NOT YOUR AVERAGE SLOPPY JOES

NOT YOUR AVERAGE SLOPPY JOES

Here are a few more of the recipes I have used over & over again the past 50 + years

CHOW MEIN SLOPPY JOES

A nice change from the standard Sloppy Joe

INGREDIENTS:
1 pound ground beef
½ cup chopped onion
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (16 oz) can Chop Suey vegetables drained
1/3 cup cold water
3 Tablespoons lite soy sauce
2 Tablespoons cornstarch
8 hamburger buns
1 (3 oz) can chow mien noodles

DIRECTIONS:
Combine ground beef & onion; cook until meat is browned & onion tender
Add salt & chop suey vegetables.
Stir water, soy sauce & cornstarch together; stir into beef mixture.
Cook 1-2 minutes until thick and bubbly, stirring to coat vegetables & meat.
Split & toast buns, spoon meat mixture on bottom halves; crumble chow mien noodles over top and cover with top half of bun

STROGANOFF SLOPPY JOES

Make a pound of hamburger stretch. There were many times I had to do just that.

INGREDIENTS:
1 pound ground beef
1 (10-3/4oz) can cream of mushroom soup
½ teaspoon paprika
4 teaspoons dried onion flakes
4 Tablespoons sour cream
10 small hamburger buns

DIRECTIONS:
Brown meat in a large skillet; stir in rest of ingredients.
Lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Spoon about 1/3 cup meat mixture between a hamburger bun


“MAID RITE” SLOPPY JOES

The place that used to make these closed and since my family loved them so much I came up with this.

INGREDIENTS:
1 pound hamburger
1 small onion, chopped
1 can chicken gumbo soup
1 Tablespoon mustard
salt & pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:
Brown the hamburger with the chopped onion.
Drain off the grease; add rest of the ingredients to the meat mixture. Mix well
Put in slow cooker on low and cook for 3 hours or place in a covered baking dish and cook for 2 hours at 300 degrees, stirring every ½ hour

TEX-MEX SLOPPY JOE TOPPED WITH CRUNCHY COLESLAW

The kids looked forward to this and my Texas supper. I was born & raised in Waco Texas, then married and moved to Minnesota.

INGREDIENTS:
1 pound ground beef
¼ cup chopped onion
¾ cup ketchup
½ cup frozen corn
½ cup canned black beans, rinsed & drained
½ cup tomato sauce
1-2 teaspoons chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
½ teaspoon ground cumin
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

CRUNCHY COLESLAW

INGREDIENTS:
¼ cup plain yogurt
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
2 teaspoons cider vinegar
¼ teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1/8 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups packaged coleslaw mix
½ red bell pepper; cut into 1/8-inch strips
¼ teaspoon black pepper

DIRECTIONS:
To prepare coleslaw, combine yogurt, mayonnaise, vinegar, pepper sauce and salt in a small bowl.
Add coleslaw mix and bell pepper: toss to coat.
Season with black pepper and refrigerate, covered till ready to serve.
Brown ground beef with onion in large skillet over medium heat till done, about 8 -10 minutes; drain well.
Stir in ketchup, corn, beans, tomato sauce, chipotle peppers and cumin. Bring to boil over medium heat, reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes, stirring often. Stir in cilantro, salt and black pepper.
Spoon meat mixture on bottom half of bun and top with coleslaw before closing bun.