Egg Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free Sloppy Joes

I love Sloppy Joes, but I wanted a healthier version that still had a lot of flavor. The girls and I loved it, especially over cooked brown rice, pasta, or mashed potatoes.

Sloppy Joes

1-2 lbs ground turkey or ground beef
1 diced pepper
1 diced onion
15.5 oz can tomato sauce
14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
1 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp onion powder
1 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp salt

Fry the meat, pepper, and onion in a skillet until done. Add the remaining ingredients then cook and stir until heated and thickened.
*  Freezes perfectly. I like to place a single serving of the frozen Sloppy Joes in a large microwave safe bowl with 1/2 cup brown rice and 3/4 cup water then microwave for 6 minutes or until the rice is done.

Egg Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free Crock Pot Simple Creamy Ground Beef and Noodles

Another simple yummy crock pot meal. I love that this meal takes less than 5 minutes to throw into the crock pot because I keep browned portioned meat in the freezer.

Crock Pot Simple Creamy Ground Beef and Noodles

1 can safe beef gravy
1 can creamed corn
2 cans water
1 lb cooked ground beef, ground turkey or ground sausage
1 box noodles, any shape desired, uncooked

Combine all of the ingredients in a sprayed crock pot. Cover then cook on low for 3-4 hours or until the noodles are cooked.

Egg Free, Dairy Free Simple Meat and Noodle Bake

This recipe is very simple because the noodles are not cooked before baking them. They will bake in the sauce and have a wonderful flavor. Mix and match different meats, vegetable, and pasta shapes for a variety of meals.

Simple Meat and Noodle Bake

1 lb cooked ground beef, cooked diced chicken, turkey, ham, or Polska Kielbasa
1 box noodles, any shape desired, uncooked
1 can creamed corn
1 can vegetables desired such as peas, corn, green beans, mixed vegetables
1 can gravy
1 1/2 cans soy milk, divided use

Combine all of the ingredients except for the 1/2 cup of soy milk. Pour into a sprayed 9x13 baking dish. Pour the remaining 1/2 can of soy milk over top but do not stir. Press down the mixture if needed to be covered with the milk. Use a little additional soy milk if needed. Cover tightly with foil
then bake at 450 for 45 minutes or until the noodles are tender.

Egg Free, Dairy Free Simple Ground Beef and Noodle Bake

This casserole is very quick to prepare because the noodles are not cooked before baking. I also keep cooked ground beef proportioned in the freezer that I can just thaw and add. If you want your noodles more tender, you can use cooked noodles then just bake the casserole until bubbly and heated through.

 

 

Simple Ground Beef and Noodle Bake
 

1 lb cooked ground beef

1 can creamed corn

1 can beef gravy

1 can corn

2 cups soy milk or beef broth

1 box uncooked noodles
 

Combine the ground beef, creamed corn, beef gravy, corn and soy milk in a sprayed 9x13 baking dish. Add the noodles then stir until thoroughly combined. Tightly cover with foil then bake at 350 for 1 hour or until the noodles are tender. Let the casserole set for 10 minutes before serving.
*  If you want your casserole a little saucier, add another can of beef gravy and 2 additional cups of soy milk or beef broth.

Egg Free, Dairy Free Mexican Macaroni Bake

The girls and I love this casserole. My husband doesn't like salsa, so we make it for lunch then freeze the leftovers.

Mexican Macaroni Bake

1 box elbow macaroni, cooked

1 lb cooked ground beef
15.5 oz jar salsa
15.5 oz can dark red kidney beans
15.25 oz can corn
8 oz can tomato sauce

Thoroughly combine all of the ingredients. Transfer to a sprayed 11x15 baking dish. Cover with foil then bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.
*  To save time, heat all of the ingredients in the noodle pot and heat through.
*  To make this vegan, remove the ground beef. An additional can of kidney beans can be added.

Egg Free, Dairy Free Crock Pot Sausage and Noodles

We family loves smoked sausage and this is a simple crock pot way to prepare it.

Crock Pot Sausage and Noodles

1 package smoked sausage, diced

1 box uncooked noodles
2 cans spaghetti sauce

Place all of the ingredients into the sprayed crock pot then stir until thoroughly combined. Cover then cook on low for 4 hours or until the noodles are tender.

Egg Free, Dairy Free Ground Beef, Veggie and Noodle Casserole

Another great all in one casserole.

