Every week I sit down and plan out what meals we will have for the next week, then make out my grocery list. I have a notebook full of these menus, shopping lists, and to-do lists. The other day, as dinner time was quickly approaching, I said out loud, “I guess I should see what we are having for dinner. Looks like…chicken with roasted potatoes and brussel sprouts.” To which my 6 year old replied, “I don’t want that.” Now, I am not one to alter my plans to appease my children. And I usually love that meal. But I had to agree with him, I didn’t want it either. So instead, I made Sloppy Joes! And served it with baked sweet potatoes. It was, as always, a hit!
It’s one of our favorite quick go to meals, and of course it’s super affordable! And everytime I make it I think of Adam Sandler singing Lunchroom Lady Land. I try to sing it for the boys, but they just give me funny looks.
Here is my recipe (I came up with it all on my own!!)
Ingredients:
1-1.5 lb ground beef or turkey
1 chopped onion
12 oz tomato paste
1/2 c water
1/4 c brown sugar
1 Tb red wine vinegar
2 Tb Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp ground mustard
1 tsp salt
Step One:
Brown meat with onion.
Step Two:
Add everything else and stir. Let simmer for 30 minutes.
Serve on buns. Look here for my recipe for homemade hamburger buns.
Here’s the cost breakdown:
Ground turkey (this is what I prefer to use) 2.29
Onion .38
Tomato paste .78
Brown sugar .14
Buns (I bought them this time): 1.49
Total: $5.08 for at least 8 servings. That’s 64 cents a serving!!