Penne Pasta Bake

I have a lot more recipes in draft than I thought so here is another one. This came in the newspaper add for a local grocery store. Thought it sounded good and it was.

1 pound hamburger

2 medium yellow onion (left these out!)

1 bulb garlic (I used granulated garlic exact measurements unknown)

(1) 16 oz penne pasta (I used macaroni only because I have so much in my pantry)

(2) 26 oz marinara sauce (I only used 1 jar, I don't love marinara sauce)

(1) 6 oz Provolone Cheese

(1) 8 oz shredded Mozzarella Cheese

(1) 16 oz Sour Cream 

(1) 5 oz shredded Parmesan Cheese

Directions:

1 - Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

2 - Add penne pasta and cook until done; drain

3 - In a large skillet, brown onion, garlic and ground beef over medium heat. Add spaghetti sauce and warm through.

4 - Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil or spray a 9 X 13 baking dish

5 - Layer as follows: 1/2 of the pasta, 16 oz sour cream, 6 oz slices provolone cheese, 1/2 sauce mixture, remaining pasta, 6 oz shredded mozzarella cheese, remaining sauce mixture then top with parmesan cheese.

6 - Bake uncovered for 45 minutes at 350 degrees or until cheese is melted.

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

I loved this bread! I wanted a recipe for zucchini bread with chocolate chips and found several, but this one came from Paula Deen from the food network website.

Ingredients
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 eggs
2 cups white sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspons vanilla
2 cups grated zucchini
1 cup choped pecans (I didn't add these)
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 tablespoon orange zest (I didn't have an orange so this was left out as well)
whipped cream for serving

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease (2) 9 by 5-inch loaf pans.
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, spices and baking soda.
In a large bowl, beat eggs until light and fluffy. Add sugar, and continue beating until well blended. Stir in oil, vanilla, zucchini, pecans, chocolate chips, and orange zest. Stir in sifted ingredients. Pour into prepared loaf pans.

Bake for 50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove loaves from pans and cool. Chill before slicing. Serve with whipped cream.

Zucchini Pizza Casserole

I just realized I have had this in draft mode for a few months, along with several others. The bad thing about that is, I forgot where I got this recipe from to link back to them to give them credit. At least it wasn't their original recipe, but it still makes me feel bad. I tried looking for it but I couldn't find it, so I apologize for not giving credit to the appropriate person for this recipe. I didn't grow Zucchini in my garden this year, but thankfully had neighbors who did and were nice enough to bring them to me all the time. This was actually better than I thought it would be.  (I know I took a picture so when I find it I'll update this.)

Zucchini Pizza Casserole
source: Taste of Home

Yield: 6-8 servings.

4 cups shredded unpeeled zucchini
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion (left this out)
1 can (15 ounces) Italian tomato sauce
1 medium green pepper, chopped

1. Place zucchini in strainer; sprinkle with salt. Let stand for 10 minutes. Squeeze out moisture.

2. Combine zucchini with the eggs, Parmesan and half of the mozzarella and cheddar cheeses. Press into greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish.

3. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add tomato sauce; spoon over zucchini mixture.

4. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses; add green pepper. Bake 20 minutes longer or until heated through.

Missing....

I guess there are people who actually read this blog and have asked when I will post again. Summer has just consumed all of my time. I do have a whole bunch I need to add so stay tuned...Now that it's getting cold and we won't be spending every hour of day light outside I might be able to get some recipes posted. I have a few that were super yummy so I'm excited to share with those of you that think I can cook. :)