1 pd. of Spaghetti = 3 main dishes

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Howdy Sweet Friends,

How is your week going so far??

Good I hope.....

Can you believe this is the last

day of July already.....that is just

totally amazing to me....

We are 2 months into hubby's

 retirement today and still loving it!!

So far, our week has been a good
one, a lil busier than usual, but 
that is fine...... hope yours has

been good too.

Thought I would share some-
thing that was helpful to me,
that just happened by mistake
actually....but thought it use-
ful to share with you.

A few weeks ago I decided to

make spaghetti and meat sauce

for din din.....and because I was

hungry, and tired and not really

thinking I made a whole pound

of spaghetti for just the 2 of us.

So once we had dinner and I was 

cleaning up the kitchen, I thought,

 oh wow, we really have a lot of 

sketti left over....and thought what

 could I do with it, as I really do not

 like to waste food.  So I thought

I know.....I will make a Spaghetti
 pie.....as they are very easy.

So first, I rinsed all the leftover

Spaghetti in the colander with

hot water to get that starchy

gunk off that settles on it, as it

cools....then after rinsing I let

 it drain really well.  Then I got a

 glass pie pan and put half of the 

leftover sketti in it,  then thought

don't want to make 2 of these or

they will not get eaten, so was 

thinking what else can I make,

and Mac n' cheese came to mind,

and I thought perfect.

So I added our leftover meat sauce

 on top of the spaghetti in the pie pan,

then added some shredded mozzarella

 and parmesan cheese, and sprinkled
some granulated garlic and italian
 spices on top of that, and it was 
a done deal.

This pic and the one below are
compliments of lil o me!!  lol

 Then I started to make the Mac and
 cheese....once I put the spaghetti in a
 casserole dish I took a knife and fork and
 sort of cut it into pieces, then added 2
 different types of cheeses and stirred it
 up as best I could. (no milk added yet)
 Then I covered both dishes and popped
 them in the fridge to keep for the next 2

 nights for din din.

Uncooked Mac and Cheese, without
Milk added, that comes later when you
are gonna cook it.



My purpose wasn't to give you the 

recipes but the idea. I whipped these 

2 extra items together in less that 

10 mins, but had a partial dinner for

 2 more nights.  Love that!!  and

thought you might too!!

You can use whatever sauce you

make or buy and have meat sauce

or meatballs for the first meal,

then add the sauce, meat and cheeses

your family likes to the spaghetti 

pie, for the 2nd meal, (would need to 

crush up the meatballs probably)  then

 use your Normal Mac and cheese recipe

 or cheeses you like. I put the milk in

just before I cooked it, then added

more cheese to the top after it was

done cooking along with some

 panko bread crumbs on top and

let it brown a little.  I cooked the

 Spaghetti pie for about 20 mins. 
or so,  @ 350 degrees until it is
 warmed thru well and browned on 
the top if you like it that way......
Cooked the Mac and cheese at 350
 degrees for about 50 mins. then
added more cheese on top, then
put the panko on top of that. and
put it back in until it melted and
browned a little bit.  

Sorry for no after pics once it was
cooked,  totally forgot!!  But I like
mine browned on top a bit, and
it looks nice like that.

If you have a larger family you

will probably need to double or

triple the amount of spaghetti

if you want to do what I am

suggesting here.

Anyway, hope this helps someone

else time wise, and $ wise, I was quite

 happy at how my over abundance

 of spaghetti turned out.  Made for

3 quick dinners.  Quick and easy

works for this girl.

If  I left anything out or left you

 wondering about something,  please

 let me know in the comments

 sections so I can correct it or add 

info if needed.

Happy Eating!!

Thanks for coming by!

Have a Sweet last Day of July,

Nellie


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