Recipe Night

I am looking forward to my evening "out" tonight. All of the ladies from our playgroup are coming to my house tonight to eat, drink, chat and eat some more. Each person that is coming is bringing at least 5 recipes to share with everyone and one of the recipes made up to share with the group. It should be yummy!

I thought that I'd share two of the recipes that I will be sharing tonight. They are both delicious!!


Sicilian Casserole :

Brown and drain 1 pound ground beef, chopped onion, and 2 garlic cloves, minced.

Add 15 oz. spaghetti sauce and simmer 10 minutes.

Cook 2 c. elbow macaroni, penne pasta or whatever shape you like, and drain.

Heat 8 oz. cream cheese to soften, beat it and slowly add ¾ c. milk. Beat until smooth.

Stir in ½ c. sour cream, about 1/3 of a green pepper & ½ c. Parmesan cheese. Pour over cooked pasta and stir. Place in casserole dish. Top with meat mixture and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes covered. Uncover and sprinkle with ¼ c. Parmesan cheese and bake 5-10 minutes longer. This casserole also freezes well.

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cake :

Combine:

1 chocolate cake mix

1 pkg. instant choc. Pudding mix

1 c. vegetable oil

4 eggs

½ c. hot water

1 c. sour cream

1 t. vanilla

Beat until smooth, then stir in 1 c. mini-chocolate ships.

Pour into greased and floured Bundt pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Allow to cool before removing from pan and dusting with powdered sugar. (OR drizzle pieces of cake with caramel topping before serving!)

Enjoy!