Thank goodness for Pinterest! We might just starve to death without it! I mean, I just don't know where else to get recipes - surely not from the piles of recipe books in the kitchen nor from the bag I tote with me to dance class full of all sticky-noted magazines indicating which recipes I want/need to make that upcoming week.
Sarcasm aside, I love being able to pop on my Pinterest pages and find a good recipe right away that matches my mood - and energy level. This past week . . . it was an odd one. I couldn't remember what day it was, and kept thinking had had Monday off when I had actually worked. It might be the snow days and two hour delays for the girls' schools that kept me off schedule in my head. Whatever it was, I was beat by the end of the week.
I knew that I needed to feed the girls something more than just cereal - especially as all of the good cereal is gone and we're down to the "if we don't eat this, I'm not buying any more cereal!" cereals. Seriously - these girls are odd. They DO NOT like Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal! Who would've thought I'd be telling the to finish THAT cereal off after they ate all of the Cheerios!
But, back to the post. I wanted soup, again, so I popped on my Under Pressure! Pinterest Page. This time, I found one with loads of meat! I knew it would be a big hit!
Meet Deconstructed Lasagna Soup!
Again, this is one that will go into rotation! I am thinking of making an emergency binder as my fatigue seems to be hitting more and more frequently. This is a quick, simple and delicious recipe that everyone enjoyed.
My additions and thoughts for this soup -
~ ADD MORE WATER! I followed the recipe and it was good. REALLY GOOD. But if I want a soup, more water will be needed. This turned out to be Pressure Cooker Lasanga for us! SERIOUSLY! AND it was still very good as a Lasagna! but, if I want soup, more water!
~ noodles. I added 1 cup of flat, broken lasagna noodles. I think this might have been some of the soup vs lasagna issue. I will try for another type of pasta, or just add 1/2 cup pasta next time.
~ cheese. I must remember Miss Picky does not like ricotta. So, she ended up not putting a cheese ball in her "soup" and just sprinkled with Parmesan. The other two girls, they loved the mozzarella and ricotta balls and thought it was soooo neat watching the cheese melt all through the lasagna. I made the cheese balls with 16 oz ricotta and about 2 handfuls of mozzarella cheese. Just enough for everything to stick together. I included granulated garlic (more is better in my book, but add to your own liking), 1-2 T Italian Seasoning and mixed it all in a pyrex bowl.
~ Chopped Green Pepper - yes, I added a veggie!
Really, it doesn't matter if this turns out as a Pasta Dish or a Soup, I will be making Deconstructed Lasagna Soup in my Pressure Cooker again!
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