Pizza Casserole

This is the second time I've made this recipe. However, the first time was well over a year ago before I even started my blog.

Pizza Casserole (original recipe found here)

1 bag egg noodles

1 package pepperoni

1 1/2 pound hamburger meat (browned and drained)

large jar of spaghetti sauce (I used two small ones)

Cheese ( I used provolone but mozzarella is good too)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Boil noodles until soft. Drain. 

Add thin layer of sauce to bottom of 9x13 inch baking dish

Layer half of the noodles on top. Next, layer half the meat. Then half of the sauce. Rest of the noodles and half of the cheese. 

Next layer the rest of the meat, rest of the sauce and rest of the cheese. Your final layer is pepperoni. 

Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking for 15 more minutes. 

Let cool for 10-15 minutes. 

It's so good! 

Jack- Week Four

Night 21

In a stocking


Night 22

In the tree

Night 23

Again, I fell asleep without moving him, but when I woke in the morning he wasn't in the tree where I left him. Mike luckily moved him before he left for work. It was fun searching the house for him with Marley. Found him on the kitchen fan.

Night 24

Night 25

Enjoying the cat food

Night 26

 In the Christmas wreath

Night 27

He brought Marley and Mason each a christmas book.


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Taco Bake

I'm back for another recipe. This time it's Taco Bake.

1 lb ground beef

1 packet taco seasoning

Water (as called for on seasoning packet)

tortilla shells

1/2 cup salsa con queso

1 1/2 cup shredded cheese (I used cheddar)

Brown and crumble ground beef. Drain out fat.  Mix in taco seasoning and water according to directions on package.

Once meat is ready turn off heat and add the 1/2 cup salsa con queso and mix well.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place tortilla shell on cookie sheet or in a round cake pan.  Next add 1/3 of the meat and then 1/3 of the cheese then tortilla, continue layering until you end with cheese on top.

Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes. Let cool for a few minutes then enjoy!

Layered Italian Bake

I think I've cooked dinner every night this week. That's probably a first for me. We usually at least have one night of frozen pizza or chicken nuggets.

This time it's Layered Italian Bake.

1- 8oz refrigerated crescent rolls

8 slices turkey

8 slices ham

12 slices salami (I didn't use salami, but I guess the meat is what gives it the Italian name?)

8 slices swiss cheese

4 eggs, beaten

1 can roasted red peppers (I didn't use these either because I don't like peppers)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Unroll crescent rolls without separating triangles. Separate into 2 squares.
Place one square on the bottom of an 8x8 square baking dish.

Layer half the meat on top of dough, then cheese and peppers. Pour half of the eggs on top of the cheese.

Continue layering meat, cheese, peppers.  Place other square of crescent rolls on top.  Pour remaining eggs on top of dough.

Cover lightly with foil and bake for 20 minutes.  Remove foil and cook for an additional 20 minutes. (I cooked mine for a total of 50 minutes because I noticed the eggs were still really runny and that grosses me out)

Let cool for 10-15 minutes. Enjoy!

I will admit this recipe scared me a little. First, was the fact that I was putting eggs on what was essentially a sandwich and I don't really like eggs. Second, was the way it looked. I'm a picky eater so if something looks weird I won't even try it, but this smelled amazing so I gave it a try.  It was actually pretty good. I couldn't taste the eggs at all. Mike said it was alright and again Marley only ate hers because she wanted candy afterwards.  I did some searching online to see if I could find some other reviews of it, just to see what others thought of it, and I stumbled across someone saying they would make it using cheddar cheese and add bacon so it's more of a breakfast dish. I am totally doing that next time- who doesn't love bacon?!