Meatball Casserole

Meatball Casserole

Ingredients:

1 loaf French bread, cut into 1-inch thick slices

1 (8 oz.) package softened cream cheese,

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1 tsp. Italian Seasoning

1/4 tsp. pepper

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided

1-lb. pkg. fully cooked frozen meatballs, thawed Or your own recipe

1 (28 oz.) jar favorite spaghetti sauce

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F degrees.

Arrange bread slices in a single layer, to fill completely, in a non greased 9x13 baking dish. (You may need to tear some pieces of the bread to fill all the gaps in the pan)

In a bowl, combine cream cheese, mayonnaise and seasonings.

Spread mixture over bread.

Sprinkle with 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese.

Gently mix together spaghetti sauce and meatballs. 

Evenly spoon over cheese. Getting meatballs spread as evenly as possible.

Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes.

Mamma's goulash

This has been a family favorite for generations and still one of my all time favorites today. Easy, quick and filling.  I hope you enjoy it as much as my family has for years.




1 1/2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni, cooked
1 quart crushed tomatoes
1/2 small onion
salt and pepper to taste
1 TBL Sugar

Brown hamburger and chopped onion, salt and pepper to taste, and drain fat. Cook macaroni in salted water  to al dente. Mix hamburger mixture, tomatoes, salt pepper, and sugar into kettle and heat through. Serve. This can also be made ahead and reheated in the oven until heated through.

Taco Soup

This recipe came from a dear neighbor. She gave me some of this delicious soup for my birthday one year. She, like I, don't follow a recipe to the "T", so some things were left out and others added. We don't like black beans so I leave that out! That is the fun part of making soup, you can do what you want to suit your tastes!

Taco Soup

From Gloria Ruzicka

2 lbs. browned hamburger

1 chopped onion

1 envelope taco seasoning

2 small envelopes Ranch dressing

2 cups water

1 can undrained pinto beans

1 can undrained black beans

1 can undrained light red kidney beans

1 can  16 ounce hunts cut tomatoes

1 can Rotel tomatoes

1 16 ounce can corn undrained.

Brown meat and add onion. Add taco seasoning, ranch, and water. Add beans, corn Rotel and tomatoes. Do not drain. You do not need to add all the beans if you don't have them or if you don't want them.

Simmer for 2 hours.