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Easy Cheesy Baked Spaghetti

This Easy Cheesy Baked Spaghetti is a winner all the time and is made with cheddar cheese, ground hamburger, tomato marinara sauce and Italian seasoning! 

Just make sure you are pre-heating your oven prior and dinner will be served in no time!

You can use just about any type of cheese for this easy cheesy baked spaghetti recipe. I used old cheddar cheese! But really, this is your pasta make it as cheesy as you’d like. 

Other Cheeses that goes well in this bake include

  • Mozzarella
  • Parmesan 
  • Italian mix

I just LOVE baking spaghetti, really it is as easy as 1,2,3 when it comes to making this dish.

HOW TO BAKE SPAGHETTI 

  • Preheat oven to 375F
  • Bring a pot of salted water a boil and add in the pasta, stir and cook for 3 minutes.
  • Strain and place the pasta into the bottom of a lightly oiled 9×13 baking dish.
  • In the same skillet add the ground beef and all the spices and sauté till the hamburger has browned.
  • Next pour in the tomato marinara sauce and mix to combine.
  • Pour over the spaghetti and add 1/2 cup of water overtop of everything.
  • Mix until the pasta is coated.
  • Top with cheddar cheeses and bake uncovered for 25 minutes.
  • Once cooked, broil on the top rack the cheese for 5 minutes or until your liking. Be sure to watch closely that the cheese does not burn.

HOW LONG TO BAKE SPAGHETTI 

You will need about 45 minutes from start to finish! However, you only need to bake this anywhere from 25 to 30 minutes! 

Be sure to remove the cover near the end so that the cheese can broil to perfection!

Appetizers & Sides, Quick and easy recipes, Salads, Vegetarian

Easy Chickpea Salad

This Easy Chickpea Salad is ready in no time and is made with fresh Dilly Dip and dill along with chickpeas, avocado, cucumber, cilantro and fresh lime juice. It is a summer favorite in our home and I hope it will be in yours. 

Wanting more popular cold salad recipes? Try my Chicken Pea Pasta Salad

SALAD WITH CHICKPEAS

This Chickpea salad is best left in the fridge for one hour prior to serving the colder the better!

If you are not a fan of dill, you can omit that and use ranch dressing etc.

OTHER INGREDIANTS that go well with this type of salad

  • Cheese any kind even feta, crumbled or diced
  • Tomatoes
  • Red or white onions, diced

HOW TO MAKE CHICKPEA SALAD

You can use pre-soaked and cooked chickpeas or canned {canned is super quick}

CAN CHICKPEA SALAD BE FROZEN

No way, not this salad anyway. Image defrosted cucumbers and cilantro.

HOW LONG IS CHICKPEA SALAD GOOD FOR IN THE FRIDGE

You ca defiantly store it in the fridge for up to 4 days in a an air tight container. 

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Date Night, Dinner ideas, Easy Ramen Recipes, Quick and easy recipes, Ramen

Spicy Buldak Ramen Noodles recipe

This Spicy Buldak Ramen Noodles recipe is out of this world delicious and is ready in less than 15 minutes. It is made with Korean instant noodles, sliced pork (Kielbasa), soft boiled gg, kimchi, enoki mushrooms and green onions.

I found this recipe from Instagram, it is a very popular recipe in Korea. Some people even add cheese to it! Which is very good and I will be sharing that recipe soon too. 

If you want more liquid in this stew, simply add more water and mix in some powdered chicken stock or even some Gochujang which is a Korean paste made with peppers!

I used pre-cooked pork also known as Kielbasa to this stew. You can use just about any pre-cooked meat or even shrimp if desired! 

Oh and don’t forget a good Kimchi, which only enhances it and spices it up even more. 

What are Spicy Buldak Ramen Noodles

It is an Instant Noodle brand that is sold in a variety of spice levels, my favorite is there stew type as seen used in this recipe and below. It comes with 2 packages of seasonings and one is a liquid seasoning that is spicy, you can experiment with the level of heat you’d prefer. I always use the whole package. If you want it to be less spicy, simply use less of the package and add some [powdered chicken stock] instead.

These noodles can be found in most Korean or Asian grocery stores.

HOW TO MAKE BUDAK RAMEN

Find your favorite Buldak ramen and cook according to package instructions. Add ingredients as you go! 

HOW TO MAKE BULDAK RAMEN LESS SPICY

Use half or less of the package that comes with the ramen.

Spicy Ramen Noodles recipe with egg

The trick to having a soft egg is to bring a small pot of water to a boil

Then with a spoon lower eggs into water.

Reduce heat to a simmer

Cook EXACTLY!

  • 6 minutes for a liquid egg yolk
  • 7 minutes for soft egg yolk.
  • 8 minutes for a hard boiled egg

Drain hot water and carefully peel eggs under cold running water

 
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Easy Ramen Recipes

Buldak Cream Carbonara recipe

This Budak Cream Carbonara recipe is made with carbo ramen noodles that is simmered with milk and mozzarella cheese. It is decadent, inexpensive and sure satisfies those noodle cravings!

