Grandma's Lasagna Re-Mix!

you will need...

9x9 Pan

Tin Foil

1/2 a box - lasagna noodles (uncooked)

1/2 a pack of pepperoni 

1/2 a pack of mozzarella shredded cheese (1 cup)

1/2 a container of cottage cheese about 4 oz

 (I hate cottage cheese but I love it in this!)

(give it a try!)

1 can of spaghetti sauce

1/2 cup of banana peppers

1 lb cooked ground beef

How you cook it...

Pre heat your oven to 350

In a pan cook hamburger meat, drain, and return to pan

add in spaghetti sauce

layer....

in a lined pan soon in a small about of meat mixture

3 noodles broke in half

more sauce

2 oz of cottage cheese

(take a spoon and spread c.c)

1/2 of your pepperoni

3 more noodles broken in half

meat mixture

the rest of your cottage cheese

(take a spoon and spread c.c)

the rest of your pepperoni

1/2 of your banana peppers

3 more noodles broken

the rest of your meat sauce

the rest of your banana peppers

top with moz cheese

cover the pan with tin foil

bake at 350 for 1 hour and 20 minutes 

(check to see if your noodles are done)

Enjoy!

This is a little remix of my grandma's lasagna 

My husband LOVES ricotta but I do not I think the taste is a little strong

and it over powers the lasagna

I like the cottage cheese instead... My grandma told me she had but cottage

cheese in her lasagna and I was a little surprised because I've never liked the stuff

but the taste in the lasagna is perfect... not to strong at all .. you can 

taste all the flavors in the lasagna

I added the pepperoni and banana peppers (my husbands favs!)

If you bake your noodles instead of boiling them

the lasagna will stay together

I hate when noodles go sliding everywhere!

Keena's Famous Lasagna

My sisters best friend makes some really good Lasagna ... here is her recipe

1 pound of ground beef, lasagna noodles,

1 jar of spaghetti sauce, 

1 and 1/2 cups of cottage cheese,

1 1/2 cups of shredded mozzarella cheese, 

2 TBS of grated Parmesan cheese, 

and make as follows:

Brown ground beef and drain, spoon 1 cup of sauce in bottom of a 4 quart crock pot.

Mix remaining sauce with beef. Place 2 uncooked lasagna noodles on sauce in crock pot. Spread 1/3 meat mixture on top of noodles. Spread 3/4 cups of cottage cheese over meat. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese over cottage cheese.

 

Add another layer of uncooked noodles, 1/3 meat mixture, the remaining cottage cheese, and 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese. Place another layer of uncooked noodles, meat mixture, and mozzarella cheese.

Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over top and cook on low for about 4 hours, but no longer because noodles will be tough! Enjoy!

Chicken pizza no crust low calorie dinner

Pizza Chicken!

I used...

3 strips per adult 1 strip per child

1 tablespoon of ragu per chicken strip

pizza shredded cheese

3 pieces of pepperoni per chicken strip

How..

In a pan lay your strips down

top with ragu

pep

& cheese

Bake 350 for 45 minutes

Total Calories are actually a little less than this.. I used less than 1/4 cup of ragu & I used less than 1/4 of cheese so Total Calories were probably more like 465 calories 

(based on 3 strips each)

PHOTO FROM MY FITNESS PAL!!

Shepherds Pie & Sweet Carrots

Sweet Carrots

1 - Jar of Carrots

(I prefer the ones in the glass jar)

drained

1/4 cup of  Pure Maple Syrup

1/4 cup Brown Sugar

3-4 tablespoons full of water

Simmer until done!

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Sheppards Pie

1 1.2 lbs of Ground Beef

1/2 can of cream of mushroom soup

mashed potatoes 

(5-6 potatoes OR 2 packs of instant)

3oz (or so) Shredded Cheese-Cheddar

Frozen Corn

(1 reg size sweet corn package)

Brown HB

drain and mix in Soup

layer in pan HB mix

(heat corn I buy the steam Walmart bags)

corn

(make mashed potatoes)

mashed potatoes

and top with cheese

bake until cheese is bubbly 

Super Easy and Fast Meatball Subs - Best EVER!!

What you will need

1 - pack of Bordon deli trio cheese

1 lb ground beef

ketchup

1 - meat loaf seasoning packet

1 - jar spaghetti sauce or make your own

6 - sub buns (got mine in  the walmart deli)

bread crumbs

2- eggs

How to make

Mix ground beef, 2 squirts of ketchup, meatloaf 

seasoning packet, eggs, 1/3 cup breadcrumbs 

mix and form into balls about 18 balls

drizzle 1 tsp of speg. sauce over each meat ball

bake on 400 for 20 minutes 

after they have cooked

slice bread open and fill with 3 meatballs 2 heaping tablespoons 

of speg. sauce and use the whole pack of the cheese

you could use other types of cheese but I loveeee this cheese

its 3 cheeses in 1 and super creamy

broil till cheese is bubbly and its done!

