Thursday, January 12, 2012

Pizza spaghetti

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 box of spaghetti noodles
  • 1 jar of pasta sauce (or homemade equivalent)
  • Mozzarella cheese
  • Pepperoni
  • Additional toppings (sausage, green peppers, olives, mushrooms, ham, pineapple, etc. etc.)
  1. Brown and drain ground beef
  2. Boil and drain noodles.
  3. Mix beef into sauce (I always add a pinch of sugar to any spaghetti sauce)
  4. Mix sauce and spaghetti together.
  5. Pour into greased pan.
  6. Top with mozzarella cheese and pepperoni and additional toppings.
  7. Let cool.
  8. Cover with foil and throw into fridge.
  9. When ready pull it out and put into 375 oven covered for 30-45 minutes, then uncover and bake until bubbly and cheese and pepperoni are browned

Cheesy garlic bread

Very yummy!
  • Tbsp. yeast
  • 1 cup very warm water
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 Tbsp. oil
  • 2 1/2 c. white flour
  • Half a stick of melted margarine or butter
  • Garlic salt
  • Shredded Mozzerella
  • Italian Seasoning
  1. Mix yeast, sugar, and water.  Allow to sit for a few minutes to get yeast activated.
  2. Add salt, oil and both flours.  Mix well.
  3. Knead into a smooth dough on a floured surface for about 2 minutes.  (You can also do this all in your mixer with a dough hook.)
  4. Allow dough to rest 5-10 minutes. 
  5. Lightly grease a pizza pan (or cookie sheet).
  6. Place the ball of dough in the middle and roll out to fit pan, either round or rectangle whatever shape pan you have.
  7. Melt your butter and add garlic salt to your liking, some like more garlic than others, so just do what your family likes.
  8. Spread the garlickly butter all over the dough.
  9. Top with as much mozzerella as you like.
  10. Sprinkle with italian seasoning.
  11. Bake at a pretty high temp 425 or so until bottom is cooked and cheese is melty.
  12. Cool for a few and the slice!