Tasty Tuesday: Leftover Spaghetti Bake

When I make a meal I tend to make large quantities. My husband and I actually enjoy leftovers. I made traditional spaghetti with meat sauce Sunday and had quite a bit of leftover pasta...this is what it became for Monday night. 

Leftover Spaghetti Bake

16 z. cooked spaghetti or angel hair pasta, really any pasta will do

3 eggs

1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

1 cup cheddar cheese

3 cups meat sauce

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine pasta, eggs, and Parmesan cheese in a bowl and mix well. Pour into a well buttered 9x13 baking dish. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Layer on the meat sauce and top with mozzarella cheese. Cover loosely with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake until cheese well melted, about 15 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes, then cut and serve.

The great thing about this recipe is that you can make it to suit your family's taste. You can replace the cheddar cheese with cottage or ricotta, you can add mushrooms, onions, olives, and green or red peppers as desired.

Bon apetit ~Marla

Tasty Tuesday: Creamy Prosciutto Pasta

This is a super easy pasta dish from Taste of Home. It is quick and easy because it uses store bought Alfredo sauce. If you prefer to make your own, go right ahead. I only made one change to the original recipe; it called for 9 oz. of refrigerated pasta, and I used 12 oz. of dried. It came out delicious! One more tip; when buying prosciutto, buy it sliced fresh at the deli counter. This is cheaper than buying the pre-packaged prosciutto.

Creamy Prosciutto Pasta

12 oz. dried fettuccine

1/2 lb. sliced fresh mushrooms

1 small onion, chopped

1 tablespoon butter

1 pkg. fresh baby spinach

1 jar (15 oz.) Alfredo sauce

1/3 lb. thinly sliced prosciutto, chopped

Cook fettuccine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large pan, sauté mushrooms and onion in butter until tender.

Add spinach and reduce heat.

Cook just until spinach is wilted.

Stir in Alfredo sauce and prosciutto; cook for 1-2 minutes or until heated through.

Drain pasta;add to sauce and toss to coat.

This yields 4 large servings.

Bon appétit ~Marla