Tuna Casserole

Tonight:

2(6 1/2oz)can tuna fish, water packed, drained
egg noodles or elbow mac, cooked
1 tsp instant onions
1 can cream of mushroom soup

Place cooked noodles in bottom of a casserole. Top with drained tuna. Sprinkle with onions. Cover with soup; spreading to edges to seal. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.

Notes: You can use 1 12 oz can of tuna instead of 2 6 1/2 oz cans. This may be doubled, but cooking time needs to be adjusted.

Pizza Casserole

Last night we had Pizza Casserole. As always it was delicious! We could eat a lot of this. With too much ado here's the Recipe:

Pizza Casserole:

1/2 package shell pasta
1 roll bulk sausage
1 package pepperoni slices
1 jar pizza sauce
1 package mixed shredded cheese

Cook pasta and drain. Cook sausage and drain. Layer all ingredients [1/2 noodles, 1/2 sausage, 1/2 pepperoni, 1/2 cheese, then top with next layer] Top with sauce [1/2 jar] cook in preheated 350* oven for 25-30 minutes. Do not cover while cooking.

I make my own Pizza and Spaghetti sauces. They are really simple and easy to make.

Sullivan Family Spaghetti Sauce:

15 ounces tomato sauce
8 ounces tomato paste
sage
oregano
garlic powder
basil
thyme
celery salt
rosemary
dill
parsley
vegetables, cooked
meat, cooked
15 ounces diced tomatoes

Combine tomato sauce and tomato paste in a sauce pan and heat and stir until combined. Add seasonings, meats, and vegetables as desired.

For Pizza Sauce use tomato sauce and seasonings. Leave out the meats, vegetables, and diced tomatoes. Simply mix in seasonings as desired.

Meat Loaf Stuffed Peppers/ Lasagna For Two/ Hot Dogs

Well, the weekend went well. No complaints, and no requests for anything different. The new recipes are on Wednesday and Thursday. We will really see what's up then.

The weekend's recipes are:

Meatloaf Stuffed Peppers

1 pound hamburger
1 egg, well beaten
1/2 medium onion
salt and pepper
seasoned salt
1/2 row crackers
garlic powder
1/8 cup celery
celery salt
4 bell peppers
8 ounces tomato sauce

Boil peppers for 2 minutes, cool in ice water. Saute celery and onion in butter until tender. Combine all ingredients, except peppers, mixing well. Stuff into peppers. Bake at 350* for approximately 50 minutes.

Lasagna For Two
Note: If you need the original full recipe just let me know and I will post it for you. It was just simply too much for the two of us to eat by ourselves.

7 1/2 lasagna noodle
3/4 pound Italian sausage, or ground beef
20 ounces pasta sauce
7 1/2 fluid ounces ricotta cheese
4 fluid ounces pesto sauce, optional
1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Lay flat on foil to cool. In a large skillet, brown meat; drain. Stir in pasta sauce, mix well. In a 3 quart dish layer 1/3 meat sauce, 5 pasta pieces overlapping slightly, 1/2 ricotta, 1/2 pesto, and 1/2 mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers. End with remaining pasta and sauce. Top with Parmesan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

Servings: 2

And Hot Dogs are pretty much easy enough for everyone to enjoy.