This was modification from Joan's Sloppy Joe mac and cheese. I had to discover all original ingredients in place of Joan's combo of canned sloppy joe stuff to be in State Fair.
1 lb lean hamburger, ground 2x
4 cups peeled, cubed potatoes
3 t minced garlic
6 T butter
1 med. Onion
� cup flour
� red bell pepper, Chopped
1 cup each milk, half and half
� cup ketchup
� t. onion salt
1 tbsp. Sweet & Low brown sugar
� t. garlic chipotle hot sauce
4 T chili powder
� cup heavy cream
1 t cider vinegar
8 oz. sharp cheddar cheese
1 t. celery seed
4 oz. Velveeta cheese
1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
3 oz. cream cheese
1 t. salt
butter
16 Ritz cracker
� cup ea chopped grape tomatoes
3 sliced scallions sliced black olives,
minced parsley
Recipe
1. Saut� hamburger until no longer pink
2. Add garlic, onion and red pepper and cook till soft.
3. Add ketchup, sugar, chili powder, celery seed, vinegar , salt, W sauce and stir through.
4. Parboil whole potatoes in boiling water. Peel and cool
5. Cube potatoes
6. To make cheese sauce: In a heavy saucepan over low heat melt butter.
7. Add flour, stir 3 minutes or until roux is frothy and taste of raw flour is gone.
8. Gradually stir in the 2 cups of warmed mixed milk and � and � into the roux.
9. Turn up heat; stir until sauce is just at boiling point.
10. Turn down heat; let simmer a few minutes. Add onion salt and garlic chipotle sauce
11. Stir in heavy cream; simmer briefly or until flavors are blended.
12. Stir in the cheeses into simmering sauce until melted;
13. combine cheese sauce with potatoes.
14. Spray baking dish with Pam; spread 1 cup of sloppy joe meat on bottom
15. Spread potatoes and cheese and top with 1 cup more sloppy joe mix.
16. Crush Ritz crackers and sprinkle over sloppy joe mix. Dot with butter.
17. Bake in a pre-heated 350� F. oven 30 minutes or until bubbly and light golden brown.
18. Remove from oven. Garnish with scallions, tomatoes, olives and parsley.