EASY Lasagna

Is it sad to say that I use this blog all the time. I have gotten so used to a few of the recipes that I forget they weren't mine to begin with...ha! I also can not believe that there wasn't a lasagna recipe on here and as I was looking at past recipes I was inspired to keep using this blog and try some of the other recipes I haven't used at all or in a while. It is such a good reminder of dinner ideas! Love y'all! Keep posting! This is not my recipe but we are going to try it out!

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 4 cups tomato-basil pasta sauce
• 6 uncooked lasagna noodles
• 1 (15-ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 2 1/2 cups (10 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup hot water

Preparation

Cook beef in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink; drain. Stir in pasta sauce.

Spread one-third of meat sauce in a lightly greased 11- x 7-inch baking dish; layer with 3 noodles and half each of ricotta cheese and mozzarella cheese. (The ricotta cheese layers will be thin.) Repeat procedure; spread remaining one-third of meat sauce over mozzarella cheese. Slowly pour 1/4 cup hot water around inside edge of dish. Tightly cover baking dish with 2 layers of heavy-duty aluminum foil.

Bake at 375° for 45 minutes; uncover and bake 10 more minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Quiche and home fried potatoes

Ok - this might be cheating - I found this recipe on an easy recipe website. I decided we would try this for dinner one night this week and then I decided to post it here so it would be easy for me to find the directions later when I go to make it. Also, I haven't posted anything in a million years and thought it would be fun - but my life is too crazy to come up with anything original to post...so...you can call me "The Cheat" (remember Homestar runner?). Anyways, I often have my laptop on the kitchen counter (hubby always gets a kick out of that) when I am making dinner b/c I am making one of y'alls fabulous recipes from this blog - so keep posting! I may keep cheating or get it together one of these days and post something original...no promises! :)

BACON AND CHEESE QUICHE
HOME FRIED POTATOES

Bacon and Cheese Quiche:

1 9 in. Pillsbury pie crust
1 T. butter
12 bacon slices, crumbled
1 bag mixed cheese
4 eggs
2 C. heavy cream
3/4 t. salt

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Spread crust into pie plate or quiche plate. Spread crust with butter. Sprinkle bacon and cheese on crust. Beat eggs w/ rest of ingredients. Pour into crust. Bake 15 minutes. Turn down to 325 degrees and bake 40 more min. Let stand 10 min.

Home Fried Potatoes:

4 red potatoes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes. Drain, cool cut into 1/2 inch cubes.
In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium high heat. Add onion and green pepper. Cook, stirring often, until soft; about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
Pour remaining 2 tablespoons of oil into the skillet and turn heat to medium-high. Add potato cubes, salt, paprika and black pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are browned; about 10 minutes. Stir in the onions, green peppers and parsley and cook for another minute. Serve hot.