Sloppy Joe Bake

Kids will love this. I say that a lot, but I try to post recipes that are relatively inexpensive yet tasty. I also like meals that are quick to fix and not too complicated, although those will appear on this blog from time to time.

You need:

A large frying pan. 

2 1/2-3 pounds of ground beef.

8-12 ounces shredded cheese.

Two cans of sloppy Joe sauce, or your home made sauce.

Two boxes of Jiffy Mix corn  muffin mix. (8.5 ounce)

A 9 x 13 casserole dish.

Cook the ground beef until browned. Add the sloppy Joe sauce and heat until hot. Pour the sloppy Joe beef and sauce into the casserole dish:

Add the shredded cheese:

Prepare the two boxes of muffin mix according to the box directions and then spread over top of the cheese.  Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven on the center rack for 15-20 minutes.

Remove from oven, plate it up, top it with some sour cream perhaps..................and eat up!

Total cost is around $13.00 and feeds 4, so, about $3.25 a serving. YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bubba's Chicken Parmesan Casserole

This is a tasty meal that your kids should really love.

You'll need:

One  24-32 ounce bag of  popcorn chicken or chicken nuggets.

Four 14-16 ounce cans of diced tomatoes.

One 24 ounce jar of  spaghetti or pasta sauce.

One pound of mozzarella cheese.

Cook the bag of chicken according to the directions on the bag.

Take out a casserole dish and put the cooked chicken in it up to the point where the dish is a max of 3/4 full.

Drain/strain the cans of diced tomatoes and spread them over the top of the chicken. Then evenly pour the jar of sauce over the diced tomatoes. Add the cheese and cook on the second oven rack from the top at 325 degrees for about 30 minutes. (You can put a spill pan on the rack below the casserole if you wish.)

You can serve this with pasta if you want.

Total cost is around $12-$14. Serves 6-8 and feeds 4.

Be a hero to your kids.