Thursday, February 25, 2010

Baked Ziti

1/2 lb. ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 jar (26-30 oz) spaghetti sauce
8 oz. tomato sauce
1 t. dried oregano
1 lb. ziti pasta, cooked 7 minutes & drained
1 container (15 oz) ricotta cheese
2 C. shredded mozzarella, divided
1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese

Cook beef, onion & garlic until browned, stirring frequently. Drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce & oregano. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
Combine 1 C. sauce with ziti. Spoon half into 9X13 pan.
Combine ricotta & 1 C. mozzarella cheese.
Spread cheese mixture in pan on top of pasta.
Pour 1 C. sauce over cheese, followed by the remaining pasta & the rest of the sauce.
Cover & bake in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.
Sprinkle with remaining 1 C. mozzarella & parmesan cheese.
Bake uncovered 10 minutes longer or until heated through.

I made this last night for our Cub Scout Blue & Gold Banquet. My dish was empty at the end of the night. Someone else brought a pasta dish & it only had a few scoops taken out of it!!!I felt pretty bad, so we took some of hers home with us.
This is great with garlic bread & a green salad!

Easy Chocolate Sauce

1 tub (8oz.) Cool Whip
1 C. semi-sweet Chocolate chips

Microwave frozen whipped topping & chocolate in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min or until chocolate is melted & mixture is shiny & smooth.
Makes 1 1/2 cups

We like this on ice cream! Also good with 3-4 T. peanut butter mixed in!! Yummy!

Welcome

These recipes are all family favorites. If I haven't made the recipe myself, someone I know has & their family loves it. These are recipes that have been tried, tested & made perfect!!