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Baseball Week – Sloppy Joe Dimaggios

April 11, 2012 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 8 Comments

This is one of my favorite of Rachael Ray’s quick meals with a couple of tweaks due to my massive recipe OCD condition.

It’s perfect for Baseball Week!

Make this for your little sluggers and the whole team’ll be over to eat!

dinner Baseball Week Sloppy Joe Dimaggios

Serves: 9 little leaguers  Prep time:  10 minutes  Cook time:  20 minutes

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 T olive oil

2 lbs ground sirloin

1 package hebrew national hot dogs, sliced

1 onion chopped

1 garlic clove chopped

1 T steak seasoning

1 T chili powder

3 T brown sugar

3 T worcestershire sauce

3 T dark beer, like Guinness

1 8 ounce can tomato sauce

Burger rolls

    dinner Baseball Week Sloppy Joe Dimaggios

    WHAT TO DO:

    Heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a deep skillet over medium-high heat.

    Add meat and crumble as it browns.

    Add chopped hot dogs after 3 to 4 minutes then cook 3 to 4 minutes more.

    Add the onions and garlic to the pan and cook to soften, 5 to 6 minutes more.

    In a bowl mix the spices, sugar, Worcestershire, Guinness and tomato sauce.

    Pour sauce over the meat and simmer a few minutes to combine flavors.

    Slop onto buns and serve.


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    Doggies in a sleeping bag

    August 5, 2010 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 16 Comments

    Come on now, admit it, you love pigs in a blanket don’t you?  Every time I make the little version of these guys for the kiddos at a party or BBQ guess who eats them all?  Oh yeah, you know it, the parents.  EVERY.  SINGLE.  TIME.  I guess that shows that we’re all still kids at heart, and in my mind, that’s a good thing.

    So I decided to whip up the big version of the party favorite for dinner as a special request.  My darlin’ (and sometimes downright wildman) Brady was looking at a beautiful scrapbook given to him by his best friend, Brody, in California when we moved earlier this year.  Ok, well Brody didn’t make the scrapbook but his mom, Corine, did.  It’s gorgeous and it’s a beautiful testament to Brady and Brody’s wonderful, though brief, friendship.  They met their first day of preschool at 2 years old and were instantly best buds.  Brady still reads it every night before he goes to bed.  Uh, yes, it’s the most adorable thing ever.  In the scrapbook there’s a picture of the boys at our Annual Fitzpatrick Family Halloween Haunt and Brady is eating a mini pig in a blanket.  For some reason yesterday Brady fixated on  that thing and begged ALL DAY LONG to have them for dinner.  So he climbed up on the counter and we made the big boy dinner version of mini pigs in a blanket…Doggies In A Sleeping Bag.

    appetizers Doggies in a sleeping bag

    Serves: 4                        Prep time: 10 minutes                        Cook time: 15 minutes

    FOR THE DOGGIES:

    8 hot dogs (can use reduced fat, turkey dogs, even tofu dogs)

    ½ c shredded cheese

    ½ c red pepper, diced

    1 can crescent dinner rolls

    FOR THE SAUCE:

    ½ c  ketchup

    ¼ c  mustard

    2 T brown sugar

    1 t garlic powder

    3 T red wine vinegar

    appetizers Doggies in a sleeping bagPreheat your oven to 375 degrees. Unroll your crescent rolls being careful to leave your squares intact, using 1 triangles for each doggie.  Set one square down on a cutting board.  Sprinkle with cheese and lay diced red pepper down on the right side of the square.  Place the doggie on top of the cheese and red pepper.  Pull the right side up over the doggie and roll toward the other side covering him up in his sleeping bag.  Repeat with other pieces.appetizers Doggies in a sleeping bag

    Bake at 375 for 10-13 minutes until golden brown on top.  Serve with steamed veggies or salad and sauce for dipping.

    What’s your favorite go to party food?

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    Sloppy Joe DiMaggio’s A La Rachael Ray

    May 18, 2010 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 20 Comments

    I saw her whip this up on TV not too long ago and it’s so much fun.  I make a version of this but I decided to pay hommage to Rachael straight up.   I loved it, but the kids like my turkey burger version better.  Aren’t they good boys???  Next time I’ll post my sloppy doggies version and you can decide!

    dinner Sloppy Joe DiMaggio’s A La Rachael Ray

    Serves: 9 little leaguers  Prep time:  10 minutes  Cook time:  20 minutes

    • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
    • 2 pounds lean ground sirloin or ground turkey
    • 1 packages beef or pork hot dogs, sliced 1/2-inch thick
    • 1 onion, chopped
    • 1 tablespoon steak seasoning (recommended: Montreal Steak Seasoning by McCormick)
    • 1 tablespoon chili powder
    • 3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
    • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
    • 1 (14.5-ounce) can tomato sauce
    • 9 soft burger rolls – like at the ballpark

    dinner Sloppy Joe DiMaggio’s A La Rachael RayBe sure to have the kids help you with this one.  It’s right up there alley, minimal chopping and lots of goodies they like.  Cooper and Brady helped me whip these up.  Here’s what we did…

    Heat the extra-virgin olive oil, a turn of the pan, in a deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add meat and crumble as it browns. Add chopped hot dogs after 3 to 4 minutes then cook 3 to 4 minutes more. Add the onions to the pan and cook to soften, 5 to 6 minutes more. In a bowl mix the spices, sugar, Worcestershire and tomato sauce. Pour sauce over the meat and simmer a few minutes to combine flavors. Slop onto buns and serve.


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