Zucchini Lasagna

Zucchini Lasanga

SERVES 4

2 1/2 cups zucchini, sliced 1/4 inch thick 1/2 lb lean ground beef (I use 1 lb.)
1/4 cup onion, chopped 2 small tomatoes, cut up
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste 1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme 1/4 cup water
1/8 teaspoon pepper 1 egg
3/4 cup low fat cottage cheese 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
1 teaspoon flour

Cook zucchini until tender, drain and set aside. Fry meat and onions until meat is brown and onions are tender; drain fat. Add next 8 ingredients and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered 10 minutes or until reduced to 2 cups.
In small bowl slightly beat egg.
Add cottage cheese, half of shredded cheese and flour.
In (1 1/2-qt.) baking-roasting pan arrange half of the meat mixture. Top with half of the zucchini and all the cottage cheese mixture. Top with remaining meat and zucchini.
Bake uncovered at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes.
Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 10 minutes longer.
Let stand 10 minutes before serving.


This is one of our favorites!

Lite Italian Casserole

Italian Casserole

8 pts. per serving (Weight Watchers)

Serves: 6

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb. Ground turkey breast

1 small onion

16 oz. jar spaghetti sauce

8 oz. 2% shredded mozzarella

8 oz. FF sour cream

1 can reduced fat crescent rolls

FF butter spray

RF parmesan spray

DIRECTIONS:

· In large skillet, brown turkey & onion, drain.

· Add spaghetti sauce to meat and heat

· Spread mixture in 13x9

· Mix together cheese and sour cream, spread over meat.

· Lay crescent triangles on top to form crust.

· Spray with FF spray and sprinkle with parmesan.

· Bake uncovered @ 350° for 20 minutes

-Amy W.

Pop-over Pizza

Again from Miserly Meals

Popover Pizza- serves 4

• 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 1 cup spaghetti sauce
• 1/2 cup grated Monterrey Jack or mozzarella cheese

Crust:

• 2 egg whites
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4 tsp. salt

In a large skillet, brown the ground beef and onion. Remove from the heat and drain the excess fat. Add the spaghetti sauce and cheese to the skillet. toss to mix evenly. Pour into 8X8 pan and distribute evenly.

Combine all crust ingredients in a mixing bowl. Mix well. Pour over the meat and spread around to over evenly.

Bake for 400 for 20 minutes or until the crust is light and golden brown.

Calories: 321 Fat: 16 Carbs: 23 Fiber: 3

Megan's notes: I added some pepperoni to make it more pizza like. My kids of course wouldn't eat it, but my husband liked it. :o)

Calzones

My favorite book: Miserly Meals- I have checked it out of the library four or five times, always renewing it a few times. I found this recipe:

Calzones- serves 6
Dough:

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup water
• 1 T. oil
• 2 1/4 tsp(or 1 pkg.) dry yeast
• 1 tsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. salt

Filling:

• 8 oz. chicken breast, cooked and diced
• 2 T. water chestnuts, drained and diced
• 1 T. chopped onion
• 2 T. mayonnaise
• 2 T. sour cream
• 1/4 tsp. celery salt

Combine dough ingredients in a bread machine or by hand. Divide dough into 6 balls. Roll each into a 6-7 inch circle on a floured surface.

In a separate bowl, combine the filling ingredients. Place 1/6th of the filling in center of the dough circle, fold in half, and pinch edges shut. Repeat with other circles. Place the calzones on a baking sheet. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Megans notes: I first made this with ham instead of chicken. Combine any meat, cheese, tofu, eggs and spices to make the filling. Keep the liquid to a minimum to avoid soggy dough.

Also, my kids weren't into this, of course, so I made up the dough into 6 individual pizza crusts and I had them top their own pizza, and they ate almost the whole thing. I think I could make two or three bigger crusts for bigger pizza's, but the individual size works real well for us. Very yummy dough. ;o)

Vienna Sausage

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't ever posted a recipe. For the last couple of months we have been pretty much a hamburger helper family while we catch up on some financial obligations (ie tons, and tons of medical bills).

But I do have a question as I'm trying to clear out old food storage for new.

What recipes are there for Vienna Sausages? I have, like 7!, of these little cans from our 72 hour packs and I'm really in a "waste not, want not" dilemna over them.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Amy W.

p.s. I promise to start adding recipes, I really do think this is a great idea.

Lemon Rice - Freezable

A super easy recipe for rice. I do not rinse my rice first. I used white rice this time, will try brown next. Next time I may add chicken and veggies and make it a meal!!

1 cup rice, uncooked
1 tsp butter
1 tsp garlic, minced
1 tsp lemon peel, grated
1/4 tsp pepper
2 cups chicken broth
2 tsp dried parsley flakes

Combine rice, butter, garlic, lemon peel, pepper and broth in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer 15 minutes or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Stir in parsley. To freeze: cool and place in freezer bag. Label and freeze. To serve: Heat rice, fluff with a fork and serve.

Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

I found it- I found my chocolate Chip cookie Recipe that I didn't screw up! Normally I make CC Cookies and they spread out real thin. I have tried a number of recipes, and this one worked for me. I made the dough and thought it looked dry- even Leila said that- but I wondered if that had been my problem from the get go. I also bought real butter- not margarine. I am ELATED I can make a successful cookie after so very many tries and failures!

Anyway- long story short- here is the recipe:

Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies (from the Essential Mormon Cookbook- I don't own this book, but might have to look on Amazon to get it).

• 3 C butter or margarine softened
• 3/4 C White Sugar
• 1 C Brown Sugar
• 2 eggs (2 T powdered eggs + 1/4 C water)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 C Wheat Flour
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 (12 oz) bag Chocolate Chips

1. Cream together butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla.
2. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking soda.
3. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and beat well.
4. Stir in Chocolate Chips
5. Drop onto greased cookie sheet by heaping tablespoons
6. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes until lightly browned.
7. Makes about 3 dozen