Hamburgers, Onion Sweet Potatoes and Salad

Today I made our big grocery shopping trip for the week. So far I can't think of anything I forgot to get. But it is only Monday...

Tonight I took the easy way out and the burgers are not Tommy safe. But that's ok. We have a lot of leftover pork from the Apple Pie Pork for Tommy. I used to make roasted onion potatoes with Lipton onion soup mix. They are delicious, but the mix has all sorts of added ingredients. It turns out that you can pretty much get the same taste with roasted sweet potatoes if you just use salt, pepper, and dry minced onions.

Tommy has been liking lettuce lately. His Early Intervention Occupational Group has done vegetables with Catalina Dressing a couple times and all the kids like it. I was going to make my own dressing so it wouldn't have any artificial dyes or preservatives, but then I didn't get around to looking for a recipe and decided to just buy the dressing. Tommy loves it, and if it gets him to eat more raw veggies, even better. 

Onion Sweet Potatoes

3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
2 Tbsp oil
1 Tbsp dry minced onion
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Toss all ingredients together in a 9 x 13 baking dish.
3. Bake for 40 minutes, stirring twice.

Sloppy Salad

Yesterday I didn't feel like going to the store, so I decided to make Sloppy Joes for dinner since I had a can of Sloppy Joe Sauce and extra buns from the weekend. Today I used the leftover meat in a salad for lunch. Disclaimer: this recipe isn't really Tommy safe. The prepared sauce has "spices" and "natural flavors", which may mean that it contains mustard. So no sauce for Tommy. But, it is dairy, gluten, rice and egg free. I bought a ton of tomato paste at a case lot sale recently, so in the future I'll make my own Sloppy Joe sauce that Tommy can eat too. Dinner last night was good, but this salad was delicious!  

Sloppy Salad

1/2 cup Sloppy Joe Meat

2 cups chopped lettuce

1/2 avocado, diced
Juice from 1/2 lime

1. If using leftovers, warm meat.

2. In a salad bowl or plate, layer lettuce, meat and avocado. 
3. Squeeze lime juice over the top. Enjoy!

Sloppy Joe Meat

1 lb ground turkey

1/2 large onion, diced

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

1/2 bag coleslaw mix (just the vegetable mix, not the kind that has dressing)

1 can Manwich Sloppy Joe Sauce

1. In a large skillet, cook turkey, onion and pepper over medium heat.

2. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cook over medium low heat until the cabbage is wilted and the sauce warmed.

3. Serve on buns or use in Sloppy Salad