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Spaghetti Bake

Hey guys! I made this pasta dish last night for dinner. It was a big hit! I have lots more for leftovers for the upcoming week! Stay dry in all this wet weather!

Spaghetti Bake

Ingredients

1 package (16 ounces) spaghetti

1 pound ground beef

1/2 medium onion, chopped

2 cloves of garlic, crushed and minced

1 jar of your favorite pasta sauce

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1/2 cup red wine

1 large container of mozzarella- shredded, grated, or sliced
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Cook Pasta to the directions on the box. Preheat oven to 350.
Heat oil in a medium skillet and add onions. Cook for 8 minutes and then add garlic and cook for one minute.
Add beef to onions and garlic and cook beef. Add tomato paste and mix. Add wine and reduce, about 5 minutes. Add Sauce and mix.
In a 9×13 greased pan/casserole dish start layering – place half the spaghetti in the pan. Add Meat Sauce. Add 2 Cups of mozzarella cheese. Cook for about 30 minutes or until the cheese melts and turns golden brown.
ENJOY!

Linguine and Clams

Date Night, Girls' Night Out/In, Pasta, Seafood

Happy Friday!!! So earlier in the week when I made my meal plan, I asked the girls if they would rather order pizza or me make something for dinner on Friday night. They wanted to know what I might make, so I took the risk and said pasta with clams. They wanted clams. I even double checked last night to make sure that was still their choice. Yep! So that is what I made tonight for dinner!

Linguine and Clams

Ingredients

1 pound Linguine Pasta
1 tablespoon sea salt
1-2 pounds live Clams
1 tablespoons butter
2 cloves minced Garlic
1 cup White Wine (I used Chardonnay)

Directions
Take a large bowl and fill with cold water. Add 1 tablespoon of sea salt and stir to dissolve. Add clams and allow to sit in the refrigerator for as long as possible (30 min up to 2 hours). This will release the silt and sand. Rinse clams and press any open clams closed, if a clam won’t stay closed throw it away.

Fill a large pot with water and bring to boil. Salt water well. Cook pasta in water until 1 minute short of al dente. Reserve 3 cups cooked pasta water for sauce. In a large pan add butter. Heat over medium high heat until melted.
Add garlic. Cook about 2 minutes. Add white wine and reduce about 2 minutes. Add salt and clams, toss to coat. Add pasta and 2 cups reserved pasta water. Cover and cook about 3 to 4 minutes until all the clams have opened, any unopened clams need to be discarded.

The girls’ plate…

My plate….

Well…I totally forgot to take a pic, so I snagged this one from google. I added fresh parsley to mine, and of course I had wine =) PERFECTION!!!!!

Have a great weekend!!! See ya soon with some yummy dinners this weekend and a new weekly meal plan!

Weekly Meal Plan 9/6/15

Pasta, Weekly Meal Plans

Hey guys! I hope you all are having a great labor day weekend! We had some out-of-town company this weekend. It is so great to spend time with family that we don’t get to see very often. Tomorrow it is back to the rat race, so here is my plan for dinner this week

Sunday-

Last night I made Italian Sausage Lasagna for dinner with a side of bruschetta. It was super yummy; everyone went in for seconds, but I still have enough for leftovers to take to lunch!

Italian Suasage Lasagna and Tomato and Basil Bruschetta

Ingredients-

1 pound ground Italian Sausage
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic
1 large can diced tomatoes
1 can jarred mushrooms
1 jar of your favorite sauce- I used Classico Tomato and Basil
1 handful of chopped fresh basil, thyme, and rosemary
1 pound lasagna noodles
1 large bag of shredded mozzarella

Directions
Cook noodles according to package.
In a dutch oven or large heavy pot, cook down your onions, garlic, and sausage. When sausage is nice and brown, add in your diced tomatoes, mushrooms, and sauce. Add in your fresh herbs and mix well.
Layer your noodles, sauce, and cheese. Bake for about 30-40 minutes until your cheese starts bubble and turn brown. Once out of the oven, let it set up about 10-15 minutes. During this time, you can make the Bruchetta- layer olive oil, minced garlic, chopped tomatoes, and fresh cut basil on top of sliced of Italian loaf.

Monday- Tonight! Roast Chicken of some sort. I will let you know later tonight if it is something new.

Tuesday- Tacos

Wed- Lamb Chops (didn’t eat last week)

Thursday- Leftovers/Whatever Night

Friday- Linguine and Clams

Have a great week!

Garlic Seafood Pasta

Date Night, Pasta, Seafood

Evening kids! 2nd post of the day! Since the last time we talked, the family, including the dog, went on a nice hike at our local park. We came home and I started cooking this amazing dinner.

Earlier today we all went grocery shopping. I noticed some peeled and deveined shrimp were on sale, so I decided to make shrimp pasta tonight. Then I saw some nice clams and mussels and decided to add them to the mix. The girls were in an especially good mood and promised to try a bite of everything. Verdict? They both LOVED the clams!! Katie loved the shrimp. Becca tried a bite after I promised I would never make her eat another bite of shrimp in her life if she tried it; she just shrugged her shoulders at it. She is just not a fan. They both ate the mussels, but BEGGED for more clams. Next pasta seafood…linguine and clams. Be on the lookout for it =)

Garlic Seafood Pasta

Ingredients

1 stick of butter
1/2 cup of olive oil
1/2 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, crushed and minced
1/2 cup white wine

Directions

Start a pot of salted boiling water.

Melt 1/2 a stick of butter and 1/4 cup of olive oil in a med/large sized dutch oven or heavy pot. Add in onions and cook down for about 5 minutes. Add in garlic and cook about 3 minutes.

Meanwhile, add in pasta to the boiling water.

Add the wine to your garlic and onions. Add the rest of your butter and olive oil. Mix well.

Add the clams to the garlic butter sauce; they should cook about 10 minutes total. 2 minutes later add your mussels; they should cook about 8 minutes total. In 2 more minutes, add your shrimp. They just need about 6 minutes to cook.

Just when your shrimp are turning pink, add in the pasta and a cup or so of starchy cooking water. Mix well and cook for another couple of minutes. When your pasta is perfect, you are ready to eat!

***do not eat any shellfish that has not opened***

***freeze the shells so you can make this…https://funfoodiefamily.com/2014/01/19/seafood-stock-2/

Easy weeknight dinner—Crock Pot Pork Ragu

Chicken, Pasta, Pork

Hey guys! So as predicted, this week has been super crazy! Monday Becca had cheer practice, so she ate a cheese quesadilla. We took her to practice and the rest of us ate at a local Greek place. I had a bowl of lentil soup and falafel with pita (eating leftovers tomorrow).

Tuesday night my parents picked up the girls from school. They took them for a snack and then took Katie to her cheer practice. I was stuck at bus duty until late (middle school gets out the latest here), so the hubby went to the first curriculum night. I got home, started cooking dinner, and then helped Becca with her homework. I made a version of my chicken and mushrooms. Delish!

https://funfoodiefamily.com/2014/02/11/creamy-chicken-with-mushrooms-and-onions/

Hello little toes =)

Last night I also browned my pork for my crock pot rendition of Pork Ragu. https://funfoodiefamily.com/2014/10/21/crock-pot-pork-ragu/

Tomorrow night will be another cheer night. Thinking of making something with sausage. Have a great night!

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