Supreme Pizza Pasta

We love supreme pizza but we all pick off different things when we get it. Kyle hates mushrooms, McKenna picks off the green been peppers, Teegan picks off onions and neither of them really care for pepperoni lol.

I am out of spaghetti and had all the ingredients for pizza but didn't feel like making the dough so instead of doing the sensible thing and actually going to the store I decided to just throw a pasta dish togeher. Minus the mushrooms bc Kyle would gag, and we wouldn't want that now would we?

This makes one 9x13 pan full or 2 8x8's. So I made two and I will freeze one for another time.



Supreme Pizza Pasta
1 lb ground beef
1 jar pizza sauce
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 garlic clove
1 pkg shredded italian cheese
1/4 cup shredded parmasan cheese
half of a package of elbow macaroni cooked

Brown ground beef, season. I use salt, pepper, cumin and a dash of chilli powder and 2 rounds of the pan of whorchershire sauce. When meat is almost brown toss in veggies and cook until the meat is no longer pink. Add pizza sauce and then fill the jar about half full of water and add to the pan. Simmer while the noodles cook.

Drain noodles, toss in with sauce and toss in pepperoni's. If making 2 casseroles divide between both pans.

Spray pan or pans with pam. Dump in pan and top with both cheeses. Bake until cheese is melted.

I served with salad and garlic bread.

Taco Meatballaroni

Lol! This is a combo of my taco macaroni but with meatballs like spaghetti and meatballs.

My kids love any kind of macaroni and cheese and when I add taco meat they eat it up. I thought it would be fun to make little meatballs and toss in my usual :)



Taco Meatballaroni
Meatballs
1 lb ground sirloin
1/4 cup mild pace CHUNKY picante sauce
1/4 cup mild taco sauce
10 crushed ritz crackers ( or can use bread crumbs )
salt, pepper, cumin, garlic powder (season to taste)

Mix all together in a bowl and make little mini meatballs. Drizzle the pan with canola oil and saute until COOKED THRU or you can do like I did and brown really good on each side and then put in warm oven until ready to serve.

Ez, no bake Mac & Cheese
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1 cup milk
8 oz. VELVEETA cut into cubes
2 cups elbow macaroni, cooked, drained
seasoned salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese (for this recipe i used a colby/montery jack combo shredded cheese)

While macaroni is boiling, mix together butter, milk, seasonings and velveeta in glass bowl. Microwave until cheese is melted and then stir. Toss in your macaroni and the shredded cheese and stir.

Then to make the taco meatballaroni, toss in your meatballs into the bowl and EAT!

Stuffed Shells

Yum!













Stuffed Shells
1 lb ground beef or turkey
1 box of jumbo shells
1 24 oz container of ricotta cheese
1 pkg shredded mozzerella
1/2 small onion
1/2 green bell pepper
2 garlic cloves
1 egg
1 large jar of preferred spaghetti sauce
Freshly grated parmesan cheese
Italian seasoning (for filling)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

Boil your jumbo shells for 13 mins in salted water, drain.

Brown your ground meat seasoning with seasonings of your choice. I used salt, pepper, cumin, and chilli powder. When almost browned add in your garlic, onion and bell pepper. Saute until no longer pink. Add jar of spaghetti sauce and turn heat off.

Meanwhile in seperate bowl combine ricotta, egg, 3/4 of your mozzerella cheese, couple of tbs of parmesan cheese and italian seasonings (basil, oregano and parsley) to taste as well as salt and pepper to taste.

Spoon a bit of sauce on bottom of 9x13 casserole. Using a tbs or so fill each shell and place in casserole. After each shell is filled, cover with meat sauce and sprinkle remaining mozzerella and amt of parmesan to your liking.

Bake 20 to 30 minutes until brown, bubbly and the cheese is crusty and melted.

Healthier For You Pasta Salad

How about that? See I can make healthy food, sometimes..when I want to..

