Sloppy Toms/Buffalo Billys

Just for Larry . . .

Cooking spray

1 lb. ground turkey or ground bison

3/4 C. onion, chopped, or 1 package of onion soup mix

1/2 C. green pepper, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1-8 oz. can tomato sauce or 1 can tomato paste plus 1 C. water or 1 15 oz. can diced tomatoes

1/4 C. catsup

1 tsp. chili powder

Salt and pepper to taste

dash Worcestershire sauce

Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; place skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground turkey/bison, onion, green pepper and garlic; cook until browned, stirring to crumble meat. Drain well. To turkey mixture, add tomato sauce/paste or diced tomatoes, catsup, chili powder, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or simmer until slightly thickened. Serve on hamburger buns. Serves 4-6.

Krautburgers

1 lb. lean ground beef

1 medium onion, chopped

1/2 head of cabbage, shredded

1 envelope of onion soup mix

1/2-1 tsp. caraway seed

pepper to taste

1 loaves frozen bread dough, thawed

cooking spray

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown ground beef and onion in a large nonstick skillet; drain fat. Add cabbage and cook 5 minutes longer or until tender. Stir soup mix, pepper and caraway seed into ground beef and cabbage mixture. Set aside. Roll one loaf of bread dough into a 16 x 8 rectangle, then cut into eight 4-inch squares. Spoon mixture into center of each square, bring up diagonal points, pinching edges closed. Let Krautburgers rise on a cookie sheet coated with cooking spray for about 10 mins. Bake for 20 mins. or until brown. Repeat process with second loaf of bread and remaining mixture.

Mixture can be simmered longer with lid on skillet and served on hamburger buns if desired.