Dinner haystacks again!
By Kelli M
@spiderdust (14756)
San Jose, California
June 11, 2018 8:53pm CST
We had an afternoon at the library with the kids today, and I realized after we got home that I hadn't pulled anything out for dinner. I considered putting some chicken breast in the Instant Pot and making pulled BBQ sandwiches, but I didn't have any buns (and my bank account says I can't buy any just yet). I peeked in the freezer and found a package of cooked ground beef -- hurray! I could make haystacks!
I've written about haystacks before. The kind we make are a lot like a taco salad -- a base of rice or tortilla chips (or both), seasoned meat, some beans, some cheese, and whatever vegetables I decide to put out (tomatoes, corn, lettuce, olives, avocado, etc). Sometimes I set out sour cream or queso sauce, if I have them on hand.
Tonight's variation is closer to the "Amish haystacks", as I simmered the ground beef with some pizza sauce that was in the fridge and some taco seasoning.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
12 Jun 18
If they eat, you did good! I made a pizza for dinner.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
12 Jun 18
I'll probably make pizza sometime this week. The other half used to work at Chuck E Cheese and 2 other pizza places in his younger years, so I have him toss all of our pizza crusts when I make it from scratch.
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
12 Jun 18
Maybe we will relocate over there so you and I can cook together.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
12 Jun 18
That works! I'll warn you though, housing prices are a nightmare.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
12 Jun 18
Sorry you couldn't have choice one, but seems choice two wasnt bad.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
12 Jun 18
I think choice #2 worked out better! 
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
12 Jun 18
We do this now and then, but the vegetables are always on the bottom. Everything else, we put on top, as you said, 'more like a taco salad.' Jay eats anything I fix, so that's a BIG plus, he's not one bit picky. The only thing, he's not crazy about rice, so I don't fix it very often, for myself.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
14 Jun 18
@spiderdust We like to make taco salads, in a hat type bowl. I bought them at the store, a couple times.
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
13 Jun 18
You could easily make it without the rice. I just fix it because they like rice (especially if it's made with chicken bouillon in the water) and it stretches things just a little bit further.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
13 Jun 18
It's one of their favorites.
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@RasmaSandra (97957)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Jun 18
That sounds good. Whenever I have something on hand that I need to use up I make all kinds of creations.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
12 Jun 18
This has been a good one for us, especially since the stepkids moved in. Sometimes I do the "Hawaiian style" with chicken and gravy, and toppings like pineapple and mandarin oranges and diced bell pepper, and they like that one too.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
13 Jun 18
That's a good way to make it too. It would be great with Fritos, but I didn't have any.
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@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
12 Jun 18
Ohh your dinner sounds good to me. Hehehe!!! I would love to taste it
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