Tuesday morning, rain is falling!

Good morning! Hope you all had a fantastic Monday! Other than all the rain, my day went pretty well. I found a recipe while I was sitting at work that looked simple and easy. I decided that I was going to try it out last night and see how it went. I am trying to save money and am not the one to go spend $50 trying to make a meal. I can go get some yummy Pho for less than that. We have this store around my area called "Deals". It's kind of a mix between dollar tree, five below, and dollar general. I love the place. They even have a freezer/grocery section.

So I set out for deal last night in the pour raining to get some stuff to make for dinner.

Here are the ingredients you will need and how much I paid for them.

24 oz of ziti -$1.00  ( this was actually too much, 16 oz box will work just fine)

1 24oz jar of marinara sauce - $2.00

1 16oz jar of alfredo sauce - $2.00

Shredded Mozzarella cheese - $ 2.00

Shredded Parmesan cheese- Already had at home

I also bought garlic bread for $1 and threw some mozzarella cheese on it to make it cheesy garlic bread.

So for a whole $8 I made an amazing meal that was dinner last night and enough for 3 lunches left over.

Here's how simple it is!

Cook pasta according to directions on package. ( I used ziti, recipe called for penne... use whatever you want) While the pasta is cooking, you are going to go ahead and get your sauce mix ready. In a big bowl combine the marinara and alfredo sauces. Mix them all up, then add in about 2 cups of the shredded mozzarella cheese. Once all that is mixed together and the pasta is done, pour the pasta into the mixture. Toss the pasta to make sure it all gets coated in the sauce. Next you want to get out your 9 x 13 baking dish and pour the pasta and sauce into the dish.  Now you want to bake it for 20 to 25 minutes at 350. At about 15 minutes, you want to pull it out of the oven and sprinkle about 1 cup of shredded parmesan cheese over the top. Then let it finish baking.

Doesn't it look amazing!

It was a SUPER SIMPLE meal that tasted amazing. It will definitely be on the menu again at my house.

Hope you guys try it out and enjoy it!