape and place on top of ketchup.  Bake for about 1 hour or until juice is no longer visible (depending on how lean your beef is this may or may not happen so just bake for about an hour until it looks dry on top and done.  I cut into it with a knife and check).  Invert on a plate when done.

YUM!  Top view

Inside

slow cooker BBQ meatballs

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 1  small onion, grated
• 1  clove garlic, minced
• 1  pound  ground turkey or ground beef
• 1  large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2  cup  rolled oats (do not use instant)
• 2  cups  barbecue sauce

Prep

1. Warm oil and saute onion and garlic. 
2. Place turkey or beef in a large bowl. Add onion mixture, egg and oats. Use your hands to gently but thoroughly blend ingredients. Dampen hands lightly and form mixture into about 20 meatballs, each 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
3. Pour a small amount of sauce over bottom of slow cooker. Add meatballs, top with remaining sauce. Pour in 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook on high until meatballs are cooked through, 3 1/2 to 4 hours.

I serve this with mashed potatoes.

Cheesy Shepherd's pie

2 cups mashed potatoes (can use instant prepare according to instructions on package)

1 lb.  lean ground beef

1 cup frozen mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, corn)

1 cup  beef gravy

Heat oven to 375°F.

Prepare potatoes as directed on package or use leftover homemade mashed potatoes or make fresh ( if using leftover homemade heat up in microwave with a little water mixed in)

Meanwhile, brown meat in large skillet; drain.
Add vegetables and gravy to meat; mix well. Spoon into 8-inch square baking dish; cover with prepared Potatoes.
Bake 20 to 25 min. or until heated through and lightly browned.

you can also use leftover deboned, shredded chicken and use chicken gravy instead of beef.  I am terrible at making gravy so I just use the packets.  They are about 50 cents each in my local store.  You could also use canned gravy.

simple beef stoganoff

1 (8 ounce) package egg noodles

1 pound ground beef

1 (10.75 ounce) can fat free condensed cream of mushroom soup

1 tablespoon garlic powder

1/2 cup sour cream

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Prepare the egg noodles according to package directions and set aside.
2. In a separate large skillet over medium heat, saute the ground beef over medium heat for 5 to 10 minutes, or until browned. Drain the fat and add the soup and garlic powder. Simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Remove from heat and combine the meat mixture with the egg noodles. Add the sour cream, stirring well, and season with salt and pepper to taste.

mom's mock beef wellington

my mom calls this mock beef wellington

1 lb ground beef
1 tube crescent rolls
1 can mushrooms
1 small diced onion
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
(I also add 1/2 a can of corn)
1/2 cup or so of shredded cheese (I use whatever we have here and we don't really like cheese so I don't use much.)

brown ground beef, saute onions. drain beef and put in a medium bowl. Add in mushrooms, onions and dry soup mix, stir in cheese. place 1/2 tube of crescrent roll dough rolled out (not shaped into crescent rolls) in bottom of an 8X8 pan. Place beef mixture on top. Place other 1/2 of the crescent rolls on top. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. Until dough is golden brown.

you can leave out the onions and mushrooms if you want. This recipe is pretty forgiving and has a lot of taste