Lemon Cake

When we say Lemon Cake, we mean SUPER LEMON-Y Lemon Cake.  This is not for someone who doesn't love lemon.

1 pkg lemon jello
2/3 cup Vegetable Oil
1 box Yellow Cake Mix
4 Eggs
1/2 tsp Lemon Extract

Topping:
2 cups Powdered Sugar
Juice from 2 Lemons (1/2 cup)

Dissolve lemon jello into 1 cup boiling water.  Cool.
Mix vegetable oil with yellow cake mix.  Mix well.  Add 4 eggs and mix well.  Add lemon extract and jello mixture.  Mix well.
Pour into 13x9 inch pan and bake at 350 for 40 minutes.

After baking, poke holes in cake with fork or toothpick, mix powdered sugar & lemon juice, and pour mixture over cake.  Will create a thin, sugary glaze.

Lasagne

2 lbs. Ground Chuck
1 small chopped onion (optional)
Salt
Pepper
Garlic Salt
1 large can whole tomatoes, crushed
1/2 can tomato paste
1/2 can water
1 lb. Velveeta cheese, grated
2-2 cup pkgs. grated Mozzarella Cheese
Grated Parmesan Cheese (optional)
1 box Lasagne noodles

In a large skillet, brown hamburger meat and onion. Add salt, pepper and garlic salt to taste.  Add tomatoes and tomato paste.  Allow mixture to come to a boil, then simmer (mixture will be like a marinara sauce).
Meanwhile, boil lasagne noodles just until softened. Drain and rinse noodles. In a large bowl, combine the grated cheeses.

To start, add a small amount of meat sauce to the bottom of a sprayed (Pam) 9x13 glass pan.  Then layer ingredients:  noodles, sauce, then cheese, until all ingredients are depleted (at least 3 layers of each). (You may have enough for a small pan as well.) Sprinkle Parmesan Cheese on top before baking.

Bake at 350 until golden brown and bubbly.

Chicken Salad

4 Chicken Breasts
4 Eggs (or one egg per chicken breast)
Chopped Sweet Pickles (to taste), reserve juice
Blue Plate Mayo (to taste)

Boil chicken & eggs with salt & pepper until cooked through and tender.  Chop/shred chicken.  Chop eggs into chicken.  Add chopped pickles (approximately 1 cup), pickle juice, and mayo until well-moistened.  Serve on bread for sandwich or on crackers.

Sweet Potato Casserole

Filling:
3 Cups Cooked, Mashed Sweet Potatoes
1 Cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1/2 Cup Milk
1/2 Stick Margarine
1 tsp Vanilla

Topping:
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1/3 Cup Margarine
1/2 Cup Flour
1 Cup Chopped Pecans

Mix filling ingredients until smooth.  Pourinto well-greased casserole dish.  Mix topping ingredients with fork or by hand.  Crumble on top of filling mixture.  Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.

World Famous Baked Beans

1 lb Ground Chuck
1/2  bottle sweet BBQ sauce (I really like the new Kraft Chipotle BBQ Sauce)
1 Large can Van Camps or Bush's baked beans
1/3 cup brown sugar
(Optional - smoked sausage links, cut into small pieces)

Brown hamburger (and optional smoked sausage).  Mix with other ingredients and bake at 275 for 1 hour or until brown and bubbly on top.

Taco Soup

1 Medium Onion
2 lb Ground Chuck
1 Can Red Kidney Beans
1 Can Hot Chili Beans
1 Can Green Chiles
1 Can Mexican-style corn
3 Cans Mexican-style stewed tomatoes
1 Pkg Taco Seasoning
1 Pkg Rand Dressing Mix

Brown ground chck with onion then add other ingredients.  Simmer on medium-low heat for 30-45 minutes.  May also be cooked in a crock pot.  Great with cheese & sour cream, crackers, or tortilla chips. 
*Without cheese and sour cream, this recipe is only 2 Weight Watchers points per serving.