Parmesan Crusted Tilapia

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 teaspoons paprika
1 tablespoon parsley
Salt & pepper to taste
4 tilapia fillets
Olive oil

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 400°F.  Line baking sheet with foil.  Mix cheese and spices in shallow bowl or bag.  Drizzle fillets with olive oil and dredge in Parmesan cheese mixture.  Bake 10-12 minutes.

Oatmeal Christmas Cookies

INGREDIENTS

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves, optional
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups oats
1 cup M&Ms*

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350°F.  Cream butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla until smooth.  Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt.  Stir into sugar mixture.  Add oats and M&Ms.  Drop by rounded teaspoons on ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake 10-12 minutes.  Remove from pan after cooling 2 minutes.


*If you want to be festive, you can use the red- and green-colored M&Ms.  I also posted this now because you can also make these cookies anytime with just regular M&Ms.

Spinach Casserole

Ingredients:

1 pound medium shells
1 package frozen spinach
1 cup sharp cheese, diced
1/2 cup soft bread crumbs (1 1/2 to 2 slices)
2 eggs, well beaten
1/4 cup salad oil

Instructions:

Cook shells and drain spinach liquid, reserving liquid.  Mix shells and spinach.  Mix everything together thoroughly.  Add full jar of pasta sauce.  

 

Shells & Sausage

Ingredients:

1 package (5-6 links) Italian sweet sausage
1 box jumbo shells
1 12-ounce can tomato paste
3 peppers (or frozen pepper strips)

Instructions

Brown sausage.  Combine peppers, tomato paste, and 6 ounces water in pan.  Add sausage.  Cook 2 hours over medium-high heat or on low for 4 hours in a slow cooker.

Sausage Pasta

INGREDIENTS

1 pound pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound sausage (links or ground)
1 onion, chopped (or 1 cup frozen chopped onion)
1-2 teaspoons garlic
1 can chicken broth
1 teaspoon basil
1 can diced tomatoes
10 ounces frozen chopped spinach
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

INSTRUCTIONS

Prepare pasta.  In large skillet, cook sausage until no longer pink.  During last 5 minutes, add onion and garlic.  Add broth, basil and tomatoes with liquid.  Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.  Add spinach.  Cover and simmer until spinach is tender.  Add pasta to skillet and mix.  Top with cheese.

 

Dirt Cake

INGREDIENTS

1 big bag Oreo cookies, crushed
1/2 stick butter
8 ounces cream cheese
1 cup confectioners' sugar
3 1/2 cups milk
2 small packages instant vanilla pudding
12 ounces Cool Whip
Gummy worms

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix together butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar; then mix together milk, pudding and Cool Whip.  Mix all together.  Alternate layering crushed cookies and cream mix with gummy worms.  Put in 8-inch pot with shovel and flowers.

Spaghetti Pie

INGREDIENTS

1 pound thin spaghetti
1 cup milk
2 eggs
1 30-ounce jar tomato sauce
12-ounce package mozzarella cheese
Pepperoni

INSTRUCTIONS

Boil spaghetti as usual; rinse and drain.  Beat together egg and milk.  Stir in cooked spaghetti.  Spray jellyroll pan or cookie sheet with sides.  Carefully spread spaghetti mixture.  Spread tomato sauce over spaghetti, then spread layer of mozzarella cheese.  Finally add pepperoni.  Bake in 350° oven for 30 minutes.  If desired, add any other toppings you might like on a regular pizza.


"This recipe was taken from the "Quidnessett Quisine" cookbook