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Sausage Potato Bake

Another one that's cheap, easy, hearty, and only has four ingredients. Even I can remember them!

8 cups potatoes, cubed (approx. 6 medium sized)
1 lb. smoked sausage, sliced
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 can condensed vegetable beef soup

Combine all ingredients in slow cooker. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. For oven: combine all and pour into a 4-quart casserole dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

Super Spuds

Here's another fire station recipe. I have to admit that it's simplicity in description really threw me off, but it's hearty, it's cheap, and it's easy. Sometimes we can use a little of that!

3-5 large red potatoes
1 lb. ground beef
1 package brown gravy mix
Potato toppings as desired (e.g. green onion, sour cream, shredded cheese, butter)

-Bake potatoes in an oven heated to 350 degrees for about an hour, until baked through.
-Brown ground beef with desired seasoning in a skillet.
-Prepare brown gravy according to package directions.
-Combine ground beef and gravy.
-Open potato and top as desired, finishing with meat mixture.

Notes: This takes about 1 C. of brown gravy if you don't like to use a mix (which I don't). I'm going to experiment with this a little to see if I can get some more vegetables involved. As it was, we had some fruit and ice cream later for a treat so I didn't worry about it too much because at least we had fruit later.

Turkey Stroganoff

1 can (14 oz.) chicken broth
1 jar (12 oz.) turkey gravy
1/2 C. sour cream
2 1/2 C. egg noodles
1/2 C. carrots, sliced (2 medium)
1/2 C. frozen sweet peas
1/8 tsp. ground black pepper
1/8 tsp. paprika
2 C. turkey breast, cooked and diced

- In a large skillet, combine broth and gravy. Heat over medium heat until combined and starting to boil. Add sour cream and mix thoroughly.
-Add noodles, carrots, peas, pepper, and paprika; stir and allow to come back to a boil. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer for 10 minutes.
-Add turkey breast. Simmer 5 more minutes or until noodles and vegetables are tender.

Notes: If you don't have quite enough gravy, you can offset it with a little extra broth. I basically just throw in what I have without paying much attention and it comes together. We recently tried it with chopped up broccoli instead of peas and it worked really well.