Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Smoked sausage and potatoes sheet pan meal

1 1/2 of a 14 ounce link of smoked sausage 
1 1/2 lb potatoes - wash well and dice
1 small onion, diced

Preheat 400

Place potatoes and onions in a bowl. Pour some oil over and toss to coat.  Add salt and pepper to taste. Mix well 

Spread in lined baking pan.

Slice sausage and lay on top of potato mixture. 

Roast about 30 minutes.  Potatoes should be tender and sausage browned. 

Quantities for 30 - 4 recipes. 
6 - 14 oz smoked sausage links
6 lb potatoes 
3-4 onions

Cook in 4 batches /




Meatball stroganoff

24-26 oz frozen meatballs
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 package onion soup mix
8 oz fresh mushrooms (can use drained canned mushrooms)
1 cup beef broth
8 oz sour cream 
8 oz bag of egg noodles

Place meatballs in slow cooker. 
Mix together soup, soup mix, and beef broth.  Pour over meatballs.  Pour mushrooms on top.  Stir to coat. 
Cook 2-4 hours until meatballs are cooked through. 
Stir in sour cream. 
Serve over needles (mashed potatoes, baked potatoes or rice) 

Egg noodles - instant pot
Put 2 cups water in pot.  Add salt. 
Place 4 oz of the dry noodles in the pot and stir to coat.  
Set steam for 2 minutes (my lowest setting is 3 - that worked as well) 
Pressure cook for 2-3 minutes. Immediate release. Drain.
Repeat with remaining 4 oz of dry noodles.  


Large crowd - 30-32 servings - 2 large slow cookers
3 bags of 32 oz frozen meatballs  
4 cans cream of mushroom soup
4 packages onion soup mix 
4 - 8 oz cans of mushrooms
32 oz sour cream
4 -  8 oz bags of egg noodles
In each slow cooker place 1 1/2 bag of meatballs. 
Cover with 2 cans of soup, 2 packages onion soup mix, and 2 cans of mushrooms.  Stir. 
Cook 2-4 hours until mushrooms are cooked through. 
Stir in 16 oz sour cream in each slow cooker. 
Serve over cooked noodles.