Ground Beef, Veggie and Noodle Casserole

1 box cooked noodles, any shape desired
1 lb cooked ground beef
1 can beef gravy
1 can mixed vegetables

Combine all of the ingredients then cook until heated through.

Egg Free, Dairy Free Simple Tuna Noodle Casserole

My husband wasn't eating dinner with us tonight, so I decided to make the girls a meal that I loved as a kid. My husband doesn't like tuna or tomatoes, so this is a perfect dinner for when he is not home. The girls couldn't get enough and we have now made it several times for lunches. Is it a bad thing when your husband is pickier than your kids?

Simple Tuna Noodle Casserole

1 box elbow macaroni, cooked
2 cans (5 oz each) tuna, drained
1 can peas
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can turkey gravy
1 cup safe bread crumbs or crushed safe potato chips

Combine the macaroni, tuna, peas, tomatoes and gravy. Transfer the mixture to a sprayed 9x13 baking dish. Top with the bread crumbs. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

Egg Free, Dairy Free Chicken and Noodles in White Sauce

My girls really loved this casserole. Jazlyn even wanted it again the next day for lunch and it reheated perfectly.

Chicken and Noodles in White Sauce

2 tbsp dairy-free margarine
1/3 cup flour
Salt and pepper to taste
2 cups chicken broth
1 can corn, peas, or any vegetables desired
2 cups cooked, diced chicken
1 cup soup crackers, crushed (I used Saltines), optional but very good
1 box noodles, any shape desired

In a soup pot, cook and drain the noodles according to the package. Meanwhile, melt the margarine in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour, pepper, and salt then whisk until completely combined. Add the chicken broth then whisk constantly until the mixture is thickened. Add the corn, chicken, and crackers to the cooked noodles. Add the white sauce then cook and stir until completely coated and heated through.

Egg Free, Dairy Free Brown Buttered Noodles with Ham and Peas

My girls take turns picking out our supper. This is another casserole that they came up with and we all really enjoyed.

Brown Buttered Noodles with Ham and Peas

1/4 cup dairy free margarine
1 box noodles, any shape desired, cooked
1 can peas
1-2 cups cooked diced ham

Place the margarine in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until it is melted and beginning to brown. Pour the margarine over the cooked noodles. Add the peas and ham then cook and stir until heated through.
*  If desired, you can also skip the step of browning the margarine and just add it to the cooked noodles with the peas and ham.

Egg Free, Dairy Free Beefy Tomato Noodles

This is a quick and easy one pot noodle casserole. My girls kept asking for more. I left out the diced tomatoes this time because my husband doesn't like them. Next time I'm planning on stirring them into our individual portions.

Beefy Tomato Noodles

1 lb cooked ground beef
1 box noodles, uncooked
4 cups water
8 oz can tomato sauce
3 beef bouillon cubes
1 can vegetables desired such as peas or corn
1 can diced tomatoes, optional

Combine all of the ingredients in a soup pot except for the vegetables and tomatoes. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce the heat to medium low, cover then allow the mixture to simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in the vegetables and tomatoes, cover then simmer an additional 10 minutes or until the noodles are tender.
*  The ground beef can be substituted with cooked ground sausage or cooked, diced chicken.

Egg Free, Dairy Free Quick Sausage and Noodles

My family really enjoyed this casserole that my middle daughter, Tayana, came up with when it was her day to pick the meal.

Quick Sausage and Noodles

1 box noodles, any shape desired
1 lb fully cooked smoked sausage or polska kielbasa, sliced fairly thin
1 can peas
1 can gravy
Boil the noodles and sausage slices until the noodles are done. Add the peas and gravy then cook and stir until heated through and combined.

Egg Free, Dairy Free Sausage Noodle Bake

This all-in-one casserole was fast and easy to prepare since the noodles aren't boiled first. I also keep cooked ground sausage, ground beef and diced chicken in my freezer so that I can save the time it takes to fry and cook the meats each time. I just thawed 2 lbs of the ground sausage then stirred in the flour.

Sausage Noodle Bake

1 lb cooked ground sausage or ground beef
3 tbsp flour
2 cans beef gravy
1 can peas or corn
1 box noodles, uncooked
4 cups water

Stir the ground sausage and flour together in a sprayed 11x15 baking dish. Add the gravy, peas, noodles and water. Mix until thoroughly combined. Cover with foil then bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

Italian Pasta Salad

I made this Pasta Salad for a Church pot luck. It turned out very good. It wasn't creamy like the traditional pasta salad with mayonnaise, but we also didn't have to worry about it going bad from the heat.

