I am going to preface all of these with the fact that I lost my 9 by 13 pan so I only have a 8 by 8 pan. I had two but one was silicone and we used a very sharp knife when cutting and well, we are trying to fix that up if possible before we use it to bake/cook anymore right now. So Dinners 1 & 2 were done using a 8 by 8 pan and a circular pan that is 9 inches in diameter. Sadly, these are the only three dinners we have gotten to make because of the holidays, finals, travel and my birthday. BUT, we have made the roll-ups twice already and I found a recipe to make them but with chicken and white sauce so I will upload that as well. Since the semester starts on Monday we will get back to this challenge and I will have more dinners for you!
Dinner 1: Caprese Lasagna Roll-Ups
Recipe: http://cookingclassy.blogspot.com/2012/10/caprese-lasagna-roll-ups.html
We followed this almost 100%. Except we forgot to buy Ricotta Cheese. Oops. But, that little mistake worked well for us because both boyfriend and I do NOT like Ricotta in Lasagna. Both of us have weird texture issues when it comes to food. The only thing I would have changed is the tomatoes, just chop them up instead of slice them. I'll admit it - I stink at slicing anything thin unless I have a cutter that has those lines for me. But even besides that, it is REALLY hard to roll these up with slices. Also, the amount of sauce you need is probably closer to 16 oz. than 12, unless you put a super thin layer on the bottom. Another note is to have two greased cookie sheets ready to prepare the rolls otherwise you will run out of space and things may get messy.
This is one of my favourite recipes ever - I loved it so much! If you reheat any portions (two people can only eat so much!), do it in two segments of two minutes each. Enjoy!
Dinner 2: Doritos Taco Bake
Recipe: http://twomaidsamilking.blogspot.com/2011/04/hunk-of-meat-monday-taco-bake.html
So, I am suggesting a few changes to this after having made it. First off, if you use crescent rolls, make them ridiculously super thin and use the original ones. The only ones i had on hand were the sweet honey flaky ones - bad idea. We ended up flipping our portions upside down on our plates to pull the rolls off. They did not bake all the way through, either. Next time, we will be trying crushed tortilla chips on the bottom since we know we both would enjoy that. Once I do it, I will post my version of the recipe for y'all. Besides that, I accidentally forgot to mix in the taco seasoning while cooking the meat. Another oops. But it tastes fine without it. This recipe totally works in two pans, by the way and in fact if anything you can take it out sooner unless you like it to be more cooked, although there really isn't a difference because anything that needs to be cooked is cooked before the oven time.
Note: The funnest part of making this dish is liking all the Doritos dust off of your hands at the end. It probably should not be my favourite part but it is. Enjoy!
Dinner 3: Chicken Parm Meatballs
Recipe: http://www.dinneralovestory.com/chicken-parm-meatballs/
I am one lucky girl! The boyfriend made this dinner while I was at work one night! I love him - he's so fantastic. Anywhos, as far as ingredients, we were missing the fennel, we had used all the mozz with dinner 1 so we just used shredded parm. He also left out onion, I'm not sure why but he did. I asked boyfriend to give his comments and this is what he had to say: "Meat is squishy, less garlic and a more biter spice like basil or something (or more pepper). More cheese!!!!" The more cheese is his way of expressing his love for cheese. He loves cheese and lots of it, no matter what the entree is. We actually only had 1 pound of ground chicken so maybe that's why the garlic was too much for him. Personally, I would have said more but it does have plenty of garlic the way he made them so I'm happy. Maybe a little bit of a warning, the parsley makes it have a sweet little surprise in the taste so if that's not your thing, like boyfriend said, substitute it out for basil or maybe the addition of fennel seeds will help. This is yet another recipe that I absolutely LOVE! We somehow ended up with only 8 meatballs though, so maybe it was that extra 1/4 pound of meat but well, we were gluttonous and ate it all in one night so no reheating instructions for you this time. Enjoy!
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