Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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.