Wanting more similar recipes, try this Creamy Carbonara Noodles with Bacon

These are the popular ramen noodles that are seen all over Tiktok and Instagram, I have become a huge fan myself and this is how I like to make them! I HOPE you give them a try!

Where to Find Samyang Buldak Ramen Noodles

Walmart

Asian grocery stores

Other ingredients you can add to Samyang Buldak Cream Carbonaro

  • Cream Cheese or any type of cheese that melts
  • Cooked Shrimp
  • Cooked chicken

What is Samyang Cream Carbonara ramen? 

It is an Instant Ramen noodles that hails from Korea and has become popular across the globe. It comes in a dark pink package as seen below and can be found at most Walmart’s or in your local Korean grocery stores. 

How to Make Samyang Cream Carbonara recipe

  • Start by bringing a medium pot of water to a boil – 
  • Add in 1 package of Samyang Cream Carbonara noodles
  • Simmer on medium heat till the noodles are near soft
  • Strain the water out and add back to the pot
  • Add in the milk or cream and 2 of the seasoning packages and stir to combine
  • Top with mozzarella cheese
  • Turn down to a low heat and cover, simmer / steam till the Mozzarella cheese has melted.
  • Serve and enjoy!

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Dinner ideas

Jajangmyeon recipe

This Jajangmyeon recipe is a popular Korean Black Bean sauce that is best served over wheat noodles, udon noodles or even ramen.

What is Jajangmyeon

It is a popular Korean sauce that is made from pork belly, black bean paste, onions, cabbage and zucchini. 

My recipe here omits the cabbage because that is how I prefer it. Totally up to you if you want to add that traditional ingredient or not. 

Jajangmyeon Sauce Recipe

Are traditionally served with thick wheat noodles (fresh or frozen). However, you can also serve this sauce over Japanese Udon noodles or Ramen Noodles. 

What does Jajangmyeon Black Bean Paste contain

Fermented wheat flour, soybeans and caramel sauce. 

What to serve with Jajangmyeon Sauce

I even love to serve this Jajangmyeon Sauce over cooked bean sprouts it is so tasty!

Jajangmyeon ingredients

Pork belly or ground pork
Zucchini, diced
Onions & Green onions, diced
Vegetable oil
Korean black bean paste
2 tbsp of potato starch powder or corn starch
Cucumber

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Date Night, Dinner ideas, Pasta, Quick and easy recipes, Vegetarian

Sun Dried Tomato Pasta Sauce

This Sun Dried Tomato pasta sauce recipe is a tomato lovers dream! It starts with a sauce that is then tossed with cooked fettuccini that is topped with parmesan cheese and Italian seasonings. 

The trick is to find your favorite tomato pasta sauce for this dish and use that along with a can of marinaded sun dried tomatoes.

Do you love sun-dried tomatoes like I do? Then you are going to want to try this recipe and KEEP IT! Trust me 🙂

HOW TO MAKE SUN DRIED TOMATO PASTA

Find your favorite pasta and sauce, some marinaded sun-dried tomatoes and follow below.

WHAT IS IN SUN DRIED TOMATO PASTA SAUCE

  • Creamy Tomato Sauce
  • Sun-dried tomatoes
  • Sun-dried tomato marinade liquid
  • Splash of cream
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Pepper
  • Italian seasonings

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Chicken, Date Night, Dinner ideas, Sauce

Creamy Leek Chicken

This Creamy Leek Chicken recipe is made with 2 chicken breasts that are sliced into fours and sauteed to perfection and simmered in a creamy leek garlic sauce that is unforgettable. 

Wanting more Creamy Chicken breast recipes? Firecracker Chicken Breasts or Creamy Garlic Mushroom Chicken

I served this over spaghetti today, however you can make your favorite pasta on the side or serve it with rice or mashed potatoes. It is a versatile dish like that!

Now if you have never tried leeks with chicken you are in for a surprise as it’s Absolutely one of my favorite ways to eat leeks.

Next to serving it in a Cream Sauce over Pasta, my recipe for that is linked here. 

What is in Creamy Leek Chicken

  • Chicken breasts
  • Heavy cream
  • Chicken broth 
  • Flour or Corn Starch
  • Olive oil and butter 
  • Garlic cloves 
  • Chicken broth 
  • Mustard powder
  • Garlic powder 

Super creamy and delicious, I like to add a bit of flour to thicken it up.

You can also cook whole garlic cloves into the sauce if you’d like. They won’t be spicy as long as you allow the sauce to make them soft. 

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Creamy Leek Pasta recipe

This Creamy Leek Pasta recipe is a delicious vegetarian dish that is made with penne pasta and is super decadent and makes for a quick dinner that is ready in about 30 minutes.

Love pasta? you may also like to try my Ground Beef Pasta or Portabella Mushroom Pasta.

HOW TO MAKE CREAMY LEEK PASTA

Slice your leeks add butter and sauté till soft then add in your garlic, onions and sauté till soft. Add in the remaining ingredients into one pot and simmer.

Toss in your cooked pasta and enjoy!

WHAT IS IN CREAMY LEEK PASTA

  • Leeks
  • Garlic and Onions
  • Vegetables Stock
  • Cream
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Butter
  • Powdered mustard 
  • Pepper

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