Friday, August 26, 2011

Pasta Pie

This is a fast and easy recipe. The family loved it. 
For 2-4 people, use a glass 8x8 pan

Ingredients
  • I box (8 oz) Cream cheese 
  • Pasta (I use macaroni, but my friends use spaghetti, it will be fine with whatever noodle you have)
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • Spaghetti sauce 
  • Mozerella Cheese (enough to cover the top)
Directions
  1. Cook pasta
  2. While the pasta is cooking, brown the beef. You can season it if you want. I never have and it's always tasted great. If you do want to season, I recommend oregeno or something that compliments your spaghetti sauce.
  3. Soften the cream cheese and spread evenly on the bottom of the pan.
  4. Drain the pasta, put the noodles on top of the cream cheese, the hamburger on top of that, pour spaghetti sauce enough to cover, then sprinkle the mozerella on top. (can refrigerate at his point and heat up later)
  5. Put in microwave or oven until cheese is melted. 
Yields: 4 servings

Cheesy Ham and Hash Brown Casserole

 This is a comfort food recipe. I love Ham, Potatoes, and cheese, so this recipe is a keeper.
Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 15 Min

Ingredients

  • 1 (32 ounce) package frozen hash brown potatoes
  • 8 ounces cooked, diced ham
  • 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of potato soup
  • 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
  • 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  2. In a large bowl, mix hash browns, ham, cream of potato soup, sour cream, and Cheddar cheese. Spread evenly into prepared dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
  3. Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until bubbly and lightly brown. Serve immediately.

Taco Pie

I made this for Dinner and David absolutely loved it! It is super easy, and you usually have all the ingredients at home already. It is now our favorite dinner meal. 


Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

 

Ingredients

  • 1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated crescent rolls
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
  • 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
  • 8 ounces shredded Mexican-style cheese blend
  • 1 (14 ounce) bag tortilla chips, crushed

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Lay crescent dough flat on the bottom of a square cake pan and bake according to package directions.
  3. Meanwhile, brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the taco seasoning and stir together well. When dough is done, remove from oven and place meat mixture on top, then layer with sour cream and cheese, and then top off with the crushed nacho chips.
  4. Return to oven and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 minutes, or until cheese has melted.