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August 30, 2009

Lazy Sunday

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The other night Danny made Lazy Lasagna. The recipe was easy to make, but it tasted a bit bland. I think perhaps adding some spices may help. It did make quite a bit though and Danny and I have been eating on it for a few days.


Recipe

Lazy Lasagna

Ingredients

  • 1 jar Spaghetti Sauce
  • 8 ounces Sour Cream
  • 16 ounces, weight Large Curd Cottage Cheese
  • 1 box(es) Lasagna Noodles
  • 2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  • 1 pound Ground Beef, (we used ground turkey)

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 pan with non-stick cooking spray. Brown and drain ground beef, if using. Add spaghetti sauce to skillet with gound beef. In a small bowl, combine sour cream and cottage cheese. Layer lasagna in prepared pan starting with sauce/meat mixture, then mozzarella cheese, then uncooked lasagna noodles, spread sour cream mixture on top of noodles, and repeat until ingredients are used. End with mozzarella cheese on top. Pour 1/2 cup water around edges of pan once lasagna is assembled. If your pan is really full, use a baking sheet on the lower shelf of your oven to catch drips. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes then remove foil and continue baking for an additional 15 minutes or until top is lightly browned. Serve with Parmesan cheese, if desired.



So we were able to make 2 of the 4 recipes! Pretty good. My parents came to visit this weekend so we ate out instead. Otherwise, we would have made all 4! Since I won’t be home the next two night (due to classes), perhaps the other 2 can be made later this week!

After my parents left this afternoon, Danny and I took a long nap! I love a good Sunday nap!


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August 25, 2009

Ok, so this blog isn’t turning into a cooking…

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I know I am mentioning cooking a lot but I have an update!

Today, my husband is home from touring and I wanted to make him lunch. He mentioned that we should go to Chipotle. I suggested I try whipping up something since I have these groceries now! I knew I could probably find a recipe for burritos and save the money.
I found this recipe at Tasty Kitchen:


Recipe

Chicken and Black Bean Burritos

Ingredients

  • 2 whole Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast
  • 1 can Black Beans, Drained And Rinsed
  • 1 tsp Fajita Seasoning (as much as you need to cover one side of chicken breast – added by me)
  • 1 cup Salsa
  • 1 Tablespoon Chili Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin
  • ½ teaspoons Black Pepper
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • ⅓ cups Water
  • 6 whole Burrito-size Tortillas
  • 1-½ cup Cheese
  • Sour Cream (added by me)
  • Fresh Tomatoes for garnish (added by me)

Preparation Instructions:
Place chicken breast in pan; pour 1/2 cup salsa over each breast. Cover and cook approximately 15 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from pan and chop into small pieces or shred with two forks.

Add chicken back to pan, add black beans, seasonings (to taste), and water.
Simmer for an additional 15-20 minutes.

Roll filling and cheese, sour cream and tomatoes into tortillas.


Modification:
I did make a change, instead of pouring salsa on top of the chicken breasts as they cooked, I coated one side with fajita seasoning and added the salsa when I added the other ingredients. I also added sour cream and tomatoes to the burritos, if I had lettuce I would have put some of that too!

It was really tasty and pretty easy to make!