I Really Don't Want To Go To The Grocery Store?!
Answers: so what can I make with tuna, broccoli, penne pasta, cream corn, frozen corn, tomatoes, queso dip, onion, a couple of carrots, can of bisquits, uhhh spaghetti sauce, whiskey, ranch style beans, cheddar cheese melt Hamburger Helper(all I have is tuna right now and frozen sirloin). It has to taste pretty good because my sons and husband will be eating too. So do ya Got any ideas??!!
okay-take your penne, tomatoes,queso,onion,ranch style beans,and cheddar cheese and make a mexican stlye pasta dish ...even better if you add the sirloin!
Well my husband loves this recipe and he
doesn't usually like tuna either.
If you don't have the mac and cheese dinner
you could substitute penne pasta and make
your own pasta and cheese.
Macaroni Tuna Cassrole
Yields 4 big servings
Ingredients
1 package (7 ? oz.) macaroni and cheese dinner
1 can (10 ? oz.) cream of celery soup, undiluted
3 packages (3 oz. each) tuna
? cup of milk (fat free)
? to 1 teaspoon of onion powder (depending on your
taste for onion)
1 jar (4 oz.) of diced pimentos
1 to 2 cups frozen peas or frozen mixed vegetables
(whatever your preference)
1 cup (4 oz dry measure) shredded cheddar cheese
Minced fresh parsley. optional
Directions
Prepare macaroni and cheese according to package
Directions. In a bowl combine all ingredients excluding
cheese, then stir in the macaroni and cheese. Pour into
a 2 qt. baking dish greased or sprayed with cooking spray.
Sprinkle with cheese (and minced fresh parley if desired)
Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes
or until cheese is melted.
Thaw the sirloin and make spaghetti w/ meat sauce, but use your penne pasta instead. You can jazz up your ranch beans w/ bacon and onion+
Broccoli & Bow Ties
***(Just sub your penee for the bowtie pasta)***
Kosher Salt
8 cups broccoli florets (about 4 heads)
? lb. farfale pasta (bow ties), about 4 cups dry
2 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. EVOO
1 tsp. minced garlic
zest of 1 lemon
1 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
? cup toasted pine nuts (pignoli)
freshly grated parmesan cheese, optional
Cook broccoli for 3 minutes in large pot of boiling, salted water. Remove broccoli with slotted spoon or sieve; place in large bowl and set aside.
In the same water, cook the bow tie pasta according to package directions, or about 12 minutes. Drain well and add to the broccoli.
Meanwhile in a small saute pan, heat the butter and olive oil and cook the garlic and lemon zest over medium-low heat for 1 minute. Remove from heat, and add 2 tsp. kosher salt, black pepper, and lemon juice, and stir well. Pour over the broccoli and pasta. Toss well, and season to taste. Sprinkle with pine nuts and parmesan cheese, if desired, and serve. Serves 6-8
--Ina Garten, "Barefoot Contessa Family Style" cookbook
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ELEGANT SCALLOPED CORN
17 oz. can cream style corn
1 c. cracker crumbs
1 c. diced celery
1/4 c. diced onion
3/4 c. American cheese, cut into small pieces (velveeta)
1 tsp. salt
2 eggs, well - beaten
1/2 cup melted butter
1 c. milk (or half and half)
Parsley
1/4 tsp. paprika
Combine corn, cracker crumbs, celery, onion, cheese, salt, eggs, melted butter and milk. Pour into greased 2 quart dish and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Garnish with parsley, sprinkle paprika on top.
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Take your hamburger helper and add 2 cans drained tuna to it, add some frozen corn and broccoli and cook per instructions. Make up some of those bisquits and don't tell him theres tuna in it. Dessert is up to you!!!
Mixed the tuna with the cheese dip...are u sure u dont have the...mayonaise? well with that queso dip would be ok...
slice the carrots and put them on the microwave they can be soft in 10 mins...then u put the cheddar cheese on top...some black pepper grilles de tomatoes and put them aside...they are really good if u grilled them with garlic powder on top and oregano. Serve this tomatoes with a little bit of olive oil...just a few drops and salt...that is delicious
In butter fry some onion, then add the beans and little bit of garlic powder...smashed everything
do the pasta and let it cool down and make a salad with the brocolli, the corn and the carrots...and there u have a healthy salad
Pasta Premavera:
Broccoli, cut into 1 inch pieces
Frozen Corn
Tomatoes, (cut into 1" pieces)
Carrots - cut up in thin slices
Onion - Cut in thin slices or chop up
Sautee everything above except the Tomatoes until soft, then add the tomatos and the spaghetti sauce, heat to simmering for a few minutes.
Boil the pasta, drain, and pour the Tomato Prima Vera sauce over the pasta.
*Make the buiscuits, they'll go great with the above meal!
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Save the tuna, corn, questo dip, cheddar cheese Hamburger Helper and frozen sirloin for another meal.
For the sirloin, I take a big pot of lukewarm water and put the package of ground beef in that to thaw. Once its partially thawed you can start to cook with it.
Use your microwave to thaw the sirloin....... Only takes me about 15 mins. in the microwave.