Bill Johnson answers:

SLOPPY JOE SQUARES

1 1/2 lbs ground beef

1 cup tomato sauce seasonings for sloppy joes
2t chopped onions

1/2 tsp. Salt

2 cans crescent dinner rolls
2 cups shredded cheese (cheddar or mozzarella)

Brown ground beef and tomato sauce in skillet. Add your seasonings, onion and salt.
Separate each can of crescent rolls into two large rectangles. Press two into a large 9 by 13 pan.

Spoon on meat mixture and sprinkle the cheese on top.

Place two remaining rectangles of dough on top of meat and cheese.

Pinch edges and brush top with milk.

Bake at 425 for 15 to 20 minutes.

Bill Johnson answers:

Shepherd’s pie

2 pounds ground beef
2 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 eggs, separated
6 tablespoons butter
8 potatoes, peeled, boiled, and mashed
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon ketchup
beef broth
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Parmesan cheese
Pillsbury pastry dough or pizza dough

Brown ground beef and sauté onions in 2 tablespoons butter until golden. Mix ground beef with onions, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. Add a few tablespoons of beef broth and cook, covered, over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, adding more beef broth as necessary to keep moist. Beat egg yolks until light, then in another bowl, beat whites until stiff. Beat the yolks, cream, 6 tablespoons butter, and garlic powder into hot mashed potatoes. Gently fold in beaten egg whites. Put meat mixture into a pastry shell like Pillsbury crescent dough or pizza douh, then top with potato mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, roll it and seal with egg wash and bake at 350° about 25 to 35 minutes
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Baked Ziti

1 pound dry ziti pasta
1 onion, chopped
1 pound ground beef
2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce
6 ounces provolone cheese, sliced
2 cups sour cream
16 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.
In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat. Add spaghetti sauce, and simmer 15 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9×13 inch baking dish. Layer as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, Provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 sauce mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mixture. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheeses are melted.
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simply mix in the beef in this

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 (16 ounce) package elbow macaroni
9 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup shredded Muenster cheese
1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
8 ounces cubed processed cheese food
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

DIRECTIONS
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain well and return to cooking pot.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt 8 tablespoons butter; stir into the macaroni.
In a large bowl, combine the Muenster cheese, mild and sharp Cheddar cheeses, and Monterey Jack cheese; mix well.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Add the half and half, 1 1/2 cups of cheese mixture, cubed processed cheese food, and eggs to macaroni; mix together and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a lightly greased deep 2 1/2 quart casserole dish. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese mixture and 1 tablespoon of butter.
Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes or until hot and bubbling around the edges; serve.