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24 Hour Lasagna

This is a flavorful homemade lasagna. The key is to let the flavors blend together for 24 hours before cooking. Double the recipe and freeze one for later.

24 Hour Lasagna
Meat Layer
1- 1 1/2 hamburger, cooked and drained
1 clove garlic minced
2 teaspoons parsley flakes
1 Tablespoon basil
1 teaspoon salt
1 lb. canned tomatoes
2 (6 oz.) cans tomato paste

Cheese Layer
3 cups cottage cheese
3 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon pepper
1 Tablespoon parsley
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

1 (10 oz.) box lasagna noodles
2-3 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese

1. Mix together the hamburger, garlic, 2 teaspoons parsley, 1 Tablespoon basil and salt. Add the tomatoes and tomato paste. Let simmer while you prepare the cheese mixture and cook the lasagna noodles.
2. Mix together the cottage cheese, eggs, salt, pepper, parsley and parmesan cheese.
To put the lasagna together:
Spray pan lightly with cooking spray. Place one layer of noodles across the bottom of pan. Spread 1/3 of the cheese mixture over the noodles and top with shredded mozzarella cheese.

Spread 1/3 of the meat mixture over the cheese.

Top with another layer of noodles and repeat this two more times ending with the meat mixture and top with another layer of cheese.

Now the key to this recipe is to refrigerate for 24 hours. (you can also freeze at this point.) If frozen unthaw in the fridge. Bake at 350 degree for 40-45 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Allow to sit for about 5 minutes before serving.

DELICIOUS!!

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Baked Taco Cups

This is another FABULOUS recipe from my little sister! You can impress because it looks like they take forever to make, but they are pretty simple and quick. They were so delicious! I made a double batch and we had no leftovers. Even my picky eater loved it!!

Baked Taco Cups
adapted from Dashing Dish
3-4 large tortillas
1 cup lean ground beef, cooked
1/2 cup salsa
2 teaspoons taco seasoning
1/2 cup refried beans
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Optional toppings: sliced olives, lettuce, sour cream, chopped tomatoes.

Preheat oven to 424 degrees. Spray muffin tin with cooking spray.
Lay each tortilla out individually and use a cup, can or cookie cutter to cut 3-4 circles out of each tortilla. Press each circle into a muffin tin with your fingers.

Mix together the ground beef, salsa, taco seasoning and refried beans. Stir until well combined.

Scoop about 2 Tablespoons of the mixture into each muffin.

Top with shredded cheese and olives if desired.

Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted.

Allow to cool for a few minutes before taking out of the muffin pan with a fork or knife.

Serve with salsa, sour cream, chopped tomatoes, and/or lettuce.

SO DELICIOUS!!

Thanks Tay!!

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Meatball Week: The Basic Recipe

I've been thinking about this for along time and decided tot mix things up just a bit and experiment here this week at One Crazy Cookie. My plan is to take a basic recipe and share ways to help you make some delicious and simple meals. Hopefully making meal time a bit easier on all of us!
As you can see from the title of this post this week I am sharing with you a basic meatball recipe. It is so versatile and very delicious! I'm lucky to get to keep any of them for the family eats them right off the pan as they come out of the oven.

Next time you find hamburger on sale buy a few extra pounds and bake up some of these beauties to put in your freezer!!
Meatballs
Makes one batch: double or triple to get the amount you want if freezing them.
1 lb. hamburger
1 egg
1 Tbs. corn starch
1 tsp. salt
1 Tbs. minced onion
dash of pepper
Mix all ingredients together. Shape into balls or use cookie scoop and place on a cookie sheet.

Bake 350 degree for 15-25 minutes depending on the size of your meatballs. These were smaller ones (about 1 Tbs worth. I used my small cookie scoop.) I baked them for 15 minutes.

Depending on the fat content of the hamburger

you may have to wipe the fat off each meatball before freezing.

Flash freeze until solid (about 1/2 hour). Place in freezer bag and freeze.

Now for example: when you want Spaghetti and Meatballs for dinner, it will be ready to impress and eat quickly!

Now the rest of the week I will share with you some other recipes to use these in to help aid your dinner rush!!

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Bacon Cheeseburger Bundles

With a family that could eat hamburgers every night of the week, I decided to take a new twist on the old family fave and it turned out great! The best part is you can easily change up this recipe to meet your family's needs. It was a hit with my whole family!!

Bacon Cheeseburger Bundles

1 lb hamburger

1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 cup French Fried Onions

2-3 pieces of bacon

3 can crescent rolls

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Season, brown and drain the hamburger. Mix cheese, onion, and bacon into the beef mixture.

