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Potatoes, Green Peppers and Pork Chops

I just put this into the oven for dinner tonight and thought I’d share it here while we wait for it to cook. This is a great one dish meal that is so fast, easy and inexpensive to put together and tastes great. It’s so easy, I rarely have to refer to the recipe to prepare it and at my age, that’s saying a lot. Simple list of ingredients that you probably already have make this a great dish for those nights when you just don’t feel like putting in a lot of effort. Hubby really likes this one as well and for a guy who pretty much hates potatoes, that’s a big nod of approval.

1¼ hours | 10 min prep
SERVES 4 -6

• 4-6 pork chops
• 1/2 onion, sliced
• 1 green pepper, sliced
• 3-5 potatoes, peeled and sliced
• 1 can tomato soup (undiluted)
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

1. Lay pork chops in a bottom of a baking dish.
2. Cover with onions, potatoes, and green peppers.
3. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Add tomato soup on top (you can add some water to thin it out a little bit if you like) Cover and bake at 350 degrees for at least one hour.

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Tuna, Pasta and Cheese Salad

Three-color pasta, cubed cheese, tuna, and roasted sweet peppers blend into a spunky salad that we enjoy over 2 suppers during hot summer days. This is an excellent salad that I’ve served with or without cashews since sometimes I forget those. Fresh basil is essential to this recipe and we just have some fancy fresh breads and butter with it.

15 min | 15 min prep (does not include chill time of 2-8 hours)

Serves 4

• 2 cups dried tri-colored fusilli or rotini pasta
• 3/4 cup cubed swiss cheese or cheddar cheese or provolone cheese
• 2/3 cup frozen peas
• 1/2 cup celery
• 2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil leaves
• 1/2 cup creamy roasted garlic salad dressing or peppercorn ranch dressing
• 7 ounces chunk tuna in water, drained
• 1 (7 ounce) jar roasted red peppers, drained and coarsely chopped
• romaine lettuce leaf
• 1/3 cup roasted cashews

1. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
2. Rinse with cold water; drain again.
3. Transfer pasta to large bowl.
4. Stir in cheese, peas, celery and basil, tuna and peppers.
5. Pour salad dressing over pasta mixture; toss gently to combine.
6. Cover and chill for 2 – 8 hours.
7. To serve, stir in a few tablespoons additional salad dressing, if necessary, to moisten pasta mixture.
8. Arrange romaine leaves in salad bowl or on chilled dinner plates.
9. Top with pasta mixture.
10. Sprinkle with cashews.