Lucy's Lasagna

Ingredients:

2 lbs or 1 ½ lbs. ground beef

 3 tablespoons parsley flakes

 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese

2-15 oz. cans of tomato sauce

 2-10 oz. cans of tomato puree

1-12 oz. can of tomato paste

1-14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes.

1 box lasagna noodles

2 ½ cups mozzarella cheese

2 ½ cups mild cheddar cheese

2 ½ cups Edam of Gouda cheese

Directions:

Brown the ground beef with the parsley flakes, parmesan cheese, and pepper and salt. Then add the tomato sauce, tomato puree, tomato paste and diced tomatoes to the beef and simmer on low for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, boil the box of lasagna noodles per directions on box. Once the noodles and beef mixture is cooked, begin layering ingredients in a deep casserole or dish pan. First put half of the sauce mix on the bottom, then layer half of the cooked noodles, then put all of the cheeses on, then the rest of the noodles, and finally the rest of the sauce mix. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top. Cover with tin foil and cook at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour or until all of the layers are cooked thoroughly. You can also make this and freeze it for a meal later on. If you do this, cook it at 325 degrees for 1 ½ to 2 hours.

Chicken-Broccoli Divan

Ingredients:

1lb fresh broccoli, cup into spears, cooked and drained or 1 pkg ( 10 oz) frozen broccoli spears, cooked and drained.

2 cans ( 4.5 oz each ) swanson premium chunk chicken breast, drained.

1 can ( 10 3/4 oz) Campbell's Broccoli Cheese soup

1/3 cup milk

1/2 cup chredded Cheddar cheese ( optional)

2 TBL dry bread crumbs

1 TBL butter or margarine melted

Directions:

Place broccoli in 2 qt shallow baking dish. Top with chicken.

Mix soup and milk together in another bowl. Pour over chicken. Sprinkle with cheese.

Mix bread crumbs and butter. Sprinkle over top. Bake at 450 degrees for 20 min or until hot.

*We served it over minute rice.

Grandma's Peanut Butter Fingers

Ingredients for bars:

1 cup margarine

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 cups flour

1 ½ cups instant oatmeal

2 cups peanut butter

Ingredients for Frosting:

1 cube butter melted

2 tablespoons of cocoa

1/4 cup milk

3½ cups powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375. Mix all ingredients, but peanut butter, then put on ungreased cookie sheet. Press dough to pan, then roll with glass cup across to flatten. Bake 15 mins in 375 degree oven. While the other ingredients are cooking, place peanut butter in separate bowl and beat with mixer ( I also microwave for a few seconds to soften). Take pan of other ingredients out of oven and pour Peanut Butter over the top of mixture and spread. Let sit for 20 to 30 minutes. Beat together ingredients for frosting and spread over the peanut Butter fingers. If you like a little more chocolate you can 1 and 1/2 the recipe for the frosting.

Grandma John's Applesauce Cookies

Ingredients:

2 cup applesauce

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ cup shortening

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 cups flour

½ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon cloves

½ teaspoon nutmeg

½ teaspoon salt

1 package (12 oz.) chocolate chips

½ cup nuts (optional)

Directions:

Blend applesauce and baking soda with non metal spoon. Let stand. Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs and blend well. Combine flour, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and salt. Alternate adding applesauce and dry ingredients into creamed mix. Add chocolate chips and nuts. Bake at 325º for 12-15 minutes. Makes about 4 dozen cookies. Enjoy!

*2 WW pts per cookie

Lasagna

Ingredients:

2 lbs or 1½ ground beef

3 tablespoons parsley flakes

3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese

pepper and salt to taste

2-15 oz. cans tomato sauce

2-10 oz. cans tomato puree

1-12 oz. can tomato paste

1-14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes

2½ cups mild cheddar cheese

2½ cups mozzarella cheese

2½ cups of Edam or Gouda cheese

1 box lasagna noodles (cooked according to box)

Directions:

Brown meet with the parsley flakes, Parmesan cheese, pepper and salt. Then add tomato sauce, tomato puree, tomato paste, and diced tomatoes to meat. Simmer on low for 30 minutes. In deep casserole dish or pan layer half of sauce mix, then half of noodles, then cheese, then other half of noodles, the rest of the sauce mix, and sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top. Cover with tin foil and cook at 350º for 45 minutes to one hour. May make the day before and freeze. If frozen, cook at 325º for 1½ to 2 hours. So delicious!