Monday, January 10, 2011

Spaghetti-Pizza Casserole ***

We've had this a million times, but it's been quite a while.  We still love it, lol.  It's nothing special, but it's a nice, fairly easy meal.  Several steps, but nothing complex.  You can do the ground beef/sauce mixture while you cook the noodles, so it's all ready to go into the oven at the same time.  The only change that I think I'll make is on the cheeses.  I think I'll cut it to 1 cup of each cheese and then add a little Parmesan in the noodles themselves.  Other than that, it was another good meal!


SPAGHETTI-PIZZA CASSEROLE
(luckymommyto2boys)

1 (16-oz) package spaghetti
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 pound ground beef (I use ground turkey)
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium-size green pepper, chopped
1 (32-oz) jar spaghetti sauce
1 (4-oz) can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 (12-oz) package sliced pepperoni
2 cups (8 oz) shredded mozzarella cheese
1 cup (4 oz) shredded Cheddar cheese

Cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain and place in a lightly greased 13” x 9” x 2” baking dish.
Combine milk and eggs, stirring well; pour over spaghetti.
Cook ground beef, onion, and bell pepper in a large skillet, stirring until beef crumbles; drain well. Stir in spaghetti sauce; spoon over spaghetti. Place mushrooms and pepperoni on top.
Bake at 350* for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cheeses; bake an additional 10 minutes. Yield: 8 servings

Monday, January 3, 2011

Maple Oven Breakfast Pancake ****

This is the second time I've made this, and we've loved it both times.  I mixed it all together last night and covered it and put it in the refrigerator.  When I did that, I had to add an extra 10-15 minutes onto the initial cooktime.  This time, I doubled the recipe and mixed half the bacon into the batter and saved the other half to sprinkle on with the cheese at the end.  We loved it!

MAPLE OVEN BREAKFAST PANCAKE
(luckymommyto2boys ~ Amy)

1 ½ cups biscuit/baking mix
1 Tbsp sugar
¾ cup milk
2 eggs
¼ cup maple syrup
1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
½ pound bacon, cooked and crumbled
Additional syrup, optional

In a mixing bowl, combine biscuit mix, sugar, milk, eggs, syrup, and ½ cup cheese; mix well. Pour into a greased 13 x 9 baking dish.
Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 10-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Sprinkle with bacon and remaining cheese. Bake 3-5 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted. Serve with syrup if desired.
Yield: 6 servings
** Amy’s notes: I doubled the recipe and mixed half the bacon into the batter and sprinkled the second half on top with the cheese.