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Lazy Lasagna

This tastes just as good as lasagna in my opinion. Great for those busy weeknights or when you just don't know what to cook. Watch me make this over on my YouTube channel Faith, Food and Family ! Lazy Lasagna This recipe was adapted from A Mindful Mom's recipe Ingredients: 1 pound of ground beef, cooked 16 ounces of bowtie pasta 4 cups (32 ounces) of your favorite marinara, spaghetti sauce or homemade sauce 16 ounces of cottage cheese 1 egg 2 cups of shredded mozzzarella cheese (divided into 1 cup and 1 cup) 1 cup of shredded parmesan (divided into 3/4 cup and 1/4 cup) Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Cook pasta in boiling water for 3 minutes under the al dente time. For example, my pasta said 11 minutes for al dente, and I cooked it for 8 minutes. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta water after the noodles are cooked and drain the pasta. While the noodles are cooking, add the egg to cottage cheese and mix well. I just use the cottage cheese container s...

Cheese and Black Bean Enchiladas

Watch me make this over on my YouTube channel Faith, Food and Family ! This is a great twist on enchiladas that is meatless/vegetarian. Perfect for Meatless Monday! These are so good and quick and easy to boot! Cheese and Black Bean Enchiladas Ingredients: 4 ounces of cream cheese, softened 3 cups of shredded cheese, divided into a 2 cup portion and a 1 cup portion (I recommend a mexican blend and/or queso quesadilla cheese, but use what you like) 4 ounce can of diced green chiles, drained of any liquid 1 can of black beans, rinsed and drained 12 corn tortillas 19 ounce can of enchilada sauce (I vary what I use, but mostly use red) NOTE: Feel free to add any additional seasonings you would like. Cumin, chili pepper, mexican oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, etc. All would be delicious in this dish. Directions: Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. In a bowl, mix together the cream cheese, 2 cups of shredded cheese and the green chiles and set that to the side. I...