Lasagna

1 lb hamburger, fried with a little salt/pepper
24 oz cottage cheese
2 1/2 C mozzarella cheese, shredded and divided
1/2 C parmesan cheese, divided
2-3 Tb dried parsley
26 oz can spaghetti sauce
1 C water
12 lasagna noodles, uncooked

-Let cottage cheese sit in strainer to drain juices some.
-Mix cottage cheese, 1 1/4 C mozzarella cheese, 1/4 C. parmesan cheese and parsley. Set aside.
-Mix hamburger and spaghetti sauce. Add water to empty sauce jar and shake well. Add to meat mixture and blend well.
-Spread 1 C sauce mix to bottom of 9x13pan; top with 3 noodles; top with 1/3 cot cheese mix and 1 C sauce. Repeat twice. Top with 3 remaining noodles and remaining sauce.
-Sprinkle with 1 1/4 C moz cheese and 1/4 C parmesan cheese. Cover with greased foil.
-Bake 45 min at 350. Remove foil. Bake additional 5-15 minutes, until heated through and cheeses lightly browned. Let sit 5min or so before cutting.

Yield: 12 large servings

Recipe adapted from Allrecipes.com Pretty good, especially since I don't like runny lasagna - this was on the drier side. 7/10
*Note to self, do not skimp on water or recipe will be too dry. Cot cheese amount increased a little from original recipe. Cheese got too hard after foil removed - would not leave in full 15 minutes.

Golden Potato Soup

9 C peeled and cubed ( I chunk them) potatoes
3/4 C chopped celery
1 diced onion
Chicken seasoning - MSG free (to taste)
3 C water
1 Tb dried parsley (or to taste)
pepper to taste
2 heaping Tb flour
4 1/2 C milk
12 oz shredded cheese (I mixed cheddar and colby-jack)


-In large pot add potatoes, celery, onion, water and parsley. Season with pepper and simmer until veggies are tender.
-Whisk flour and 1 C. milk in a small bowl until well blended. Add to soup with other milk and cook until soup thickens, stirring frequently.
-Stir in cheese and simmer until cheese is melted.

Yield: 7 servings (for hungry guys:))

Recipe adapted from one found at Allrecipes.com . Very good! 9/10