Creamy Beef Alfredo

This is a one-pot-wonder meal

It took less than 30 minutes to put together and it only dirtied one pan.

And.....it beat the boxed version of the sodium filled hamburger helper hands down. 

(Giggles because they use that little glove man as their mascot. 

Oh, I crack myself up!)

1 lb ground beef

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

15 oz Classico Creamy Alfredo Sauce

1 cup water

2 tablespoons ketchup

8 oz uncooked gluten free pasta

1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

In a large skillet brown meat and onion.  Drain fat.  Add Alfredo sauce, water and ketchup and bring to a boil.  Stir in pasta.  Bring to a boil then cover and reduce heat.  Simmer for approximately 10 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally.  Sprinkle with cheese. 

All of the Classico® red and white sauces are gluten-free

http://www.classico.com/

Gluten-free Green Bean Casserole

Yep, it can be done!  We used Funyuns instead of the traditional french fried onions.  And of course, gluten free cream of chicken soup.  We followed the same recipe and cooking times and it was yummy!

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

1 cup margarine (I used only 1/2 cup butter)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups gluten free oats
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter

Grease a 9 inch baking pan.  Melt margarine in a large saucepan over medium heat.  Add sugar, mix well.  Stir in oats.  Cook over low heat 2-3 minutes.  Press half of the mixture in the prepared pan. 

Melt chocolate chips in the microwave.  Stir in peanut butter and pour the mixture over the oats in the pan.  Spread evenly.  Crumble remaining oat mixture over the chocolate layer.  Cover and refrigerate 2 hrs over overnight to harden.

recipe courtesy of http://freelifeglutenfree.blogspot.com/2011/03/no-bake-chocolate-peanut-butter-bars.html

Gluten free Lasagne

1 1b ground beef

1/2 cup diced onion

2 gloves minced garlic

3 cups or 30 oz gluten free spaghetti sauce

1pkg 16oz gluten free lasagne noodles

4 cups ricotta cheese

2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided

1/4 cup parmesan cheese

2 eggs

1 tablespoon chopped parsley

1 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

In a large skillet, brown meat and onion.  Add garlic to the pan then pour in the spaghetti sauce.  let simmer.  Cook pasta according to package directions.  Heat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large bowl stir together ricotta, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella, parmesan cheese, eggs, parsley, salt and pepper.  Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non stick spray.  Spread 1/3 cup of the meat sauce on the bottom of the pan.  Arrange a layer of pasta over the sauce, then spread 1/2 the cheese mixture on top, then meat sauce.  Repeat, then top with a layer of noodles, cover in sauce and top with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella and additional parmesan.  Cover with foil and bake 45 or until hot and bubbly.  Remove foil and bake for 10 additional minutes or until lightly browned.  Let stand 10 minutes before cutting. 

Peanut and Chocolate Chex Bars

4 cups Chocolate Chex cereal  (I couldn't find any chocolate chex, so I used Rice Chex)

1/2 cup salted peanuts

1/2 cup light corn syrup

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

1/4 cup M&M's

Butter bottom and sides of a 9inch square pan.  (I love using this pan to divide it up evenly).  In large bowl, mix cereal and peanuts.

In 1 quart saucepan, heat corn syrup and sugar over medium heat, stirring constantly, just to boiling.  Remove from heat: stir in peanut butter until smooth.

Pour over cereal mixture in bowl, stirring until evenly coated.  Stir in candies.  Press firmly in pan.  Cool 1 hour. Store loosely covered. 

I found this tasty recipe at http://www.liveglutenfreely.com/ 

Taco Soup

2lbs ground beef
1 yellow onion chopped
3 cans chopped tomatoes
1 can diced green chilis
1 packet taco seasoning (make sure its gluten free)
1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch mix
1 can corn
1 can kidney beans
1 can pinto beans

In a large pan brown beef and onion, then add taco seasoning.  Put all ingredients including canned items undrained into a crockpot on low for several hours.  Or bring to a simmer for 30 minutes on the stove top.  Top with tortilla chips, cheese and sour cream. 

Oberto Beef Pepporoni Sticks

Ever since we went on our trip to Disney I have been on the lookout for those pepperoni stix we took and haven't been able to find them anywhere.  So I was happy to find these at Costco.

It makes for a quick snack on the go.  And I love that they are labeled gluten free right on the package.