Jenna's Chicken Lasagna

1lb. ground Chicken

2 tbsp Butter

1 (12oz) box Lasagna

1 can diced Basil, Garlic, and Oregano Tomatoes

2 tbsp dry chopped Onions

2 tbsp dry minced Garlic

1 tbsp Basil

2 (6oz) cans Hunt's tomato paste

3/4 (8oz) stick Mozzarella Cheese

3/4 (8oz) stick Mild Cheddar Cheese

1/2 (8oz) Pepper Jack Cheese

1 3/4 cups Cottage Cheese

3 Cheese Blend (Kraft) Grated Parmesan, Romano, & Asiago Cheese, to sprinkle over top

Cook your noodles, drain, and set them aside. Be sure to rinse them with cold water and lay them out so that they do NOT touch. Use a large pot to brown the chicken with the butter. When the chicken is cooked through, add  tomatoes, onion, garlic, basil, & tomato paste. Cook until it is hot. Wet the bottom of your oven safe dish with a small amount of tomato sauce, cover with noodles and place ingredients in this order.

Over the bottom layer of noodles:

tomato sauce

cottage cheese

mozzarella cheese

cheddar cheese

2nd layer of noodles:

very small amount of tomato sauce

the rest of the cottage cheese

mozzarella cheese

cheddar cheese

pepper jack cheese

3rd layer of noodles:

the rest of the tomato sauce

4th layer of noodles:

The rest of the mozzarella, cheddar, and pepper jack cheese

sprinkle the Kraft grated cheese to coat the top!

Place the Lasagna in the oven at 375 degrees and let cook for 40 minutes.

Waffles

2 c flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3 eggs, seperated
1 1/2 c milk (2%)
6 tbsp vegetable oil

Sift dry ingredients; add beaten egg yolks, milk, and oil. Mix until smooth. Fold in beaten egg whites. Spray waffle maker before every waffle. Cook waffle until is is slightly golden brown. Serve with syrup, honey, peanut butter, or whatever your family enjoys.

Peanut Butter & Buttermilk Cupcakes

2 3/4 c Sugar

3 c Flour

2 tbsp Hot Water

1 tbsp Vanilla

4 beaten Eggs

2 sticks Butter

1 1/2 c Buttermilk

1 c Peanut Butter

Mix sugar, butter, & hot water. After well blended mix in the remaining ingredients.

This recipe will make 24 cupcakes and an 8x8 cake! 



Jenna's Loaf (Jenna's Idea of Meat Loaf)

I'm not big on the whole ground beef with ketchup on it idea. I decided to come up with something of my own. It's delicous and super easy to make. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Jenna's Loaf

1 lb. Turkey (ground)
1/2 lb. Jimmy Dean Hot Pork Sausage
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp cumin
2 1/2 tsp N' Orleans Cajun seasoning
1/3 cup Italian Bread Crumbs
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 cup shredded parmesan, romano, and asiago cheese

1/3 cup shredded permesan, romano, and asiago cheese

Preheat oven to 370 degrees. Mix all dry ingredients, except cheese, in a bowl. Mix 1/4 cup of dry ingredients and 1/2 cup cheese. Mix in the egg and mix in remaining ingredients. Place your loaf in a loaf dish and sprinkle the top with French Fried Onions. Bake for 45 minutes or until cooked through.

What your loaf should look like before it goes in.

Beef Stew & Garlic-Cheddar Biscuits

Beef Stew
2 1/2 lb. stew beef
1 (28oz) can contadina whole peeled tomatoes
2 beef bouillon cubes
1 1/2 tsp cumin
2 tsp onion powder
2 pinches cayenne
2 cups 100% vegetable juice cocktail (tomato)
2 cups beef broth
1 (.87oz) pack brown gravy mix
1 (1lb.) bag baby carrots

Mix all ingredients in crockpot. Put the crockpot on high for about 30 min. reduce to low and let cook for a couple hours before bed time. When it's time for bed set your crockpot to "keep warm". When you get up in the morning set to low and let cook until lunch.

Nana's Garlic-Cheddar Biscuits
2 cuos self-rising flour
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese

topping:
1/3 stick margarine
1/2 tsp basil
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp salt

Mix flour, buttermilk, shortening, and garlic powder until well blended and then mix in cheese. Melt margarine, basil, garlic powder, and salt in a sepereate bowl. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. After taking buscuits out of the oven, brush on margarine mixture, and serve.

Matt's Bacon Dogs

2 packs Hotdogs

16 slices of bacon

Toppers:

Whole Grain Buns

Chili

Cheddar Cheese

Mustard

Mayonaise

Ketchup

Relish

Wrap hotdogs in bacon and use toothpicks to hold in place. Grill until bacon is nice and crispy!

Easy as 123 Cobbler

2cans (9.7oz. ea) Lite Peach Slices
1box Betty Crocker French Vanilla Cake Mix
1stick butter

Poor peaches into an oven safe cake dish, cover with Cake Mix, and cut butter into little slices of butter and put it on top! Cook at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.
My Aunt Angie taught me this recipe and it is extremely simple and really good. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. You don't have to use peaches. Any fruit will do.