Recipe: Homemade Lasagna

Homemade Lasagna

Ingredients:
Lasagna noodles
1lb. hamburger meat
Spaghetti Sauce of choice
Different kinds of shredded cheese (I use Mozzerella, Cheddar, and Colby/Jack, along with sprinkle Parmesan cheese)

Brown your hamburger meat and boil your lasagna noodles. Pour your sauce into a large bowl and mix with browned hamburger meat. In your pan, layer noodles. I use scissors to trim mine to whatever size of pan I use that time (sometimes I make smaller pans, other times I make larger ones -- which obviously requires more or less noodles). I usually average using between 6-9 noodles (depending on size). Line noodles up in pan going the same direction. Apply a layer of meat/sauce, then sprinkle on a layer of each kind of cheese (parmasan too). Then I layer the noodles the opposite direction of what I layered the first set. Layer of meat sauce and cheese, then if my pan is deep enough I keep doing this until there is no more room. This time, I only had room for 2 layers of noodles.. but anyway. At the top, I add a little more cheese than I normally would and bake on 350° for about 20 minutes or until the cheese melts and is brown on top.
*Garlic bread is always a delicious side to go with and my kids love this! Enjoy!

Recipe: Doodle's Surprise

This is probably my favorite pasta dinner. It's so delicious. Named "Doodle's Surprise" because my Aunt (nicknamed Doodle) is the one who came up with mixing the perfect amount of ingredients together & it just STUCK! :) It's quick, easy, & delish! Ready now? With pictures, of course.

Ingredients:

Velveeta Shells & Cheese

Ragu Spaghetti Sauce (I use Mushroom & Green Pepper for the flavor, but you can use whatever kind you like)

6-8 slices of cheese, depending on the size of the pan you are using

1-2lbs. hambuger meat

Getting Started:
* Preheat your oven to 425°F.

Brown your hamburger meat and in a seperate pan, put your noodles on to boil.


Strain and rinse hamburger meat.


Make sure you non-stick your pan first, but then add your hamburger meat to your pan. I always use this really small dish because it's my favorite, but you can use a bigger size if needed. This dish typically makes around 8 servings. For more, I'd suggest a bigger pan & doubling the noodles & sauce.


This is optional. I always put my spaghetti sauce through a strainer and hold it over my meat pan. I don't like mushrooms & peppers, but I love the flavor it gives. If you like those things, then this step isn't necessary, but if you don't - it's a life saver from having to pick them out later!


Pictured above: Meat & sauce after straining the mushrooms & green peppers from the sauce. Like I said, completely optional! Or if you're in a hurry and don't mind the taste of the peppers & mushrooms, it just saves you a step from having to strain them out.


Pictured above: All of the strained-out mushrooms, green peppers, tomates & extra stuff from the spaghetti sauce. After straining them, feel free to toss them on out!




Remove noodles from stove once they are nice & done. Strain them as well, then add to your meat & sauce pan.




Next, pour ontop your velveeta cheese. And mix mix mix mix mix.


Once mixed well, add on a top layer of sliced cheese. I usually cover the whole pan with cheese.


Bake for about 30 minutes or until cheese browns. Remove from oven, let cool, and DIG IN!!


Yummy?


Why yes! Yes it was!


Good side dishes:
Garlic bread! Or just any kind of bread, really.

Oh yeah, I forgot the warning.
VERY CHEESY!! Haha.

:) Enjoyyy.


This was posted to an older blog entry and had pictures still from before, so I just copied and pasted. Hope you guys enjoyed it!

Recipe: Cheeseburger Pie

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Cheeseburger Pie

Ingredients:
2 lbs. ground beef (or chuck)
chopped onion
cheddar cheese (shredded)
½ c. Bisquick
2 eggs
1 c. milk
½ tsp salt

Brown hamburger meat in a skillet, using onions as flavor. Drain. Preheat oven to 400°. Grease a round pie pan and add hamburger meat to bottom of pan. Sprinkle cheese over the meat. In a bowl, mix Bisquick, eggs, milk and salt. Pour over meat. Sprinkle more cheese over top and bake for 25 minutes.

Recipe: Iron Skillet Chocolate Pie

Iron Skillet Chocolate Pie

Ingredients:
3 c. sugar
3 c. milk
1 c. flour
6 tbsp Hershey's cocoa
6 egg yolks
2 tsp vanilla extract
4 tbsp butter
2 9" baked pie shells

Makes 2 9" pies!; In an iron skillet, mix dry ingredients together. Mix well with a whisk, beat egg yolks and add them to the milk and mix together. Turn stove on medium low, and add milk mixture to dry ingredients. Stir constantly, slowly at first. When pie filling starts to thicken, you will have to stir quicker. Make sure you are stirring the bottom also because the filling will stick to the bottom of the skillet once it starts to thicken. Once it starts to thicken, you will have to stir quickly. It will probably wear your arm out stirring so much, but stick with doing it if you want a great chocolate pie. Be sure to stir, stir, stir.. and don't burn it -- OR ELSE! Once pie filling is thick enough, take the skillet off the heat and add the vanilla and butter. This will make your filling more smooth and yummy! Pour it into your baked pie shells (should be enough to split half and half), then once it cools you may top it with Cool Whip!

*If you want to use meringue, then whip the remaining egg whites with approximately 3/4 c. of sugar until it peaks. Put on top of pies making peaks and for extra decoration, sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles. Bake in oven on 350 degrees until meringue is golden brown.