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Attention, Please! This Baked Pasta Is What You Need In Your Life!

Some of my favorite meals are Italian.  I will eat just about anything that is pasta layered in gooey melted cheese.

Add in just about any type of sauce (I’ll pass on the spicy ones, though) and I’m in total heaven.  This dish right here is the perfect Italian flavors combined into one and makes for a completely impressive dinner. My husband and kids absolutely loved this recipe. In fact, they just couldn’t get enough of it. This baked rigatoni is a real keeper!

This meal here is completely amazing.  You take rigatoni pasta (already boiled to al dente) and then stacked on their ends in a round pan. After that, you take a delicious meat sauce and layer it so it falls through the little rigatoni and covers the top end.  Then, you layer that in cheese and bake it til it’s ooey and gooey over the top.  Simply the best.

If you’d like to get a feel of an authentic Italian meal, then this recipe is made for you. It is just as perfect for busy weeknights as it is for special occasions – this is actually my husband’s choice every time I ask him what he would like me to make for date night!

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Quick Tip: This recipe makes 8-10 servings.

Just Give Me A Spoon And I’ll Be Fine, Thank You!

A few years back my sister made a delicious pizza dip for a family reunion. It was such a perfect appetizer that both, kids and adults, really loved. It was pretty dang good and she still makes it to this day.

Too bad we live hours apart so I can’t just take off and go enjoy her pizza dip… I guess I could still have my sister’s famous pizza dip by just making it myself lol! But then, would it really be the same?

Anyway, I tried calling her last night to get her recipe but she wasn’t home and never called me back. I suspect this is because her favorite TV show, The Walking Dead, was on and she cannot be disturbed during that program lol! Alright, neither can I, not gonna lie haha. So, in between commercials I sought out a marvelous pizza dip recipe and this one from one of my Facebook friends truly caught my eye.

You know who’s eye it wouldn’t catch? Glenn, from the Walking Dead. LOL ANYWAY, this dip is super easy to make and tastes amazing. Give it a try. It’s like eating pizza in dip form and it’s glorious.

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Quick Tip: This recipe is easily doubled for a 9X13 dish – add about 5 minutes to baking time.

A Steaming Hot Bowl Of This Will Lift Your Spirits, Any Day Of The Week

If you’re looking for a great addition to your soup recipe collection, I highly recommend giving this Italian sausage soup a try as soon as you can! I know I’m going to hold on to this recipe forever – when I find a soup that my picky eater devours, it is definitely a keeper!

I love preparing soups in the fall and winter – there’s something very comforting about them. However, this is a soup that I don’t mind making and eating all year long. It is super easy to make (you won’t even believe it) and leaves room for all kinds of variations.

Just by using different kinds of sausage you can get fresh, new flavors each time you make this. And trust me, you’re going to be making this often! I can’t even tell you how many times this recipe has saved my life already. My only regret is that I didn’t find it sooner!

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Quick Tip: Choose your favorite kind of pasta noodles for this soup.

The Godfather Himself Would Approve!

Om nom nom! There’s something about Italian pasta dishes that make my mouth water, just talking about them. Maybe it’s the flavorful tomato sauce, or all that cheese these dishes usually include. Whatever the case, they are always delicious and over the years I’ve tried so many recipes, I’ve lost count! This recipe, however, is one that I never intend to lose. It’s my family’s favorite and we make it at least every other week.

What I love about this baked meatball ziti (besides the mind-blowing flavor, of course) is that it is rather simple to make. The recipe includes directions to make the meatballs from scratch, but if you’re in a hurry you can definitely use store-bought meatballs.

What I usually do is whenever I make meatballs for dinner, I make a double or even a triple batch, and freeze some for later. That way I always have homemade meatballs for this baked ziti – like I said; we make this very often! If you want to amp up the flavor even more, you could make your own marinara sauce.

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Quick Tip: Use homemade marinara sauce, if preferred.

When Was The Last Time It Took You Only 10 Minutes To Prepare A Home-Cooked Pizza?

When I got my first slow cooker I was under the impression that I could make some amazing soups and stews in it, but that’s about it. I had no idea how versatile of a cooking device it was, and it actually took me quite a while before I realized I could make just about anything in it. All you need is a little bit of creativity!

But even though I had broadened my slow cooker recipe collection, I never thought of trying to make pizza in it. Seriously, it never crossed my mind! I guess a wood-burning oven is a more traditional way to make this world renowned dish, but I know I sure don’t have one (and I doubt I ever will).

It wasn’t until just a few weeks ago when my sister and I were talking about cooking, and she mentioned she had made the most amazing pizza in the crock pot. I thought she was joking and I laughed, but she was dead serious. Of course I had to give it a go myself!

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Quick Tip: Use homemade pizza dough, if preferred.

The Only Breakfast Dish I Wouldn’t Mind Eating All Day Long!

I never thought I’d see the day when my kids would actually come rushing to the kitchen for their breakfast. Sometimes, especially on Mondays, it seems like they’ve superglued themselves into their beds and possibly gone deaf, as well. The older they get, the harder it seems to be to get out of bed – and I can’t blame them because I kind of feel the same way about early morning wake up calls!

This Monday I decided to take a different approach. I made two of these awesome breakfast pizzas! This is one of the easiest, yet most delightful breakfast recipes I’ve ever tried. So I made these, then just opened the doors to my kids’ rooms and shouted “There’s pizza!”

To my surprise everyone was in the kitchen in less than 10 minutes! Which is considered a world record at our house… They devoured their breakfast and, fortunately, I got a couple of leftover slices that I had for lunch later on that day.

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Quick Tip: Add any kind of cheese to this delicious breakfast pizza.

When It Comes To Baked Pasta, You Can’t Go Wrong With More Cheese

My best friend was from a very loud and loving Italian family, so I was often invited for dinner and I learned to love all the traditional dishes. It would have been a nightmare for someone who was trying to avoid carbs, but gosh, was it delicious! Baked pasta was something my mother never used to make – until I brought home the recipe.

Cheese was an essential part of making this baked pasta. And not just one cheese, but a whole bunch of different kinds. I think that’s what makes this the tastiest recipe out there – and if you ARE trying to avoid carbs or watch your weight, maybe you should skip this one right now…

However, if you’re having a cheat day or if you just love Italian food as much as I do, you’ve come to the right place! This makes such an amazing meal that you’ll forget about your calorie intake when you’re stuffing your face with this. And even if you don’t, it’s still worth every sinful bite.

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Quick Tip: Use your favorite pasta shells for this!