I Should Be Writing a Paper

But this is more fun :).

So, last night I tried two new recipes. One I got from Julie; and one I kind of used multiple recipes and decided how I wanted to do it...

So, here we go -- with pictures included, Elka :).


Main Dish:
Tater Tot Casserole
1 lb. hamburger meat
1 can cream of mushroom soup
onion powder to taste
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
2 lbs. frozen tater tots

Brown beef, drain off grease. Sprinkle with onion powder to taste. Add can of cream of mushroom soup and mix well. Add about 1/2 of the shredded cheese to meat mixture and mix until the cheese is melted. Transfer to a 9x13 baking pan. Top with tater tots. Bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes. Top with the rest of the cheddar cheese and bake another 5 minutes or until cheese is melted and tater tots are heated through.


Side dish:Roasted Vegetables
1 zucchini
1 yellow squash
1/2 large green bell pepper
1/2 medium white onion
1 medium tomato
salt and pepper to taste
garlic powder to taste
mozzarella cheese (about 1 cup at least)

Slice all vegetables relatively thin (between 1/4" and 1/2") so they can roast quickly. Spread them out on a baking pan (use foil if you want to be lazy like I am, because then I don't have to wash the pan, just throw away the foil!!!). Salt (salt is optional) and pepper and garlic powder to taste. Mix up the veggies to get them all seasoned. Bake at 450 degrees for about 10 minutes. Pull out of oven, and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake an additional 5 to 7 minutes to melt cheese. (I'd say this recipe could probably serve 5 people, but it would be easy to make more of it).

And hey, I'm not a fan of squash and zucchini, but I think this is delicious! And it's a good way to get in some veggies!