Easy Skillet Baked Ziti – America’s Test Kitchen

This Easy Skillet Baked Ziti is from America’s Test Kitchen TV show. It’s only one pan, easy clean-up, and very good flavor.

 

One of the easiest, if not the easiest pasta recipes I’ve ever made.

I love the simplicity and one-pan factor with this dish.

I like to serve the pasta with a salad and crusty bread. Makes for a great weeknight meal.

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Easy Skillet Baked Ziti
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America's Test Kitchen Skillet Baked Ziti
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
 

This Skillet Baked Ziti is really easy and makes a great weeknight meal.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Easy Skillet Baked Ziti
Servings: 6
Calories: 395 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 6 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • salt & fresh ground pepper
  • 1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
  • 3 cups water
  • 12 ounces ziti pasta 3 3/4 cups
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil leaf minced
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese shredded
Instructions

  1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 475.

  2. Combine oil, garlic, pepper flakes, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in 12-inch oven-safe nonstick skillet and saute over medium-high heat until fragrant, about 1 minute. (If your skillet is not oven-safe, transfer the pasta mixture into a shallow 2-quart casserole dish before sprinkling with the cheese and baking).

  3. Add crushed tomatoes, water, ziti, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.

  4. Cover and cook, stirring often and adjusting heat as needed to maintain a vigorous simmer until ziti is almost tender 15-18 minutes.

  5. Stir in cream, Parmesan, and basil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

  6. Sprinkle mozzarella evenly over ziti. Transfer skillet to oven and bake until cheese has melted and browned, about 10 minutes. Serve.

 

Enjoy this Easy Skillet Baked Ziti!

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Easy Stove Top Macaroni Cheese

This Easy Stove Top Macaroni Cheese is pure mac and cheese heaven! An easy way to do macaroni and cheese when there is little time until dinner.

 

No baking required.

This is a classic recipe and not to be confused with a boxed mix or that made with Velveeta. Velveeta isn’t even classified as real cheese (and I still love it!).

So good, and so much better than boxed.

The key to this recipe, as with any sauce or gravy, is to stay with it- no walking away from the stove.

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Easy Stove Top Macaroni Cheese
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Easy Stove Top Macaroni Cheese
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
 

This is not the boxed stuff made with powdered cheese. This is the real deal!

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Easy Stove Top Macaroni Cheese
Servings: 4
Calories: 225 kcal
Ingredients
  • 8 ounces elbow macaroni
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 dash black pepper
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese or 8 ounces cheddar cheese
Instructions
  1. Cook macaroni according to package directions.
  2. In medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; stir in flour, and cook for 3-5 minutes to form a roux; add salt and pepper; slowly add milk, stirring well after each addition.
  3. Cook and stir until bubbly.
  4. Stir in cheese a small amount at a time until fully melted.
  5. Drain macaroni; add to cheese sauce; stir to coat.

Enjoy This Easy Stove Top Macaroni Cheese!

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Oven Baked White Rice, Perfect Every Time!

This Oven Baked White Rice recipe makes perfect rice every time, simply because the temptation to stir isn’t there. Goes well with any main dish.

This foolproof rice is perfect with roasted chicken or broiled fish or whatever you’d like to serve it with. I love it with gravy!

I sometimes like to add a 1/2 cup of shredded carrots in addition to the onion to give it a flash of color.

For plain rice just leave out the onion. You can also use plain water instead of the stock!

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Oven Baked White Rice
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Oven Baked White Rice, Perfect Every Time!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Resting
5 mins
Total Time
40 mins
 

It's hard to believe cooking rice can be so easy.

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Oven Baked White Rice
Servings: 4
Calories: 225 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup long-grain white rice
  • 2 cups chicken stock or 2 cups vegetable stock
  • salt to taste
  • fresh ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. In a medium stovetop-to-oven pot melt butter or olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped onions and cook 3 to 5 minutes, stirring until softened. Add rice and stir until well coated.
  2. Add chicken or vegetable stock, salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil.
  3. Cover and bake until the rice is tender and the stock is absorbed, about 20 to 25 minutes.
  4. Let stand, covered for 5 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!

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Canadian Brown Sugar Pie – A Real Crowd Pleaser

Canadian Brown Sugar Pie, in French, it is “Tarte au Sucre Brun.” Delicious!! This is a basic pie from Quebec, Canada.

