Friday, February 11, 2011

February Meals

Orzo and Roasted Vegetables - Britta

Spaghetti - Cheryl

Wheat Chili - Diana

BBQ Chicken Pizza - Julianne

Shepherd's Pie - Kim

Texas Beef Brisket and Grammie Doll's Moist Cake - Kimberly

Chicken Penne Pasta - Jeana

Lasagna - Naomi

Italian Meatball Subs - Tawnee

Italian Meatball Subs

Meatballs - Just buy meatballs anywhere (walmart, costco ect.)
1 can jellied cranberries
about 1/2 cup of brown sugar
1 jar of chili sauce. I found the best chili sauce is homemade (being the brand not made by me). It comes in an apple shaped bottle, and you can buy it anywhere.

Combine all ingredients, then just warm it in the crockpot. Serve on rolls with cheese, like Muenster.

Lasagna

16 lasagna noodles (I like the ones you don't have to boil)
1 pound hamburger
1 large can spaghetti sauce
1 large carton cottage cheese
8 oz cream cheese
8 oz sour cream
Mozzarella cheese and parmesan

Brown hamburger, drain grease and add to spaghetti sauce. Combine cottage cheese, cream cheese and sour cream to make white layer. Put a small amount of spaghetti sauce on bottom of a 9x13 pan to keep from sticking. Then a layer of noodles, layer of white sauce, layer of spaghetti sauce, then layer of mozzarella cheese and sprinkle of parmesan. Repeat 3 times until all ingredients are used. Bake at 350 covered for 1 hour.

Chicken Penne Pasta

1 Package Penne pasta
Chicken breast meat (however much you like)
1 jar Classico brand, Four Cheese Alfredo Sauce
1 jar Classico brand, Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Alfredo Sauce (I have also used the Roasted Pepper flavor and it was really good too)
Cracked pepper
Garlic

Pour both jars into your baking dish, Add a couple cloves of garlic and some cracked pepper. Add chicken and bake in the oven at 350 for about 20-25 minutes. Boil pasta and with 10 minutes left of the timer add the boiled noodles to the chicken and sauce.

Shepherd's Pie

Meat Mixture
1 pound lean ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup cooked corn
1/2 cup cooked carrots
1 ½ cup vegetable juice (like V8)
1/2 teaspoon oregano
3 cups mashed cooked potatoes
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and lightly grease a 2 quart baking dish.
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, stir and cook ground beef, onion and celery until juices run clear. Drain. Pour mixture into bowl with vegetable soup, veggies and oregano; stir well. Spread mashed potatoes on top.
Bake 20 minutes. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top and bake 5 minutes more, or until cheese has melted.

From Frozen:
Thaw meat mixture.

Make potatoes: Instant Potatoes
Place 2 cup instant potatoes into a container. Add 4 cup hot or boiling water. Allow to sit for 2-3 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve. Makes 8 servings.

Place meat mixture into 9x13 baking dish. Once the potatoes are done, spread over meat mixture and top with cheese. Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes.

Wheat Chili

1 1/2 cups steamed wheat
1 pound ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 Tbsp. garlic
2 cans beans (kindey, or black)
2 cans diced tomatoes
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 can of corn

Brown ground beef with onions and remove excess fat. Place all ingredients in a crock pot. Cook for 4-5 hours.