Monday, January 21, 2013

Lasagne

Recipe is on the back of the Barilla no-boil Lasagne

To reheat (very important!)
Thaw in fridge for 24 hours. Remove press-n-seal. Cover with foil. Bake at 350 for 1 1/2 - 2 hours.

Taco Pie by Krista

  • 1 deep dish pie crust shell
  • 1 lb. hamburger
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 pkg. taco seasoning mix
  • 1 can refried beans
  • 8 oz. taco sauce or salsa
  • 2 c. shredded taco cheese
  • taco chips, crushed
Cook pie crust according to package directions. Brown hamburger & onion, drain and add taco seasoning. Combine beans and 1/2 c. salsa, mix well.

Layer 1/2 bean mixture in bottom of crust, top with 1/2 meat mixture then 1 c. of cheese.  Add crushed chips and then repeat layers, except for the crushed chips. 

Bake on cookie sheet 25-30 minutes.  Garnish with traditional taco toppings: lettuce, tomatoes, black olives, sour cream, salsa, etc.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Italian crescent casserole by Colette


1 lb ground beef or turkey, cooked and drained
1 cup garlic tomato pasta sauce

1 can (8 oz) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

1½ cups shredded Italian cheese blend

¼ teaspoon dried basil leaves
In skillet, mix cooked beef and pasta sauce. Heat over medium heat until warm. Separate crescent dough into 8 triangles. Place dough in ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate in spoke pattern, with narrow tips overlapping rim of plate about 3 inches. Press dough in side and bottom of pan to form crust and cover the pan. Sprinkle with 1 cup of the cheese over dough in the pan. Spoon meat mixture evenly over cheese. Bring tips of dough over filling to meet in center; do not overlap.Sprinkle with remaining ½ cup cheese over the dish followed by the basil. Bake at 375°F 15 to 20 minutes.

for Meal Swap: Since I couldn't freeze the refrigerator crescents, you'll have to assemble the dish -- so just lay out the crescent rolls in the pan, spread the (thawed) meat/cheese/sauce mixture into it, and pull the corners of the crescent rolls to the center, and bake!  (I put all of the cheese into the mixture rather than leaving some to sprinkle on the top.)