Place about 1 heaping Tablespoon of the mixture onto each crescent roll.

Fold dough over mixture. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet.

Bake for 10-12 minutes or until light brown.

Enjoy!! Some of the family dipped them in ranch and others in ketchup!

I actually used turkey bacon this time and it was good!!

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Creamy Burrito Casserole

Is anyone else still having trouble leaving comments? I am really frustrated and want to apologize to everyone that I have tried to leave comments, but can't. There have been some amazing things posted this week.

I had another craving for Mexican food! This one was delicious and really easy!! I was a little skeptical using the cream of mushroom soup, but it made it amazing. It was a huge hit with the whole family!!

Creamy Burrito Casserole

1 pound hamburger
1/2 cup onions, diced
1 (1 1/4 oz.) package taco seasoning
6 large flour tortillas
1 (16 oz.) can refried beans
2-3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 (10 3/4 oz.) can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup sour cream
Optional:
1 tomato, diced
sliced olives
Preheat oven to 350 degreees.
Brown hamburger and onions. Drain off grease. Stir in taco seasoning, refried beans, tomatoes and olives. Mix soup and sour cream in a separate bowl. Put 1/2 sour cream mixture in the bottom of a 9 x 13 casserole dish. Cut or tear 2 of the tortillas in small pieces and spread over sour cream mixture.

Put 1/2 the meat mixture on top of that.

Add a layer of cheese.

Spread the rest of the sour cream mixture on top of that.

Repeat the layers, starting with 2 more tortillas cut into pieces.

Follow with the meat and cheese.

Top with the remaining 2 tortillas and add some more cheese on top.

Bake uncovered for 20-30 minutes.

If desired garnish with salsa, sour cream, lettuce or tomatoes.

Enjoy!

Linked to:

Full Plate Thursday

Foodie Friday
Friday Favorites
A Themed Bakers Sunday

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Sloppy Joe Cheese Melts

I made some sloppy joe in the crock pot and then realized we didn't have any buns. YIKES!! So I improvised and it turned out great. It was a nice change from the normal sandwich.

Sloppy Joe Cheese Melts
adapted from Betty Crocker
Crust:
2 cups Bisquick mix
1 cup milk
1 egg, beaten

Meat mixture or use 1 batch Crockpot Sloppy Joes
1 pound hamburger
1/4 cup chopped green peppers
1/4 cup onion
1 Tablespoon brown sugar
1 1/2 cups ketchup

2 cups shredded cheese

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl stir Bisquick, milk and egg until well mixed. Pour and spread into the pan. Bake 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Top will not be brown.
If using the crockpot version, just spread it on top. Skip this step. One less thing to do.
Brown hamburger with the green peppers and onion. Drain. Stir in ketchup and brown sugar and cook until everything is hot.
Spread hot beef mixture over baked bread base. Sprinkle evenly with cheese.

Return to the oven and bake about 5 minutes longer or until the cheese is melted. Cut into squares.

Delicious!!

Hubby was a bit skeptical, but admitted he really liked it!!

Wishing you all a very Happy Mother's Day!!

Linked to:

Foodie Friday

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Ryan's Bean Casserole

My brother Ryan is an amazing cook. Today, I am sharing with you one of his signature dishes! It may not look beautiful, but it is delicious and I love the bean mixture. He adds, "to make sure you have a bottle of 'Beano' on hand!!" (Did I mention his great sense of humor!) On with the recipe....

Ryan's Bean Casserole
All beans are the 15 oz. cans
1 can Pork & Beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can red beans
1 can black beans
1 can great northern beans
1 pound hamburger
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons mustard
1 small onion, chopped (or about 1/2 cup)
1 Polska Kielbasa or beef smoked sausage
1 Tablespoon vinegar
1 package bacon
Brown and drain hamburger. Cook bacon until crisp and break into pieces. Cut sausage into small pieces. Drain and rinse beans except the pork and beans. Add all ingredients into a bowl and mix together.
Pour into a 13 x 9 casserole dish and bake at 300 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

My lazy version: Place it all in a crock pot. Mix together and cook on low for 4-6 hours.

YUM!!

The beauty of this recipe is that you can use the kind of beans you like.

Linked to What's on the Menu Wednesday

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Sweet & Sour Meatloaf

My family loves meatloaf, but I needed a bit of a change. A combination of sweet and sour sauce and meat. A perfect change. It was delicious!! The sauce is AMAZING!! Sorry this is the only picture I took. We got too involved in eating it that it was all gone before I thought about taking more pictures.

