Making Monday More Bearable ;-)

This Monday I slept in a little too late (because Madelyn slept until almost 10:00 a.m.!) and I thought my day would be so lazy and great! And after I made my poor sweet angel who has a terrible ear infection - so bad that there is horrible drainage pouring out of her left ear- some lunch, I realized that I actually had things to do that I had forgotten. Oops. So, I raced around and got my mother-in-law to pick up Abby and meet me at the Dr where she had an appointment at 3:30, got Madelyn ready and got

through the appointment just fine. I came home at a little after 4 and had Abby do her homework, change her clothes and get ready to meet grandmother so they could go see Callie (Abby's cousin) dance at practice. In the midst of the chaos, I managed to throw together a fantastic dinner, which was SUPER easy, required very few ingredients and was excellent and easy to double if you wanna freeze one or give one to a neighbor! So, I gotta share it with you guys in case I could help make your Monday more bearable.

Easy, Cheesy

Goodness!

1 lb ground beef or ground turkey

about 30 oz of spaghetti sauce - give or take

1 tablespoon of sugar

8 oz of egg

noodles

1/4 cup butter

1/4 tsp garlic salt or powder

1/4 tsp onion salt or powder

1/4 cup of grated parmesan

at least 6 oz of mozzarella (I used a lil more then that)

1. Preheat oven to 350, brown meat, drain fat and add spaghetti sauce and sugar to meat

2. Cook noodles while meat simmers and when they're ready and drained, toss in parmesan, butter, garlic salt and onion salt.

3. Spray 9x13 pan with non stick spray - then layer half the sauce, all the noodles, rest of sauce and top with mozzarella. COVER with foil and bake about 45 minutes or until bubbly.

I promise, no one will dislike this one - and you could add things like green peppers if you like to the spaghetti sauce for an extra kick.

Easy Cheesy Enchiladas!!!

These were great! My family ate them up and they were fairly easy to make. It was a little time consuming to prepare the corn tortillas for folding, but some of you may have a better way to do it then the way that I did!

Easy Cheesy Enchiladas

1 dozen yellow or white corn tortillas

1 8 oz package shredded cheddar cheese

1 can mild red enchilada sauce

1 can 14 oz wolf brand chili with no beans

1 cup chicken broth

1 heaping tablespoon flour

1 tablespoon oil

1. make the sau

ce for the enchiladas buy combining oil and flour and mixing over medium heat. It'll make a roux and it sounds hard but it isn't. You don't want it to be dark, just let it cook on medium about a minute.

2. Add the chicken broth and mix using a wire whisk. Make sure there are no lumps then add the enchilada sauce and then the chili sauce.

3. Turn off the heat and set sauce aside.

4. get your ingredients for the filling of the enchiladas. I used ground turkey (and I ground it further in a food processor after it was cooked) added some taco seasoning and 2/3 cup of water. I used a big spoon full of that and a handful of cheese for the center of the enchilada.

5. so that the corn tortillas don't crack when you roll them, you can either heat them in the microwave for a couple of minutes (that's not what I did) or you can take a little oil in a skillet and lightly coat each side and warm it enough to make it pliable.

6. Grease the inside of a 9x13 pan and put a little of your sauce on the bottom. Roll up your enchiladas and set on top of the sauce. When you're done pour the rest of the sauce onto the enchiladas along with a little cheese. Cook on 375 for about 30 minutes or until it's bubbly.

7. Voila! Enjoy!!