The "Why Do You Cook" thread launched a "?" in my head. Nancy Young
said:

> I just hate that, five nights a
>week, what to have what to have. Even if it's just a roast chicken,
>I like to have food in the house I can have ready for dinner, makes
>me happy.

We have a lot of working folks in this ng, but we're all foodies, so
the question is: What's your favorite work week meal/entree that
practically makes itself? I have two, both casseroles and I'm throwing
in a dessert that is really good and very pretty:

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Ground Beef Casserole

meats and poultry

1 pound ground beef
3 8 oz. cans tomato sauce
1 5 oz. pkg. noodles; small
1 3 oz. pkg. cream cheese
1 bunch green onions
1 cup sour cream
1 cup cheddar cheese; shredded
1 clove garlic
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Brown beef and pour off excess drippings. Add garlic, salt, sugar,
pepper and tomato sauce. Cover and simmer about 15 mins. Cook noodles
and drain.

Finely chop onions, including tops; mix with cream cheese and sour
cream. In a buttered 13x9x2" casserole, place a layer of noodles, meat
sauce, sour cream mixture and shredded cheese; repeat ending with
cheese. Bake at 350F about 30 mins.

Contributor: Ninelle H. Pulliam

Yield: 8 servings

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Turketti Casserole

meats and poultry

1 1/4 pounds spaghetti; cut in 2" pieces
2 cups cooked turkey; cut up
1/4 green pepper; chopped
1 can cream of mushroom soup; undiluted
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 3/4 cups cheddar cheese; grated
1/2 small onion; chopped

Preheat oven to 350F. Break up spaghetti and cook in broth in large
saucepan. Add mushroom soup, turkey, pepper, onions, seasonings and
combine. Stir half of cheese into mixture and combine. Pour into
casserole and top with remaining cheese. Bake for 25 - 30 mins.

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Contributor: Neva Hopkins

Yield: 6 servings

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Strawberries With Crisp Wontons

desserts

4 won-ton wrappers
1 tablespoon butter; melted
2 T. + 1 t. sugar
2 pints strawberries; hulled
1 pint heavy cream
pinch five spice powder or cinnamon and g
cloves

Preheat oven to 425F. Brush both sides of won-ton wrappers lightly
with melted butter. Spread 2 tablespoons sugar on a plate and press
skins into sugar to coat evenly on both sides. Place on a nonstick or
buttered baking sheet. Bake for 4 - 5 mins. or until won-tons begin to
turn golden brown. Turn and cook an additional 2 mins. or until evenly
browned. Remove from baking sheets and let cool.

Slice strawberries among four plates. Top with cream and crisp
won-tons and serve.

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Yield: 4 servings

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

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