Wednesday, July 4, 2012

4th of July

John and Audrey met up at Shaune's for target shooting in the morning. They had a good time and then headed back home to help put on the final touches for our potluck items.



Picnic at mom's was at noon. We brought the smoked ham pasta salad and some cherry tarts.


This was a real tasty dish that one of Mom's friends brought. My favorite potluck item.

ITALIAN HAMBURGER CASSEROLE
1 & 1/2 lb ground beef
2 jars prepared spaghetti sauce (24 oz each)
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp garlic salt

1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp pepper

10 oz package fine egg noodles - cooked according to directions on package. Drain.
2 cups sour cream
8 oz cream cheese, softened
Green onions, chopped
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

In a large skillet brown ground beef; drain. Stir in tomato sauce & spices. Heat to boiling and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

With a hand mixer combine cream cheese and sour cream. Stir in green onions.

In 9x13x2 inch pan place cooked noodles, cover with cream cheese mixture then meat sauce. Top all with mozzarella cheese. Bake until bubbly (45min to 1 hour).