Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I make homemade sloppy Joes and then send with buns - easy to heat up or freeze until needed. Also I make chicken pot pies which can also be frozen, and I make them in individual serving portions because I often find when meal trains are needed families aren’t eating together at the same time, so easier to have individual servings that can be heated up as needed.

I don’t mean to derail, but any chance you’d share your homemade sloppy Joe recipe?!

Sure. This is a longtime family favorite.
1 lb ground beef —brown and drain. To that add:
1 1/2 cups diced onion
1 1/2 cups diced celery
1/2 cup diced green pepper
1 can tomato soup (the old fashioned campbells soup, no water added, just the contents of the can)
2 tsp vinegar
1 tsp mustard
1 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp salt

Bring it to a boil, partially cover, and simmer 1 hour.
I always double the recipe (and don’t worry too much about having exactly 2 lbs of meat). It freezes beautifully — tastes even better when it has had time to sit and meld.