Ingredients:
- Ground Beef - 1lb
- Potatoes - 4 to 6 (make adjustments according to size)
- Baby Carrots - half a bag or so ( you can include more or less depending on what you like)
- Onions - 1 to 2
- Bell Peppers - 1 to 2
- White Button Mushrooms (optional)
- Shredded Mozzarella Cheese (as much as you like)
- Alfredo Sauce - 1 16oz jar (can be switched with 1 can of cream of mushroom)
- Garlic Salt
- Black Pepper
Make bite size meat balls with ground beef and place them in a 9x13 casserole dish. Sprinkle garlic salt and black pepper on them to season the meet. Then cover the meet with chopped potatoes, onions, carrots, and bell peppers. Sprinkle seasoning on the vegetables as well, then followed by the alfredo sauce. Generously sprinkle grated cheese on top and cover with tin foil. Bake in oven at 375 degrees for about 75 to 90 minutes or until potatoes and carrots are tender. A little yummy trick here is to take the foil off at about 15 to 20 minutes before you take it out of the oven. It will brown the cheese and will add a nice flavor to the dish. It makes a very hearty and comforting dish and it will also warm up the house because you use the oven (we know this because our house in Japan is so stinking cold!).
Sometimes, it stinks to not have the right ingredients, but other times, it could lead to nice discoveries that will pay great dividends. My wife was certainly impressed with how good dinner turned out.
What's for dinner at your home tonight? Leave a comment and share your discoveries and recipes.
by Kento Fukuyasu (I'm a guy who likes to cook for my wife)
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