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. 

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.

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.

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.