Monday, July 20, 2009

Grilled Turkey Breast Roast

1 Butterball boneless turkey breast roast, thawed

Preheat grill to approximately 325 degrees. Remove plastic package and gravy packet (you want to refrigerate the packet), lightly pat with paper towels. Loosen the string netting on the roast--just shift its position to make it easier to remove after cooking.

Set grill for indirect heat: I have a big propane grill, so I leave the side burners on and turn off the center burners. With a smaller grill, you can leave one side burning and turn the other off.

Place roast over indirect heat, grill for about 2 hours, until meat thermometer in center is 170 degrees.

Audrey's little note: these are essentially the recommended cooking directions that come with the roast, but I wanted to share it here because it is SO EASY and comes out juicy and delicious for a Sunday dinner. Leftovers are great for salads or sandwiches.

UPDATE: this works awesome in the air fryer too! Just set it on 350 for 50-55 minutes. :)

Monday, July 13, 2009

Baked Beans

1 lb. bacon
1 lb. hamburger
chopped onion
2 cans pork & beans
1/c. ketchup
2 T. vinegar
1 T. worcestershire sauce
1 T. liquid smoke
1/4 t. cloves
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
1 T. chili powder
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. white sugar

Cook bacon, crumble, set aside. Brown ground beef with onion, add bacon. Combine all other ingredients and add to the meat mixture. Bake at 375 for 45 minutes.

Sunday, July 5, 2009

Caramel-Pretzel Brownie Cups

1 German Chocolate cake mix
1 egg
1/2 c. butter

In a large bowl, stir together the cake mix, egg and butter until smooth. Scoop batter 2/3rds full into a muffin tin sprayed with non stick spray.

Combine:
1/4 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoon brown sugar
1 cup crushed pretzels

Scoop 1 tablespoon pretzel crumble on top of brownie batter. Pat down lightly. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes or until the edges are set.

While brownie cups are baking, prep toppings:
1/3 bag of caramels- melt in a saucepan until creamy
1 cup milk chocolate chips

Immediately after taking the brownie cups out of the oven, pour caramel over the cups, and then sprinkle with chocolate chips.

from: Cafe Zupas blog

Sloppy Joes

1 lb. ground beef
1 c. ketchup
1/4 c. brown sugar
1 T. worcestershire sauce
1 T. lemon juice
1 tsp. chili powder
onion, chopped (optional)
green pepper, chopped (optional)

If using, saute onion and green pepper in a little oil over medium heat until softened. Add ground beef, cook till brown.

Combine ketchup, brown sugar, W sauce and lemon juice, stir into hamburger mixture. Cook until heated through, serve.

Audrey's little note: this is my go-to sloppy joe recipe.

from: my friend Amy