Dinner Tonight-My Famous Sweet Chili& Homemade Rolls

My Famous Sweet Chili
Ingredients:

6-8 slices bacon

1 yellow onion-chopped

1 clove garlic-chopped( or sometimes I use garlic powder)

2 lbs. 93% lean ground beef

1 can diced tomatoes

1 green or red pepper-chopped

1 can chick peas, undrained

1 can Mexicorn

1/2 t. salt

1 T brown sugar

Chili powder to taste( i use a lot)

1 t. cumin

Directions

Saute bacon till crisp in heavy soup pot.Add onion garlic and peppers.Saute till soft. Add ground beef. Stir and saute until well done. Add tomatoes, beans,salt,brown sugar,chili powder, and cumin. Adjust salt and chili powder to taste. Cover and simmer about 1 hour, until thick.

*The longer the chili goes the thicker it becomes. If too thick,add tomato juice and continue cooking adjusting brown sugar to taste!

Dinner Rolls

Ingredients

4c flour

1t salt

6t baking powder

1T shortening( I used Light margarine)

1 1/2 c milk( i used skim)

Directions

Sift together first 3 ingredients.Add milk and shortening(or butter) Mix till dough forms. turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth dough forms

Cut dough into 4" long and 2" wide pieces. Place on greased baking sheet. Brush with melted butter on top.Sprinkle with your choice of seasonings( i used Italian) Bake at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes

Dinner Tonight---Spinach Penne

Ingredients
1 (8 ounce) package Pene pasta
1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained

Cooking Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).


In a large pot with boiling salted water cook penne until al dente. Drain.
In a large bowl combine spaghetti sauce, Parmesan cheese, and cooked and drained pasta.
In a separate bowls place 1-1/2 cups of the shredded mozzarella cheese and spinach.
To assemble, in a 1-1/2-quart casserole dish layer half of the pasta mixture, half the spinach, and half the shredded mozzarella cheese. Repeat. Cover with aluminum foil.


Edit------------------Here's the after pictures! It's cheesy goodness and al! MMMM!

Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese over top and bake until cheese melts.

Serves 5

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving
calories: 399cal
total fat: 12.9g
cholesterol: 30mg
sodium: 994mg
carbohydrates: 48.3g
fiber: 5.7g
protein: 22.3g

***recipe courtesy of kaboose.com***

Grilled Cheese and Turkey Sandwich

Gather your ingredients( recipe follows)

Spread the mayo on one side of each slice(if making making more the one sandwich as I did)

Place mayo side down. Add cheese and meat(or honeymustard) on topFlip when browned.Serve. mmmmmmm.

Ingredients:
2 slices whole wheat bread( i use Sarah lee 45 calories wheat bread)
2 slices cheese-any kind( I used Kraft American)

2 slices turkey or any meat( i didn't have any on hand so I used a teaspoon of Honey Mustard instead)

2 t. fat free mayo( i used Kraft Free)

Directions

Heat pan over med high heat.(i used some olive oil in the pan to crisp it up) Spread one side of each slice of bread with 1 t. of mayo.Place one bread slice(mayo side down) in pan. Add cheese, meat(or honey mustard) on top. Place other piece of bread on top, mayo side up.Cook till lightly browned on that side. Flip and repeat.

Makes 1 sandwich

Nutritional Info

Calories-341

Calories from fat-157

total fat-17.6g

Protein-19.8g