This week my brother and his family will visiting at the beginning of the week, and then we all head off to a family reunion of sorts. I am bringing the snacks and smores. It will be a blast I am sure! Once again, I will be feeding 13 this week, so I took many of my readers advice and will fire up the crock pot for our meals this week.
I will be posting my grocery budget in my sidebar again this month after falling down on the job in June. I have decided on $700 since I will be hosting 16 extra people at various times throughout the month of July as well as providing snacks for the reunion.
Click on the links for recipes.Breakfast Waffles, pancakes, eggs, oatmeal, French toast, cinnamon rolls
Lunch Sandwiches, muffins, smoothies, leftovers, cut up fruit and veggies
Dinner
Monday- Steak, roasted potatoes, green beans, bread
Tuesday- Shredded beef tacos
Wednesday- Crock Pot sloppy joes, hot dogs, raw fruit and veggies, chips
Thursday, Friday, Saturday out of town
Crock Pot Sloppy Joes
- 3 pounds ground turkey
- 2 1/2 cups ketchup
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons prepared mustard
- 1-1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
Brown turkey meat, when turkey is almost done add onions and cook for a few more minutes. Put turkey and onion mixture into the crock pot and add the rest of the ingredients. Cook on low for about 4 hours. Depending on the temperature of your crock pot you might want to add a little more water.
Serve on hamburger buns.
Crock Pot Shredded Beef Tacos
- One boneless beef roast
- Jar of Salsa
- 2 beef bullion cubes
- Garlic powder
- Water
Brown roast on all sides then place in crock pot. Add jar of salsa, 2 bullion cubes crushed, garlic powder to your liking, and enough water so the roast is almost covered. Cook on low for about 8 hours. Take the roast out and shred the beef with a fork. We serve our shredded beef on a tortilla with black beans, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
I love this meal because you can have everything prepared in advance, it is great when company comes or when you have a busy evening.
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Thank you so much for posting your crockpot shredded beef tacos recipe!! How yummy!! It is way too hot to turn the stove on every day.
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Yum! Looks like a great menu and a great week. Best of luck this week as you host and cook for a crowd!
Best,
Sarah
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I am going to have to start using my crock pot more often this summer. It really makes sense in the heat.
Jen
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Ohh yumm! Sounds great your Menus are always so well planned!
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I can’t wait to try the crock pot sloppy joe recipe. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks for posting those YUMMY recipes! Have fun with your brother and his family! Sounds like a great time!
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On the shredded beef tacos, does the meat come out very wet? It does seem like a lot of extra water when the crock pot tends to make its own juices from the meat. I’m sure it can be adjusted, though, but I am curious about it.
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TheHappyHousewife Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
The meat is a little wet, but it is sort of like a sauce for the tacos. You could always use less, I am sure it would be fine.
Toni
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Wendy Reply:
November 8th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
Thanks Toni. I’ve made this without the salsa to use in rolls or over potatoes, but am looking forward to trying it with the salsa, too. Actually, I use onion soup mix and about 1/4-1/2 cup of water. Turns out great.
Thanks again!
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