Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Pizza Casserole

I came across this on Allrecipes and thought it sounded interesting. It totally tastes like pizza! We all really liked it alot.

Ingredients:

2 cups uncooked egg noodles
1 lb ground beef
1 onion diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 cup sliced pepperonis
16 oz pizza sauce
4 tbs milk
1 cup shredded mozzarella

Preheat oven to 350. Cook noodles. In a skillet, brown beef with the onion, garlic and bell pepper. Drain fat. Stir in the noodles, pizza sauce and milk, mix well. Pour intl a 2 quart casserole dish. Baje for 20 minutes, then top with cheese and cook for 5-10 more minutes to melt.

Hashbrown Casserole-in your crockpot!!

I took this to one of our Moms meetups the other day and it was really, really good. The kids and I ate the rest of it for lunch. I had a total of 4 servings in one day. I need to hit the treadmill, I think.

Ingredients:

30 oz pkg of plain, frozen hashbrown potatoes (shredded)
6 cooked sausage links, cut up
1/2 onion, diced
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
1 1/2 cups shredded cheese
12 eggs
1 cup milk
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

Spray your crock with cooking spray. Place all of the hashbrowns in the bottom and spread evenly. In a bowl, combine eggs, milk, salt, pepper, cheese, sausage, and veggies. Pour whole mixture on top of hashbrowns. Cover and cook low for 6-8 hrs, high for 3-4.

Penne Chicken Pesto

This looked quick and easy - which is what I need on nights when we have TeeBall practice.

Ingredients:

1 head of broccoli cut into florets
1 box penne pasta
2 cloves garlic diced
2 cups cooked chicken (cook your own or buy pre-cooked)
1 - 7oz container Buitoni basil pesto

Bring a large pot of water to a boil Salt and add broccoli and cook for 3 minutes. Sccop out with a slotted spoon and put aside in a bowl. Add pasta to water and cook. Heat 2 tbs olive oil in a large skillet. Add garlic and cook 2 minutes. Stir in broccoli, cook 3 more min. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Drain pasta. Stir chicken, pasta and pesto into skillet. Cook 2 minutes to heat through.

**My husband dumped a bunch of parmesan cheese on top of his - despite me telling him that pesto has a bunch of parmesan. We all really liked this. It was quick, easy and delicious.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

More to come...

I'm getting back on it, I promise =)

Broccoli Beef

We order this ALL the time when we eat chinese, so I searched for a recipe and found this one on Allrecipes.com. It is even better that going out!



Ingredients:

1/4 cup flour
1 (10.5) oz can beef broth
2 tbs sugar
2 tbs soy sauce
1 Lb boneless steak cut into strips (I used rib eye)
1/4 tsp fresh ginger chopped
1 clove garlic minced
4 cups chopped fresh broccoli
1 med onion sliced into strips (optional)
2 tbs wok oil (or any kind of cooking oil)

In a bowl, combine flour, broth, sugar and soy sauce. Stir to combine. In a large wok over high heat add oil and beef. Cook for 2-4 min until browned. Stir in broth mixture, ginger, garlic and broccoli. Bring to a boil, then reduce and simmer for 5-10 min until sauce thickens. Serve over rice.

**My kids LOVED this, even the broccoli. The sauce is excellent. And I highly reccomend using the wok oil - it has a slight garlic flavor to it and really makes a difference. Enjoy!