Meal Planning with Connie

I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me. Matthew 25:35 Printable Shopping List: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mealplanningwithconnie Scroll down to find all three pages of shopping list. Monday - Three Cheese Ziti Pizza Casserole, simple green salad, garlic bread Three Cheese Ziti Pizza Casserole 1 lb. ground chuck, browned and drained 3 c. ziti or other tubular-shaped pasta, cooked and drained 1 (15 oz.) container ricotta cheese* 1 jar pizza sauce 1 teaspoon sugar 1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese *I have about 1 1/2 cups of ricotta cheese left from a recipe from last week that I need to use. I will stir into the ricotta cheese enough sour cream to make this closer to 2 cups. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir sugar into pizza sauce, and set aside. (Adding this bit of sugar is optional.) Combine browned meat, cooked ziti, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese and one cup of the mozzarella; stir

   Chocolate Chip- Sour Cream Bars  Chocolate Chip- Sour Cream Bars 1½ cups sour cream 3 eggs, beaten 1 cup sugar 2½ teaspoons cornstarch 1½ teaspoons cinnamon 1¾ cups quick-cooking oats 1¾ cups all-purpose flour 1 cup brown sugar, packed 1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup butter, softened Combine sour cream, eggs, sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon in a medium sauce pan. Cook, and stir over low heat until blended; cool. In a large bowl, mix together remaining ingredients until crumbly. Press half of oat mixture into a sprayed 9x13-inch baking pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Spread with filling mixture; crumble remaining oat mixture over top. Bake at 350 degrees for  30 minutes. Cool; cut into bars.