Grandma Berrett's Homeade Potatoes Augraten

6 cups boiled, cooked and diced potatoes (Usually boil them before and let them sit because it takes a while for them to cool before you peel them to make the potatoes)
( I usually double the recipe for two 9 by 13 containers of stuff )

Make a white sauce in heavy pan with 6 TBS of flour and 6 TBS melted butter

Bubble flour into butter, slowly add 3 cups of milk. Cook until thickens, stiring constantly one minute before removing from the heat.

Add 1 TBS small, diced onion dehydrated. 2 tsp of salt and 2 TBS chopped parsley. Grate 2 cups of cheese and add to white sauce. Pour sauce over potatoes. and stir until well mixed. Grate 1/2 cup of cheese and put on top

Cook 350 for 30 minutes. Enjoy.

Grandma Berrett's Homeade Macaroni

Cook 1 package 12 to 15 oz macaroni noodles...drain and set aside, or cook while mixing the following.
2 cups milk
2 tbsp. butter
1 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp pepper

Heat in heavy saucepan.

Take 1 cup milk in a separate bowl and put 1/3 cup of corn starch in it. Mix it with a spoon.

Add this to your other mixture, it will start to thicken, cook until it starts to thicken and then add 3 cups...or more of grated cheese.

Add 1 tsp. worchester sauce(optional)
Put crackers on top (optional)

Add it to your cooked noodles....mix it and bake it at 350 for 30-35 minutes.

It is tasty tasty!

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

3 tbsp. Butter

3 tbsp. Honey

¼ cup orange juice(Just regular orange juice)

4 medium sweet potatoes.....2 lbs. Total.

On the potatoes, peel them, half them crosswise and quarter length wise. Chunk them so that they are all about the same size.

Heat oven to 400 degrees.

Use butter in the pan, use a big baking dishing, bigger than a 9 x 13 pans.

Or do in 2 batches.

Lightly butter the dish, 1 tbsp. Of butter throughout the dish.

In a small saucepan, melt 3 tbsp. Of butter, whisk in honey and orange juice. Add sweet potatoes into the buttered baking dish, then pour on the honey and orange juice mixture, toss it around so they are coated.

Sprinkle with salt and pepper, roast until the potatoes are brown and tender. 45 minutes.

Have them made and then throw them in the crock pot to keep them warm.

Stir them about every 15 minutes until they are tender and they seem done.

Biggest Loser Baked Ziti

Nutrition at a Glance
Per serving: 350 calories, 22 g protein, 57 g carbohydrates, 6 g fat (3 g saturated), 20 mg cholesterol, 8 g fiber, 429 mg sodium

Servings: 8 Servings

Ingredients

Olive oil spray
1 (14 1/2-ounce) box fiber-enriched ziti or penne rigate (I used Ronzoni Smart Taste)
1 (15-ounce) container fat-free ricotta cheese
2 large egg whites
8 ounces (4 cups) finely shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Salt, to taste
Ground black pepper, to taste
Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
3 1/2 cups low-fat, low-sodium, marinara sauce
2 tablespoons grated reduced-fat Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Lightly mist a 13" x 9" x 2" ceramic or glass baking dish with the olive oil spray.



Cook the ziti according to package directions until al dente. Drain.



In a large mixing bowl, mix the ricotta, egg whites, and all but 1 cup of the mozzarella until well combined. Add the garlic powder and season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Stir in the cooked pasta until well combined.



Spread 1 cup of the marinara sauce on the bottom of the prepared dish.



Add half of the pasta in an even layer over the sauce.



Layer the remaining pasta over the sauce. Spoon the remaining 1 1/2 cups sauce evenly over the top of the pasta, then sprinkle the remaining mozzarella and the Parmesan over the top.



Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake 10 minutes longer, or until the mozzarella is melted. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut into 8 pieces or spoon among 8 bowls and serve.

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Carolyns Chicken Pappardelle

Chicken Pappardelle

1 box of bowtie pasta or broken pieces of lasagna noodles
4 strips of bacon diced
1/3 c sundried tomatoes in oil, drained and minced
3 chicken breasts grilled and sliced
1 T garlic minced
1/4 t red pepper flakes
2 cups of chicken broth
3/4 c heavy cream I sometimes use half and half
salt and pepper to taste


Cook pasta drain set aside
saute bacon till crisp,remove as much oil as possible and then add tomatoes saute 1-2 minutes add grilled chicken garlic and pepper flakes cook 1 minutes or until garlic just starts to brown.
add chicken broth, cream amd bring to a simmer . add pasta and it should thicken slightly. I like mine kinda thick so I usually add a mixture of 2 t water 2 t flour mixed together to help make it thicker.. If if you need to stretch the sauce add equal parts of cream and broth

Brisket

5 pound brisket

1/3 cup lemon juice

1 can beef broth

1 jar of liquid smoke (4 oz. ) use ½ bottle (2 oz. or 1/8 cup)…..barbeque section

1 small bottle of soy sauce (3/4 cup)

½ tsp. garlic powder

Marinate it in a cooking bag……Marinate at least overnight.

Put it in the crock pot or put it in a pan in the cooking bag.

Keep it in the cooking bag.

6 hours in the crock pot on high or 6 hours in the oven at 250.

When finished, take meat out of cooking bag. Save some juice. Shred the meat or slice it.

