Miracle Lasagna

Yep, this is just that...a miracle. Growing up, I always thought that lasagna was hard to make. You know, time consuming with a lot of cooking know-how. Well, this is just the opposite. I just made if for dinner tonight and it took me about 5 minutes to assemble (after I cooked the meat). I love serving this with green beans from Grandma and Grandpa's garden.

1 large jar of Spaghetti Sauce
**1 lb. ground beef, browned (optional), if you add meat, you may want to add a small can of tomato sauce. Add this to the sauce
6 uncooked lasagna noodles
1 15 oz. container of cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
1+cup grated Mozzarella Cheese
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese

In 2 qt baking dish, spread 1 cup sauce. Top with 3 uncooked noodles, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese (1 cup), parmesan cheese and 1 cup sauce (in that order). Top with remaing noodles, sauce and mozzarella cheese. Cover with foil and bake at 375 for 1 hour.
I think this actually took longer to type up than it did to assemble. Enjoy!

Free Soap

Yep, that's right...Free Soap! If you visit the link on the side for Making Life Sweet, there was a post earlier this week for free Johnson's Buddies stuff. You can print off several different coupons for basically $1 off the product. Walmart has the buddy bars for $.97, so you get the soap for FREE (you actually get 3 cents back to take it!). I was able to get 5 bars yesterday (I didn't print off all the coupons, either). Not a bad deal, huh?
Just wanted to pass this along to all the young moms...or at least moms with young kids (like me).

Weight Watchers Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 box Spice Cake mix (just the mix, no egg, water, oil, etc.)
1 small can Pumpkin
Chocolate Chips

Combine all 3 ingredients. Bake at 350 for abot 10 minutes.

Easy Swedish Meatballs

30 pre-cooked frozen meatballs
1 pkg. country gravy mix
1 cup sour cream

Prepare gravy according to package directions. In a large saucepan, mix prepared gravy with sour cream. Add frozen meatballs and heat until the meatballs are cooked through and mixture is bubbly. Serve over prepared noodles (or rice).

**This recipe is also a great freezer recipe. Instead of adding meatballs and heating through, combine the gravy mixture and meatballs in a freezer bag. Don't forget to label the bag, including the date...freezer meals are best if used within 3 months.

Shepard's Pie

1 lb. ground beef, browned*
1 can green beans**
1 can tomoato soup
4-5 cups mashed potatoes
1+ cup shredded cheese

Layer, in order, the above ingredients into a casserole dish. Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes.

*Ground Turkey is a great alternative.
**This dish can be a freezer meal if you replace the beans with a can of corn.