52 for 52 Week 12

Hello!  Even in this crazy time I'm still finding new recipes or food combinations to try.  It's been almost 2 weeks, as I write this, since I have gone to the grocery store.  I planned for 2 weeks of dinners for my family that would give a variety, some old favorites and some new.  One of the new recipes we tried was a variation on my regular my sloppy joe recipe.  I added lentils to the meat in order to make our beef go further.  I really liked it.  Honestly there wasn't any taste difference.  I will say my husband did not care for it at all.  He doesn't like his beef messed with.  I served it with broccoli and for those who wanted it either bread for sandwiches or sweet potatoes.  It was a good comforting meal.

Sloppy Joes: (original recipe)

1  pound  ground beef

1/2 cup chopped onions

1 cup ketchup (or a bit more)

1 T vinegar

1 T Worcestershire sauce

1 t dijon mustard

1 t brown sugar

1 t paprika

Lentils: 3/4 cup dried lentils cooked in water for about 20-25 minutes. 

I added about 1/2 of the cooked lentils, but I could have easily added more and made more sauce.

The leftovers reheated beautifully. 

Stay well!

And as always with love from the Midwest,

Beth