July 25, 2005

ThriftyFun Recipes - July 25 2005


ThriftyFun Recipes
Volume One, Number 44, July 25 2005
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Sloppy Joes

Nummy Sloppy Joes

Ingredients

  • 2 lb. ground beef
  • 1 1/2 cup onion (chopped)
  • 1 clove garlic (minced)
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. mustard
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. pepper
  • 1 cup chili sauce
  • 2 cans tomato juice (8oz. size can)

Directions

Brown ground beef and onion; drain. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 10 minutes. Serve on hamburger buns.

By Robin


Sloppy Joes

Combine the following in a skillet:

  • two pounds of cooked beef
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 1 (10.75-ounce) can condensed tomato soup
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder.

Place ground beef in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion and celery, cover the pan and cook over medium heat until beef is thawed and onions and celery are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato soup (undiluted), ketchup, vinegar, brown sugar and Worcestershire sauce into the beef mixture. Season with salt and garlic powder. Simmer over low heat until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently. Spoon the hot beef mixture onto hamburger buns, which may be toasted first. Serves 8.

By Kathy

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Peppermint Punch

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Grapefruit diet soda
  • 1 drop red food coloring
  • 1 Tbsp. vanilla frozen yogurt
  • 1/2 of 1 round peppermint candy, crushed

Directions

Pour the soda into a small glass and stir in food coloring. Top with the frozen yogurt and sprinkle the candy on top upon serving.

Serves: 1 Prep. time: 5 minutes. Diabetic Exchange: Free Food. Calories: 17, Cholesterol: 1 mg, Sodium: 14 mg, Carb: 3 g, Dietary Fiber: 0 g, Sugars: 3 g., Protein: 1 g, Serving size: 3/4 c.

By Terri

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Stuffed Burger Bundles

Ingredients

  • 1 cup stuffing mix
  • 1/2 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 can cream of mushroom soup
  • 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. ketchup

Directions

Prepare stuffing mix and set aside. Combine milk and ground beef. Divide into 4 patties and press into 5 inch circles on waxed paper. Put in 1/4 c. stuffing in center of each patty. Fold up and seal around the stuffing.. Place in 1 1/2 qt. baking dish. Combine remaining ingredients and heat. Pour over meatballs and bake, uncovered, for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

By Robin

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Cinnamon Fried Ice Cream

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cinnamon toast crunch cereal, crushed
  • 6 scoops vanilla ice cream (about 1/2 cup each)
  • Whipped topping (optional)
  • Maraschino Cherry (optional)

Directions

Place cereal in a shallow pan.

Quickly roll 1 scoop ice cream at a time in cereal to coat. Place coated scoops of ice cream in jelly roll pan. Cover and freeze about 2 hours or until firm.

Set oven to broil.

Uncover pan, broil ice cream with tops 6 inches from heat for about 30 seconds or until coating is light brown.

Good with whipped topping and a cherry.

By imaqt1962

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Waikiki Meatballs

Ingredients

Meatballs:

  • 1 1/2 lb. ground beef
  • 1/2 cup cracker crumbs
  • 1/3 cup onion (minced)
  • 1 egg (unbeaten)
  • 1 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. ginger
  • 1/4 cup milk

Sauce:

  • 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 can pineapple tidbits (includes juice)
  • 1/3 cup vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup green pepper (chopped)

Directions

Mix together all meatball ingredients. Shape into small meatballs. Melt 1 Tbsp. shortening and brown meatballs until cooked. Remove from skillet and pour off fat.

Make sauce of cornstarch and brown sugar. Stir in juice from can of pineapple tidbits (juice only), vinegar and soy sauce. Pour sauce into a skillet and cook on medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened. Add meatballs and pineapple tidbits and heat thoroughly. Lastly, add chopped green pepper so it will be crunchy. Serve with rice or alone.

By Robin

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Double Decker Hamburger

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 Tbsp. dried onion
  • 1 small egg
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • Pepper (to taste)
  • 1 Tbsp. flour

Directions

Mix together well. Make 6 thin patties. On 3 patties, put a filling of cheese cubes, chopped mushrooms, and fresh onions if desired. Place second patty on top and seal together. Broil 6 to 7 minutes on each side until done. Serve on buns.

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By Noris (Guest Post) 07/26/2005

Need recipe for Pickle Juice Punch, served at Southern picnics. Willard Scott did Days Inn tv commercial and drank this green beverage.
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