Sunday, March 20, 2011
It’s suppertime on the South Shore and after a day filled with shredding paper after painstaking paper I’m spent! I wanted something quick and easy to fix for dinner but I could not decide what to make. Thankfully I found a 12-oz package of pre-cooked ground beef in the freezer… but still no plan. So what do you do when you don’t know what to prep for dinner?? Duh-h-h… You ask your kids and hope to God they don’t say “Mc Donald’s!!”.
BbGirl pulled out a box of Elbow Noodles and suggested, “How about MacLasagna, mama?” Well why not? I hadn’t the slightest idea what she was suggesting but I went with it. So MacLasagna is the plan, yay!
MacLasagna
Ingredients:
2 cups uncooked Elbow noodles
1 jar Spaghetti sauce
1 15-oz can Tomato sauce
12 – 16 oz cooked Ground beef
9-oz package finely shredded Kraft Italian blend Mozzarella & Parmesan cheese
Directions:
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| Bring your water to a boil in a witch's pot. But wait, first make sure your witch's pot has been washed clean of the Earthworm and Eyeball stew made the day before. |
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| While your water is trying to boil, start the sauce. Add the jar of spaghetti sauce and tomato sauce to your meat and heat until warm. Mix well then set aside. (This is a messy task! I managed to splatter sauce all over my shirt just now, *bleh*) |
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| I love pasta! |
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| Add the elbow noodles to the boiling water and cook according to package directions. . Ooh and Preheat oven to 425°F. |
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| Quick grab a box of Texas Toast from your freezer and arrange on baking stone. To make your hungry brood think you've slaved over a hot stove all day, hide the evidence (packaging) in the trash. Do it now, Quick!! |
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| Next, drain your elbow noodles and dump them in a 13 x 9-in. casserole dish, being extra careful not to burn yourself with the extremely hot steam. *ooh-la-la* |
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| Dump the prepared meat sauce on top of the noodles and then mix it all together real well. This part is challenging because stray noodles like to jump out of the dish, making a saucy mess on the counter. |
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| Add the yummy cheese... |
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| ..And spread it evenly over all the noodles. Place casserole dish on bottom rack and Texas toast on rack above. Bake for 13 minutes or until Toast is browned and Noodles are bubbly. |
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| When dinner is done make the child, who felt they should be served first, clean up the saucy mess you left on the stove top! |
This is the end of Spring Break for all of us here in the OKC Metro. We can now begin our countdown to Summer Vacation!! Have a safe and blessed week everyone!
Lots of love,
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2 comments:
looks great!! Hope you all enjoyed your spring break!!
Thank you, it was very refreshing to get break from school before the EOI Exams begin. It was very hard getting us back in school-mode when Monday rolled around! The countdown for Summer has begun!! Yay!
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