Simple Dinner Pasta Bake and Crunchy Salad

Sorry it's been so long, but health issues prevailed and we are hangin' in.

This is a very satisfying dinner, easy, and you can do it ahead (even the night before).

You will need:

1 Pound of Macaroni cooked to Al Dente

3 Tbls of Sun Dried Tomato Pesto ( I use Classico brand...you should keep this as a pantry staple it has so many uses)

1 Cup of your favorite Marinara sauce

1 Tbls Dried Oregano

1/4 Cup Parmesan Cheese (Grated)

1 1/2 Cups shredded Mozzarella divided

Cooking Spray

Cool Pasta.

In a large bowl put the Pesto, Marinara sauce, Oregano, Parmesan, & 1 cup of Mozzarella.

Give it a good stir, then add the pasta and again give this all a good mix so that the pasta is coated.

Spray your baking dish. *This will make clean up easy.

Pour the pasta mixture into baking dish. Top with the 1/2 cup of Mozzarella.

Spray a sheet of foil and cover.

Now you can put it in the fridge and cook when ready....or cook right away @ 400 for 25-30 minutes. Take foil off and broil for 3 minutes till cheese on top gets brown and crunchy.

***You can always mix in any meat into the pasta...like precooked turkey sausage or broken up precooked meatballs!

The salad is so simple...Olive oil vinaigrette of your choice, crunchy Romaine lettuce, and Pumpernickel croutons.

For the croutons spray with a margarine spray, sprinkle with a little Garlic Salt and toast.

Cut into cubes...Yum... everyone fights for the croutons.