Zippedydoodahs Recipes

ZIPPITY DOOO DAAAA ORZO SALAD!

Steps:

• First cook your orzo pasta per package directions, cooking until al dente, and drain.
• In a medium sized, nonreactive bowl, gradually beat together the lime zest, lemon juice, salad quality olive oil, basil, garlic, and mustard until an emulsion forms.
• Then season the oil mixture with salt and pepper to taste.
• Mix your pasta, feta cheese, peppers, tomatoes, capers, kalmata olives, and chopped red onion together in a bowl.
• Pour the vinaigrette over the pasta mixture and mix to combine.
• Add oregano and green onions, toss, and then add extra salt and pepper to your tastes.
• Chill salad for 1-2 hours for best results.
• You can make this in the morning and even serve it in the evening, but dont save it for too long (you wont have leftovers I promise LOL).

ZIPPITY-DO-DAH BAKED ZITI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cook ziti according to package. Drain.
• Cook italian sausage along with garlic and onion until browned. Drain. Return sausage mixture to pan. Add in spaghetti sauce, sugar, and spices. Stir.
• Combine sour cream and cottage cheese.
• Grease 13x9 with cooking spray.
• Layer in the pan 1/2 of noodles, 1/2 of sauce, all of the provolone, all of the sour cream/cottage cheese mixture, 2nd 1/2 of noodles, 2nd half of sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan.
• Bake in oven for 20-30 minutes or until heated through and cheeses are melted.