Taco Pizza

Start to Finish: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

8 ounces lean ground beef and/ or bulk pork sausage

1 medium green sweet pepper, chopped (3/4 cup)

1 11-1/2 ounce package refrigerated corn bread twists

1/2 cup purchased salsa

3 cups shredded taco cheese (12 ounces)

Directions:

1) In a skillet cook beef and pepper over medium heat until meat is brown; drain. Set aside.

2) Unroll corn bread dough (do not separate into strips). Press dough into the bottom and up the edges of a greased 12-inch pizza pan. Spread salsa on top of dough. Sprinkle with meat mixture and cheese. Bake in a 400 degree F oven about 20 minutes or until bottom of crust is golden brown. Cut into wedges.

Servings: 6-8

Notes: This was really good. I might use corn bread for pizza dough more often! There are so many options with pizza, and Katie devoured this one, as did Aubrey!

Variations: I could not find refrigerated corn bread at the store. So, I bought two .49 boxed corn bread mixes. I cooked the corn bread for 12-15 minutes in a 9x13 pan, added the toppings, and then cooked for five more minutes, checking to make sure the corn bread was golden brown. We also were out of salsa so we used spaghetti sauce, and it was really good. You can use whatever toppings you want, but I liked the combination of ground beef and green peppers.

Estimated Price: $7.00

Cookbook: Better Homes and Gardens 500-Five Ingredient Recipes

Nutrition Facts per serving: 465 cal., 30 g total fat (15 g sat. fat), 73 mg chol., 870 mg sodium, 27 g carbo., 1 g fiber, 22 g pro. Daily Values: 16% vit. A, 26% vit. C, 31% calcium, 13% iron

Bow Ties with Sausage and Sweet Peppers

Start to Finish: 25 minutes

Ingredients:
8 ounces dried bow tie pasta
1/4 pound fresh spicy Italian sausage links
2 medium sweet peppers, cut into bite sized pieces
1/2 cup vegetable broth or beef broth
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

Directions:
1) Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, cut sausage into bite-sized pieces. In a large skillet cook sausage and sweet peppers over medium-high heat until sausage is brown. Drain off fat.
2) Add broth and black pepper to skillet. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Drain pasta. Toss pasta with sausage mixture.

Servings: 4

Notes: Most pasta dishes without actual sauce, my husband thinks are too dry, but not this dish. The spicy sausage was delicious, especially with the compliment of the beef broth.

Variations: We used "Fred Meyer Ground Hot Sausage" instead of sausage links. Very spicy and yummy!

Estimated Price: $6.00 (with the recipe doubled)

Cookbook: Better Homes and Gardens 500- Five Ingredient Recipes
Nutrition Facts per serving: 479 calories, 22 g total fat (8 g saturated fat), 111 mg chol., 713 mg sodium, 45 g carbo., 3 g fiber, 21 g pro. Daily Values: 65% vit. A, 160% vit. C, 4% calcium, 18% iron