I only had an hour to shower & leave to pick up the girls at school. I had procrastinated to long & now there was no time to cook dinner before we were to leave for church. Then I pick up the bood, "Mix & Match Recipes" by Deborah Taylor-Hough.
I went to the section called Mix & Match Skillet Meal. Under that section, she listed her family's favorite skillet meal called International Sausage Skillet. I called for Italian stewed tomatoes. I didn't have any, so I used a can of crushed tomatoes & just added some Italian seasoning. It also called for a can of French onion soup. I didn't have any of that either, so I just added boulion & dried onions to a cup of water. It tasted fine. I was so excited because I took a frugal recipe & made it even more frugal. I even cooked it in the convection oven. Here is the recipe:
1/2 to 1 lb of Kielbasa, halved lengthwise & sliced thinly
8 oz of dry pasa
1 16 oz can of stewed tomatoes or crushed tomatoes
1 T of Italian seasoning
1 beef boulion cube
1 T dehydrated onions
2 1/2 C of water (I used less & it worked fine)
1/2 to 1 C any kind of cheese (I used mild cheedar)
Dissolve boulion & onions in water. Brown Kielbasa slices in a skillet. Combine all into an 8 X 8 or 9 X 9 pan. Cover & bake at 350 for 1 hour.
I got sucked into Block Buster's free two week movie rental over the internet. I didn't cancel it in time, & now I have to PAY for a whole month. I am never taking a free offer again.
Wednesday night dinner
January 20th, 2005 at 12:54 am