SOOOO EASY Sinfully Delish Chocolate Raspberry Cake

What you will need

1 - box yellow cake mix

(make according to box)

(with the exception of using milk instead of water

1- box raspberry jello

(make according to box)

1- chocolate frosting

How to make it

after you make the cake

poke holes in the cake

and pour jello all through it

not all of it

ice cake 

pour a little more jello over the top

refrigerate 

and stick leftover jello in fridge for a snack later

you could garnish the cake with

raspberries if you want

Baby it's cold outside... Lets make us up a big pot of Chili

I make Chili different ways here is the way I made it last fall/winter

The air is getting that nip in the air 

so I thought...

it's time to make a big 'ol pot of Chili

Here is what you will need,,,,

*1 can of Chili Beans(or Kidney Beans)(or Both)

*1 can of Hunts Chili starter in a can

*1 pouch of McCormicks Chili seasoning 

*1 jumbo can of tomato sauce (see photo below)

* 1 1/2 lbs of ground beef

How to make it

In a large pot 

fill with water

put ground beef in pot with water

*while that is boiling *

*Make your corn bread up and pop it in the oven*

* if you want muffins for after dinner make that and pop it in too*

boil until done

Drain your Ground Beef

put it back into your pot while heat is on med/low

while you open your cans & packets

add in your packet and hunts

mix

add in your tomato sauce and beans

ok this is where you may want to add water...

I do not

my family likes their chili thick-ish

but if you like thinner chili than add about 1-2 cups of water

simmer 

and its done!

 Our Corn Bread Muffins

& 

our Banana Nut Muffins

Creamy Super Easy Homemade Parmesan Noodles

1/3 cup Parmesan cheese

4 TBS Butter

1/3 cup of milk

boiled noodles

2 pieces of cheese

(I used provolone )

Mix all together in a pot 

and heat till creamy  

Cabbage Roll Casserole

Cabbage Roll Casserole

What you will need

1 lb Ground Beef

Onion powder

garlic powder

2 cans of tomato sauce

3 bags of brown minute rice

1/2 a head of cabbage

beef broth

How to make it

Brown HB & season

in a pan add

tomato sauce, broth,

 and uncooked minute rice

add HB and stir

chop up 1/2 head of cabbage

(I used half a head b/c I have picky eaters and im lucky they ate this and liked it )

add cabbage in and stir

cook on 350 30-45 minutes

super easy and I added banana peppers to my husbands

because he loves banana peppers

Dorito Bake Remix

What you will need

1 lb ground beef

1 can of cream of cheese soup

Or 1 can of nacho cheese ..what i used

1 can of diced tomatoes

1/2 bag of shredded Cheddar cheese

1 can of baked beans

1 bag of Doritos any flavor

1 packet taco seasoning

How to make it

Brown hamburger

drain

Add in taco seasoning, diced tomatoes, can of cheese, beans

Heat

In a pan crush Doritos lightly

Pour mixture over top

Top with cheese

Bake 350 7 minutes

Broil to bubbly

Leftovers for sure .. half the pan left

I would think this could Feed 8-11 people

Cabbage Rolls

Stuffed Cabbage Roll Recipe Straight from the 70's

What you will need

12 Cabbage Leaves

1 LB hamburger

1/2 cup of Uncooked instant rice

1 medium onion chopped

1 - 4 oz can of mushroom stems and pieces

1 tsp salt

1/8 TSP pepper

1/8 TSP garlic salt

1 - 15 oz can of tomato sauce

1 TSP sugar

1/2 TSP lemon juice

1 TBS corn starch

1 TBS water

How to do it

Cover Cabbage leaves with boiling water

cover and let stand till leaves are limp

about 10 minutes

remove leaves and drain (SAVE WATER)

mix HB, rice, onion, mushroom with liquid, salt, pepper,

garlic salt, and 1/2 of the tomato sauce

place 1/3 cup of HB mixture at stem end

of each leaf and roll leaf around hamburger mixture 

tucking in sides

place cabbage rolls seam side down

in a un-greased baking sheet

8x8

mix remaining tomato sauce , sugar, and lemon juice

and pour over cabbage rolls

cover and cook on 350 for 45 minutes

mix cornstarch and 1 TBSP of water in sauce pan

stir in liquid from cabbage rolls

heat to boiling

stir continually 

boil and stir one minute

Serve sauce with cabbage rolls

Nanny's Stuffed Green Pepper Casserole

A blast from the past my Mom would make this recipe a lot when I was a child

we just loved to eat it

I hadn't ate this in forever

 well tonight ....

