Artichoke & Spinach Chicken

 Artichoke & Spinach Chicken

What you will need:
1 lb chicken breast; cubed
10.75 can of cream of chicken soup
1 packet Artichoke & Spinach Warm Dip Mix
1/2 cup water
1 can artichoke hearts, drained and cut up
salt & pepper to taste
12 oz. prepared spinach pasta or your favorite pasta


What you will do:
Spray the inside of your crock-pot with cooking spray. Add the cube chicken to your crock-pot.
Mix the remaining except the pasta in a bowl and pour over top of your chicken. Cook on low for 2-3 hours or until tender. (Add 2-3 tablespoons water or milk if the chicken becomes too dry.) Spoon chicken mixture over hot pasta.

Makes 3-4 servings.

ENJOY!! 

Mexican Chicken Lasagna Recipe

This recipe is something that I came up with one evening when I was tired of the same old boring thing every night for dinner. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Scalloped Potatoes

 Scalloped Potatoes

What You Need:

2 pounds of potatoes washed
3 tsp butter, melted
olive oil spray (or any cooking spary)
1 tsp of salt and pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
4 oz cheddar cheese
1 1/4 cup milk
1 tsp bayleaf
1 tsp thyme


What You Do:
First peel and slice your potatoes they should be able 1/8 in thick.

Next place your sliced potatoes in a bowl with the melted butter, salt, pepper and garlic powder; toss to coat the potatoes.

In a saucepan bring the milk, thyme and bayleaf.

While waiting for your milk to boil, add a single layer of potatoes in a greased baking pan. Next, add a layer of cheese, then add your remaining potatoes. Add the remainder of the cheese and pour your milk over the potatoes.

Bake at 425 degrees for 40-50 minutes, let cool and enjoy!

ENJOY!!!

Protein Fruit Smoothie

 Protein Fruit Smoothie

What You Need:

1 cup Greek Vanilla Yogurt ( I used Chobani because it has the most protein)1/2 cup Vanilla Almond Milk1 cup fresh fruit
What You Do:Place all ingredients into your blender and blend until smooth. I then freeze the smoothie and place it in Pumpkin's lunch box and by the time he has lunch it is thawed and he can drink it.

In the smoothie pictured we used 1/2 cup fresh blueberries and a half of a banana. We have also done a mixed berry with fresh strawberries, blueberries and black raspberries. 

Italian Chicken w/ Green Beans & Carrots

 Italian Chicken w/ Green Beans & Carrots

What you will need:
1 1/2 to 2lbs chicken
3 carrots cut into thirds
2 cups fresh green beans
1 bottle Italian Dressing
2 cups Parmesan Cheese


What you will do:
Squirt a small amount of Italian Dressing in the bottom of your crockpot then place 2 to 3 breasts in the bottom of your crockpot. Squirt some more Italian Dressing on top of the chicken and sprinkle with half of the Parmesan Cheese. Place the rest of your chicken on top and then add your veggies squirt some more Italian Dressing on top and with the remaining Parmesan Cheese. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.

ENJOY!! 

Chicken Bacon Alfredo Lasagna

Chicken Bacon Alfredo Lasagna 

What You Need:

9 uncooked lasagna noodles
1 jar or 24 oz Light Alfredo sauce
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 tsp dried oregano leaves
3 cups chopped cooked chicken
1 cup crumbled bacon
3 cups mozzarella cheese
2 cups fresh baby spinach

What You Do:
Preheat oven to 375*. Cook noodles according to directions on package; drain. In a bowl combine the Alfredo sauce, milk and oregano; whisk until blended. Set aside.

Chop the chicken into bite size pieces. Add the mozzarella cheese and bacon to the chicken then mix well.
To assemble the lasagna, spread about 1/4 cup of the Alfredo sauce mixture over the bottom of your 9 x 13 baking dish. Top with noodles, overlapping to fit. Layer half of the spinach over the noodles; top with half the chicken mixture. Repeat layers starting with half of the remaining sauce. After layers are done pour the remaining sauce over the top of the lasagna.

Cover your dish with foil and Bake for 30 minutes.  Carefully remove the foil and continue baking for 10 minutes or until bubbly.

Cut and ENJOY!!

Homemade Bread Machine Wheat Rolls

 Homemade Bread Machine Wheat Rolls

This is a easy recipe for homemade wheat rolls that uses a bread machine to make the dough: 

These wheat rolls are just as good as what you get at some restaurants! They are very easy to make, but do require rising and resting time so they do take some time to make.  I usually put the ingredients in the bread machine at lunch time and then we have fresh from the oven rolls with our dinner.