BREAKFAST MIGAS

BREAKFAST MIGAS
Skillet Meals -- PILcookbooks.com

1T Olive Oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and diced
3 corn tortillas, cut into 1" pieces
1 medium tomato, halved, seeded and diced
6 eggs
2T chunky salsa
1C (4 oz) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 small ripe avocado, peeled and diced
1T lime juice
Sour Cream
Chopped fresh cilantro

1. Heat olive oil in 12" nonstick skillet over medium heat.  Add onion and jalapeno pepper; cook and stir 1 minute or until soft.
2. Add tortillas and tomato; cook about 2 minutes or until soft and heated through.
3. Slightly beat eggs and salsa in small bowl.  Pour mixture into skillet.  Cook, stirring occasionally, until eggs are firmly scrambled.
4. Remove skillet from heat; stir in cheese.  Garnish each serving with avocado tossed in lime juice, sour cream and cilantro.

Makes 6 servings

SNICKERDOODLE CHEESECAKE

SNICKERDOODLE CHEESECAKE
Better Homes and Gardens  Nov 2013

Prep time: 25 minutes
Cool 2 hours
Bake 40 minutes
Oven 350 degrees
Stand 30 min
Chill 4 hours

2 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 (10 oz) pkg shortbread cookies, finely crushed
1T sugar
1/4 C butter, melted
1 (8 oz) carton sour cream
1 C sugar
2T flour
2t vanilla
1/2 t ground cinnamon
1T sugar
1/2 t ground cinnamon

1. Allow cream cheese and eggs to stand at room temperature 30 minutes.  Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees.  For crust, in a medium bowl stir together crushed cookies and 1 T sugar.  Stir in melted butter until combined.  Press mixture onto bottom and 1 1/2 inches up sides of a 9" springform pan.
2. In a large mixing bowl beat together cream cheese, sour cream, 1 cup sugar, flour, vanilla, and 1/2 t cinnamon with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.  Stir in eggs.
3.  IN a small bowl stir together 1T sugar and 1/2 t cinnamon.  Pour cream cheese mixture into pan, spreading evenly.  Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar mixture.  Place springform pan in a shallow baking pan.
4.  Bake 40-50 minutes or until a 2 1/2" area around outside edge appears set when gently shaken.  Cool in springform pan on wire rack 15 minutes.  Using a knife, loosen crust from sides of pan.  Cool 30 minutes more.  Remove sides of pan; cool cheesecake completely on wire rack.  Cover and chill at least 4 hours before serving.  Makes 12 servings.

BAKED ZITI

BAKED ZITI

1 lb dry ziti pasta
1 onion, diced
1 lb lean ground beef
2 (26 oz) jars spaghetti sauce
6 oz provolone cheese, sliced
1 1/2 C sour cream
6 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded
2T grated Parmesan cheese

Bring a large pot of water to a boil.  Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.
In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat.  Add spaghetti sauce, adn simmer 15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Butter a 9x13" baking dish.  Layer as follows:  1/2 of ziti, provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 sauce mixture, remainig ziti, mazzarella cheese adn remaining sauce mixture.  Top with grated Paremsan cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes in the pre-heated oven, or until cheeses are melted.