*2 Yummy Recipes*

We went to our small group bible study last night, and the hostess served an awesome dinner! We had Seafood Lasagna and Chocolate Cookie Pudding. The recipes are below. Enjoy!

P.S. You can used reduced fat/low sodium, etc. in both of these and they were still great!

Seafood Lasagna-all recipes.com

3/4 c chopped onion
2 tbsp butter
1 8oz pkg. cream cheese
1 1/2 c. small curd cottage cheese
1 egg, beaten
2 tsp. dried basil
salt
pepper
1 can cream of shrimp soup
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 c. chicken broth
1/2 c. milk
crab meat
shrimp
lasagna noodles, cooked and drained
1/2 c. grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 c. shredded cheese

1. In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Reduce heat. Add cream cheese; cook and stir until melted and smooth. Stir in cottage cheese, egg, basil, salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and set aside. In a bowl, combine the soups, broth, milk, crab and shrimp.

2. Arrange three noodles in a greased 9x13 pan. Spread with a third of cottage cheese mixture and a third of the seafood mixture. Repeat layers twice. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

3. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 40 min. Uncover, sprinkle with cheese. Bake 10 min longer or until cheese is melted and lasagna is bubble.

*Not sure on the amount of the seafood, probably not more than a pound in the dish?? Use your expertise...

Chocolate Cookie Pudding-Southern Living @ Home

1 package chocolate instant pudding mix
2 c. milk
1 pkg. cream cheese softened
1 container of cool whip
16 double stuffed oreos

1. Whisk together pudding mix and milk for 2 min. Cover and chill 5 min.
2. Stir together cream cheese and whipped topping, blending well.
3. Place 1 c. crushed cookies evenly on bottom of an 8 c. bowl. Spread half of cream cheese mixutre over crushed cookes; Spread all of pudding evenly over top; spread remaining cream cheese mixture over pudding. Sprinkle with remaining cookies. Chill until ready to serve.
Serves 6-8

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