"Pinned to the Ground" Beef Spread

This is a family recipe that we've made forever!  It sounds strange when you first consider the ingredients, but I promise that it is delicious! My Nana calls this Saturday Night Spread and my roomie calls it Saturday Night Special.  It's really just a sloppy joe.

Ingredients

Protein
1 lb of ground beef

Produce
1/4 of a medium onion

Seasoning
3 Tbs of ketchup
2 Tbs of mustard
1 tsp of olive oil

Canned
1 can of Chicken Gumbo Soup

Other
Onion rolls (or your favorite type of bread)

Prep Work
Dice up that onion with your weapon of choice!


1. Saute the diced onion in the olive oil in a frying pan
2. Add beef and cook thoroughly
3. After the beef finishes cooking, add the soup, ketchup, and mustard and cook for five minutes or until the consistency of the mixture has thickened.
4. Put the mixture on your bread.

Ninja-Body Options: use ground turkey in place of the beef, use a small dollop of fat free butter substitute in place of the olive oil, and try eating your spread on a slice of whole wheat toast.

Collected and Cool Ranch Chicken Tostadas-- Crockpot

The easiest Mexican-ish Chicken Recipe ever.  I found this online and wanted to share; the chicken has a bit of that Cool Ranch Doritos taste. You can cut this recipe in half for a small serving, but cook time will need to be almost the same.

Cook Time: 5 hours on low in the crockpot
Prep Time:  2 minutes


Ingredients


Protein
Chicken- 4 boneless skinless breasts

Seasoning
1 package of taco seasoning
1 package of ranch dressing mix

Other
14 oz of chicken broth
1 package of tostadas
Shredded Mexican Mix Cheese

1. Put seasonings and chicken broth in the crock and mix. Weapon of Choice: a whisk!
2. Put in chicken breasts.
3. Cook for around 5-6 hours (depending on chicken breast size and thickness)
4. Shred chicken!
5. Cook chicken another 30 minutes.
6. Put tostadas in the oven for five minutes (or according to directions)
6. Pile chicken on tostada and sprinkle with cheese
7. Bake your tostadas in oven for 3-5 minutes to melt cheese.





*serve with favorite toppings: tomatoes, sour cream, lettuce, salsa, etc.

Hint of advice: poor some of the extra liquid out of the chicken before serving.

Ninja-Body Options: use low sodium chicken broth and find a low-calorie cheese option. Also, pick a non-fat sour cream if you like.

Be Real-Bad Options: serve with a delicious sweet corn cake.