It’s awesome to have friends! I just have to state that right up front because tonight’s dinner is brought to you by several of my friends! Read on to find out more 🙂
So first off a shout out to my friend “the grizz” who is not only a fabulous artist but master sauerkraut maker! He showed me how he made this batch and it was really easy and oh so much yummier than the store bought kind. If you are inclined to make your own I highly encourage you to give it a try! You won’t be sorry! Here is some from his batch that we are using to cook with tonight, and let me tell you I have been waiting with anticipation (Lots of drooling involved lol) for this batch to be ready to use on this recipe! The recipe was given to me by another friend who brought a casserole dish in to a pot luck lunch at our local weaving guild …. and I adapted the recipe for smaller portions etc thinking how awesome it would be to make small batches of homemade sauerkraut and of course this super simple but extremely yummy casserole while on the road this year in the RV! We also love chili cheese dogs with sauerkraut so I foresee some RV sauerkraut being made this year!
as a side note: homemade sauerkraut tastes nothing like the store bought kind! It is completely different and neither my husband nor myself will eat the store bought kind… so be forewarned once you try the homemade stuff you will never be able to eat the store bought kind again lol …
Of course I’m using my totally awesome vintage Corning Ware petite pans (P-41 for those who love their vintage Corning Ware). I find these in the thrift store all the time and it blows my mind that people get rid of them! They make the best ice cream bowls, food storage bowls, and individual serving baking dishes (from freezer to oven 🙂 !)
Start by layering:
Homemade sauerkraut
Roast beef slices from the deli
A thin layer of thousand island dressing
Some cherry tomatoes sliced up
Some shredded cheese (we used Swiss)
Then take one slice of rye bread and crumble it up and toss it in some melted butter.
Take the petite pans and toss them in the toaster oven and voila dinner is done! Everything is basically cooked so all you are doing is melting everything together and warming it up. If you are concerned about burning the bread crumbs on top you could cover with foil or put them on later in the cooking process. Honestly it really depends on what kind of toaster oven you have… so just go with what you have and adapt as necessary.
Now while that is cooking I have to give another shout out to the husband of my weaving guild friend who built me this awesome warping reel this week! I’m in seventh heaven folks! I can’t wait to use it!
So as I was saying at the beginning of this post… it’s so good to have such awesome friends! And with that being said… dinner is now served!
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