Beef and Cheese Manicotti

I love Pasta. Spaghetti, Baked Ziti, Lasagna, and Manicotti. Since I made my own sauce I had to make pasta. So here it is. I don't know exactly how much of each ingredients I used sorry.

Beef Manicotti
Adapted from Bettycrocker

1lb ground beef

spaghetti sauce (see my sauce tab)

Manicotti noodles

mozzarella cheese

Bread crumbs

parmesan cheese (Grated)

1.Boil the Manicotti noodles until cooked but still a little firm. While the noodles are cooking cook the ground beef until done.

2. Once the ground beef is cooked add to a big bowl. Add a handful of breadcrumbs and some mozzarella cheese. Mix together. After the noodles are done and drained cool them a little so that you can handle them.

3. Pour a little bit of the sauce on the bottom of a casserole dish. After you fill the manicotti noodles with the mixture place them into the saucy dish. Then add the leftover cheese to the top as well as the leftover sauce. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly at 350 degrees.

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

Oh how I love my pasta with tomato/marinara sauce. I never have time to make sauce so I always use ragu. Well since I am home from work today I decided to make some spaghetti sauce. It is so simple the way I make it and soooo good. It makes a lot so I will freeze some for later. Sorry for the picture, my camera has been acting up and the steam doesn't help.

Ashley's Spaghetti Sauce

1 15 oz can of Tomato Sauce

2 29 oz cans of Tomato Sauce

1 14 1/2 oz can of diced tomatoes w/basil, oregano, & garlic (you can add more, but I don't like chunks of tomatoes)

1 can of the smallest tomato paste

Basil

Oregano

Garlic Salt

Minced garlic

Chopped onions

Saute onions and garlic with a little bit of EVOO. Once the onion and garlic are soft add the remaining ingredients. Then stir and simmer all day.

See easy. It will make your home smell good all day and you will wish you were eating it then.

Macaroni and Cheese

I love baked Macaroni and Cheese. I found one so far that I love in my Betty Crocker cookbook.

Macaroni and Cheese

Source: Betty Crocker

2cups uncooked elbow macaroni (7 ounces)
1/4cup butter or margarine
1/4cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/2teaspoon salt
1/4teaspoon pepper
1/4teaspoon ground mustard
1/4teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2cups milk
2cups shredded or cubed Cheddar cheese (8 ounces) ( I add 4 oz of mild cheddar cheese too)

1.Heat oven to 350ºF.
2.Cook macaroni as directed on package.
3.While macaroni is cooking, melt butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constanly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in cheese. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted.
4.Drain macaroni. Gently stir macaroni into cheese sauce. Pour into ungreased 2-quart casserole. Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly.

MMMM Meatballs

I've always wanted to make meatballs, but could never get up the nerve too. I decided to try today with my blog for inspiration. I am serving it with spaghetti sauce and spaghetti. I may make them again for meatball sandwiches. I could sit here and just eat the meatballs with marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese, and parmesan and be happy. What could be better than meat and seasonings. Sorry I didn't really measure stuff out I just added stuff together

Ashley's Meatballs

1lb ground beef

chopped onion

1 egg

some breadcrumbs

Oregano

basil

pepper

garlic salt

grated parmesan cheese

1. Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees.

2. Mix together all the ingredients

3. roll into balls and place on a broiler pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until done to your likeness.

4. Then add to sauce and simmer.

5. Enjoy