I made a huge pot of baked beans at our bbq this weekend because I love them and I knew I could make something with them for What's for Leftovers. Last night we had my brother, neice and dad over for dinner. Michael (my brother) brought a pizza along "just in case". Up until last night, he had never had Sloppy Joes that he liked. He ate two sandwiches during dinner, so I don't think he feels that way anymore. Homemade Sloppy Joes are so easy to prepare. You don't need that mix that they sell at the store to make them really tasty. You just need a few ingredients that I'm willing to bet you already have in your kitchen. We put ours on buns with cheese slices, mmmm, tasty!
Deluxe Sloppy Joe
Ingredients:
1 lb Hamburger Meat
1/2 Cup Steak (Optional or add more if you have more)
1 1/2 Cups Baked Beans
1/2 Cup BBQ Sauce
1 Can diced tomatoes
1 TBSP Ketchup
1/2 TBSP Mustard
1. Brown hamburger meat in a large frying pan and drain fat.
2. Add steak, baked beans, tomatoes, bbq sauce, ketchup, and mustard. Mix all together.
3. Cook on medium until sauce thickens up. Make sure you keep stirring so the bottom won't burn. Put on buns and top with cheese.
I made a Bacon-Wrapped Pork Loin on Valentine's Day for my little family, my parents and my brother. It was huge! We had about 1/2 of it left. So last night's dinner was a dish made with leftover pork loin and tonight's will be too. Growing up, my mom used to make a great beef stroganoff. It wasn't fancy, but it was really good. She made it with hamburger, but since we had so much pork leftover, I made a version of it with pork. We had some friends over for dinner last night and they seemed to really enjoy it. I hope your family does too!
Remember, you can make any recipe provided by What's For Leftover's healthier by using low-fat and fat free ingredients.
Pork Stroganoff
Ingredients:
1 1/2 Medium Green Peppers- Chopped
1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Onion
1/2 Cup Water
1 Can Cream of Soup (I used celery)
1 Can of Milk (use the cream of soup can)
1/4 Cup Sour Cream
1/2 Cup Spaghetti Sauce
1 1/2 TBSP Sugar
2 Squirts of Ketchup
1 TBSP Minced Garlic (refrigerated kind)
3 Cups Chopped Pork Loin
Salt
Pepper
2 Cups Uncooked Pasta (3 cups cooked)
Cook Pasta in a separate dish.
In a large frying pan, saute green peppers and onions in water. Cook until water is almost gone and onions start to become translucent. Next add cream of soup, milk, sour cream, spaghetti sauce, sugar, ketchup and minced garlic. Cook until sauce thickens up. Generously season with salt and pepper. Add pork loin and continue cooking. After pork loin is heated, add cooked pasta and cook until dish is nice and creamy.
