Recently, we weren't feeling well. Ryan called my mom, as he is quite handy with my iPhone...and he informed her in a bold, confident and cheerful voice that he was sick. She didn't believe him. In an effort to ease back into regular eating, I made this partly bland-partly not-so-bland dinner for us. The boys had just the noodles, chicken and a few bites of green beans, … [Read more...]
Rigatoni with Italian Sausage and Red Peppers
Super Simple Supper! This is a one dish dinner. (That brings up an important question...when you hear one dish dinner, do you think of it being a dinner that is SERVED in one dish, or COOKED in one dish?!) So this is technically a one dish served dinner...as the whole meal is in one bowl. But it was cooked in 2 pots...a pot for the pasta, and a skillet for the sausage, … [Read more...]
Chicken Spaghetti
I'd like to take a second and introduce you to Connie from Smockity Frocks! Every 2 weeks, she'll be sharing how she feeds her family of 10 on a budget! First up... This Chicken Spaghetti is a real crowd pleaser! When I make this meal, I cook and debone a whole chicken. This provides me with plenty of meat to make 2 huge casseroles, so I can make one to eat and one in a … [Read more...]
Mediterranean Mini-Meatballs
I've had this hankering for olives lately. While I haven't set out to eat an entire jar of green olives, I have no doubt that I could do it...as long as I had a huge glass of water and something sweet nearby. As I was perusing the cupboards when making my meal plan over the weekend, my eye fell on the olive jar ($.49 from Walgreens). And as I started to tear into it and eat … [Read more...]
Chicken and Bacon Florentine Pasta
Every had one of those super productive days...only to forget one very important thing on your to-do list. That thing: Make dinner. Eeps! That's what happened to me tonight. I scurried around all day, catching up on Mt. Washmore (yes, we have been home for 10 days and I still haven't caught up on laundry from the Savvy Blogging Summit!), helping the boys with a new puzzle … [Read more...]
Angel Hair with Julienned Zucchini
So I am just having the WORST luck with the veggies in the garden this year. I thought for sure (just like I did with the radishes and the yellow squash) that the zucchini would be in by now...but NO...it's taking its sweet precious time getting going! And I just noticed yesterday that the "powdery mildew" is starting to form on some of the smaller leaves too. :( But...it … [Read more...]
Homemade Lasagna with Garden Herbs
Even though most of us in our family, 80% of us to be exact, are not eating dairy foods right now, I still stock up on cheeses when on sale. This allows me to make lasagna for Steve's lunch. A 9x13 pan will last 8 lunches. I cut 4 pieces off and store them in the fridge. And the other 4 pieces go in to the freezer in individual baggies for him to enjoy later. Or whenever … [Read more...]
Creamy Chicken Taco Pasta
Multitasking. I usually don't have trouble with multitasking. I can chat on the phone with my mom about the latest while sprinkling Critter Ridder powder all over my garden. (Pesky chipmunks.) I can be uploading photographs of dinner while reading a story to the boys. I can read emails while waiting in the drop off line at school (parked, and car turned off). I … [Read more...]
Grilled Chicken Fajita Pasta
I grew up in South Texas. Where you can find a fajita on just about every corner. But I've never had Fajitas in pasta form. Must say...not too bad. If we could have had this with sour cream, I would have totally added some. But it certainly didn't need it! How to Cook Chicken Fajita Pasta Saute the fajita veggies. Add to mixing bowl with cooked … [Read more...]
Bacon, Broccoli and Tomato Pasta Salad
Pictured above: the mixins. This is a quick and easy pasta salad. And quite refreshing too. (Too bad, it's cool and wet outside today!) Bacon, Broccoli and Tomato Pasta Salad A little bit of crunch and a lot of great flavor! 2 cups elbows or penne pasta noodles 6 strips of bacon or turkey bacon 2 heads broccoli, cut into florets 15 oz can diced … [Read more...]