This recipe is so easy and stress-free it will have your friends and family wondering how you did it!

Not only incredibly easy to whip together but also be a real crowd-pleaser!

It goes really well with whipped cream or ice cream.

I am in love with this recipe and so is my family! There will always be brown sugar in our house!

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Canadian Brown Sugar Pie
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Canadian Brown Sugar Pie
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
55 mins
 

This Canadian Brown Sugar Pie is also known as "Tarte au Sucre Brun." Delicious!! This is a basic pie from Quebec, Canada.

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Canadian
Keyword: Canadian Brown Sugar Pie
Servings: 6
Calories: 425 kcal
Ingredients
  • 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. In a saucepan, combine flour and sugar. Stir in milk, butter, salt and vanilla. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil.
  3. Pour into an unbaked pie shell.
  4. Bake at 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) for 5 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking for 25 minutes.

Enjoy Canadian Brown Sugar Pie!

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Vegetable Ham Chowder – Comfort Food

This Vegetable Ham Chowder is one of my favorite wintertime soups! Talk about comfort food, this is it! Perfect for a cold winter day.

 

Very easy to make and so flavorful. Everyone I know seems to love it.

This reheats well but it never lasts longer than a day at my house!

The combination of ham, cheese, and vegetables is a definite winner.

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Vegetable Ham Chowder
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Vegetable Ham Chowder
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 

This Vegetable Ham Chowder is delicious and a perfect use for leftover ham!

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Vegetable Ham Chowder
Servings: 6
Calories: 295 kcal
Ingredients
  • 3 cups diced peeled potatoes 1-inch dice
  • 2 1/2 cups broccoli florets
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup grated carrot
  • 2 cups diced celery
  • 4 teaspoons chicken bouillon
  • 3 cups water
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 4 cups milk
  • 1 cup cooked diced ham 1-inch cubes
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 3/4 cup flour
Instructions
  1. In a soup kettle add all vegetables and the 3 cups water and chicken bouillon. Simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
  2. In a large saucepan melt butter. Stir in flour and cook for 2-3 minutes until nice and bubbly. Whisk in milk; bring to a boil. Add this to the vegetable-water mixture in soup kettle.
  3. Bring all to a simmer and add ham and shredded cheese. Bring to a simmer again and cook until cheese is melted and all is heated through.
  4. Serve and ENJOY!

 

Enjoy!

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Creamy, Cheesy And Absolutely Decadent Scalloped Potatoes

This is one of the best Scalloped Potatoes recipe I have found. A recipe that’s so easy and absolutely delicious. The taste is a combo of crispy topping with a creamy, cheesy center.

Scalloped Potatoes

The leftovers are just as good, maybe even better, the next day.

This has become my standard recipe for scalloped potatoes. It’s so easy to prepare, goes together in minutes and can be cooking in the oven while getting the rest of the meal ready.

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Scalloped Potatoes
Ingredients
  • 4 cups thinly sliced potatoes
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 dash cayenne pepper
  • 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup grated cheese to sprinkle on top
  • paprika
Instructions
  1. In a small sauce pan, melt butter and blend in flour. Let sit for a minute. Add all of cold milk, stirring with a whisk. Season with salt and cayenne.
  2. Cook sauce on low until smooth and boiling, stirring occasionally with a whisk. Reduce heat and stir in cheese.
  3. Place a half of the sliced potatoes in a lightly greased one quart casserole dish. Pour half of cheese sauce over potatoes. Repeat with second layer of potatoes and cheese sauce. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
  4. Top with some paprika for color.
  5. Bake uncovered for about 1 hour at 350°F.

Enjoy!

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Beefy Cabbage Soup — Quick & Easy

This Beefy Cabbage Soup is a very tasty and tummy warming recipe that I’ve used for several years. I’ll admit I don’t always make it the same but I do stick with the basics: ground beef, cabbage and beans!

Beefy Cabbage Soup

It’s a great soup and so easy to throw together. Most of the ingredients are staples in my house so I can usually make it on short notice!

Once the ground beef is cooked, this can all get dumped into the crock pot.

