3 ingredient beef pasta bake

So I’m sure y’all have seen the recipes where you don’t have to cook the pasta first, right? So I finally decided to try it and I have to say, this was so easy and delish! I’ve been fighting some health issues the last few years that have made it hard for me to stand. I actually managed to make this whole thing by myself in just a few minutes! While the hamburger was browning I threw everything else in the baking dish so it took 10 minutes it less to get in the oven! Try it out and let me know what you think! 

3 Ingredient Beef Pasta Bake

Ingredients:

1 pound 93/7 ground beef

16 oz dry elbow noodles (small)

24 oz can/jar pasta sauce

Roasted garlic and herb seasoning

Salt and pepper

Spaghetti shaker cheese (parmesan) - optional

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425°

2. Brown hamburger.

3. Put DRY pasta in a 9x13 baking dish.

4. Pour sauce over noodles.

5. Fill sauce jar with water and add some beef bullion powder, stir. Or you can use the same amount of beef broth if you have it.

6. Dump in cooked hamburger (I didn’t drain because there was very little fat).

7. Add seasonings and stir.

8 Cover tightly with aluminum foil.

9. Bake for 35 minutes.

10. Uncover and serve.

Serves 4-6

Lazy Chicken Pot Pie Casserole

 

Growing up in the 70’s, my first CPP was the frozen tv dinner one from Swanson. It was good except for the gross diced dehydrated chicken. I never had it after that until my late 40’s when my friend had me over for lunch and served the one from the Pioneer Woman. It.was.amazing. Again, I didn’t have it until now because I’ve been craving it. I’m having some health issues so I need VERY easy prep recipes so I made this up. It’s delish!!!! 

Lazy Chicken Pot Pie Casserole

Ingredients:

16 oz (1pound) precooked shredded chicken from the deli (or shred yourself, about 3 cups)

2 cans Cream of chicken soup

1 (12 oz) bag frozen peas and carrots

1 can jumbo biscuits

1 cup milk

Thyme

All purpose grilling seasoning (yellow color-see notes)

Dried chives (optional)

Salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°.

2. Pour cans of soup, milk, thyme, all purpose seasoning, salt and pepper into a 9x13 baking dish and mix well.

3. Add chicken and bag of peas and carrots, mix well.

4. Cut biscuits into 4’s and add on top of the chicken mixture. Then sprinkle with dried chives (optional).

5. Bake for 25-30 minutes (watch to make sure biscuits don’t burn). Remove from oven, cover with foil and bake another 10 if it looks like the middle isn’t creamy.

6. Serves 4-6.

NOTES: I don’t measure my seasonings. If you don’t have the all purpose seasoning you can use turmeric along with the thyme and salt and pepper. You could also add in a can of drained and rinsed diced potatoes.

Grandmas enchiladas

 

My mom was married to a Mexican man for a very short time when I was about 5. This is how she learned to make enchiladas. Yesterday was her 78th birthday. (I’m naming them “grandmas enchiladas” because this blog is for my kids). ❤️❤️❤️😋😋😋

Grandmas enchiladas

Ingredients:

• Flour tortillas burrito size (about 10)
• Large can of mild red enchilada sauce
• 2# hamburger 
• 1 small yellow or white onion diced small
• 1 can corn drained
• 1 can large black olives drained
• 4 cups shredded Mexican cheese
• 1 packet taco seasoning
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°
2. Brown hamburger and diced onions with taco seasoning.
3. Add can of corn. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.
4. Simmer until it’s heated through.
5. Pour some enchilada sauce in the bottom of a 9 x 13“ baking dish.
6. Take one tortilla and add in some of the meat mixture. Add 4 to 5 black olives on top of that and cover with some shredded cheese. Roll tightly into an enchilada.
7. Continue to do this until the pan is filled with enchiladas. Push them together so they are in their tightly.
8. You may have some meat left over as well as olives, tortillas, cheese, etc. You can use these for quesadillas for lunch the next day. LOL
9. Once you have the tortillas filled and rolled into enchiladas, pour the remainder of the enchilada sauce on top covering the enchiladas. Add whole black olives to the top and cover with remaining cheese.
10. Depending on how filled up your pan is, you may need to tent the top of the tinfoil so it doesn’t stick to the cheese.Cover the pan with the tinfoil.
11. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes until everything is hot and bubbly.
12. This makes a large pan and serves probably 6 to 8. ENJOY!!!

Cheesy Burrito Casserole

CHEESY BURRITO CASSEROLE

 

Prep Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 8-10

 

                    Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb ground turkey*
• 1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) packages taco seasoning
• 6 large flour tortillas*
• 1 (16 ounce) cans refried beans*
• 2 -3 cups shredded taco cheese or 2 -3 cups cheddar cheese*
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup*
• 4 ounces sour cream*  (I used 12oz cottage cheese) 
• extra sour cream, salsa and/or guacamole to add on the top

                  Directions:

1. Brown ground meat/turkey and onion; drain.
2. Add taco seasoning and stir in refried beans.
3. Mix soup and sour cream in a separate bowl.
4. Spread 1/2 sour cream mixture in the bottom of a casserole dish.
5. Tear up 3 tortillas and spread over sour cream mixture.
6. Put 1/2 the meat bean mixture over that.
7. Add a layer of cheese.
8. Add hot sauce if you want spicy
9. Repeat the layers.
10. Sprinkle cheese over the top and bake, uncovered, at 350°F for 20-30 minutes.
11. *can use low fat or fat free

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This was easy for me to do.  I didn't have sour cream, so I decided to be brave and use cottage cheese and it still turned out!!! And the best thing, the kids LOVED it!  And hubby too. =)