Taco Pasta Bake

Posted in Family Night, MEALS by Katherine

Taco Pasta Bake

1 box of Your Favourite Macaroni and Cheese
1 lb. (450 g) Extra-Lean Ground Beef
1 pkg. (35 g) Taco Seasoning Mix
3/4 cup Sour cream
1-1/2 cups Shredded Marble Cheese, divided
1/2 cup Salsa
1 Diced Tomato

Heat oven to 400°F.

Prepare Macaroni and Cheese Dinner as directed on package. While macaroni is cooking, cook meat with taco seasoning mix.(season as desired)

Stir sour cream into prepared Dinner; spoon half into 8-inch square baking dish. Top with layers of meat mixture, 1 cup shredded cheese and remaining Dinner mixture.

Top with salsa, diced tomato and remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese; bake, covered, 15 min. or until melted.

25Feb2016

Taco Pizza

Posted in Family Night, MEALS by Katherine

Taco Pizza

6 Ingredients

1 Crust (store bought)
500g or 1lb lean ground beef
Taco seasoning
1 can tomato paste
Shredded Tex Mex cheese
2 Diced tomatoes

Instructions

Store bought thin crust pizza shell- I am always about making things easier!
Cook 500g or 1 pound lean ground beef add taco seasoning to your liking

Dice 2 tomatoes

Spread tomato paste on pizza crust.
Now add your cheese
Followed by cooked taco meat
Top with diced tomato

Bake according to crust instructions

A SUCCESS!
so easy so good!

16Jun2015

“Big Mac” Meatloaf

Posted in Family Night, MEALS by Katherine

Ingredients

1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs
2 teaspoons dried minced onion
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1/4 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Directions

Combine egg, milk, bread crumbs, onion, mustard, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce and salt, in a large bowl. Crumble ground beef over mixture and stir well to combine. Shape into a round loaf; place in a 5-quart slow cooker.

Cover and cook on Low until a meat thermometer reads 160 degrees F (71 degrees C), 5 to 6 hours.

5 minutes before serving layer cheese slices over meatloaf let cheese melt slightly

Remove from crock pot and let sit for 5 minutes before cutting

Serve with bun, lettuce ad 1000 island dressing

1May2015

So Easy Sloppy Joe

Posted in Family Night, MEALS by Katherine

Ingredients

500 grams ground beef
small onion, diced
1 cup Ketchup
1/4 cup Mustard
splash of Worcestershire sauce
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 Buns

Directions

Start by browning the ground beef in a large pot over medium-high heat. Drain off the fat.

Add in the onions. Stir, and then add the ketchup . Stir it around to combine, and then add mustard, Worcestershire, salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine, and then cover and simmer over medium-low heat, about 10 minutes.

To serve, spread the rolls with the butter and brown them on a griddle or in a skillet. Spoon a good amount of the meat mixture onto the bottom roll, and then top with the other half. Sprinkle with grated cheese.

Serve with chips, salad or just enjoy it by itself.

7Apr2015

Lasagna Soup

Posted in MEALS, Slowcooker by Katherine

Ingredients

500 g lean ground beef
1 chopped onion
1 cup of favourite spaghetti sauce
4 cups of beef broth
1 can (398 mL) tomato sauce
1 can (398 mL) petite diced tomatoes , undrained
1 chopped zuccini
3 cups wide egg noodles , uncooked
3/4 cup ricotta cheese
1-1/4 cups Shredded mozzarella Cheese , divided
3 Tbsp. Parmesan Grated Cheese , divided

Instructions

In large saucepan brown beef with onion. Add broth, tomato sauce, spaghetti sauce and diced tomatoes; stir. Bring to boil on medium-high heat. Add zucchini. Add noodles; simmer on medium heat 10 min. or until tender.

Mix ricotta, 1/2 cup shredded cheese, 2 Tbsp. Parmesan until blended.

Combine remaining shredded cheese and Parmesan

Top each serving of soup with 2 Tbsp. of the ricotta mixture.

Sprinkle with shredded cheese mixture.

30Nov2014

Easy Lasagna

Posted in Family Night, MEALS by Katherine

Prep time: 20 min
Total: 1 hr 35 min
Servings total:12 servings

Ingredients

1lb. ground beef
2-1/2 cups Mozzarella Cheese, divided
1 container (15 oz.) Ricotta Cheese
1/2cup Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided
1 egg, beaten
1 jar (24 oz.) favourite spaghetti sauce
1 cup water
12 lasagna noodles, uncooked

Instructions

HEAT oven to 350°F.

BROWN meat in large skillet on medium-high heat. Meanwhile, mix 1-1/4 cups mozzarella, ricotta, 1/4 cup Parmesan, parsley and egg until blended.

DRAIN meat; return to skillet. Stir in spaghetti sauce. Add 1 cup water to empty sauce jar; adding the water to the sauce helps cook the traditional noodles during baking, so you don’t have to cook them beforehand. This saves you 15 to 20 minutes of prep time. Add water to meat mixture; stir until blended. Spread 1 cup meat sauce onto bottom of 13×9-inch baking dish; top with layers of 3 lasagna noodles, 1/3 of the ricotta cheese mixture and 1 cup meat sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining noodles, meat sauce and cheeses. Cover with foil sprayed with cooking spray.

BAKE 1 hour or until heated through, removing foil after 45 min. Let stand 15 min. before cutting to serve.

4Mar2014

Taco Pizza

Posted in Family Night, MEALS by Katherine

This was a hit! When I asked lt;” should I make it again?” YES! was the loud quick response.

Store bought thin crust pizza shell- I am always about making things easier!
Cook 500kg or 1 pound lean ground beef add taco seasoning to your liking
1 can of tomato paste
Shredded Tex-mex cheese
Dice 2 tomatoes

Spread tomato paste on pizza crust.
Now add your cheese
Followed by cooked taco meat
Top with diced tomato

Bake according to crust instructions

A SUCCESS!
so easy so good!