I had pictures of this easy to make recipe, but I can’t find the cable to get them off the camera!  That being said, this recipes tastes as good as stroganoff with beef cubes.  You can make this in the slow cooker too!

2 lbs ground beef
2 onions chopped
1 garlic clove minced
1 can mushrooms drained
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
2 cups hot water
6 cubes beef bouillon
4 tbsp tomato paste
1 1/2 cups cold water
4 tbsp all purpose flour

Heat ground beef, onions, garlic, and mushrooms in a large skillet. Saute until the onions are golden brown. Season with salt and black pepper. Drain the grease off.

Stir in 2 cups of hot water, bouillon cubes, and tomato paste into meat mixture. Stir together 1 1/2 cups cold water and flour in a separate bowl. Stir flour mixture into skillet. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for one hour.

Serve over hot noodles.

If you don’t have pumpkin spice, you can cheat.  Instead, use 2 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg, and 1/4 tsp each ground ginger and cloves.

1 lb ground beef
1 cup chopped onions
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp dried basil leaves
1 tsp dried oregano leaves
1/2 tsp salt
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 can crushed tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
1 can (12 oz) tomato paste
1 pkg spaghetti

Brown ground beef and onions and drain.

In slow cooker, mix ground beef and the remaining ingredients except the spaghetti.

Cover and cook at the low setting for 6-8 hours.

About 30 minutes before serving, cook spaghetti as directed on package. Serve over spaghetti.

Now, this should make about 6 servings. This is a somewhat bland sauce (I have two little ones whose food can’t be too spicy), so you can adjust this easy to make recipe accordingly.

12 uncooked manicotti pasta shells
1 lb bulk Italian sausage
2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tsp dried oregano leaves
1 jar (26 oz) tomato pasta sauce
1 can diced tomatoes with Italian-style herbs, drained
1 egg
1 container (15 oz) ricotta cheese
3 cups shredded Italian cheese blend
Basil

Heat over to 350 degrees. Cook pasta shells as directed on the package. Drain and rinse with cold water to cool.

Cook sausage, garlic, and oregano until sausage is browned and drain. Stir in pasta sauce and tomatoes. Spread 1 cup of the meat sauce in a 13×9-inch glass baking dish.

In a bowl, beat the egg. Stir in the ricotta cheese and 2 cups of the Italian cheese blend. Spoon cheese mixture into a food storage bag. Cut a hole in one bottom corner of the bag and squeeze the bag to pipt out about 1/4 cup of the cheese mixture in each pasta shell. Arrange stuffed shells over the meat sauce in the dish. Pour the remaining meat sauce evenly over the shells.

Cover the dish with foil. Bake 35 - 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Top with remaining cup of Italian cheese blend. Bake uncovered 5 - 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle basil over the top before serving.

Aghhhhh!!!! I forgot to do this last week, because I tried to wait for Friday to actually do the meme!!! Therefore, this week I am doing it now, so I don’t forget! If you’d like to participate, head over to Fun, Crafts, and Recipes.

#1. What’s your favorite food smell? Pork chops. The funny thing is that I really don’t like to eat them all that much but I love how they smell when they are cooking.
#2. What’s your favorite kind of apple? Ummm apple pie? I don’t really eat just apples.
#3. What veggies do you like in your salad? Carrots.
#4. Share a recipe that uses beef.

Lasagna Rolls

9 lasagna noodles
1 lb. ground beef
1 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic
1 jar (26 oz) pasta sauce
1 container (16 oz) ricotta cheese
1 1/4 shredded mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

Preheat over to 350 degrees F. Coat a 13×9 baking dish with cooking spray.

Prepare the noodles according to the packaging directions. Drain noodles. Rinse with cool water; drain again. Lay noodles flat on wax paper.

Cook the ground beef, onion, garlic in a skillet until browned. Drain fat. Add pasta sauce and heat to a boil. Spread 2 cups of meat sauce into prepared baking dish.

Mix ricotta and 1 cup mozzarella in a large bowl. Spread cheese mixture over each noodle.

Roll up noodles tightly. Place seam side down on top of the meat sauce in dish. Spoon the remaining sauce over rolls and sprinkle with parmesan. Bake rolls until heated through (about 30 minutes). Sprinkle remaining mozzarella and let stand for 5 minutes.