Baked Zitti

1 bag zitti pasta
1 jar spaghetti sauce
1 jar alfredo sauce
2 cups mozzarella cheese
cooked meat (cubed chicken, sausage, ground beef) - optional

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake pasta according to package directions. Put in 9 x 13 inch dish. Pour spaghetti sauce over noodles and stir to mix in. Stir in meat is using. Pour alfredo sauce over top. Spread evenly. Top with shredded cheese and bake until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling about 20 minutes.

Braided bread is super yummy with this meal...recipe coming soon!

Lasagna

12 Lasagna Noodles (boiled until soft)
Hamburger Mixture (see below)
1 lg. container cottage cheese
3-4 cups cheese (I like mozzerella or Colby Jack)

Layer in sprayed 9x13 pan:
3 noodles
1/4 of hamburger mixture (1 lb. hamburger browned, drain grease, sprinkle 1 T flour, add 1 lg. can (about 28 oz) diced tomatoes (italian seasoned or add your own spices) and 1 sm. 8oz tomato sauce.
1/4 of cottage cheese
1/4 of cheese

bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Let stand 10 min. before serving.

Dave's pizza dough

1 Tbs. yeast
1 cup hot water
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 Tbs. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 Tbs. oil

Let the yeast dissolve in the water while combining other ingredients. Mix all together. Roll out and bake at 415 degrees for 15 minutes.

(We use a can of tomato sauce with some dry spaghetti seasoning mixed in for the sauce. Then top with cheese and any toppings you like.)

**Thanks for getting this set up Kristi....it will be lots of FUN!

Raviloi with Sun-dried Tomato Cream Sauce!

Ok girls this one is amazing! I got it from my friends kitchen blog who got it from another blog, but anyways. We had this tonight and Melanie said "Mom, this is amazing!" Brad even loved it which says alot.

It isn't the healthiest, but man it sure was worth it!! I think we shall consider this over girls weekend!

2 Tbsp. butter

1 garlic clove, minced (more if you want, I used my garlic powder)

1 c. chicken stock or broth

1/2 c. sun dried tomatoes

2 cups whipping cream

3 tsp. cornstarch

8-12 oz. fresh or frozen ravioli (I used 8oz frozen bag and we had sauce left over it could cover two bags easy.)

2 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil or 2 tsp. dried

2 T. chopped fresh parsley (only if using dried basil, but I didn't use any and it was fine)

salt & fresh ground pepper


Melt butter in med. saucepan over low heat. Add garlic and cook 30 secs. Add stock and tomatoes and bring to a boil. Simmer uncovered over medium heat about 10 mins. or until tomatoes are tender. Remove tomatoes with slotted spoon. Cut into smaller pieces. Return tomatoes to saucepan. Add cream and bring to a boil, and add your corn starch stirring consistantly. While this is simmering cook ravioli according to directions. Drain well. Add basil and/or parsley to sauce. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix with your pasta, and that's it.

Make sure to have some sort of bread or breadstick to sop up this delious sauce!