Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Poor Mans Comfort Food

A great one pan dinner that is great on the budget.
1 pound ground beef
1 onion
Olive oil
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
Dash crushed red pepper
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1 large can (28 oz) of diced tomatoes
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup chopped parsley
2 cups uncooked macaroni

1 Get a large pot of hot water heating and begin cooking the macaroni as per the directions on the macaroni package.

2 In a large skillet, sauté chopped onion with a tablespoon of olive oil on medium high heat. Add the ground beef and lower the heat to medium. Add a dash of crushed red pepper. Add seasoned salt, and celery seed. Add canned tomatoes. Add Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a simmer and let simmer for 5 minutes. Mix in the drained and cooked macaroni and parsley. Simmer for another 5 minutes.

Sunday, July 29, 2018

Sloppy Joe From Scratch



Here is a much healthier Sloppy Joe! Great for picnics or any other family gathering
you have coming up this summer. FYI don't tell but its an easy freezer meal, if you
make to much freeze the rest for later.

6 pounds of ground beef

4 medium onions

10 tablespoons of garlic

5 tablespoons chili powder

4 teaspoons of dry mustard

2 teaspoons of paprika

2 teaspoons of salt

1 teaspoon of ground ginger

2 2/3 cups of ketchup

1/2 cup of Worcestershire sauce

1 cup of water


Sauté the onion and hamburger in a large pot until browned.

Stir in the rest of the ingredients, reduce heat to a simmer

and cook until almost all the fluid is gone (about 15 minutes

Let cool and divide into 4 freezer bags (1 quart bags) One bag

feeds a family of four and gives two sandwiches each.


Sunday, July 15, 2018

Easy Chicken Pot Pie



If you don’t have the time to do a from scratch Chicken Pot Pie, I have a great throw together one that tastes just as great.

1 box refrigerated pie crust

2 cups diced cooked chicken

2 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
                                   
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves (I used basil)

1 (12-oz.) jar roasted chicken gravy

Heat oven to 400°F. Soften pie crust as directed on package. Remove 1 crust from pouch; unfold crust. Place crust in bottom and up sides of 1-quart casserole.

2 In medium saucepan, combine all filling ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Pour into crust-lined casserole.

3 Remove second crust from pouch; unfold crust. With small cookie cutter or sharp knife, cut holes in crust. Top casserole with crust; seal edges with fork or flute, trimming edges if necessary.

4 Bake at 400°F. for 20 to 30 minutes or until filling is bubbly and crust is golden brown. If necessary, cover edge of crust with strips of foil after 15 to 20 minutes of baking to prevent excessive browning.

This is a great recipe  to use leftovers with. If you don’t have chicken with chicken gravy, then try turkey with turkey gravy, or you can use beef with beef gravy.

Monday, June 18, 2018

One Pan Pasta Dinner

I found this recipe from Pilsbury.com. The sour cream gave it a  different taste to the pasta. It was delicious!

2 cups of uncooked ziti pasta
1 pound lean ground beef                                                                              
1 jar (14oz) tomato pasta sauce
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese

1. Cook pasta as directed on package, drain. Cover and keep warm

2. Meanwhile in a 10 inch skillet, cook ground beef over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked: drain. Stir in pasta sauce and water. Reduce heat to medium, simmer uncovered  5 minutes.

3. Stir in cooked pasta in a mixing bowl add sour cream and cheese. Spoon over pasta mixture. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook 6 to 8 minutes or until throughly heated.




Sandys Chili With Cheddar Bay Biscuts



2 pounds of hamburger
2 cans (16 oz each) of kidney beans
IMG_20121226_1748341 can (26.5 0z) Pasta sauce
1 can (29 oz) of Tomato Puree
1 jar  (16 oz) Southwest Style Salsa (Sounds crazy I know but it yummy!)
1/2 onion chopped up
Chili powder (amount to your preference)
Spices (I used oregano, basil, Italian seasoning, and garlic salt)
and a little shredded cheese on top

1. Brown hamburger in a skillet, and add onions. Then Drain.

2.  Add everything to a large pot and heat on low.  Add kidney beans, Pasta sauce, Tomato Puree, and Salsa. Then add Chili powder and spices.

3. Cook on low the first half hour, then to medium and stir often for another 15 minutes.






The recipe for those awesome Red Lobster biscuit’s I got from a great blog called “The Girl That Ate Everything” 

She has some awesome ideas  I wouldn’t mind trying out myself.
But for the cheddar biscuits click here,

Poor Mans Comfort Food