Tasty Tuesday (Spaghetti Inside Garlic Bread)

We eat a lot of spaghetti in my house. I love it and it is cheap and filling for everyone. Of course I have to make garlic bread with the spaghetti so when I saw this recipe I had to try it. I changed it a little to fit my family and it would be easy to change to fit yours to!

First you need a frozen loaf of bread, thawed out

Roll it out using a rolling pin. I used some non stick spray on the counter to help it from sticking.

Once it is rolled out I covered it with some saran wrap to keep it moist. While it was covered I cooked my spaghetti and browned my ground beef.

Uncover your dough and cut slits up both sides. Put on your cookie sheet

Add your cooked spaghetti and ground beef down the middle. I topped mine with mozzarella and parmesean cheese.

Criss cross your dough giving a braid effect.

Brush your dough with a egg white. I then sprinkled it with some more parmesan cheese and soem garlic powder.

Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes.

Whatever Wednesday ( Baked Ziti with Chicken in Queso Sauce)

Baked Ziti with Chicken in Queso Sauce

2 cups shredded cooked chicken
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 can Rotel tomatoes
1 pd Velveeta, cubed
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 box ziti noodles

Cook chicken and shred.

Cook pasta and drain.

 Melt velveeta in the microwave.

Mix soup, rotel and melted cheese.

Stir in remaining ingredients and pour into a 9x13 dish.

Bake at 35o for 45 minutes.

Tasty Tuesday ( Ground Beef Spiral Bake)

Ground Beef Spiral Bake
( I got this recipe from Taste of Home)

• 1 package (16 ounces) spiral pasta
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 2/3 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 jars (26 ounces each) spaghetti sauce
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 4 cups (16 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

• Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in the spaghetti sauce, tomato paste, basil and oregano. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-10 minutes.
• Stir pasta into meat mixture. Transfer to two greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dishes. Sprinkle each with 2 cups cheese. Cover and freeze one casserole for up to 3 months.
• Bake the remaining casserole, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.
• To use frozen casserole: Thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 2 casseroles (8 servings each).
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Freezer Friday ( Johnnie Marzetti)

Johnnie Marzetti

1 tbsp oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 pd ground beef
1 can tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 bay leaf
1/4 tsp pepper
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 cup chopped celery
1 green pepper, chopped
1 can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can tomato sauce
1 1/2 tsp dried basil leaves
1 1/4 tsp salt
1 pkg egg noodles. cooked
1 cup cheddar cheese

Heat oven to 375. Heat oil in skillet. Add celery, onion, and green pepper. Stir until tender. Remove veggies and set aside. Add meat, cook until done. Return veggies. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, bay leaf, basil, salt and pepper. Simmer 5 minutes. Remove bay leaf. Place noodles in baking dish. Spoon meat mixture over noodles. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and cheese. Bake for 15-20 min.

Tasty Tuesday ( Slow Cooker Chicken and Pasta Soup)

I had a bunch of chicken left over from some chicken breasts I had made the other week and I had left out a bag of diced tomatoes that I made to so I decided to make this soup.  I am unsure where I got the recipe from but I have made it a lot and my family loves it. The best part is that most of it can be made in the crockpot,

Slow Cooker Chicken and Pasta

3 cans chicken broth
2 cups diced cooked chicken
1 can diced tomatoes, undrained ( I used homemade but the Italian style is great for this recipe)
1/2 tsp dried leaf basil ( I like to add way more than this but it is up to you)
1 cup frozen peas and carrots ( I use the whole bag or a can of each)
1 cup water
1 cup chopped onion  ( I just use onion flakes)
1 cup chopped celery
1 tsp parsley flakes ( again I add way more than this in mine)
dash of garlic powder ( or how ever much you like)
box of small pasta

In the crockpot, combine chicken broth, cooked chicken, water, tomatoes, onion,celery, basil, parsley and garlic powder. Cook on low 5-7 hours. Cook pasta as directed. Add pasta and vegetables to crokpot. Cook 30 minutes.