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Beefy Cabbage Soup -- Quick & Easy
Ingredients
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 onion medium chopped
  • 1 minced garlic clove
  • 28 ounces diced tomatoes with juice
  • 3 cups low sodium beef broth
  • 8 ounces tomato sauce
  • 14 ounces great northern beans
  • 1 small cabbage chopped
  • 1/2 - 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder to taste
  • salt to taste
  • pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. In a large pot: Brown ground beef, drain any fat. Add onions and garlic, saute with ground beef until tender.
  2. Note: At this point you place the ground beef mixture and remaining ingredients in the crock pot. Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
  3. Standard stove top cooking: Add remaining ingredients and simmer.
  4. Simmer for 1-2 hours on stove top until cabbage is tender. Stirring occasionally. Check fro additional seasonings.
Recipe Notes

Serve with a crusty bread.

Enjoy!

Unbelievably Easy Potato Soup

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Cheeseburger Soup – Cool Weather Dinner Treat

This Cheeseburger Soup is an all-around good family meal. Hearty, warm, filling. Great for cold weather and you’re not in the mood for chili.

 

Yum! I’ll be making this one again.

Make a green salad to have along with it for a soup and salad duo. Add a slice of crusty bread and you will have a great meal everybody will enjoy!

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Cheeseburger Soup
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Cheeseburger Soup
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 

Give me a cool evening and this Cheeseburger Soup and some crusty bread and I'm a happy camper.

Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cheeseburger Soup
Servings: 4
Calories: 365 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 onion diced
  • 3/4 cup shredded carrot
  • 3/4 cup chopped celery
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • 4 cups potatoes cubed
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese cubed
  • 1 1/3 cups milk
  • 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
Instructions

  1. In a large pot, brown ground beef, and onion. Add broth, celery, carrots, parsley, and potatoes. Bring to a boil, and then simmer until potatoes are tender about 10-12 minutes.

  2. In a saucepan, melt the butter and stir in flour. Add the milk, stirring until smooth.

  3. Gradually add milk mixture to the soup, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer.

  4. Stir in cheese; continue to stir until cheese is melted then serve. Do not boil.

 

Enjoy!

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Coconut Custard Pie

This Coconut Custard Pie is a family recipe I’ve made for years for dozens of people. The coconut floats to the top and crisps, while the pie makes its own very good crust. It could not be any easier!

Coconut Custard Pie

Color, texture, and taste are all winners! Fantastic pie! The custard is perfect and the coconut goes perfectly with it.

Serve while warm, it will fall apart if cut hot.

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Coconut Custard Pie
Ingredients
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1/3 cup melted butter
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup flaked/shredded sweet coconut
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 dash salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
Instructions
  1. Melt butter then add all ingredients into mixing bowl. Mix well.
  2. Pour into greased 10" pie plate.
  3. Bake 40 minutes at 350F degrees.
Recipe Notes

Pie makes its own crust!

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Moist and Delicious Banana Bread With A Twist

This Moist and Delicious Banana Bread With A Twist is simple, but it’s the twist that ensures that it’s one of the best banana breads ever!

 

This easy-to-make banana bread is moist and delicious — because the batter is enriched with (believe it or not) the addition of Coca-Cola.

Slow baking and the cola is the secret to this amazingly delicious banana bread.

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Moist and Delicious Banana Bread With A Twist
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Coca-Cola Banana Bread
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
 

This is really a delicious twist on banana bread!

Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Coca Cola Banana Bread
Servings: 6
Calories: 395 kcal
Ingredients
  • 2 cups ripe bananas
  • 2 1/2 cups dark brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup oil or unsalted butter melted
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 -2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon cloves
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/8 teaspoon salt
  • 3 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 cup Coca-Cola
  • 1 cup mini chocolate chips optional
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts optional
Instructions
  1. Set oven to 300 degrees.
  2. Grease two 9 x 5-in loaf pans, or mini loaf pans.
  3. Puree the bananas; set aside.
  4. Mix together the sugars, oil, eggs and vanilla.
  5. Sift all dry ingredients (except the chocolate chips and nuts).
  6. Mix together, the dry ingredients with the sugar/oil mixture, adding the banana puree and the 1 cup cola.
  7. Add the chips and the nuts, if using.
  8. Spoon batter into prepared pans.
  9. Set pans on a baking sheet.
  10. Bake for 1 hour and 20 mins, or until cakes test done.

 

Enjoy!

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