One way to get your husband out of the kitchen is to mention the words diet or low fat..He will run very fast. I definitely recommend it!!



I made a few adjustments to the basic recipe.
* I substituted the tri color pasta for a whole wheat tri colored rotini that barilla makes and it is nutty and yummy!
* I used fat free Zesty Italian instead of the regular
* I used calamatta olives instead of black, only because I had a handful I needed to use quickly
* I tossed in a few finely chopped sun dried tomatoes

Healthier For You Pasta Salad

Half of a box of tri-colored whole wheat rotini pasta
1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper (or red bell peppers would be good instead)
1/4 cup finely chopped sun dried tomatoes
1/4 cup sliced calamatta olives
1/2 cup Fat Free Zesty Italian Dressing
salt and pepper to taste

After your noodles have cooked to your liking (we personally don't like al dente), rinse in cold water and toss with other ingredients and sprinkle a little bit of parmasan cheese on top. Freshly grated is wonderful but in this town you can't find it so I had to use the stuff out of the can that smells like stinky feet.

YEEHAW! A spaghetti Kyle will eat! Cowboy style.

Kyle just hates most italian food and I usually cook it just to torture him. He especially hates spaghetti but loves it this way!







Cowboy Spaghetti baby..

1/2 pound Angel Hair
Kosher Salt
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan
3 slices smoky bacon, chopped
1/2 cup beer, I didn't use this because I didn't have any and I wasn't going to drive 30 mins to get some. But the alcohol does cook out and leaves great flavor!
1 pound ground sirloin
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
3 to 4 cloves garlic, chopped
Ground black pepper
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 (14-ounce) can, chopped or crushed fire roasted tomatoes
1 (8-ounces) can, tomato sauce
8 ounces Cheddar
4 scallions, chopped

Heat a pot of water to a boil. Add spaghetti and salt the water. Cook according to package directions.

Heat a deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil and bacon. Brown and crisp bacon, 5 minutes, remove with a slotted spoon. Drain off a little excess fat if necessary. Leave just enough to coat the bottom of the skillet. Add beef and crumble it as it browns. Add onions, bell pepper, garlic and stir into meat. Season the meat with salt and pepper, hot sauce and Worcestershire. Add 1/2 cup beer and deglaze the pan (if you use it). Cook 5 to 6 minutes more then stir in tomatoes and tomato sauce.

Add hot spaghetti to meat and sauce and combine. Adjust seasonings and serve up pasta in shallow bowls. Grate some cheese over the pasta and sprinkle with scallions. Garnish with crisp bacon

Chicken & Broccolli Fettucini Alfredo

This was pretty good even tho my husband calls it "Good enough to give you worms" ha! Because he hates alfredo but my kids and I love it therefore we had it! So there husband..Eat it or else!

Chicken & Broccoli Fettucini Alfredo



1/2 of a 16 oz package of fettucini, cooked and drained
1 package frozen broccoli cuts
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
3 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 1/4 cups milk
2 cooked skinless boneless chicken breasts( I cut mine into chunks and sauteed in a teensy bit of oil seasoned with salt and pepper )
1/2 cup parmesan cheese, for sauce
1/2 cup shredded mozzerla cheese for top

Cook pasta 13 minutes: drain and set aside.

While that is cooking take your frozen broccoli and put in a bowl with a little bit of water and microwave to steam until tender. I usually add a litle it of salt and pepper. Seasoning each layer as you cook. Also can be done on the stovetop.

For Sauce: In large saucepan, melt butter or margarine. Stir in flour, basil, salt, and pepper. Cook about a minute to get the flour taste cooked out. Slowly wisk in your milk. Cook and stir until thick and bubbly. Remove from heat.

Stir in chicken, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, and well drained broccoli. Add pasta and toss to coat.

Sprinkle mozzerella cheese on top and viola! Italiano baby!

