Italian 4-Cheese Lasagna

I will be doing a previous favorite "Italian 4-Cheese & Sausage Lasagna" with a few modifications: Sausage will be substituted with ground turkey, cottage cheese will be substituted with ricotta cheese, subtracting portobello mushroom, and homemade lasagna noodles will be used.

"Pink Pasta"

1 pkg any kind of pasta - we like Bowtie or Rotini

1 pd of sausage or ground beef

1 cup of diced onions

1 T minced garlic

1 jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce

1 8 oz pkg cream cheese

8 oz mozzarella cheese

Prepare pasta according to directions.  Meanwhile, brown the meat with the onions and garlic. I still season it a bit with Salt and Pepper and probably a little Garlic Salt as well - I'm a season as you go kinda person.  That's why everything is called a Connie Concoction at our house :).

Add the spaghetti sauce to the meat mixture and simmer until warmed through.  Add the cream cheese in chunks to help it melt into the sauce.

Now add the pasta and 1/2 of the cheese.  Place all of it a baking dish and top with remaining cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Label:  Thaw completely.  Top with cheese and bake for 20 minutes.

Patty Watson's "Beyond Spaghetti"

Beyond Spaghetti

2 lbs Hamburger, Country Sausage, Ground Turkey (or mix)
1 large sweet onion
3 cans tomato sauce
1 can diced green chiles
2 pkgs. spaghetti sauce mix
1 large bottle Prego or Ragu
1 can stewed tomatoes
1/3 to 1/2 bottle mild picante sauce
mushrooms - fresh or 3 cans (opt)
2 tsp. salt & pepper
1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
3/4 tsp oregano
3/4 tsp cumin
1/4 cup sugar
1 can crushed pineapple

BROWN meat with onion, drain and blot fat. Add spices to meat, then other ingredients.
SERVE over pasta noodles.

Hawaiian Chicken

8 servings of chicken
1-16oz. can pineapple slices, drained
1-15oz. can mandarin oranges, drained
1/8 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/8 cup soy sauce
1/8 cup lemon juice
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. ground ginger
1/4 t. ground red pepper

Optional:
Green bell pepper chunks

Place chicken in freezer bag. Mix together fruit, cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce, lemon juice, salt, ginger, and ground red pepper. Pour over chicken in bag. Freeze.

Directions: Thaw chicken mixture. Place in crockpot and cook on low for 4-5 hours or on high for 2-3 hours. (Add green pepper to crockpot one hour before serving, if desired.) Serve over rice.

Tangy Orange Chops

1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1/2 onion, shredded
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1 teaspoon ground sage
2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
1 large clove garlic, crushed
1/2 cup barbeque sauce
2 lbs pork



1.In a mixing bowl, mix together vinegar, soy sauce, orange juice, onion, rosemary, sage, salt, garlic, and barbecue sauce. Place chops in a large resealable plastic bag. Pour in the marinade, and seal. Refrigerate for 6 to 8 hours, or overnight.
2.Preheat grill for high heat. Transfer marinade to a small saucepan, bring to a boil, and cook for several minutes.
3.Lightly oil preheated grill. Grill chops for 6 to 8 minutes, turning once, or to desired doneness. Brush cooked marinade over chops during the final minutes of cooking.

Label: Thaw Take out meat & bring marinade to boil for several minutes.Oil preheated grill. Grill chops for 6-8 min, turning once.Brush Cooked marinade over chop during final minutes of cooking

Chicken Fajitas

Chicken Fajitas