We stopped at my Mom's House after church and she

sent home with us a big dish of Stuffed Green Pepper Casserole 

and we had it as a late dinner after church.. YUM YUM!

Thanks Mama!

Bad Photo Quality - Sorry!!

Stuffed Green Pepper Casserole

What you need

1 1/2 Lb Ground Beef

3 Large Green Peppers

2 TBS Chopped Onion

1 TSP Salt

1 Bag of Cooked Rice

1 - 15 oz can of Tomato Sauce

1 - Bag of shredded Cheese

1/8 TSP garlic salt

How to Prepare

Wash Green Peppers and chop them up

Cook Green Peppers until soft

Brown Ground Beef with onion

drain ground beef

put back in pan 

add garlic salt

add rice

add Tomato Sauce

Put hamburger mixture and green peppers in a 11x14 pan

top with cheese and stir through 

Bake 15 minutes on 350

Easy Corn Bread Salad

Straight from the Country

What you will need

1 box of Jiffy(1 Egg 1/3 cup Milk )

1 Can of corn

1/4 - 1/2 cup of mayo

How to Make it

Make the Jiffy as on the box

Bake

Break apart and crumble

mix in corn

mix in mayo

chill

and its done!

3 ingredient Italian Chicken

What you will need

Chicken
1 small tomato paste
1 bottle of Italian Dressing

How to make it
mix everything together and bake 45 minutes covered
uncover and bake for an additional 5-10

Tim Tebows Moms Pizza Pie Remix

I love me some Tim Tebow and his Mom's Pie hehe

OK
What you will need

3/4 cup of Water
1 small can of Tomato Paste
1 packet of Italian Spaghetti Seasoning
Pepperoni
Banana Peppers
1 can of Grans Homestyle Biscuits
Parm Cheese
1 Lb Hamburger
1 package of Moz Cheese
1/2 green pepper

How to Make
Flatten biscuits and line 8x8 pan


Fry Hamburger - Drain
add in green peppers
add Seasoning
add water
add Paste
add in pepperoni and sprinkle with cheese


dump mixture in pan
top with both cheeses

Bake on 400 for 15-18 minutes

Easy oven fajitas

Easy fajitas

Ingredients 

• Chicken
• Peppers
• Onion
• Rice
• Cheese OPT.
• Fajita Seasoning 
• Water
• Salsa OPT.

How to make it

In a pan add chicken, bell peppers, and onions
Mix a fajita seasoning packet with half a pack of water and pour over chicken
Bake covered for 45 minutes on 375 or 400
Uncover and bake another 10-15 minutes
I broiled mine for about 2 minutes to brown the chicken a little
Finish this dish with cheese, rice, salsa, etc

I used a pouch of steak fajita rice mix
I lined my pan with tin foil and covered with tin foil for easyyyy clean up

Pepperoni Cavatini - SUPER EASY TO MAKE

Ingredients 

Noodles

Ground Beef

Spaghetti sauce

mozzarella cheese

parm cheese

1 tablespoon Sugar

Pepperoni 

Opt.

Green Peppers, Onions, sausage etc

How to Cook

Boil Pasta

Cook Ground Beef

after ground beef is done 

drain

add spaghetti sauce

add sugar

add pepperoni

add etc

slow cook for at least 5 minutes

mix and put in pan

top with cheese

Bake 350 until cheese is melted 

Lunch Box Recipe

Ham

Cream Cheese

Soft Shells

Spread cream cheese on soft shell and add ham

roll up and slice in pinwheels 

Super Easy and Good Ranch Chicken

Ingredients 

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Tenders

1- Ranch Seasoning Packet

1/2 cup of Parmesan Shake Cheese

1/2 tube of Italian Bread Crumbs 

(I used walmart brand round tall container)

How To Make

Roll chicken in all ingredients

Make on 350 for 45-65 Minutes

I broil mine for 2-3 minutes before

 taking out of the oven

Super Yummy!!

I also made Hawaiian Sweet Rolls with Dinner...I used this Recipe  for them

Husk and Cook corn in 4 minutes - no boiling

A elderly man from our church told my husband today

to microwave corn in the husk and cut the end off for the best corn

I was a little skeptical ... I mean I thought we had ate the best corn

the other day (which I blogged about) 

So I microwaved the corn and he cut the end 

and..

It was the BEST corn ever!

SO here is the video.. its so good no butter needed

unless you just want it!

We used Peaches & Cream Corn

(white & yellow)

that the elderly man from our church gave us

For each ear cook 4 minutes

so if you do 2 you will cook a total of 8 minutes