Cheesy Chicken & Noodles

My McKenna loves anything with chicken and noodles. So I make several dishes like this just for her. Teegan is starting to love them too. This one has the mixed veggies so served with garlic bread and a salad and your good to go. A cheesy gooey mess! But oh so yummy!
Cheesy Chicken & Noodles

1 can Fat Free Cream of Mushroom Soup
1/2 cup milk
1 can mixed vegetables
1 small can diced green chilis
2 cups cubed, cooked chicken (down below I tell how I seasoned mine while cooking it)
2 cups medium egg noodles (uh ya if you are like me, the "mathmatically challenged" then you might not know that this is actually one cup of uncooked pasta which when cooks equals 2 cups. I went ahead and made th entire 6 oz package so I could use the leftover noodles for mac & cheese, cooked and drained
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 or so cups of shredded cheddar for the top

I sauteed my chicken seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic and chilli powder. When cooked set aside.

Then stir soup, milk, vegetables, chicken, noodles parmesan cheese and 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar.

Put in a 9x13 casserole sprayed with pam.

Top with the other 1/2 cup of cheese.

Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes until cheese is bubbly.

Cavatini Please?

Ok pathetic I know, but I had no idea what cavatini was until my sweet Kofee told me and then I was on a mission to find a recipe! I found one, tweaked it and then made it tonight. Not a mistake at all, it was DELISH!!!!!!!!!! Very very good and I bet the leftovers will be just as good.







Cavatini Casserole

1 lb. lean Ground Beef
1/2 medium Onion, chopped
1/2 Green Bell Pepper, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 package Spaghetti Sauce Seasoning Mix
1 large stick Pepperoni, sliced
1 can sliced Mushrooms
1/2 cup each - 3 different types of Pasta (Shells, Wheels, Penne, etc.)
15 oz. can Tomato Sauce
1 cup Water 6 oz. Mozzarella, grated
6 oz. Cheddar Cheese, grated

Pre-heat oven to 350°F and reserve a 9x13" ovenproof baking dish or pan. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef with the onion and green pepper. Add in garlic and take off heat. Add spaghetti seasoning mix to the browned meat and blend. Add pepperoni and mushrooms and blend again.
Meanwhile, prepare the pastas as directed on the package and drain. Combine the cooked pastas with the ground beef mixture in the baking pan. Add tomato sauce and water; stir to combine. Add most of the cheeses and stir again, sprinkling the remaining cheeses over the top of the casserole. Bake for about 30 minutes, uncovered.
Served with a salad and garlic bread and you have one yummilicous (ok is that a word?) meal

Serves 8

Chicken Spaghetti AKA Chicken Bagebi (in the words of my McKenna)

Chicken Bagebi is a cheesy dish that my kids eat until they can't eat anymore! Creamy, cheesy and warm this chunky spaghetti will soothe all of your comfort food desires.

I forgot to take a pic once the cheese was sprinkled on and baked. Go figure its my momnesia...





Jacey's Chicken Spaghetti
2 big skinless boneless chicken breasts or a package of 4 smaller ones
1/2 of a package of angel hair
1 can of petite diced tomatoes
1 small can chopped green chilis
1 small can sliced black olives
1 can of fat free cream of mushroom soup
4 oz of chopped 2% milk velveeta
1/4 of a green bell pepper, chopped
1/4 of a yellow onion, chopped
Half of a bag which is 8 oz I think of mexican blend cheese which is montery jack, cheddar, queso quesadilla and asadero cheese. If you can't find this I often use just plain cheddar.

Boil your chicken until cooked. Remove and chop into bite sized pieces.

Boil your angel hair for 4 mins in the chicken broth.

Meanwhile in a seperate bowl add all of the other ingredients and place in the microwave utnil the velveeta melts.

Then add your chopped chicken to your sauce and toss with the cooked angel hair.

Place in greased 9x13 casserole dish and sprinkle with cheese.

Bake at 400 until brown and bubbly. About 20 minutes.

Served with garlic bread and a side of broccoli.