Month: January 2018

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Easy Pleasy Beef Stuffed Jumbo Shells

This is a comfort food, these are the steps to prepare this dish in pictures.

First, prepare the filling.

Fill up the cooked shells with the beef mixture and place them in a dish.

Top the filled shells with the shredded cheeses.


Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake in a 350 F preheated oven for 25 minutes.


Uncover and bake for 5 more minutes.

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 4
Author LDS's Mom

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 2 medium tomatoes, cut small
  • 1 medium onion, cut small
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 6 oz Jumbo shells pasta
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 tsp parsley
  • ยฝ tsp ginger powder
  • salt, pepper to taste
  • 3 tbsp fresh cilantro chopped
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella
  • ยฝ cup shredded parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1.  Heat olive oil in a saucepan, over medium high heat.
  2. add in onions and garlic. Sautรฉ for about 1 to 2 minutes, then add ground beef.
  3. keep stirring until the ground beef is cooked through.
  4. Add in tomatoes, paprika, salt, pepper, ginger powder, oregano and parsley. Mix well for 2 to 3 minutes or until the juice is reduced.
  5.  Toss in the fresh cilantro and mozzarella cheese, mix it well and take the saucepan out of the heat. Let cool for a little bit.
  6.  Cook the jumbo shells until al dente. Drain and pour cold water on it then drain again.
  7. Start filling up the jumbo shells with the beef mixture.
  8.  Pour about a ladle of beef mixture in a rectangular dish (I have used a 7" x 9" dish) and spread it all over the surface.
  9. Place the filled jumbo shells on top until you fill up the dish.
  10.  Toss on top shredded mozzarella and parmesan.
  11.  Cover the dish with aluminum paper and bake in a 350 ยฐF preheated oven for 25 minutes.
  12.  Uncover the dish and bake for 5 more minutes.
  13.  Enjoy.

 

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Easy and Soft Snickerdoodles

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 44
Author LDS's Mom

Ingredients

  • ยฝ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar
  • ยฝ tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

For rolling

  • 4 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1 full tsp cinnamon powder

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, mix the dry ingredients such as flour, salt, cream of tartar and baking soda. Set aside.
  2.  In another bowl, whisk together butter and sugar until creamy and smooth.
  3. Add in the egg and vanilla and whisk well.
  4. Pour in the dry ingredients and mix to combine.
  5. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or until dough is firm.
  6. Preheat oven to 350ยฐF.
  7. In another bowl mix the ingredients for rolling and set aside
  8. Use a small ice cream scoop to shape small balls of dough or you can use a spoon for that.
  9.  Roll the balls of dough in the cinnamon sugar mixture to coat.
  10. Place balls in a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Make sure to leave about 2 inches space between the balls, as they will expand.
  11. Bake for about 10 minutes.
  12.  Let cool.

 

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