Pasta Bake

1-16 oz pkg uncooked Ziti or Rotini pasta
1 jar spaghetti sauce (like Prego, etc)
1 full jar water (3 1/2 cups)
2 cups (8 oz) shredded Mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Place uncooked pasta in 9x13 pan.
Stir in sauce and water.
Cover tightly with foil.
Bake 30 minutes.
Uncover & Stir.
Top with cheese; Bake 10 minutes more.

Sweet-N-Sour Chicken

2 1/2-3 lbs chicken, boneless
1/2 of 8 oz bottle Russian dressing (dark red kind)
1 envelope onion soup mix
1/2 of 10 oz jar apricot preserves
water or pineapple chunks and juice

Put chicken pieces in shallow baking pan. Mix dressing, soup mix and preserves with water. Pour over chicken and bake in 350 degree oven for 1 1/4 hours or until chicken is tender.

Makes 4 servings. Good with cooked rice.

Creamy Mediterranean Spread

1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1 jar (7 oz.) roasted red peppers, drained, chopped

1 pkg. (4 oz.) ATHENOS Traditional Crumbled Feta Cheese

1/2 cup chopped kalamata olives (about 40)

1/4 cup KRAFT Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

SPREAD cream cheese onto bottom of pie plate.

COMBINE remaining ingredients; spoon over cream cheese.

SERVE with RITZ Crackers.

Stuffed Green Peppers

2 to 2 ½ lbs ground beef

3-4 large green peppers

1-2 large onions, chopped

¼ cup chopped celery

1 cup cooked rice

1 cup frozen corn

2 cans tomato sauce

1 can tomatoes

¼ cup ketchup

2 tsp sugar

¼ tsp basil

¼ tsp oregano

½ cup grated cheddar cheese

2 tsp chili powder

Salt and pepper to taste

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Parboil peppers first. Halve and clean out insides of peppers. Put in water and microwave about 15 minutes. Drain. Set aside.

In large skillet, sauté onions and celery. Then brown meat. Add rice, tomatoes, 1 can tomato sauce, corn, ketchup, sugar, basil, oregano, salt, pepper and chili powder. Put peppers on bottom of 13x9 baking dish. Then put everything in the peppers. Put another can of tomato sauce on top. Cook 1 hour. Add cheese to melt (about 10 minutes).

Taco Pie

1 lb ground beef

1 chopped onion

1 pkg taco seasoning mix

1 pkg flour tortillas

½ lb grated sharp cheese (or more)

1 can chili w/beans

1 sm can sliced black olives

1-4 oz can sliced mushrooms

1-4 oz can diced green chilies

Brown the hamburger and onions. Add taco seasoning and water called for on mix. Simmer 15 minutes.

While placing tortillas in foil and warm in oven, grate the cheese and drain the olives and mushrooms.

After the beef simmers, add chili and mix well.

Place enough tortillas to cover the bottom of a casserole dish sprayed with Pam.

Add olives, mushrooms and chilies into the hamburger.

Layer the hamburger mix. Top with cheese. Keep building layers of tortillas, hamburger mix and cheese, ending with meat and cheese on top.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Good served with sour cream.

Quick Chicken Casserole

4 chicken breasts, skinless and boneless

Swiss Cheese slices

1 can cream of chicken soup

¼ cup dry white wine

2 cups seasoned stuffing mix

1/3 cup butter

Arrange chicken in greased 2-3 quart baking dish.

Place 1 slice Swiss cheese on each piece of chicken.

Mix together the can of cream of chicken soup and the dry white wine. Spoon liquid over chicken.

Sprinkle seasoned stuffing mix over soup.

Melt the butter and dribble over stuffing.

Bake at 350 degrees, uncovered for 1 hour or until chicken is tender.

Serves 4

Easy Mexican Chicken

4 chicken breasts
1 c mild-med salsa
1/2 c water
1/4 c olive oil
1 pkg taco seasoning

1 can black beans (drained & rinsed)

in a 9x13 pan, mix all ingredients except chicken together, add chicken and spoon enough mixture over chicken to cover. Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes, remove from oven and sprinkle with shredded cheddar or mexican blend cheese. Sour cream is a nice topping, too.