Italian Pasta Salad

1 box elbow noodles, cooked and rinsed until cool
1-2 cups safe Italian salad dressing
Vegetables desired such as thawed frozen peas, shredded or diced carrots, sliced black olives,
     diced cucumbers, halved cherry tomatoes, diced cucumbers, diced bell peppers, diced onions,
     chopped broccoli, chopped cauliflower, etc.
Diced pepperoni, chicken or ham, optional
1 can beans, such as kidneys, drained and rinsed, optional

Thoroughly combine all of the ingredients. Cover and place in the fridge for at least 3 hours, stirring occasionally. Serve with a slotted spoon. Store tightly covered in the fridge.

Egg Free, Dairy Free Stovetop Chicken and Noodles

A simple, homestyle chicken noodle dinner. This meal freezes really well.

Stovetop Chicken and Noodles

1/4 cup flour
4 cups chicken broth
1 1/2 cups water
1 box noodles, any shape desired, uncooked
2 cups cooked, diced chicken
1 can peas
1 can creamed corn

Place the flour in a large saucepan. Add the broth and water. Cook and stir over medium heat until the flour is dissolved in the liquid. Allow the mixture to come to a slight boil. Add the noodles then stir to cover them completely with the liquid mixture. Continue to cook and stir until the noodles are tender. Add the chicken, peas and corn then cook and stir until heated through.

Egg Free, Dairy Free Creamy Beef and Noodles

Another simple to prepare meal.

Creamy Beef and Noodles

1 box noodles, any shape desired, cooked
1 lb cooked ground beef
15 oz can tomato sauce
1 can beef gravy (I used Campbell's)
1 can creamed corn

Thoroughly combine all of the ingredients then cook until heated through.

Egg Free, Dairy Free One Dish Spaghetti

This meal is a different way to make spaghetti. The noodles cook in the sauce so they have a different texture and flavor than traditional spaghetti.

One Dish Spaghetti

1 lb ground beef or bulk sausage
3 1/2 cups water
26 oz can spaghetti sauce
1 box noodles, any shape desired

Brown the beef in a deep skillet. Add the water, spaghetti sauce and noodles then stir until well combined. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low then simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes or until the noodles are tender.
* If desired, you can substitute the spaghetti sauce for 2 cans of tomato soup. Reduce the water to 2 cups.

Egg Free, Dairy Free Lasagna

We had a potluck dinner at Church and my two youngest daughters really liked the lasagna. Tayana asked if I could make a lasagna that was safe for Jazlyn. I didn't want to just use just meat, sauce and noodles. I felt like something should take the place of the cheese. I decided to try and use prepared instant mashed potatoes and it worked. This lasagna was full of flavor and had a great texture. My girls couldn't get enough and my husband said he liked it better than the traditional lasagna. Another victory for the egg free, dairy free and nut free kiddo.

Lasagna

1 1/2 cans of spaghetti sauce (39 oz)
1 lb cooked ground beef
2 tbsp Italian seasoning
1 box lasagna noodles, cooked and drained

4 cups prepared mashed potatoes (I used Betty Crocker Potato Buds prepared with just beef broth)

Place a layer of the sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Combine the remaining sauce, ground beef and seasoning. Place a layer of 4 lasagna noodles over top of the sauce in the dish. Spread 1/2 of the mashed potatoes over the noodles then top with 4 more noodles. Spread 1/2 of the ground beef mixture over the noodles then top with 4 more noodles. Repeat the layers, ending with the ground beef mixture on top. Cover with foil then bake at 375 for 30 minutes. Uncover then bake 10 additional minutes. Let the Lasagna cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.
*  The Lasagna reheats perfectly.

Egg Free, Dairy Free Quick and Easy Meat and Noodles

Another fast, simple, delicious, versatile and family friendly meal. The girls love this meal because they can pick the meat, vegetable and shape of noodle.

Quick and Easy Meat and Noodles

1 lb browned ground sausage, ground beef, diced chicken, diced ham, etc.
1 box noodles, any shape desired, cooked
1 can gravy or tomato soup
1 can peas, corn, green beans, etc.

In a large saucepan over low heat, cook and stir all of the ingredients until thoroughly combined and heated through.
* If desired, you can place all of the ingredients in a 9x13 baking dish then cover and bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until heated through.
* 1/2 cup soy milk can be added for extra creaminess.