Smothered Meatloaf

I saw this recipe on Food Network over the weekend and it looked so good so I decided I would be making it this week.
Smothered Meatloaf
In greadients
4 cups Potatoes O'Brian ( the ones with the onions and peppers in the freezer section)
1 lb. lean ground beef
1-1/4 lb. lean ground beef
1-1/4 lb. ground pork
1 (5.29 ounce) box of Garlic Herb Shake and Bake
1 envelope Beefy Onion Soup Mix
1 (4.5 ounce) jar sliced Mushrooms, drained
1 Egg
1 (12 ounce) can of condensed Cheddar soup, divided
1/2 cup, evaporated milk
1 (10 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 onion, sliced thin
1 (8 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms

Directions:
Place potatoes in the bottom of a 5-quart crock-pot.
In a large bowl, combine ground beef, ground pork, shake and bake, onion soup mix, sliced mushrooms, and egg. Set Aside.
In a small bowl, stir together 1/2 cup Cheddar soup and evaporated milk. Add to meat mixture. Using a wooden spoon or clean hands mix thoroughly and form into a loaf. Place in slow cooker on top of the potatoes. Make sure it is in the center and that the meatloaf isn't touching the sides of the crock.
Stir together remaining Cheddar soup with cream of mushroom soup. Pour over the meatloaf. Top with onions and mushrooms. Cover and cook on HIGH setting for 1 hour. Reduce the temperature to LOW setting and cook for an additional 5 to 6 hours.

Family of forks opinions Loved it!
Hugs, Bobbi Jo

Cheeseburger Soup

Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
3/4 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup shredded carrots
3/4 cup diced celery
3 T. butter or oil
3 cup chicken broth
4 cups diced potatoes
1/4 cup flour
8 oz. Valveeta cheese ( I think I will be using a higher quality real cheese)
1 and 1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. basil
1/4 cup sour cream
salt and pepper ( I will be adding many more spices to this )

In a stock pot, brown beef, drain, rinse with hot water, and set aside. Saute onion, carrots, celery and basil in same pan about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and add broth, potatoes and beef. Cover, reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes. Add cheese, milk, salt and pepper. Cook and stir until cheese melts. Remove from heat and blend in sour cream. Serve
I have not tried this recipe before but it is on my menu this week.

Family Favorite Meatloaf

1 ½ lb. extra lean ground beef

1 egg

1 cup milk

1 cup Italian bread crumbs

½ tsp. salt, garlic powder, onion powder

1 chopped onion

Separate bowl

2 T. brown sugar, 2 T. mustard, 2 1/3 cup ketchup

Directions:

Mix beef, egg, milk, bread crumbs, salt, garlic, onion powder and onion. Shape into two small loaves in a 9 X 13 pan.

Mix brown sugar, mustard, ketchup. Pour over meatloaf.

Bake *350 for 45-55 min.

Yields 8 servings
Family loved this one better than any of my other meat loaves.

Geniet van uw voedsel, Bobbi Jo

Sloppy Joes Recipe

This recipe was requested by Gabriela. Her blog is just beautiful, stop by and say hi to her.
This is an altered recipe from the cook book "Not Just Beans" by Tawra Jean Kellam. I recommend this book to everyone. You can order it here Living On A Dime .
This is also the name of the newer book that also has this recipe in it.

This is the Sloppy Joes simmering and my corn cooking.

Sloppy Joes
Hamburger buns or what ever kind of buns you prefer
1 lb. Ground beef ( since I have 8 people to feed I used 1-1/2 lb. beef and then Beef Flavored TVP) to make enough.
1 med. onion, chopped
1 T. garlic powder (or more) he he
1/2 T. ketchup
2 tsp. brown sugar
1/8 tsp. lemon juice
1 T. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
I also add chili sauce to it. If you can't find it in the store it is so easy to make. The recipe will follow this:
Brown meat and onion until onion is tender and meat is no longer pink. Drain fat. Add other ingredients and heat thoroughly. When done serve in the bun. YUM!
Homemade Chili Sauce:
1 cup tomato sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 T. vinegar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
dash of ground cloves
dash of allspice
dash of red pepper flakes (or more). Mix all this together and use or store in a container for up to 2 weeks.
I don't like many pre-made sauces or pre-made much due to the taste of preservatives so I tend to make a lot of my mixes and sauces. Plus you know what is going into it.
As you see in the picture my corn pan (on the right) wasn't very big and I had 16 ears of corn to cook, my large pan is being used for the chicken for dinner for the rest of the weeks recipes. So I decided to cook the corn ahead of time. Preheat the oven to 170. I placed a jelly roll pan in the oven with a little bit of water and placed the corn in there to keep warm so it could all be served at one time. This worked out very well.

I am thinking next time of using Provolone cheese on top of the meat mix and toasting them.

Geniet van uw voedsel, Bobbi Jo

Crock-Pot Roast

I know you are probably thinking it is a roast what is there to cooking that? I have just a few tips that I have used and if I don't use them they aren't enjoyed as much.
1) Buy Chuck Roast & Diet Coke (caffeine free or not) Pepsi can be used but I am not a Pepsi fan.
2)Freeze your roast
3)Day to cook roast take out of freezer in the morning and prepare the crock-pot
4) Pour half of the can of Diet Coke into crock-pot.
5) Place roast in the crock-pot
Geniet van uw voedsel, Bobbi Jo