Best Home Made Sloppy Joe's

Best Home Made Sloppy Joe's

I am not a huge fan of Manwich Sloppy Joe's, and to be honest, not a huge fan of Sloppy Joe's period.  Then I tried this which opened up my mind to Sloppy Joe's once again!

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
2 -3 stalks celery, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup barbecue sauce (your favorite, we use Master piece)
1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon vinegar

Directions:
1 In a large skillet, brown ground beef, celery and onion.
2 Drain the fat, who needs it?.
3 Stir in remaining ingredients, simmer covered, 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4 If Joe's appear too'loose', leave cover off and let moisture evaporate.
5 Cook until it's the consistency you like for serving buns

Serves 4-6 depends on how sloppy you make them!

Smothered Burritos!!!

Smothered Burritos

I always get tons of compliments when I make this.  You can throw the meat on in the morning and it only take a few minutes to make for dinner.

Ingredients:

• 2 to 3 pounds stew meat or other beef cubed (top sirloin or rib-eye works well)

• 1 large can mild  enchilada sauce (at least 19 oz.)
• 2 beef bouillon cubes 
• 1/2 can re-fried beans (optional, but I use fat free)
• 5-7 burrito size flour tortillas
• 1 cup or so of shredded cheddar cheese
• Salsa (I make my ASS dip and use with it)

Directions:
Put beef, whole bouillon cubes, and enchilada sauce into a crock pot and cook on low for 7-8 hours, or until meat is very tender. (Can also cook on high for maybe 3-4 hours.)  

When beef is done (very tender and flakes off when stirred), taste and add more salt, if desired. Heat up re-fried beans in the microwave, Set your oven on broil. On an oven-proof plate, or cookie sheet even, lay out a tortilla.  Place on tortilla about 1/2 cup of the meat, drained by using a slotted spoon, a spoonful or two of beans. and a spoon full of salsa. Roll into a burrito and place in dish. Pour some of the remaining enchilada sauce from the crock pot over the burrito to cover it. Sprinkle with some cheddar cheese. Broil until cheese is bubbly, about 2-4 minutes.
If you do not use full fat cheese, it does not melt properly on top, but it is still good.  It just looks a little bit dried out. (I use 2% cheese).
After it is finished get creative on the toppings with sour cream, salsa, veggies or whatever! 

Serve.
Makes 5-7 burritos, depending on how full you make them.

Cabbage and Sausage Soup

Cabbage and Sausage Soup

Once again this is a favorite!  Great if you are trying to take off a few pounds or more.  This has protein (12g), veggies, and fiber (4.2g).  You can freeze this also.

Ingredients
1 Lb            Turkey Sausage or Kielbasa
4 Cups        Chopped Cabbage (I buy the slaw already chopped)
1.5 Cups     Sliced Zucchini
.5 Cup         Chopped Green Pepper
.5 Cup         Chopped Yellow Pepper
1 Medium   Chopped onion
2 Cups         Tomato juice (I usually use V8 low sodium)
1 Can           Stewed Tomatoes
1 Can           Campbell's Tomato Soup
2 TBS          Chili Powder (Omit if you don't like spice)
.5 TBS         Black Pepper
1 Stalk         Chopped Celery
.5-1 Cup      Mushrooms (can or fresh)
1 Cup           Chicken broth (I also use low sodium)

Directions
Cook onions, peppers and celery in broth until tender.  Place all ingredients in a crock pot on low for 3-4 hours.  If soup looks dry add more tomato juice or chicken broth.  (I also cook on high for 5-8 hours and not cook the onions, peppers, and celery first)

This is about 187 calories per cup and should serve 8.

Andi’s Secret Salsa Dip (ASS DIP... LOL)

Andi’s Secret Salsa Dip

 

This salsa is very easy and fast to make!  Be careful, it can be addicting.

Ingredients

• ½-1 small onion, roughly chopped
• 2 clove garlic, peeled and smashed
• 1/2-1 jalapeno, seeded or not (depends on how spicy you like it)
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ¼-1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• small to medium size handful of cilantro, washed (About half of the bunch)
• juice of 2 limes
• 1- 14 oz can diced tomatoes
• 1- 10 oz can original Rotel

Instructions

1. Put all the ingredients in the base of a food processor or good blender (I use a smoothie blender) and pulse to combine for 30 seconds or so until all the ingredients are finely chopped and salsa is desired consistency. Taste for seasoning and adjust to taste. Serve with chips or over tacos.  This is even good in a bloody Mary!

