Food Recipes

Method
Boil, drain and rinse noodles. Brown meat well; add Ragu, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Let meat cook with sauce for a few minutes.

In medium bowl, mix cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream and green onions. Grease 2 (2-quart) casserole dishes. Place 1/4 noodles in each casserole. Pour a little melted butter over noodles. Add 1/2 cheese mixture to each casserole. Add remaining noodles; drizzle with remaining butter and top with meat mixture. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35 to 45 minutes.

Freezes well.

Method
Cut tops from green peppers; discard seeds and membranes. Chop enough of the tops to make 1/4 cup; set aside.

Cook the whole green peppers in boiling water for 5 minutes; drain well. Sprinkle insides of peppers lightly with salt.

In skillet cook ground beef, onion and the 1/4 cup chopped green pepper until meat is brown and onion is tender. Add tomatoes; simmer until tomatoes are cooked, about 4 minutes. Drain off liquid. Add whole kernel corn, cream-style corn, salt, basil and pepper to skillet; mix well. Stuff peppers with the meat mixture.

Toss crumbs with melted butter to combine; sprinkle on top of peppers. Place the stuffed peppers in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish. Bake, uncovered at 350 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes.

Makes 8 servings.

Method
Wrap tortillas securely in aluminum foil; bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Combine tomato juice, seasoning mix and oil; stir well, and set aside. Cook ground beef in a large skillet until browned, stirring to crumble; drain. Stir in beans and 1/2 cup tomato juice mixture. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until mixture is thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally.

Remove from heat. Place 1/4 cup beef mixture and 2 1/2 tablespoons cheese down center of each tortilla. Roll up tortillas, and place seam side down in a lightly greased 13 x 9-inch baking dish.

Pour remaining tomato juice mixture over casserole. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 35 minutes.

Uncover and sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese melts.

Peel and cube avocado; toss with lemon juice. Sprinkle avocado, lettuce and tomato over casserole. Serve immediately.

Yields 4 servings.

Method
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cook noodles according to package directions.

Brown meat; drain grease; add tomato sauce and flour. Simmer until thickened. Combine sour cream, cottage cheese and salt.

Place cooked noodles in the bottom of a 1-quart casserole. Layer with the sour cream mixture, then top with the hamburger mixture. Cover and bake for 30 minutes.

Method
Combine beef, garlic, crumbs, mustard, Worcestershire and salt. Form into about 25 meatballs. In a large skillet, heat oil and brown meatballs on all sides. Remove meatballs from skillet.

Drain excess skillet drippings reserving 2 teaspoons. Add onions and saut� until soft. Combine beef broth, sour cream and flour. Pour into skillet. Add meatballs. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.

Stir in parsley. Steam cabbage 3 to 5 minutes until cabbage is tender-crisp. Arrange cabbage on a serving platter. Spoon meatballs over all. Serve immediately.

Makes 4 servings.

Method
In 12-inch skillet, saut� lamb in 2 tablespoons of the butter. Heat brandy; ignite over meat. Place meat in 3-quart casserole.

Saut� vegetables in remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in tomato paste and flour; add broth and win. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Cook 5 minutes. Combine with lamb in casserole. Sprinkle with chopped dill. Cover; bake 1 1/4 hours in 350 degree F oven, or until meat and vegetables are tender.

Serve or freeze.

Serves 6.