Hawaiian Chicken

8 servings of chicken
1-16oz. can pineapple slices, drained
1-15oz. can mandarin oranges, drained
1/8 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/8 cup soy sauce
1/8 cup lemon juice
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. ground ginger
1/4 t. ground red pepper

Optional:
Green bell pepper chunks

Place chicken in freezer bag. Mix together fruit, cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce, lemon juice, salt, ginger, and ground red pepper. Pour over chicken in bag. Freeze.

Directions: Thaw chicken mixture. Place in crockpot and cook on low for 4-5 hours or on high for 2-3 hours. (Add green pepper to crockpot one hour before serving, if desired.) Serve over rice.

Sloppy Joes

3 lbs ground beef
1 onion
1 green pepper
2 C. shredded carrots
4-5 cloves garlic minced
1 1/2 C. ketchup
2 tsp mustard powder
1/3 C. brown sugar
1 T red wine vinegar
1 T Worcestershire sauce
5 T tomatoe paste
salt and pepper to taste
Water to reach consistency

12 hamburger buns

Brown ground beef.  Sweat onions with peppers, and carrots.  Mix together.  Add in the rest of the ingredients to the beef mixture.  Cover and heat on low to simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Serve on hamburger buns.

Label: Defrost, re-heat and serve on buns.