Cut it across the grain. Pour the juice on top.

Meatballs

Meatballs.

1 and ½ pounds of hamburger.

2 tsp. of minced garlic

2 eggs

Salt and pepper…..not to much

Parmesan cheese……1 tbsp.

Bread crumbs………..1/3 cup…..if it seems loose, add another pinch to the mix.

Find panco Japanese bread crumbs in the Asian aisle.

Mix all of this together with fingers, don’t mash it.

Form them into meatballs, put them on a cookie sheet.

Put them in the oven

Bake at 400 degrees

Bake like 3- 5 minutes, they will be not quite done.

Take them out of the oven and put them into the spaghetti sauce

Let the sauce and meatballs simmer slowly.

Simmer about 20 minutes on low.

Makes awesome spaghetti and meatballs. Freeze the meatballs that you don't use in plastic bags, unthaw them for later use in water and you can make meatball sandwiches or more spaghetti and meatballs.

Potato Soup by Heather Perkins

12 slices of bacon
1/4-1/2 cup margarine
1/3 cup flour
7 cups milk...if you use skim, you may need to add a little more flour so that the mixture will thicken. (Or you can use powdered milk)
4 large baked potatoes, cut up and cubed, equivalent to 6 cups of potatoes.
8 green onions chopped up nice and small (Can use less if preferred.)
1 1/4 cups shredded cheese.
1 cup sour cream.
1 tsp. of onion salt.
1 tsp. of pepper.

Cook bacon, break into pieces and drain, set aside. You can use the precooked if you prefer.
In a big pot, melt margarine, whisk in flour until it is smooth. Turn off the heat and take off element after the butter is melted. Gradually, stir in the milk, which constantly until it thickens. Place it back on the heat to do this. Then add the potatoes and onions and bring to a boil.
Once the potatoes are cooked add the cheese, sour cream, bacon, onion salt and pepper.

Your soup should be ready to serve at this point, but check the potatoes to make sure that they are cooked thoroughly.

Mom's Meatloaf

This is a super easy recipe to make.

2 lbs. ground beef, thawed
2 eggs
2/3 cup quaker oats
1 package dry onion soup mix
1/2 cup ketchup

Cook at 350 for 45-50 minutes in a bread pan.

Mexican Lasagna.........John's Favorite

1 lb. ground beef, you can use 1/2 if you are cutting calories. It works.
3/4 cup onions, combine this with the hamburger when you are browning it.

After browned add:
1 16 oz. can of refried beans.
1/2 teaspoon oregano.
2 tsp. cumin
3/4 tsp. garlic powder

Next step:

12 uncooked lasagna noodles.
2 1/2 cups water
2 1/2 cups salsa

After above is cooked, add this to the top of the lasagna.

1 cup sour cream
1 small can of olives.
1/2 cup shredded mexican cheese.

Preheat oven to 350.

Brown hamburger, add the onion to the hamburger then add beans, oregano, cumin, and garlic powder.
Mix well, but you don't need to mix these together for long as long as your hamburger is cooked. This is just to combine them to add to the recipe.

In a large bowl, combine the salsa and water.


Put a small layer of the water/salsa mixture on the bottom of the pan.

Put 4 uncooked lasagna noodles down.
Spread the mixture on top of the noodles.
Add 4 more noodles.
Add more mixture.

Continue until you have used all 12 noodles.

Now dump the rest of the salsa/water mixture on top of the recipe.
Put aluminum foil on this and put it in the over and cook it for 90 minutes at 350.

Take it out and put sour cream, olives, and cheese on the mixture.

Spread over the top.
Bake for 10 minutes until the cheese melts.

Let it sit for 10 minutes and then it is ready to serve, it is important to let it sit, or it goes all over. I learned that when the missionaries came to eat.

Freeze for leftovers.

Weight Watchers Points, 5 pts. for 1 piece. This recipe makes 12 servings.

Mom's Lasagna...............Barbara McKell

I am sure that all of us have a recipe from our mom's that we love for lasagna. However, I have always loved this recipe and feel like it is easy to make.


1 lb. meat, I usually just use a 1/2 pound to cut calories, but either way works just great.
1 tomato sauce, small
1 tomato paste, small can
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 16 oz. can whole tomatoes
2 tsp. oregano


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Other ingredients you will need:
1 box noodles
1 small container fat free cottage cheese
Parsley flakes
Parmesan
Cheese, grated. I usually use 1/2 of one of the small things of cheese. I always use the low moisture skim cheese, it has less calories.

Brown the meat, add spice to the meat if you would like, I usually do.....Combine with other ingredients, let it simmer for 1/2 hour or so. I usually start the sauce simmering while I am browning the meat. Then, I add the meat so that I don't have to wait as long for the sauce to simmer.

While you are doing this, cook one box of noodles in a pan, I always use whole wheat noodles when I am cooking. They are a good source of fiber and help with my weight watchers attempted diet.

After noodles are cooked and sauce is simmered:

Put a layer of sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan.
Add noodles.
Add sauces, cottage cheese, parsley, parmesan.
Continue to layer the noodles and sauces with cottage cheese. On the last layer, just put the cheese on top.
Cover in aluminum foil and cook for 30 minutes at 375. Adjust time and temperature based on your oven.

Weight Watchers Points: 5 points for 1 piece, 12 servings for this recipe.