Creamy Taco Spiral Bake

Ingredients

100 grams ground beef

100 grams Pasta Spirals

1/2 Cheese

1 packet Taco mix

1 cup sour cream

1 Cup Mayonnaise

1/2 Cup Corn

Instructions

1. Put pasta in a pot of boiling water cook to instructions drain

2. Put Oven on 180

3. Brown mince

4. use half a cup of water and mix taco seasoning into water, pour into mince simmer for a few moments

5. put pasta/mince mixture/ sour cream/ mayonnaise/ corn into a casserole dish

6. sprinkle cheese on top

7. cook in oven for 15 minutes

Serve

Taco Casserole

Ingredients

500g rump, blade or chuck steak cubed
1 large onion, diced
1 (425g) tin tomatoes
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 teaspoon garlic
1 tin tomato tin of water
1 Cup of Beef Stock
1 packet taco seasoning
1 (400g) tin red kidney beans, well drained and rinsed

Instructions

1. Dice steak into about 1.5cm cubes and place in slow cooker.
2. Add to slow cooker the onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, water, stock powder and taco seasoning.
3. Turn on to low and cook for 6 hours
4. Add the kidney beans 15 minutes before serving; any sooner and they will turn too mush.
5. Serve with rice, corn chips and sour cream.

Pasta with Creamy Mushroom and Brussels Sprout Sauce

Ingredients

3 Mushrooms -sliced finely

3 Brussels Sprouts -sliced finely

1/2 Cup Frozen Corn

100 grams Pasta

1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon minced garlic

1/2 Cup Sour Cream

Instructions

1. Cook the pasta according to packet instructions drain

2. While Pasta is cooking first add Mushrooms and then Brussels sprouts stirring often until Mushrooms have released their juices

3. Add Sour Cream, Garlic and vinegar simmer

4. Add frozen corn to the mixture and simmer until corn is cooked through

5. Pour Pasta into a bowl and sauce on top of pasta

Serve

Cheeseburger Pasta

(Picture taken from Taste Of Home)

Ingredients
100 grams uncooked whole wheat penne pasta
300 grams lean ground beef (90% lean)
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) no-salt-added diced tomatoes
2 tablespoons dill pickle relish
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 teaspoon steak seasoning
1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
Chopped green onions, optional

Instructions

1. Cook Pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta once cooked

2. In a large skillet cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add pasta to meat mixture.

3. Stir in the tomatoes, relish, mustard, ketchup, steak seasoning and season salt, bring to boil simmer uncovered for 5 mintues

4. Sprinkle with cheese remove from heat cover and let stand until cheese is melted.

Serve

Carrot Linguine

Carrot Linguine

Ingredients

1 Grated Carrot
1 1/2 Cups Pasta
1 cup Sour Cream
1/2 Grated Cheese
Spring Onion
2 teaspoons crushed Garlic

Instructions
1. Boil water in a pan for pasta add Pasta in to water and cook until al dente. Drain.
2. In another pan fry garlic until brown, add carrots and half of chopped spring onion (saving the rest to garnish) cook until soft.
3. Add Sour Cream and cheese to carrot mixture and bring to simmer.
4. Pour sauce over mixture and serve.

Comments: This recipe is quick, easy and healthy.

Sausage Alfredo

(Picture To Come)

Ingredients

1/2 Can Creamy Mushroom Soup

1 Cup Uncooked Pasta

2 Sausages

1/2 Mixed Frozen Vegetables

Preparation

1. Bring a pot of water to the boil and follow packet instructions to cook pasta to al dente, drain.

2. Meanwhile de-skin Sausages and fry meat in a pan until cooked through

3. Add Frozen vegetables and Cook them with the meat

4. Add Creamy Mushroom Soup to the sauce and simmer

Serve Sauce over Pasta

Comments

I unfortunately don't have the picture of the meal with the pasta however I do have a picture of the leftovers that I had the next day and it was just as good, just as fulling. I used Chicken Sausages but you can really use any sausages with this meal.

Spirals with Creamy Shrimp and Mixed Vegetables

(Picture To Come)

Ingredients

1 Cup Uncooked Pasta
250mls Sour Cream
1/2 Cup Mix Veges
1/2 Cup Frozen Precooked Shrimp

Cheese to Garnish

Preparation

1. Bring a pot of water to the boil and follow packet instructions to cook pasta to al dente, Drain once cooked

2. Meanwhile in another pan put the Shrimp and Mixed Vegetables in the pan and heat them through. Then add Sour Cream and Simmer

3. Combine Shrimp and Mixed Vegetables Together

4. Sprinkle Grated Cheese on top

Serve

Comments:

This is one of my quick and easy go to meals when I need to cook something quickly. It's fast simple and ready to eat.

Cheese and Corn Quesadilla

Ingredients

1/2 Cup of Frozen Corn

3 Teaspoons Sweet Soy Sauce

1 Tortilla

1/2 Cup Grated Cheese

Preparation

1. In a small bowl combine the corn and soy sauce and mix until corn is coated, then put in the microwave and heat for 25 seconds

2. Place half of the grated cheese on half of the tortilla

3. Place corn mixture on top of the grated cheese

4. Put remaining cheese on top of the corn

5. Fold the other half of Tortilla (the part without the ingredients on) over and place Quesadilla on Sandwich press

6. Cook until cheese is melted and the tortilla is brown

Serve

Easy Chicken Soup

Ingredients

1 Cup Cooked Spiral Pasta

1 Can Cooked Chopped up Chicken

1 Teaspoon Fresh Pesto

2 Cups Chicken Stock

1 Cup Sour Cream (optional- note did not use it in the above photo)

1 Cup Mixed Frozen Vegetables

Preparation

1. Get a pot, poor in the Chicken Stock and Bring to boil

2. Once Boiling add Chicken and Frozen Vegetables cook for 3-4 minutes

3. Add Pesto and Sour Cream if using, bring to boil again

(If freezing half the meal, stop here and put half of it in a bowl to cool down before adding in a ziplock bag)

4. Add pasta and heat through

Serve

-This dish does make two meals and is filling so it is handy to have the freezable option here.

Comments

I got this from Money wise Mums. It's quick and easy and the pesto added a 'zing' to the recipe that I hadn't managed before. I made this dish without the Sour Cream, but to be honest I do prefer my soups to be a little bit creamy so I'm going to add this to my frozen portion when I decide to have it. However it is just as nice either way

Not Quite Shrimp Scampi

Ingredients

1 Cup Uncooked Spiral Pasta

1 Cup Frozen Precooked Shrimp

1 Teaspoon Minced Garlic

Handful Of Parmesan Cheese

Preparation

1. Bring a pot of water to the boil and follow packet instructions to cook pasta to al dente

2. Put some oil in a pan and fry the garlic then add in the shrimp and cook to taste

3. Once pasta is cooked, drain, add to the same pan as the shrimp and garlic, stir to combine

4. Put mixture into a bowl, top with Parmesan Cheese

Serve

Comments:

This started off with intentions of being Shrimp Scampi but I'm not entirely sure it ended up being Shrimp Scampi. However it's similar enough in my books to stick to being called Shrimp Scampi. Traditionally Shrimp Scampi is supposed to be served on top of Linguine however it was faster to cook the spirals than linguine also I think I might make a couple of tweaks to the recipe