This recipe is Russian, and the Russian name of it is “Macaroni Po-Flotski” which translates as “Pasta A-La-Sailor”.  It is made with the items that are always around (pasta, ground meat and onion), so it’s one of those great “emergency meals” :)

Ingredients:

Pasta (tubular shapes work best) – 1 lb
Ground beef or other ground meat – 2 lbs
2 onions, chopped.
Oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Cook the pasta according to package directions. 

Heat 1 tbsp of oil on a non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat.  Add the onions, and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden-brown.  Add the ground meat, and cook, stirring occassionally, until no longer pink.  Add salt and pepper to taste.

Optional step: process cooked ground meat and onion mixture in a food processor.

Heat another 2 tbsp of oil in a large non-stick frying pan.  Add cooked pasta and cooked ground meat and onion mixture.  Stir until the pasta is coated with oil and mixed with the ground meat.

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Perfect refreshing treat on a hot summer day!

Ingredients For Homemade Italian Lemon Ice Recipe:

3 lemons
1 1/2 cup water
1 1/4 cup sugar

Directions On How To Make Italian Lemon Ice At Home:

Squeeze all the juice out of the lemons.  I cut each lemon into 8 parts, then squeeze each piece – this way it yields the most juice :)

Combine water with sugar in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave for several minutes, until the water is hot.  Stir to dissolve the sugar.

Pour the sugar water and lemon juice into a 9-inch baking dish, and stir to combine.  Put it in the freezer.

After 1 hour, rake it with fork to break up the ice crystals.  Repeat raking with fork every hour until the desired consistency is reached (usually around 3-4 hours from the time you first put it in the freezer).

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Ingredients:

Pizza Crust
Pineapple, chopped (or use canned pineapple chunks) 
Onion, sliced
Tomato sauce
Shredded Cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425F.

Spread the pizza crust with tomato sauce.  Put onion slices and pineapple chunks on top.  Sprinkle with shredded cheese.

Bake for 20 minutes, or until cheese has melted.

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These are the most tender and juicy meatballs I’ve ever tasted!

Ingredients:
1 lb ground meat (beef or turkey)
1 onion, minced
1/4 cup bread crumbs
3 tbsp water
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground pepper
1 tbsp oil
1 jar (26 oz) pasta sauce

Directions:

In a bowl, combine the ground meat, minced onion, bread crumbs, water, salt and pepper.

Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Form the meat mixture into balls and put them on a frying pan. Cook for 3 minutes, then turn the meatballs over with a spatula and cook for another 3 minutes.

Pour the pasta sauce over the meatballs. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook for 30 minutes.

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