Baked Ziti

Hello ladies! Here is a recipe for baked ziti (at the request of Mel!) I have made this for several people and it always gets compliments. It makes a ton, so you will be eating leftovers for awhile :)

Ingredients:

1 box of baked ziti (I use penne pasta because I think it tastes better)

1 onion chopped (I leave this out because my husband is anti-onions)

1 pound lean ground beef

2 (26 oz) jars of spaghetti sauce (I use one giant gar)

6 ounces provolone cheese, sliced

1 and 1/2 cups of sour cream

6 ounces mozzarella cheese

2 tablespoons parmesan cheese

Cook the pasta, drain

Brown the beef and onion together, once cooked, add the spaghetti sauce and let simmer

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Butter a 9x13 pan and layer as follows:

1/2 of the pasta

provolone cheese (I just completely cover the pasta, I don't go by measurements)

sour cream (again, I just scoop it in and cover the cheese, I don't measure)

1/2 sauce mixture

rest of the pasta

mozzarella cheese (I use a lot of cheese, sometimes the whole bag)

remaining sauce mixture

Top with parmesan cheese

Bake for 30 minutes or until cheeses are melted.

My boys love this and gobble it up.... I think Matthew could be in a ziti-eating contest he loves this so much!

Pork Chops with Country Gravy

This 40-minute, Southern-style classic features a simple gravy technique you can use in a number of other dishes.
Yield
4 servings (serving size: 1 chop and 1/2 cup gravy)
Ingredients
1/4 cup all-purpose flour (about 1 ounce)
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
4 (4-ounce) boneless center-cut loin pork chops (about 3/4 inch thick)
1 tablespoon butter
Cooking spray
1 1/2 cups 1% low-fat milk


Preparation
Lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Place flour, salt, dried marjoram, dried thyme, and dried rubbed sage in a shallow dish. Dredge pork in flour mixture, turning to coat; shake off excess. Reserve remaining flour mixture.
Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add pork to pan; cook 2 minutes on each side or until browned. Reduce heat, and cook for 10 minutes or until done, turning pork once. Remove pork from pan; keep warm.
Combine reserved flour mixture and milk in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk until blended. Add milk mixture to pan; place over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Reduce heat, and simmer 2 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring constantly. Serve with chops.
Nutritional Information
Calories: 252 (34% from fat) Fat:9.6g (sat 4.4g,mono 3.6g,poly 0.8g) Protein:28.9g
Carbohydrate:10.6g Fiber:0.3g Cholesterol:83mg Iron:1.5mg Sodium:584mg Calcium:142mg