Turn Leftover Meat into Delicious Oven Croquettes, 1948

“Delicious Oven Croquettes” from an ad for Hunts Tomato Sauce in an advertisement in Life magazine, Nov. 29, 1948

Use leftovers—bake ‘em with Hunts Tomato Sauce

It’s True! The tastiest croquettes ever! Without the bother of deep-fat frying. And—

You make ‘em for a song. Use leftover beef, lamb, veal, turkey or chicken. And, of course, that wonderful cooking sauce from California—Hunt’s Tomato Sauce. The low-cost way to buy tomatoes for cooking. Costs but a few cents a can!

Hunt’s comes ready to use—already kettle-simmered. Rich and thick and flavor. So—

Use Hunt’s Tomato Sauce in your spaghetti, vegetables, meat loaf, stews. In fish and rice dishes, gravies.

Look for the Hunt red label. Better buy six cans—for a few cents a can!

Oven Croquettes

2 cups diced left-over beef, lamb, veal, chicken, turkey

1 medium onion

1 small green pepper

¾ cup fine, dry, bread crumbs

2 tsp. salt

1 egg, well beaten

2 cans Hunt’s Tomato Sauce

½ cup left-over gravy

½ cup water

1 tsp. horseradish

Melted fat

Grind meat, onion, and green pepper. Add bread crumbs, salt, egg, and 1 can Hunt’s Tomato Sauce. Mix well. Form into 8 pyramids or cakes. Mix remaining Hunt’s Tomato Sauce, left-over gravy, water, and horseradish. Pour into shallow greased baking dish. Brush croquettes with melted fat. Place in sauce. Bake in hot oven (400 degrees F.) 20-25 minutes basting after croquettes have been in oven 15 minutes. Makes 4 servings.

Hunt—for the best

Hunt’s Fruits, Vegetables, Tomato Products, Hunt Foods Inc., Los Angeles, Calif.