layered zucchini casserole

Dinner time was approaching, and we were all getting hungry. I wanted to use up some the zucchini we had in the kitchen.

So, I layered it with beef, mushrooms, spaghetti sauce, and cheese. I wasn't so sure if this would be a meal our family would eat, but this dinner turned out so good that we decided it was a keeper.

Two of the kids picked out the zucchini, but ate the rest and asked for seconds. It wasn't really that hard to put together, and tasted good.

2 lbs lean ground beef
3 small zucchini. thinly sliced
2 cans spaghetti sauce
minced garlic
1 can mushrooms
4 cups grated cheese

Brown the beef. Add in garlic.
Preheat oven to 400
In a 9X13 pan, create layers of the following ingredients in this order.
small about of spaghetti sauce (to prevent burning)

1/3 of thinly sliced zucchini
1/2 can of speggetti sauce
1/2 cooked ground beef
1/2 can of mushrooms
1/3 grated cheese

1/2 remaining zucchini
1/2 can sauce,
all beef
all mushrooms
1/2 remaining cheese
all zucchini
pour 1 whole can of sauce over the zucchini.
Sprinkle with all cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes.

Serve.

Homemade Granola Cereal

Vegetable Egg Bake Recipe

Watch this video to see how easy this recipe is. It has tons of steps that the kids can help with. My seven year old did most of this recipe on her own. (I checked for egg shells, and chopped the vegetables)



12 Eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 head broccoli, chopped
1 1/2 cup cauliflower, chopped
1/2 zucchini, sliced
oregano, salt and pepper to taste
2 cups cheese, grated

Combine eggs and milk in a bowl. Set aside. Chop vegetables, and spread into bottom of 9X13 pan. Pour egg mixture over vegetables. Sprinkle with spices, and grated cheese.

Bake at 350, for 30 minutes or until eggs are completely set.

Serve

Beef Fiesta Mexican Dish

Nicole's Beef Vegetable Soup

hThis is a great way to have picky eaters eat!

My seven year old wanted to help make dinner one evening. She is my picky eater. She picked out all the ingredients, or they passed her inspection before adding to the soup. She even ate things she doesn't normally eat, because she made it. She cut up everything with supervision and decided on how much of each ingredient should go into the pot She didn't know what lentils and split peas were, but at that point she was excited to find something in the cupboard to add to the pot. It needed some salt and pepper, but it was a great idea. She now wants to make a "cookbook" of all her own made recipes.

3/4 pot of water
2 cups carrots (she cut up)
2 cups celery (she cut up)
1 small zucchini (hates it, but agreed if it was the small zucchini, and cut into large chunks, so she could pick out the pieces)
2 lbs hamburger
3 tbsp beef bullion
1 cup dry split peas
1 cup lentil beans
1 can tomato soup

Cook the hamburger in the pot, then add all the other ingredients. Bring to boil, and cook until carrots are tender, about 20 minutes.

Serve.

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