Sweet & Sour Meatloaf
1 1/2 pounds hamburger
3/4 cup uncooked oats
1/2 cup minced onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 egg
1 (15 oz.) can of tomato sauce
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 Tablespoons cider vinegar
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix hamburger, oats, onion, salt, pepper, egg and 1/2 can of the tomato sauce together. Place in a loaf pan. Bake for 45 minutes.
Meanwhile in a small saucepan over medium heat combine the remaining tomato sauce, the sugars, vinegar and mustard. Bring mixture to a boil and remove from heat.
After meatloaf has cooked for 45 minutes remove from oven and drain the grease. Pour sauce over top of the meatloaf and return to the oven for 25 more minutes. Let sit for about 5 minutes before slicing.
*You can replace the oats with breadcrumbs or corn flakes. You could also shape it into a loaf and cook in a 9x13 casserole dish. Then the sauce could cover the sides a bit better.

Enjoy!

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Tried It Out Thursday: Sliders Into Home Plate

I LOVE baseball season. If I could afford it I would buy season tickets and spend all season at the ballpark! My dream vacation is trying to see how many ball parks we could go to in a period of time. CRAZY I know. So when my friend Alex over at Ma, What's for Dinner? posted recipes dedicated to the opening day of baseball, I was intrigued. Each Tuesday my boss makes sliders for lunch. I love them, but sadly never made them for my family. Well after finding this recipe, they will now be a regular on the menu plan. One word YUM!!

Sliders Into Home Plate
From Ma,What's For Dinner?
1 1/2 lbs ground beef
1 T dried onion
1 T seasoning salt
sliced cheddar
12 dinner rolls
*optional bacon, ham or Canadian Bacon
sliced tomatoes
lettuce
In a large bowl combine the meat, onions, steak seasoning, and water. Mix well to blend and then form about 1/4 cup of the the meat into small burgers . Stick em on the grill for about 4 minutes on the first side. Flip ‘em and then toss the cheese on top and grill for another 3-4 minutes.
Place these little beauties on a roll and serve with ketchup, mustard and other burger toppings.
*I added some Canadian bacon to each patty before adding the cheese.

Thanks Alex!

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Tried & True: Bacon Swiss & Mushroom Meatloaf

I posted a lot of my tried and true favorite recipes at the very early stages of this blog.
So I have decided to bring a few of my very faves back.

Recently my mom called because my dad had been begging for meatloaf. I provided her with this recipe. She called me later to tell me how everyone LOVED it. They ate the leftovers as meatloaf sandwiches. So at her request I am reposting this oldie but INCREDIBLE recipe!! Sorry the picture isn't very good! Looks like next time I make this I must take some new pics!!

Bacon, Swiss and Mushroom Meatloaf

1 package bacon,cooked crispy and diced.
1- 4 oz can mushrooms or 4 fresh mushrooms sliced.
1 small onion finely chopped .
1 1/2 lbs. hamburger
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
2 cups swiss cheese shredded
1/2 cup crushed corn flakes
In a large bowl mix beef, egg and milk. Add mushrooms, onions, cheese and corn flakes and mix together well. Shape into a loaf and place in pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Then drain fat and sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese (or swiss) and return to the oven for 10 more minutes until the cheese is melted. Allow to rest 10 minutes out of the oven before slicing.
*Optional sprinkle with bacon pieces after adding the cheese on top.

~This freezes amazingly. I think it is almost better after being frozen. When I make this I always double the recipe and freeze one. For ideas on easy freezing check out the original post here.

Winner of the Jump Start giveaway was DONNIE from New Blessings Everyday!! Congrats!!

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Triple Cheese Baked Beefaroni

My plan for this coming year is to feed my family healthier meals. So this is the first in hopefully a series of many. This took a little bit of time to make, but was a HUGE hit with the family. No one noticed the missing calories. In fact there was nothing leftover!! It had great flavor.

Triple Cheese Baked Beefaroni

adapted from The Complete Light Cookbook

1 pound penne pasta or pasta of your choice

Meat Sauce

1 cup minced onions

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 pound hamburger

2 cups spaghetti sauce

1/2 cup chicken or beef broth

Cheese Sauce

1/4 cup flour

2 cups milk

1 3/4 cups beef or chicken broth

1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Topping

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Cook pasta until tender but firm. Drain and set aside.

Meat Sauce:

Brown hamburger with the garlic and onion. Stir in the pasta sauce and 1/2 cup broth. Simmer for 10 minutes of until thickened. Set aside.

Cheese Sauce:

Whisk flour, milk and 1 3/4 cup broth in a nonstick pan until smooth. Place over medium heat and cook until the mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat and continue to cook, for five minutes or until thickened. Stir in the cheddar cheese until it is all melted. Remove from heat.