Beef Stuffed Shells

*Makes 6 Servings*

Ingredients:

• 24 Pasta stuffing shells
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 14 ounces Picante sauce
• 1 cup water
• 16 ounces tomato sauce
• 8 ounces chopped green chilies
• 2 cups Monterey Jack cheese
• French Fried onions (optional)

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Cook pasta shells in unsalted water and drain
3. Brown ground beef in a large skillet 
4. Drain Fat
5. Combine picante sauce, water and tomato sauce in small bowl
6. Stir 1 cup of sauce mixture into ground beef
7. Add chilies, 1 cup of cheese, and 1 can french fried onions to meat (mix well)
8. In a ten inch round baking dish, pour half of the remaining sauce and spread evenly
9. Stuffed cooked shells with meat mixture
10. Arrange shells in baking dish
11. Pour remaining sauce over them
12. Bake 30 minutes (covered)
13. Put remaining cheese and french fried onions on top and bake an additional 5 minutes
14. Serve while hot, with tortilla chips 
15. Garnish with celery, and salsa verde if desired

A Twist on Taco Dip

Ingredients: (serves 4)

• 1 container Sour Cream
• 1 bottle Catalina Dressing
• 1/2 Head of lettuce
• Small can sliced olives
• 1 Packet taco seasoning
• 1 bag Mexican cheese
• 1 bag Cheesy Doritos
• 1 lb ground hamburger
• Diced tomatoes and Beans (optional)

Steps:

Fully cook hamburger and drain fat
While meat is cooking chop up lettuce
Put lettuce, olives, cheese, and Catalina dressing in a bowl
Mix well
Add taco seasoning to cooked meat, (meat should be cooled)
You can either crumble the Doritos into the salad or serve them to be dipped
Have Sour cream on the table to be added on top

How to make Taco Dip

Ingredients:
1 can re-fried beans (16 ounces)
1 can tomato sauce (8 ounces)
1 large tomato chopped
3/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 cup sliced black olives
1/2 Teaspoon TABASCO
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup sour cream
Tortilla chips
-- Use chopped tomatoes, and cilantro for garnish


Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Combine re-fried beans, 3 tablespoons tomato sauce, and 1/2 teaspoon TABASCO in a medium bowl
3. Mix well
4. Spread in 1 and 1/2 quart baking dish (evenly)
5. Sprinkle Monterey Jack cheese and chopped tomatoes on top
6. In a skillet cook beef, then add chili powder
7. **Make sure beef is fully cooked**
8. Remove from heat, and drain meat (to remove excess fat)
9. Stir in the rest of the tomato sauce, olives, and spread evenly in baking dish
10. Cover with Cheddar Cheese
11. Bake 15 to 20 minutes
12. Remove from oven and top with Sour Cream and Garnish as desired
13. Serve with tortilla chips

How do you make Risotto?

Ingredients:
6 cups of Chicken Broth (heated)
6 Tablespoons unsalted butter (Separate two tablespoons until the end of recipe)
2 cups Arborio Rice
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese



Steps:

1. Heat 4 tablespoons butter in saucepan
2. Add onions, cook until translucent
3. Add rice
4. Slowly stir in white wine (Continue stirring until full absorbed)
5. Add chicken broth, very slowly (Stir constantly until rice is cooked)
6. Add cheese and remaining tablespoons of butter

* You can steam up some mushrooms and add them if you like

How to make Cacio e Pepe

Ingredients:

• 1 pound or spaghetti
• 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons of black pepper
• 1 cup Pecorino Romano cheese ( or 1 and 3/4 Pecorino and skip next ingredient)
• 3/4 cup grated Cacio de Roma 

Steps:

1. Boil pasta until al dente in saucepan (continue on to other steps while this one is in process)
2. Heat oil in a skillet
3. Add pepper until fragrant
4. Add 3/4 cup of pasta water to oil
5. Bring to a boil
6. Use Tongs** to transfer pasta into oil skillet
7. Sprinkle 3/4 cup of cheese on pasta
8. Toss until creamy
9. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top

Chicken Quesidillas

Ingredients:

• Chicken Breasts
• Shredded Cheese of your choice
• Olives
• Tomatoes
• Sour Cream
• Salsa
• Tortilla shells (soft)
• Butter

Steps:

1. Bake chicken breasts after marinating them in mexican spices or sazon
2. Cut chicken into thin strips
3. Heat up a skillet big enough to fit a tortilla shell
4. Put a little butter in the pan until melted
5. Lay down a tortilla and put ingredients desired on it
6. Top with another tortilla, until bottom is browned
7. Flip Carefully, cook until cheese is melted
8. Repeat untill all quesidillas are made
9. Cut into triangles
10. Serve with sour cream and salsa

Tortilla chips are a good appetizer for this meal
Use shredded lettuce as a garnish*

Garlic Shrimp Pasta

Ingredients:

• Bag of shrimp
• Stick of butter
• Garlic
• Bowtie Pasta

Steps:

1. Sautee shrimp in butter and add garlic
2. It should create a garlic sauce and the shrimp should be thoroughly cooked
3. Boil water and cook pasta as desired
4. Pour shrimp and juice over pasta

 ENJOY

Add Broccli or Zucchini for a vegitable