Smoked Sausage in Tomato Sauce

Slightly modified version of a recipe found on allrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 1 pound package smoked sausage, sliced


• 1 cup water


• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour


• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes


• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce


• 1 cube beef bouillon


• 2 zucchini, sliced

Directions    

1. Place the sausage in a skillet over medium heat. Cook 5 minutes, until evenly brown.


2. Mix the water and flour in a small bowl, until flour is dissolved. Stir into the skillet. Mix in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef bouillon, and zucchini. Cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened and zucchini is tender. 


3. Serve over rice or noodles.

American Goulash

Ingredients

• 1tbsp butter


• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced


• ½ onion, diced


• 1lb ground beef or sausage


• 2 cans diced tomatoes


• 1 can tomato sauce


• 1 can tomato paste


• 16oz cooked elbow macaroni

Directions

1. In large sauce pan, sauté onion and pepper in butter.


2. Add beef, brown and drain.


3. Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce and tomato paste. Heat through.


4. Stir in cooked elbows and serve.

Lasagna

Super easy no boil lasagna from Jaime's cousin Jenny.

Ingredients

• 2 (26oz) jars pasta sauce


• 1pkg lasagna noodles


• 15oz ricotta cheese


• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese


• 2 eggs


• 1lb Italian sausage, cooked and drained


• 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.


2. In medium bowl, combine ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese and eggs.


3. In 9x13 pan, spread 1 cup pasta sauce.


4. Layer with uncooked lasagna noodles, covering the bottom of pan. Spread half of the ricotta cheese mixture, half sausage, 1 cup mozzarella cheese and 1/3 of remaining sauce. Repeat.


5. Form 3rd layer of noodles cover with remaining sauce and cheese.


6. Cover tightly with aluminum foil.


7. Bake covered for 1 hour.


8. Remove foil and bake 10 minutes.