Monday Meals - Slowcooker Meatloaf and veggies

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Slowcooker Meatloaf and Veggies

Ingredients:
3 lbs ground beef
2 eggs beaten
3 tablespoons ketchup
3 tablespoons steak seasoning
5 small potatoes cut into cubes
½ cup carrots cut into small pieces
½ cup string beans

Directions:

In a medium bowl, mix together the ground beef, eggs, 3 tablespoons ketchup, onion soup mix and steak seasoning using your hands. Put half the meatloaf into slowcooker, place half of veggies on top of meat, then place the remaining meat on top. Spread remaining ketchup over the top. Pour rest of the veggies around the meatloaf. Cover, and cook for 6 to 8 hours on Low, or 4 hours on High.

Meal preparation: ………………...... 3 stars cutting all the veggies and making the meat mixture took some time

Baking/Cooking: ………….………... 5 stars While the ingredients are cooking, you are free to do what you want!

Versatility: ………………………..... 5 stars You can add other veggies or make a turkey meatloaf if you choose

Amount of time to make meal:…….... 4 stars very little time to make meal

Total price of meal:……………….... 5 stars A money saving meal.

All together the meal was $15.29. We got 6 dinners out of the meal, so that is $2.55 a meal! And that was without any coupons. I like to keep lots of frozen veggies in freezer, just in case we need to make a meal.

Total Rating:……..…………….... 4 stars

This came out very good. Obvioulsy a little greasy from the meat, but I scooped out the meat and veggies with a pasta server and all was good. As we cut into it and scooped it out, the meat and veggies all mixed together and I kind of liked that. My DH ate it right up! Next time I'm going to try it with spinach, corn, and sweet potatoes.

Monday Meals - Split Pea and Sausage Soup

I already posted about split pea and sausage soup, but did not rate the recipe or figure out the overall price and price per meal. 

Ingredients:

1 pound dried split peas

10 cups water

1 pound smoked sausage of your choice, sliced

5 cubes chicken bouillon

1 bag of baby carrots

1 stalk of celery

1/2 bag frozen diced onions

4 potatoes

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
2 bay leaves

Directions:
In a 5 quart slow cooker, combine the peas, water, sausage, bouillon, carrot, celery, potatoes, garlic powder, oregano, bay leaves, and onion.

Cover, and cook on High for 4 to 5 hours. Remove bay leaves before ladling into bowls.
I'll let you know how it turned out next post.

The split pea and sausage soup came out great! I let it cook 4 hours on high and then 3 more hours on low. It was so good. The potatoes were so soft, the broth so yummy, the sausage perfect.

Meal preparation: ………………...... 5 stars It was very easy to prepare, just plop all the ingredients in and turn on the slow cooker

Baking/Cooking: …………………... 5 stars While the ingredients are cooking, you are free to do what you want!

Versatility: ………………………..... 5 stars I think you can add other veggies or meats if you choose

Amount of time to make meal:…….... 5 stars No time at all to make meal

Total price of meal:……………….... 5 stars A money saving meal.

split peas - $0.79, water - N/A, smoked sausage - $2.00, chicken bouillon - $ 3.00, carrots - $1.25, celery - $1.99, onions - $1.00, potatoes - 1.56, garlic powder - N/A, orgeano - N/A, bay leaves - $3.70 

All together the meal was $15.29. We got 6 dinners out of the meal, so that is $2.55 a meal! And that was without any coupons.

Total Rating:……..……………....  5 stars

Monday Meals - Meatballs over Buttered Noodles

I got this recipe ......

Easy Pleasy Meatballs over buttered Noodles

from http://www.allrecipes.com/

Ingredients:
1 (10.75 oz) can of cream of celery soup
1 (10.5 oz) can of french onion soup
1/2 (16 oz) container sour cream
3 pounds frozen italian-style meatballs
1 (16 oz) package un cooked egg noodles
1/4 butter

Directions:
In a large slow cooker, mix together the soups, sour cream, and stir in meatballs.
Cook on high for 3-4 hours
Boil egg noodles until they are al dente and then drain.
Combine the meatball mixture and noodles.


Meal preparation: ………………...... 5 stars Very easy to prepare this meal

Baking/Cooking: …………………... 4 stars You have to boil the pasta, but everything else is in the slow cooker.

Versatility: ………………………..... 5 stars You can definately change the type of pasta, or add veggies. 

Amount of time to make meal:…….... 4 stars Very little time to make meal

Total price of meal:……………….... 5 stars A money saving meal.
cream of celery soup - $1.50, french onion soup - $1.50, sour cream - $1.50, frozen meatballs - $8.99, egg noodles - $3.00, butter - N/A already had in the house. 

TOTAL $16.49  6 MEALS  PRICE PER MEAL $2.74

Total Rating:……..…………….... 4.5 stars

I loved this meal!!!! I could eat it all the time.!!!!!