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!

Poor Man's Chicken Cordon Bleu

It has cream cheese in it...
and that is good enough for me...
okay the bacon doesn't hurt either!

What you need:
8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
4 green onions - minced (I cut with scissors)
garlic powder to taste
6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
12 bacon strips

Here is a before pic...

Get Cookin'...
Combine cream cheese, onions, and garlic powder, set aside.
Flatten chicken breats with a rolling pin.
Spread cream cheese mixture down the center of each chick...
fold chick in half...
wrap 2 bacon strips around each...
secure with toothpicks,
In an ungreased pan...
bake at 350 for one hour!

Enjoy...you poor man!

Cereal ON your dinner...first in a series!

Dinners with cereal on them.
Sounds like an exciting series...huh?
Here's the first...
using cornflakes!!

Ham and Potato Casserole

You need:
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 1/2 C. shredded cheddar cheese
1 1/2 C. Sour Cream
1 Tbsp. minced onion
2 C. cubed, cooked ham
(you can buy it already cubed and cooked)
1 package southern-style hash browns
Melted butter
CORNFLAKES

Get Cookin':
Combine soup, cheese, sour cream, and onion in a bowl.
Add ham and potatoes.
Spread into a greased 9x13 pan.
Combine 3/4 cup cornflakes with the melted butter...
put flakes on top.
Bake at 350 for 1 hour!

Easy...huh?!
Stay tuned for more cereal ON your dinner!