Grocery Cart Challenge Recipe Swap-Spaghetti Casserole Bake

Here's my recipe. I make things lower fat etc because I am doing Weight Watchers and you could lower the cost of this recipe by not using those things. We try to have this once a week and it is super easy! It is also one of my kids most asked for meals!

Spaghetti Casserole Bake
12 oz box Reduced Carb Rotini
2 (26 oz) cans traditional Spaghetti Sauce
1 pound lean ground beef
1 cup pizza blend regular fat cheese
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pre-cook pasta 6-8 minutes in boiling water. Brown beef in a skillet. Combine pasta beef and sauce together. Place in a casserole dish sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, and top with cheese. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
Makes 6 HUGE servings

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Grocery Cart Shopping Challenge Recipe Swap-Potlucks

I just got back late last night, but I wanted to include my recipe for the Grocery Cart Shopping Challenge Recipe Swap where we share thrifty recipe. It is hosted by Gayle at the Grocery Cart Shopping Challenge blog! This week is all about potlucks. So here is my recipe. If I know it is a big crowd, I will make more than one.

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Corn Fritter Casserole

3 Tbsp butter

3 egg whites

8 oz fat free cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup onion, finely chopped

1/2 cup bell pepper, finely chopped

1 box Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix

15 1/4 oz can sweet corn

15 1/4 oz cream-style corn

salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 375. Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Stir in onion, bell pepper, whole-kernel corn, and cream-style corn; mix well. Add muffin mix and black pepper and salt, stirring until well combined. Pour into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375 for 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Serves 9 (2/3 cup each)
250 Calories, 8g Fat, 2g Fiber

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The Grocery Cart Challenge Recipe Swap

Gayle from The Grocery Cart Challenge is hosting a Recipe Exchange on Fridays. This week is all about dinners that you go to when it is the last night before you go grocery shopping. Here is a meal that is easy to throw together and even the kids like to help make. I have been doing Weight Watchers since January and have lost 61 pounds! My family eats the same dinners as I do because I just don't have enough money to make separate meals. I have been able to find recipes that they will eat and I can too. I usually have plenty of biscuits on hand to make these and you can add anything you want and have on hand. I have even made them just with cheese. You could also add any leftover meats you have like chicken, steak etc. This is the meal my kids most ask for meals too! :)

Pizza Cups
1 can buttermilk biscuits (sm. 10 count kind)
10 TB pizza sauce
2 ounces Weight Watchers Mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup onion, chopped
1/4 cup bell pepper, chopped
20 slices turkey pepperoni, chopped
Preheat oven to 375. Spray muffin pan with Pam. Chop veggies & turkey pepperoni. Flatten biscuits between palms, then pat into bottom and up sides of muffin pan. Spoon a TB of pizza sauce into each cup. Sprinkle pepperoni, onions and peppers evenly into each cup. Top with cheese, then bake for 14 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and cheese is melted.
(You could easily add or substitute your favorite toppings just be sure to add points if necessary.)
Serves 10, 2 Weight Watchers Points each.

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