Gotta love it...

My mother-in-law bought me probably the best cookbook I have ever been gifted for my birthday back in August. It is a cookbook for college students...you know, those on-a-tight-budget, without-any-cooking-skills, crunched-for-time people! Perfect book for my kitchen if I do say so myself!! :) I will definitely be trying and posting recipes from this book, and I'm using many of the recipes to create Month 3 of meals. This one hasn't been tested yet by my fam, but I'm assuming it's simple enough...(famous last words, right?!) Oh well, here's the recipe. I'll be sure to delete it if it's just awful after I make it.

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Chicken Parmesan

*Crock pot!! Woohoo!!*

Ingredients:

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

2 (10 3/4 oz.) cans cream of chicken soup

3/4 c grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 - 1/2 c water

Salt and pepper, to taste

(Vermicelli) noodles, cooked (I'll use whatever I have on hand)

Instructions:

1. In a slow cooker, combine all ingredients except noodles.

2. Cover and cook on low 6-8 hours.

3. Serve over noodles.

Sicilian Meatloaf

Shout out to my mom for this one!! I don't know if she "invented" it or if she got it from someone else, but I do know it is good!
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Sicilian Meatloaf

Ingredients:
2 eggs, beaten
3/4 c bread crumbs
1/2 c tomato juice
2 T parsley
1/2 t oregano
1/4 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1 small clove garlic, minced
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2 pounds lean beef (Make sure it's lean!!)
8 thin slices ham (I use sandwich thin deli meat)
6 oz. grated mozzarella cheese (I actually use shredded)
3 slices mozzarella cheese

Instructions:
1. Combine first 8 ingredients (above the solid line in this post)
2. Stir in beef and mix well.
3. On wax paper, pat beef into 10x12" rectangle (or something close)
4. Arrange ham on top of beef.
5. Sprinkle on shredded/grated cheese.
6. Roll up.
7. Bake at 350 for 1 hour*

*LAST 10 minutes, place mozzarella slices on top to melt.

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Good sides for this:
Mashed potatoes
Southern-Fried potatoes
Green bean casserole
Hashbrown Casserole

Baked Ziti

Ingredients:
1 pkg ziti or penne noodles
1 large container cottage cheese
2 large bags shredded mozzarella cheese
1 large jar spaghetti sauce
Beef

Instructions:
1. Boil noodles and brown beef.
2. Layer noodles, beef, sauce, and cottage cheese in greased casserole dish.
3. Top with shredded mozzarella.
4. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
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Throw some bagged salad and garlic bread on the plate, and call it dinner!! :)