week of April 30 2017

Sun - Crock Pot Pork Roast
Mon - Hamburger Stroganoff
Tue - Asian BBQ Bowl
Wed - Kielbasa with Potatoes
Thur - Meatloaf
Fri - Lasagna
Sat - Hashbrowns and Sausage

Pork Roast - slow cooker
Place the fresh 3 lb shoulder pork roast and 1 chopped onion, and 1/2 cup apple juice into the slow cooker. Cook in slow cooker 8 hours on low. Shred. Serve with side of rice.

hamburger Stroganoff
1 lb ground beef1 can (10.5 oz) condensed cream of mushroom soup2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce1 tsp each onion salt, garlic powder, salt and pepper1 can full water1 cup sour cream3 cups whole grain egg noodles3 tbsp butterSprinkle meat with salt and pepper. Brown meat in large skillet. Drain. Add in mushroom soup with 1 can full of water, Worcestershire sauce, sour cream. Meanwhile, cook noodles according to package. When done, drain and stir in butter until noodles are coated. Mix with meat sauce and noodles. Serve immediately. Serve with a green salad or a veggie. (We like seasoned green beans with this).
2 lb 15% - 7% fat ground beef 
1-2 cups bread crumbs 
2 eggs, beaten
2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp each salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tsp garlic powder OR 2 cloves fresh garlic pressed
Sauce Topping: 1/4 cup ketchup, 1 tbsp BBQ sauce, 2 tbsp brown sugar. Mix together in a small mixing bowl until smooth.
Mix beef, 1 cup bread crumbs, eggs, and seasonings in a large mixing bowl with a fork or by hand. Keep adding bread crumbs until the mixture holds together when made into a ball.
Put in a meatloaf pan with holes to allow the grease to dip out. Bake at 350F 1-1 1/2 hours or until middle is no longer pink and reaches 160F in the middle. If desired, spread the sauce topping over the meatloaf (dab off excess grease, if necessary) and leave in oven for 10 minutes.
Brown Gravy
2 tbsp drippings from meatloaf pan
2 tbsp butter
3-4 tbsp AP flour
1 (14 oz) can beef broth
Add drippings in pan, and butter to a pan. On high heat, using a whisk, add the flour to the pan. Stir until incorporated, then turn down the heat to low and stir for 1-2 minutes or until it smells nutty. Turn the heat back up to high and slowly add the broth, constantly whisking. Boil until the gravy comes to the thickness you like (remember it will continue to thicken off the heat for a bit). Taste, add salt and pepper as necessary.
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
4 baking potatoes, peeled and diced
4 garlic cloves, pressed
4 tbsp butter
1/4 cup sour cream
1 tsp salt and pepper
Boil potatoes in a large stock pan until tender, do not over cook. Mash with potato masher or a ricer keep in pan. Add garlic, butter, sour cream and salt and pepper. Mix over low heat until butter is melted and everything is incorporated. Serve in a serving bowl immediately.
1 1/2 - 2 boxes (about 16 pieces) of packaged or fresh lasagna noodles, cooked el dente
16 oz ricotta cheese
1 egg, beaten
1 cup of three Italian cheese blend (Romano, parmesan, mozzarella)
2 tsp each salt and pepper
4 cups shredded cheese (mozzarella or cheddar/mozzarella mix, or Italian mix)
2 jars/cans of favorite marinara/spaghetti sauce
1 lb italian sausage, browned and crumbled
Mix ricotta, egg, salt, pepper, and 1 cup of italian blend cheese in a mixing bowl. In a 9x13 pan, spread a lite layer of sauce on the bottom of the pan. Next, put a layer of noodles - about 4 noodles slightly overlapping. Scoop small spoonfuls of ricotta mixture on noodles (no need to spread, it will melt). Top with sauce, sausage, and cheese. Repeat two more times. Last, add another layer of noodles, sauce and shredded cheese.
Bake at 350, covered with foil, in the oven until warm - about 40 minutes. If desired, take foil off for the last 10 minutes to brown cheese.


Asian BBQ Bowl
3 cups leftover shredded pork
1 package mixed Asian stir fry veggetables
Sauce: 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp hosin sauce, 1 tsp fresh ground ginger, 1/2 cardamon, 1/4 tsp all spice, 1/8 tsp ground clove, 1/2 cup apple or pineapple juice (pineapple will be sweeter), 1 tbsp corn starch.
3 cups cooked white rice

Mix sauce in sauce pot, add in pork. Warm on meduim until heated through and sauce is slightly thicker. Heat veggies as directed on package. Layer bowl white rice on bottom, the veggies then pork. Serve.

Meatloaf (my oven recipe)

Lasagna