Yakisoba

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4-1 lb boneless steak, inexpensive and partially frozen
• 2 (10 ounce) packages birds eye frozen japanese-style vegetables or 2 (10 ounce) packages birds eye frozen chinese-style vegetables
• 3 (3 ounce) packages ramen noodles or 4 (3 ounce) packages ramen noodles, broken up
• soy sauce
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons oil

Recipe

• 1 cut semi-frozen steak into thin bite size pieces and stir-fry over medium heat until thoroughly browned, heat 2 quarts water to rapid boil while stir-frying meat.
• 2 add 1 to 2 seasoning packets of seasoning mix from noodles to steak.
• 3 add ramen noodles to water and boil 3 minutes.
• 4 while cooking noodles, add vegetables and soy sauce to taste to steak and heat thoroughly.
• 5 when noodles are done, drain and add to steak and vegetable mixture.
• 6 salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 note: chicken, lamb or shrimp can be substituted for steak.

Three Cheese Rigatoni

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cups uncooked rigatoni pasta (9 ounces)
• 2 medium celery ribs, sliced (1 cup)
• 1 small carrot, shredded (1/2 cup)
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream and chive dip
• 1 cup shredded colby cheese (4 ounces)
• 1 cup shredded brick cheese (4 ounces)
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 1/4 cup seasoned dry bread crumb
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, melted

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375. cook and drain pasta as directed on package.
• 2 mix pasta and remaining ingredients except bread crumbs and butter. place pasta mixture in ungreased 2-quart casserole. mix bread crumbs and butter; sprinkle around edge of casserole.
• 3 bake uncovered 25 to 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

Three Cheese Pasta Bake

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, plus
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, plus
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 5 cups milk
• 1 lb mild cheddar cheese, shredded (about 4 cups)
• 8 ounces fontina cheese, rind removed, shredded
• 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 lbs penne rigate
• 1 cup fresh breadcrumb
• chopped flat leaf parsley, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of salted water to boil for the pasta. meanwhile, melt 6 tbsp of the butter in a 2 qt saucepan over medium heat. whisk in flour until blended; cook 1 minute, whisking. slowly whisk in milk; bring to a boil, whisking. reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes, until slightly thickened. remove from heat; add cheddar, fontina, and 1/4 cup of the parmesan, whisking until sauce is smooth. whisk in mustard, salt and pepper.
• 2 heat oven to 350°f butter a large 3 qt baking dish with 2 tbsp of the butter. cook pasta 2 minutes less than the recommended time on package, until slightly undercooked. drain.
• 3 combine pasta and cheese sauce; transfer to prepared baking dish.
• 4 melt remaining 2 tbsp butter; mix with breadcrumbs and 1/2 cup parmesan cheese; sprinkle over pasta. (if making ahead, place crumb mixture in a food storage bag; refrigerate; sprinkle over pasta before baking.) bake until top is golden and sauce is bubbling, about 40 minutes. garnish with parsley.

(sneaky) Creamy Pasta Sauce

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (14 -16 ounce) box whole wheat penne
• 1/2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (or cooking spray)
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 lb italian chicken sausage
• 1 large zucchini, halved lenghtwise and then sliced
• 8 ounces frozen broccoli
• 8 ounces ricotta cheese
• shredded parmesan cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook penne, just to al dente, according to package directions. prior to draining, reserve a cup of the cooking water.
• 2 meanwhile, coat a skillet with the olive oil or cooking spray. add onion and garlic. cook over medium heat until translucent. add sausage and cook until no longer pink, stirring often to break up meat.
• 3 while the meat is cooking, steam zucchini and broccoli. place veggies and some of the reserved pasta water in a blender. blend well, adding additional water as needed. add ricotta to veggie mixture in blender and blend until well incorporated, scraping sides as needed.
• 4 add pasta and sauce to meat mixture in skillet. cook just until heated through.
• 5 garnish with parmesan, if desired.

Three Cheese Rotini Bake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces tri-color spiral pasta, cooked
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups milk
• 1 cup american cheese, shredded
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup blue cheese, crumbled

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350*. spray 2-quart casserole with non-stick spray.
• 2 cook rotini as package directs. drain.
• 3 meanwhile, melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. add garlic; cook and stir about 30 to 60 seconds.
• 4 stir in flour and pepper; cook and stir until bubbly.
• 5 gradually add milk, stirring constantly, until mixture boils and thickens.
• 6 remove from heat.
• 7 reserve 1 tablespoon each of american and mozzarella cheeses to top.
• 8 add remaining cheeses to sauce; stir until melted.
• 9 add cooked rotini to cheese sauce; stir to gently coat.
• 10 pour into sprayed casserole. sprinkle with reserved cheeses.
• 11 bake at 350* for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly around edges.

Tasty Bean And Grain Burgers

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2/3 cup uncooked bulgur
• 1 1/3 cups boiling water
• 1/2 cup dry whole wheat bread crumbs
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste or 2 tablespoons sun-dried tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• salt, to taste

Recipe

• 1 combine bulgur and boiling water in a bowl and cover. set aside to steam for 10 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, combine beans, garlic, tomato paste, soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, chili powder, onion powder, pepper and salt in the bowl of a food processor. process until fully combined - you will have a fairly smooth paste. transfer mixture to a large bowl.
• 3 drain any remaining water from the bulgur and add it to the bean mixture. add in the egg and bread crumbs and stir until everything is thoroughly combined. allow mixture to stand for 30 minutes.
• 4 form the mixture into 6 patties. either grill or pan-fry them to serve right away, or place them on a waxed paper-lined cookie sheet to freeze for later use.
• 5 variation: form mixture into very small (about 2-inch) patties. stuff these into tortillas or pita pockets or between slices of party rye. these make great tiny sandwiches for parties, bento boxes or little hands.

Yabby (crawfish), Tomato And Chili Pasta Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 20 g parmesan cheese, finely grated (i use my microplane)
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
• zest of a small lemon
• 3 teaspoons olive oil
• 4 tablespoons finely diced red onions
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon chili flakes (to taste)
• 200 ml wine
• 1 (400 g) can tomatoes, chopped
• 1 teaspoon chicken stock powder (to taste)
• 1 tablespoon capers
• 300 g crawfish meat (yabby)

Recipe

• 1 combine the parmesan, parsley and lemon zest in a small bowl and set aside.
• 2 heat the oil in a pan and cook the onion until softened, add the garlic and cook 30 seconds more, then add in the chilli flakes and wine. cook to reduce a little.
• 3 add the tomatoes and their juice and the chciken stock powder. cook until reduced and thickened (mine took about 15 minutes over a medium-low heat).
• 4 while this is happening, cook some pasta to serve the sauce over. we had penne, i would have preferred angel hair though!
• 5 when the sauce is thickened to your liking, add in the capers and yabby meat and cook a further 2 or 3 minutes to heat the yabbies through.
• 6 serve over pasta with the parmesan, parsley zest mix sprinkled over the top.