Breakfast Muffins!!!

 

 

Breakfast Muffins!!!

These are great to eat in the morning, and are pretty easy to make.  

Ingredients:

7 Large eggs

8 Slices of bacon (if you want bacon)

1/4 cup of milk

Cheese, onion, spinach or what ever like in your eggs

Directions:

Preheat oven at 350 degrees

Take muffin pan and spray with Pam (if you are using bacon you really don't have to)

If you use bacon you are going to cut it in 1/3rds .  Line muffin pan with the bacon loosely.  If you do not cut it (You don't have to) they shrink up more.You can also add ham or what ever you like.  

Scramble your eggs with the milk.  Add salt, pepper or any spice you like to the mix.

Fill muffin pan 3/4 of the way with the egg mix. If you are adding any veggies, cheese, or meat bits, make it a little less. 

All any other ingredients that you like to the egg mixture.  (Tip: If you use spinach, put it in before the egg).

Cook in the oven for 30-35min.

I usually take a plastic spoon and knife to get the muffins out so I don't scratch my muffin pan.

I also like to drizzle honey on top once they come out of the oven.

These can last for 5-7 days in the fridge.  Can be frozen also!  Enjoy :)

Half a Million Dollar Spaghetti

Half a Million Dollar Spaghetti!  

The original calls for way more ingredients. So I cut the calories and called it half a million instead.  Original calls for Sour cream instead of yogurt, a whole stick of butter!!!! So I trimmed it up! Hope you like

Minutes to Prepare: 15

Minutes to Cook: 45

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

4-5 cups 100% Whole wheat pasta (what every kind you like)
Half of Jar (large) of your favorite getti sauce 4-5 cups
4 oz of fat free cream cheese
1-2 cups of 2% shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup of 2% cottage cheese
 

8oz of cooked ground beef



1/4 cup of Greek Yogurt



I can't believe it's not butter spray
Spices to taste, pepper, oregano, et

Small casserole dish 7x11 or double the recipe and use a 9x13pan

Tips

You can add your own spices to the meat while it is cooking, even veggies if you would like. Can also pour a little sauce over the cheese before the second layer of noodles

Directions

Go ahead and put your over on 350! Boil those noodles!! While they are boiling go ahead and mix up the cream cheese, yogurt, and cottage cheese!!
Make sure that it is mixed up VERY well!
Then.. go ahead and cook that meat!
Make sure its good and brown and drain it!
Then pour your spaghetti sauce over it!
Spray bottom of pan with pam or I can't believe it's not butter spray
Then layer HALF of the noodles in the bottom of the dish!
Pour that nicely mixed up creamy mixture on top of the noodles.
and SPREAAAAAD it all over!
Then add the rest of your noodles and spray more butter on top of those noodles.
Now pour the red sauce and meat on top!
and once again SPREEAAAAD
Now place that awesome casserole in your oven for 30 minutes!
After those 30 minutes take the dish out and pour some cheddar cheese on the top and put it back in the oven for 15 minutes!
Then your DONE!



Serving Size: 6 servings

Nutritional Info

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 483.2

• Total Fat: 17.8 g
• Cholesterol: 61.4 mg
• Sodium: 1,492.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 47.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.8 g
• Protein: 30.7 g 

Spicy Sausage and Bean Soup

Spicy Sausage and Bean Soup!

This is one of my favorite soups! I make it at least twice a month for myself only! I freeze some of it too. You can add black beans, other veggies too. If you don't like spice then take out the Jalp's. You can add a little avocado and sour cream (i use Greek yogurt) on top. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do! This is great if you are watching you calories too! 

Number of Servings: 9

Ingredients

1 Can Fat Free Re-fried Beans
1 Can Chicken Broth (I use Organic low sodium, only 15 calories per cup!) I will add a little more sometimes, especially when I am freezing it!
1 Can corn
1 Can black beans (sometimes I use the ones with jalapenos and lime for a different twist)
1 Can diced tomatoes
1 Pack of Louis Rich Turkey Sausage
1 small can of diced Jalapenos

Directions

Add all ingredients (Rinse the black beans if you use them, and put in a pot with the other ingredients.) Cook until re fried beans are no longer thick and soup is hot. Ladle some up and enjoy it today! Delicious!!

Nutritional Info (as above)

• Servings Per Recipe: 9
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 162.1

• Total Fat: 4.7 g
• Cholesterol: 28.7 mg
• Sodium: 809.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 20.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.2 g
• Protein: 11.3 g