Shepard's Pie

How was everyone's Labor Day? Leave me a comment and tell me one thing that you ate different this weekend.

For me it was a jello in coolwhip salad I'd never had before. Thanks mom and dad for still getting me to eat new things!

I was looking for something that would be a comfort dish. It's one I won't be making when the hubs is around as he won't eat vegetables! I don't think I had it growing uo, but I know I had similar dishes.

This one came from the Campbell's website.

Shepard's Pie

1  pound ground beef
1 can (10 1/2 ounces) Campbell’s® Condensed Cream of Mushroom with Roasted Garlic Soup
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 bag (16 ounces) frozen California vegetable blend (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots) (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots), thawed
2 cups water
3 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup milk
2 cups instant mashed potato flakes
How to Make It
1
Heat the oven to 400°F.  Cook the beef in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until well browned, stirring often to separate meat. Pour off any fat.
2
Stir the beef, 1/2 can soup, Worcestershire and vegetables in a 2-quart shallow baking dish.
3
Heat the water, butter and remaining soup in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat to a boil. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Stir in the milk. Stir in the potatoes. Spoon the potatoes over the beef mixture.
4
Bake for 20 minutes or until the potato mixture is lightly browned.

Make-Ahead Sloppy Joes

Hello Residents!  Hope everyone is well.  I was blessed the other day by my Granddaughter's Momma asking me for a recipe!  It humbled me, it was very nice.  And of course, it caused me to have to make the recipe LOL.  All time favorite with us, works great with a crowd.  Have a great week!  Blessed Be!

Make-Ahead Sloppy Joes

1 pound bulk pork sausage

1 pound ground beef

1 medium onion, chopped

14 to 16 sandwich buns, split

2 8 oz cans tomato sauce

2 tablespoons prepared mustard 

1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

In a skillet, cook sausage, beef and onion over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink.  Remove from the heat; drain.  Remove the centers from the tops and bottoms of each bun.  Tear removed bread into small pieces; add to skillet.  Set buns aside.  Stir remaining ingredients into sausage mixture.  Spoon about 1/3 cupful onto the bottom of each bun; replace tops.  Wrap individually in heavy duty foil.  Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until heated through or freeze for up to 3 months.  To use frozen sandwiches bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until heated through

**Sometimes I like to add shredded cheese!

**Recipe from Taste of Home

Hobo Meals

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So I had told you previously I was going to try to share recipes that my mom/grandma used to make when I was little. They were simple ingredients that could be found in our small town 3 aisle (hey, they are long aisles;) grocery store.

When I was really little there was an amazing group of people we went camping with. I really don't remember it, but all the stories of me hopping from camper to tent to camper looking for food and being fed well, are still being told!

This isn't just a camping dish but a great one for the grill or oven as well!

This comes from sixsistersstuff.com (it was the closest I could find to my mom's).

Easy Hobo Tin Foil Dinner Recipe:
(Makes 4 dinners)

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
4 potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 cups carrots, thinly sliced
1 onion, diced
Salt and pepper, to taste
Worcestershire sauce
BBQ sauce
Shredded cheddar cheese

Directions:
Use a large square piece of aluminum foil for each tin foil dinner. Spray foil with nonstick cooking spray. Separate ground beef into 4 equal patties and place in the center of each piece of foil. Divide potatoes, carrots, and onion evenly between all 4 dinners and place on top of meat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste. Pour a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce on top of each dinner and fold foil up tightly around the entire meal. Cook on a grill on medium-high heat or an open fire for 25-30 minutes, or until vegetables and meat are cooked through. Open foil carefully and top with BBQ sauce and shredded cheese.

Grandma's Goulash

Well, hello all.  Man I don't even have the energy to tell you about my day.  Suffice it to say my mom will take all the thoughts and prayers she can get.  So no funny business from me tonight but I wasn't going to let you guys down!  I made this for dinner.  Dad found it in mom's old recipes and asked me to make it.  I'm glad I did.  I hope all the folks at your place enjoy it too!  It seems Mom found it in the Roanoke Times Newspaper in January of 2013.  There is no name associated to it otherwise.

Grandma's Goulash

1/2 Box elbow macaroni

1 lb ground beef

1 cup finely chopped onion

1 green pepper, finely chopped

2 to 3 stalks celery (I'm not a big fan so I only used 2)

2 14 oz cans of diced tomatoes

1 small can of mushrooms

1 tsp Hungarian paprika

Salt and pepper to taste

Cook macaroni in boiling water until al dente (not completely done).  Drain and set aside.

Cook ground beef until just browned.  If you used a fatty blend that released a lot of grease, drain most of that off.  

Stir in green pepper, onion and celery and saute until vegetables start to get tender.

Add tomatoes, mushrooms, paprika and macaroni.  Stir to combine, then cover and reduce heat to simmer.  Simmer for 25 minutes.

Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Enjoy, see you all on Thursday!