Paula Deens Mac & Cheese

Basically anything Paula Deen is delicious because of all the butter! I have tried a couple different mac & cheese recipes and so far this is the best one that I have made. Two reasons why I love it! 1. Its delish! 2. It requires a crock pot! Which you should know by now that I love!!!
So by request from Ashley!!

Paula Deen's Creamy Mac & Cheese

2 cups uncooked elbow macaroni (an 8-ounce box isn't quite 2 cups)

4 tablespoons (1/2 stuck) butter, cut into pieces

2 1/2 cups (about 10 ounces) grated sharp Cheddar cheese

3 eggs, beaten

1/2 cup sour cream

1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed Cheddar cheese soup

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup whole milk

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Boil the macaroni in a 2 quart saucepan in plenty of water until tender, about 7 minutes. Drain. In a medium saucepan, mix butter and cheese. Stir until the cheese melts. In a slow cooker, combine cheese/butter mixture and add the eggs, sour cream, soup, salt, milk, mustard and pepper and stir well. Then add drained macaroni and stir again. Set the slow cooker on low setting and cook for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.

You Will enjoy this!

Jen

Pasta alla Marlboro Man

This is my all time favorite spaghetti sauce. Thanks so much to Pioneer Woman for sharing. This makes enough for 6 servings.


2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
½ whole Large Onion, Diced
2 cloves Garlic, Minced
2 pounds Ground Beef
Salt To Taste
Freshly Ground Black Pepper, To Taste
1 teaspoon (generous) Ground Thyme
2 cans (14 Ounce) Whole Tomatoes
¼ cups Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
1-½ pound (to 2 Pounds) Rigatoni

Heat olive oil in large skillet or pot over medium-low heat. Add onion and cook a couple of minutes, until starting to turn translucent. Add garlic and stir, cooking 1minute, making sure not to brown the garlic.

Add ground beef and cook until brown. Drain most of excess fat. Add salt, pepper, and ground thyme. Stir to combine. Dump in canned tomatoes with their juice. Stir, reduce heat to low, and cover pot. Cook for 30 minutes, stirring a couple of times. Uncover the pot and cook an additional 30 minutes.

Cook rigatoni according to package directions—don’t overcook! Drain and place individual portions into bowls.

Stir in 1/4 to 1/2 cup grated Parmesan into the sauce. Check and adjust seasonings. Ladle sauce over cooked pasta, sprinkle with more Parmesan, and serve.

Baked Spaghetti

Well I guess we have been MIA! The cold weather just makes me want to go into hibernation until the temperature is bearable again! Cooking has been simple at my house... simple meaning ramen noodles and grilled cheese! Ooops!!

I was feeling creative last night, it was delicious and simple, but not ramen noodle simple and way more delicious!!

Baked Spaghetti

I know you love my phone pics! :)

1lb ground beef/turkey

1 package spaghetti noodles

2 cups mozzarella cheese

1 jar spaghetti sauce

Butter for noodles

Herbs & Spices (I used Garlic Powder, Minced onion, onion salt, & oregano)

Preheat oven to 350*

Brown meat with herbs & spices. Add jar of sauce and let simmer. Simutaneously boil noodles. Once noodles are done, drain water and add butter. Let melt. Once butter is melted add the sauce to noodles, mix together. Add in 1 1/2 cups of cheese and mix thoroughly. Put mixture in 9 X 13 pan sprinkle rest of cheese on top and bake for 20 minutes!

I am glad I was feeling creative last night and I cant wait for the left overs that are waiting for me at lunch time!

Enjoy!

Jen

Easy Fettucini Alfredo

I had only made alfredo sauce one time prior to finding this recipe. It was difficult and required too much garlic mincing and sauteeing. This recipe calls for 4 simple ingredients in 1 pan... Now thats simple!

Alfredo Sauce

1 pint heavy cream
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup parmesan cheese (I always add about a cup!)
1 tsp garlic powder

Directions:
Om a saucepan combine butter and heavy cream. Simmer until all is melted and mix well. Add the parmesan cheese and garlic powder
Let simmer for 15-20 minutes. Even longer if possible. The longer the better.
*You can substitute heavy vream for half and half but it will not be as thick.
Serve over fettucini noodles and enjoy!

Jen