Author: Nicole

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Ingredients:

• Focaccia Bread (you can make your own click here for the recipe)
• 1 ounce Domestic feta cheese (This is a little saltier than regular feta) crumbled
• 2 ounces of grated Whole milk mozzarella
• 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
2. In a small sauce pan add olive oil, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, basil, thyme, salt and red pepper flakes, and heat until it’s simmering.
3. Place your focaccia on a lined cookie sheet
4. Brush the focaccia heavily with the olive oil mixture (cover the entire bread round) 
5. Top bread with mozzarella and feta
6. Bake on 350 for 8-10 minutes (depending on your over) until mozzarella cheese is melted (feta won’t melt)
7. With a pizza cutter cut into slices

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Ingredients:

• 1 Onion Chopped
• 1 Green Bell Pepper Chopped
• 3 Cloves of Garlic Minced
• 2 lbs Ground Beef
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon Oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon Celery Salt
• 1/4 teaspoon Camino (Cumin)
• 2 small cans of Tomato sauce
• 1 16oz can of Diced Tomatoes
• 1 small can of Tomato paste
• 1 large can of Mushroom pieces

Directions

1. Chop vegetables
2. Brown meat and drain off grease
3. Add bell pepper, onion, and garlic to browned meat and cook until vegetables are tender
4. Add seasonings, (undrained) mushrooms, all tomatoes, and tomato paste to the meat mixture.
5. Fill the tomato sauce and tomato paste cans (3 cans) with water and add to mixture
6. Bring sauce to a boil
7. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 2-3 hours

Total Calories 2044 for the entire pot
10 cups total
 205 per cup
1/2 cup=103

Ingredients

• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1-2 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (adjust to taste) (optional)
• 2-3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese (or more or less if desired)
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• salt & freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream
• 1 large green onion, finely chopped (can use 2 onions)
• 3 cups cooked fine egg noodles
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (or more if desired)
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika

Directions

1. Set oven to 350°F.
2. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
3. In a large skillet, cook the ground beef with onion, garlic and chili flakes (if using) over medium heat until meat is browned and no longer pink; drain fat then stir in the Parmesan cheese.
4. Add tomato sauce and sugar; bring mixture to a boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer for about 30 minutes stirring occasionally (season with salt and pepper about halfway through of cooking time).
5. Transfer meat mixture to a greased baking dish; set aside.
6. In a bowl beat cream cheese and sour cream at low speed until smooth.
7. Add in green onions then stir to combine.
8. Spread the cream cheese mixture over the ground beef in the dish.
9. Top with cooked noodles, then sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese over the noodles.
10. Sprinkle with paprika.
11. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

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