Current Music Obsession: Paramore- The Only Exception
So much is going on in my life right now. I feel like things are spinning, changing at such a rapid pace- that the only thing I know for sure is who my real friends are, and that I'm stepping way out of my comfort zone and going to serious uncharted territory.
I'm loving every second of it.
That's all.
XO,
Julie
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
Friday Noms: Leslie's Baked Pasta
I posted this a year or so ago on the former blog but this is really such a crowd pleaser I wanted to share it here
This is super simple super easy, and for two people it will last for dinner and then lunch the next day. And if I may say so for myself this warms up amazingly
Awesome Super Easy Rotini Bake
1 pound of ground turkey/beef
16 oz package of rotini
1 small tub of ricotta
1 cup of mozzarella cheese
For the sauce
1 can of garlic and rosemary roasted tomatoes
4 carrots chopped up nicely
1 yellow onion diced finely
1 tablespoon of rosemary
1 tablespoon of garlic salt
Since ricotta isnt a very salty cheese I like to take 2 teaspoons of salt and work it through the ricotta and then let it sit to get to room temperature while I prepare the rest of the food.
In a large skillet brown your meat as you normally would I am a salty kinda gal so I throw in salt to my meat while its cooking. Once nice and brown drain but dont rinse, add in your carrot and onion and cook for 10 minutes to let the carrots get soft and the onions to turn translucent, then add your roasted tomatoes, rosemary and garlic salt
At the same time you should be cooking your noodles via directions on packaging, and of course drain them.
Now grab yourself a large mixing bowl and a glass baking dish (9X9 works fine) This part gets a little tedious but its worth it.
Take 1/4 of the meat sauce 1/4 of the noodles 1/4 of the ricotta and combine this into a bowl and mix this well then transfer into the baking dish, repeat this 3 more times.
Once it is all transfered into the baking dish top with mozzarella.
pop into the oven at 350 for 20 mins!
ENJOY!
** I omitted a picture on this only when I went and reviewed the photo I saw my baking dish had HORRIBLE crack in it**
xo,
Leslie
This is super simple super easy, and for two people it will last for dinner and then lunch the next day. And if I may say so for myself this warms up amazingly
Awesome Super Easy Rotini Bake
1 pound of ground turkey/beef
16 oz package of rotini
1 small tub of ricotta
1 cup of mozzarella cheese
For the sauce
1 can of garlic and rosemary roasted tomatoes
4 carrots chopped up nicely
1 yellow onion diced finely
1 tablespoon of rosemary
1 tablespoon of garlic salt
Since ricotta isnt a very salty cheese I like to take 2 teaspoons of salt and work it through the ricotta and then let it sit to get to room temperature while I prepare the rest of the food.
In a large skillet brown your meat as you normally would I am a salty kinda gal so I throw in salt to my meat while its cooking. Once nice and brown drain but dont rinse, add in your carrot and onion and cook for 10 minutes to let the carrots get soft and the onions to turn translucent, then add your roasted tomatoes, rosemary and garlic salt
At the same time you should be cooking your noodles via directions on packaging, and of course drain them.
Now grab yourself a large mixing bowl and a glass baking dish (9X9 works fine) This part gets a little tedious but its worth it.
Take 1/4 of the meat sauce 1/4 of the noodles 1/4 of the ricotta and combine this into a bowl and mix this well then transfer into the baking dish, repeat this 3 more times.
Once it is all transfered into the baking dish top with mozzarella.
pop into the oven at 350 for 20 mins!
ENJOY!
** I omitted a picture on this only when I went and reviewed the photo I saw my baking dish had HORRIBLE crack in it**
xo,
Leslie
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