Pesto Ravioli

Oh this is so yummy!
However, I could not get Allikaye to try it!
I mean it stayed on her plate until bedtime!
I let her eat some crackers, but she even denied ice cream for one bite!
Grrr...
I think it was the green in the pesto that frightened the little Miss!

So...you want the recipe now?
Matt and I loved it!!
We even made it again the next night!
But Allikaye had mac n cheese!

What you need:
olive oil
yellow bell pepper
sliced carrots
1 can chicken broth
1 package refrigerated cheese filled ravioli
1/4 cup pesto
parmesan cheese

Get Cookin:
Pour broth into skillet and add ravioli.
Bring to a boil.
Then simmer for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook the pepper and carrots in olive oil until tender,
about 5 minutes too!
Remove some of the broth then add in peppers and carrots
and 1/4 cup pesto.
Mix well
and serve with LOVE!

Hope your kids eat it!
If they won't...I will!

Good old fashioned Mac and Cheese...

Easy and cheesy and yummy!!

What you need:
Elbow macaroni noodles
some fresh bread crumbs
4 Tbs, butter, melted
some minced onion
1 tbs. flour
1/4 tsp. dry mustard
salt n pepa
1 1/2 cups milk
2 cups cheddar cheese

Get Cookin:

Preheat oven to 350.
Cook macaroni noodles.
In a saucepan combine 2 Tbs. butter and minced onion, then add flour, salt and pepper; stir until blended.
Stir in milk; cook stirring until thickened.
Stir in cheese.

Look at this cheesy- deliciousness!

Pour in noodles.
Mix it all together.
Sprinkle bread crumbs over and put butter on top.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes!

Yummo!

Mac and Cheese

What you need:

7 oz penne pasta

1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp. seasoned salt
1/2 tsp. grouund mustard
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. worcestershire sauce
2 cups milk
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar
3 oz. cream cheese

4 oz. shredded monterry jack

Italian Parsley

Get Cookin:

Heat oven to 350. Cook pasta as directed on bag. In a saucepan melt butter. Then add flour, seasoned salt, ground mustard, pepper, worcestershire sauce. This will make a thick mixture so don't worry. Remove from heat and add in milk. Put it back on the stove and boil. Stir after boils for 1 min. Remove from heat and add all the cheeses and stir with a whisk.
Mix mixture and pasta and put in a casserole dish and bake for 20 minutes uncovered. Sprinkle with a little Italian parsley.

YUM!

Easy Chicken and Noodles

What's always the theme?
EASY!
So here's another one!
And you know I'm a fan of that canned chicken goodness!

What you need:
2 cans of cream of chicken of soup (yes 2...there's only 1 in the picture)
2 cans chicken
1 15 oz. can of peas
1 8 oz jar of sliced mushrooms
3/4 a package of angel hair pasta

Get Cookin':
Mix soup, chicken, peas and mushrooms in a saucepan...
until heated through.
Serve over warm cooked pasta!

Wow...now that is some EASY cookin'!
Oh...and Yumm-o!

Nutty Noodles and Chicken

I found this recipe in Parents Magazine...
I am adding chicken...canned...for ease!
This is what is on the menu for dinner tonight!

You Need:
Soba Noodles...or wheat thin spaghetti
1 Cup crinkle cut carrots
2 Cups frozen shelled edamame
1 Cup snow peas - trimmed and halved
1/2 Cup Thai Peanut Sauce
2 Tbs. creamy peanut butter
2 Tbs. soy sauce
1 Can of chicken (if you so desire some chicken in it)
cilantro
chopped peanuts

Get Cookin':
Bring water to a boil...
add noodles and carrots and cook 5 minutes.
Stir in edamame and snow peas...
cook uncovered for 3-5 minutes longer.
Drain and return to pan.
Add in the can of chicken (if you choose)
In a bowl combine peanut sauce, peanut butter, and soy sauce.
Stir into the noodles and veggies (and chick).
Sprinkle cilantro and peanuts on top!

Yum!

Two Links To Yumminess...

The first is from Meg at Whatever...click here for yummy
Stuffed Shells!
We are having them for dinner tonight...it was easy to prepare!

And the next is from A Boy, A Girl, and a Pug...click here for yummy Monte Cristos!
She used Eggo waffles!! I can't wait to make these!

Chicken Bacon Spinach Alfredo

Here is a yummy recipe that is eaZy - or else I probably wouldn't have made it! I tweaked it a little - to make it even more easy for me...does that say something about me?...hmmm...
Chicken Bacon Spinach Alfredo
(I just named after all the ingredients...clever, I know)
You need:
1 package fettuccine
1 lb. bacon
1 jar prepared alfredo sauce
1 package frozen, chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 or 2 cans of cooked chicken (I love the chicken in a can - saves so much time)
Italian seasoning
Parmesan cheese

Start boiling the noodles...cook the bacon, and save a little of the drippings...put the chicken into the drippings to heat it up a little...pour in alfredo sauce...crumble the bacon in it... add in the spinach....some italian seasoning...then toss in with the fettuccine! Yum! It was straight up Macaroni Grill in our mouths!