Absolute Best Beef Lasagna

Beef Lasagna

Ingredients:
- 1 pound leanest ground beef
- 4 teaspoons dehydrated onion flakes or ½ cup diced yellow onion
- 2 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced
- 1 1/3 cups low-fat marinara sauce
- 3/4 cup tomato paste
- 8 lasagna noodles
- 1-1/2 cups fat free cottage cheese
- 12 ounces (3 cups) grated low-fat mozzarella cheese

In a medium or large saucepan, brown the ground beef (and onion if using real onions) until cooked thoroughly; add onions (if using dehydrated onion), garlic, marinara sauce and tomato paste. Mix well. Stir and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes on low heat. Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions and drain well. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread sauce in bottom of oiled (spray with oil or Pam) 9-by-9 baking pan, layer noodles, cottage cheese, finishing with the grated mozzarella. Bake for 30 to 45 minutes. Makes 6 servings

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Absolute Best Beef Chili Recipe

Absolute Best Beef Chili

3 lbs ground sirloin
1 cup chopped onion or 2 to 3 Tbs dried chopped onion.
½ Tsp salt
1 Tsp chili powder

Brown above ingredients. Drain and put in a large stewing pot. Add:

½ cup water
2 - 15 oz cans stewed tomatoes (with onion and green peppers)
1 - 15 oz can light red kidney beans, rinsed well
1 – 15 oz can black beans, rinsed well
2 -15 oz cans tomato sauce
1 - 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 Tsp salt
2 Tsp chili powder
2 bay leaves

Cover and simmer ½ hour. Remove lid and simmer another 45 minutes. Can add additional chili powder to your taste.

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Roast Beef Sandwiches for Football Party

Ah yes, its becoming that time of year to begin to think about.....football! Kids playing football in school. College football starting up again soon. And then there is the NFL!

Being from Cleveland, Ohio I watch the Browns. Rumor has it that they will make the playoffs! Being from Cleveland, we can only hope! The Cleveland Browns are an exciting team to watch, great football but we haven't won a superbowl; have we even played in one?

If your family is like mine, we love to watch football on Sundays and invite friends and family over for a great football party. One of my favorite things to serve at these parties is roast beef, sandwiches that is! They are so tender and so yummy, everyone loves them...so make a lot because most everyone will want more than one.

Here's my recipe. So very easy too. I am all about that!
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Roast Beef Sandwiches

• 1 3 -4 Lb beef brisket
• 1 pkg Lipton Onion Soup Mix
• 6 -8 hoagie rolls
• 1 can beef broth
• 6-8 slices provolone cheese
• horesradish sauce

1. Line baking pan with foil leaving enough overlapping to seal up tightly. Place beef brisket in foil lined pan with fat side up. Top with ½ to all of the onion soup mix to your taste. Do not put any liquid in the pan.
2. Seal in foil and place in 170 degree oven overnight or until fork tender (approx 8 to 10 hours). Or bake at 350 for 3-4 hours.
3. Remove meat to a platter to cool some and reserve juice. Mix broth with juices in serving pan. Slice meat thinly against grain and return to juice.
4. Split hoagie rolls and add cheese and meat. Broil for 2 to 3 minutes until cheese is melted and roll is slightly brown. Serve with extra juice on side, and horseradish on the side for those that like it.

These are great! I have served them with raw veggies and dip and chips. Delish!