Tuna Casserole

So I took bits from several recipes I got, my SIL, Amy and Nic's and I am so liking this. Here is what I did.

8-10 oz macaroni, cooked per instructions
2/3 C chopped onions
2 cloves minced garlic
2 cans Cream of Mush.
1 C milk
4 oz, cream cheese
2 C grated cheese
3 cans tuna (cause D likes it a lot)
2 C frozen peas
Bread Crumbs
garlic salt
onion powder
pepper
salt
Tony's

I sauteed the onions and garlic till soft. While doing this cook macaroni. I then added Cream of Mush., milk and cream cheese till melted then added 1 1/2- 2 C cheese till this melted. Then spices, onion powder, garlic salt, pepper, Tony's and salt to taste. Then added the peas, tuna and macaroni. When all mixed I moved to a 9 x 13 pan. I then added a layer of bread crumbs to the dish, sprayed oil (like Pam) over top. I then spread a good handful or two of grated cheese (not to much) over this, then another layer of bread crumbs on top, THEN another spray of PAM oil.*

*this made such a yummy crisp crust. I think that was the best part of it.

Banana Bread

1 1/2 C Flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 C sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 C butter, melted
3 bananas, mashed

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour loaf pan.

In a bowl, whisk together flour, soda, salt, and sugar. Mix in slightly beaten eggs, butter, adn mashed bananas. Pour in prepared pans. Bake for 1 hour, or until wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Pizza Breadstick Casserole

1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. sausage
½ C diced pepperoni (from 6oz. package)
5 green onions, sliced
1 ½ C chunky pasta sauce (26 oz. jar)
1 box Pillsbury refrigerated Parmesan breadsticks with garlic
1 C shredded Colby-Jack cheese blend


Heat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 13 x 9 pan.
In a skillet cook ground beef. When done drain, add pasta sauce, onions and pepperoni. Cook until bubbly. To ensure that the undersides of the breadsticks cook completely, be sure the meat mixture is piping hot when you top it with the breadsticks.
Meanwhile, unroll the dough into 1 large rectangle. Spread the garlic mixture from box evenly over dough. Separate dough into 10 breadsticks. Cut each breadstick into 3 crosswise pieces.
Spoon ground beef mixture into baking dish and top with breadsticks.
Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until topping is no longer doughy. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 10 more minutes or until cheese is melted.

Vegetable soup

I found several soup recipes on blogs today while looking at Menu Plan Monday, but I didn't have all the ingredients for either of them, so I improvised and came up with this. OH it was so good, I had two bowls. It was so good I had to sit down and write it out. ENJOY!

Vegetable Soup
2 carrots, chopped
2 celery stocks, chopped
1 onion, chopped
3 gloves minced garlic
1 (14.5 oz.) petite diced tomatoes
7-8 C beef broth
1 C frozen corn
1 can green beans
2 TBS. soy sauce
2 TBS. Worchester sauce
Shot or two of hot sauce
1 C uncooked orzo pasta (this is just what I had leftover, probably could use any kind)

Sauté top 4 ingredients in 2 TBS. butter until tender. Add sautéed veggies to the remaining ingredients in a pot and simmer for an hour. Then add 1 C uncooked orzo pasta.
* You could also add a lb. of hamburger; I just did not have any on hand

Baked Dijon Chicken

1/2 C Italian Bread crumbs
1/2 C Parmesean cheese
1/4 C Dijon mustard
4 chicken breasts
cooking spray

Mix top two ingredients. Dip chicken into mustard, coating both sides, then into bread crumb mixture until chicken is covered. Repeat with each piece. Spray each piece with cooking spray.
Place chicken in prepared dish & bake at 375 F for 45 minutes or until done & no longer pink in the center. Enjoy!