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Baked Ziti

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Baked Ziti

Once again a Sunday dish that will provide your family with countless leftover lunches! A warm comfort food, and personally one of my husbands favorites.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Course: dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Italian
Keyword: baked ziti, cheese
Servings: 10
Calories: 200kcal
Author: Jen Ellsworth
Cost: $10

Equipment

  • Oven
  • 9x13 Casserole Dish
  • Large Pot

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Dry ziti pasta
  • 1 Diced onion
  • 1 lb Ground Beef
  • 52 oz Spaghetti sauce
  • 6 oz Provolone cheese
  • 1 1/2 cup Sour cream
  • 6 oz mozzarella cheese shredded
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1 tsp Garlic Minced or powder

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large pot bring water to a boil and cook the pasta until tender.
  • Dice onion.
  • Heat pan over medium high heat and add ground beef and onion.
  • Once beef has browned, drain and return return to pan. Add sauce and simmer for 15 minutes
  • Drain pasta and set to side.
  • Butter your 9x13 casserole dish.
  • Layer your ziti in this order:

Ziti Layering

  • 1/2 of the ziti noodles
  • Provolone cheese
  • Sour cream
  • 1/2 of the sauce and beef mixture
  • Remaining Ziti noodles
  • Mozzarella Cheese
  • Remaining sauce mix
  • Top with Parmesan cheese
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Hamburger helper

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Hamburger Helper

Got Beef? well this is a beefy and cheesey dish that will fill your family up any night of week! This meal also makes amazing leftovers.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: beef, sour cream
Servings: 8
Calories: 200kcal
Author: Jen Ellsworth
Cost: $5

Equipment

  • large pan
  • Strainer

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 tbsp ketchup
  • 2 tbsp mustard
  • 1 tsp garlic minced or powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 2 cup macaroni I use egg noodles
  • 3 ½ cup water
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese
  • 1 small onion diced optional

Instructions

  • Finley dice onion
  • In pan over medium high heat brown beef and onion until onion is almost translucent.
  • Drain ground beef and return to pan.
  • Take off of heat and stir in ketchup, mustard and seasonings.
  • Return to heat and add noodles and water.
  • Cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes or until noodles are cooked through.
  • After all water has absorbed remove heat from pan and stir in sour cream and cheese.
  • Stir until well combined and serve hot.
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Shredded Chicken Tacos

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Chicken- 

  • 2-3 chicken breasts 
  • 3 TBs of taco seasoning
  • ¼ th cup of salsa

Place chicken in the instant pot with ½ of water. Turn instant pot on meat setting for 8 minutes. Let natural release for 5-10 minutes. Take chicken out of instant pot and place on a plate to shred. Drain instant pot until less than ½ cup of water remains. Shred chicken place back into pot with seasoning and salsa. Stir until evenly combined. 

Toppings- 

  • Flour Tortillas 
  • Cheddar cheese 
  • Avocados, sourcream, olives, if desired 

Keep meat warm in instant pot and construct tacos and desired.

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Taco salad

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Beef-

  • 1 lb of ground beef 
  • 3 TBs of taco seasoning 
  • 1 can of black beans 

Heat pan on medium-high heat. Add ground beef and seasoning to pan. Brown until pink is gone. In a strainer, strain the grease from the beef. Add can of black beans. Place back in pan to keep warm.

Salad-

  • 1 head of romaine or iceberg lettuce 
  • 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese 
  • ½ cup of salsa 
  • Ranch and sourcream ( if desired)
  • 1 cup of crushed tortilla chips 
  • Other toppings can be added as well, such as olives, corn, avocado, etc. 

Rinse and cut lettuce and place in a large bowl. Toss beef, cheese, and salsa into lettuce. Add crushed chips on top as well as sour cream. Serve and enjoy.