Spaghetti Lasagna with Garlic Cheese Toast

Spaghetti is one of the few meals that I can count on all 3 of my kids getting excited about. I try to change it up and sometimes they like the changes, sometimes they don't. This is one of the changes they enjoy and it allows me and my husband a change to the plain old boring spaghetti routine. You get a lot of the flavor of lasagna, but in an easy weeknight dinner meal.

Ingredients:
1/2 lb. ground sirloin/beef or turkey
1/2 lb. sausage (I use regular sausage but you can use Italian sausage
Spaghetti noodles
Jar of your favorite spaghetti sauce
8 oz. ricotta cheese
Parmesan cheese

It's pretty simple, you just make like you would spaghetti... Cook noodles according to package directions, brown the beef and sausage until done... then add the sauce and ricotta to the meat mixture and cook over medium low until bubbly. Serve the sauce over the spaghetti noodles and sprinkle with cheese. 20 minutes cooking time but with all the flavor of lasagna!

For the Garlic Cheese Toast:
French bread slices
Butter, room temp
Garlic powder
Shredded mozzarella
Parmesan
Paprika

Butter the bread slices, sprinkle with garlic powder, top with desired amount of cheeses and sprinkle with paprika. Bake at 400 for 10 minutes. Use it to slop up all that yummy sauce.

Jalapeno and Bacon Cheesy Bread

I love spicy, I love cheese, I love, bacon, and I love bread.  Put them all together and it is a dream come true!!!  This bread could be a meal all in itself but it goes perfectly with soup, salad, chicken, whatever.  I think I might even serve it at our next football party.  But it is only May and there is no way I am going to wait that long to make this again!  

Ingredients:

• French Bread Loaf
• 3/4 of a Cup of Shredded Pepperjack Cheese
• 1/4 Cup Mayonnaise
• 1 Tablespoon Butter
• 1/2 Cup of Mozzarella Cheese
• 1/3 cup of Bacon Cooked and Crumbled
• 2 Tablespoons of diced Jalapenos (the kind from a jar)
• 2 Tablespoons of Green Onions (finely chopped)
• 1 teaspoon Minced Garlic

Melt butter in small skillet.  Lightly saute the green onions and garlic.  Preheat oven to 375.  In a small bowl combine the remaining ingredients.  Add in the garlic and onions and mix together.  Spread the mixture evenly over each side of the loaf of bread.  

Bake for about 6 minutes.  Turn oven to broil for additional 3 minutes or so.  Make sure you keep a close eye on the bread and remove it when the cheese starts to bubble and turn brown.  Slice and serve right away.  YUM!!!!!