Bowtie Chicken

Another one I got off of CM. Haven't made this one yet either, but will be this week! :)


2-3 cups cooked, shredded chicken (I like to use a rotisserie)
2 cans cream of celery soup
1 16 oz container of sour cream
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
a dash or two of tabasco/texas pete
1 lb of bowtie pasta, cooked and drained

You could add any veggies you like ie broccoli.

Bake for 30-45 mins at 375, add more cheese to top for last 10 minutes if desired.

Baked Potato Casserole

I got this off of CM ... Haven't tried it yet, but definitely will now! :)

Shredded hasbrowns (1 bag in dairy section)
Cheese (any kind, I use cheddar)
Sour cream (small container)
Bacon (cut up into like bits)
1 can cream mushroom soup
little bit of butter
salt & pepper to taste

Mix all together and bake on 350 for at least 30 mins, I like my casseroles a bit crunchy so I go like 45 mns.

Tater Tot Casserole

There are TONS of versions of tater tot casserole out there in cyber world. This one came from allrecipes.com.

2 lbs ground beef
1 small onion, chopped (you know I'm an onion lover. lol)
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup (I added 1/2 a can of half and half to thin out the mixture)
1 (14.5 ounce) can french style green beans (I will use 2 cans next time)
1 (32 ounce) bag tater tots, thawed
salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Saute onion in a large skillet until soft (I sauteed them in butter, of course. lol) add beef and cook until browned. Drain and set aside.
Spread soup and beans into bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Slowly add meat mixture, then top with tater tots and season with salt to taste. (OK... I did some things differently here. First, I put the soup and half and half in the Pyrex first. Then I added the green beans and stirred them in there and spread it out. Then I added the meat [which I seasoned with seasoning salt, love that stuff] and put shredded cheddar cheese on top of that. -made a big difference.- THEN I put the tater tots on top and did not put additional salt on top.)
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes, or until casserole is cooked through. (I think I did 35 minutes)

Chicken Delight

I was looking for chicken recipes on allrecipes.com and came across this one. It's super easy and we thought it was good. I'll put my notes of things I'd change in red.

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1 cup sour cream (I will only use maybe 1/2 or 3/4 cups at the most next time. 1 cup is a lot and kinda puts a thick layer as it bakes on top of the chicken.)
2 tbsp worchestershire sauce (is that even how it's spelled? I can't remember. lol Anyways, I'll probably only use 1 tbsp, maybe 1 1/2 tbsp next time. And that's coming from a worchestershire lover. lol)
1 tsp paprika
1 teaspon garlic powder (I used a couple teaspoons of minced garlic. All I had was garlic salt and I didn't want to overload it with salt. Next time I'll probably add more garlic)
1/2 tsp white pepper (I was out of white pepper, so I just used regular black pepper. I think I put too much. lol go easy on it.)
1 cup crushed buttery round crackers
(I also added some onion powder and some seasoning salt. I'll probably leave out the onion powder next time, leave out the paprika and use seasoning salt instead.)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Rinse chicken breasts and pat dry. Place them in a lightly greased 9x13 baking dish. In a bowl, mix sour cream, worchestershire sauce, paprika (or seasoning salt), garlic [powder], and pepper. Spread mixture over chicken, then sprinkle all with cracker crumbs.
Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for one hour.

The PW's Sandwich #1

She calls this Marlboro Man's sandwich. I made it the other night and MAN OH MAN. I'll be posting quite a few of her recipes on my blog because we love them and you will too. You can always go to her website and see them there, but to make it easy so you don't have to search them out, you can look here too. lol :D

Marlboro Man's Favorite Sandwich

2 to 3 lbs cube steak that's been extra tenderized
1 large onion or 2 small onions
**sliced mushrooms** (I added these)
4 french/deli rolls
2 sticks of butter... (oh yeah. BUTTER.)
Seasoned Salt
1/2 cup worchestershire sauce (or more)
Tabasco sauce

Slice the onions and cook in 1/4 stick of butter until soft and brown. Remove from skillet and set aside.
Slice cube steak into 1/2 inch slices, cutting against the grain. Season with seasoned salt.
In the same skillet melt 2 tbsp butter over high heat until it starts to brown. Add the seasoned cube steak in a single layer and cook until brown, then flip and cook until brown. (The recipe says about a minute on each side, but it took much longer than that for me.)
Add at least 1/2 cup of worchestershire sauce and some shakes of Tabasco. (I added 3 and it had a kick. I will only do 2 next time) Add another 2 tbsp of butter and add the cooked onions. Stir to combine.
Half and butter your rolls and brown them on a skillet. Lay the bottom half on your plate, cover with meat mixture (I added some provolone cheese here) and top with other half.

MmmmmmMMMMMMMMMMMM! Ryan LOVED this sandwich .. and so did I. Kids probably won't like it so much, especially the younger ones, but this is a great adult sandwich.

Chicken Bacon Dumplings

Ok, as promised, here's the recipe I made last night! It's SOOOO good. I found it on allrecipes.com

3 slices bacon (I used about 4, and cut them in half before frying them)
3 large potatoes, peeled and diced
1 onion, diced (you can leave this out if you don't like onions, it adds a nice flavor though)
4 chicken breasts - cooked and diced (I baked mine with some chicken grilling Mrs Dash, salt and butter... 425 for 35 minutes. YUM)
3 cups chicken broth
1 tsp poultry seasoning (I used about 2 tsp Mrs Dash chicken grilling blend)
salt and pepper to taste
1 can whole kernel corn, drained and rinsed (I used 2 cans of white shoepeg corn)
3 cups half and half

dumplings by direction on the Bisquick box (I believe it's 1 cup of Bisquick and 1/3 cup of milk)

Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. (I don't a skillet deep enough, so I used my stock pot and it worked just fine) Cook over medium-high heat until brown. Remove from pan and set aside. Drain grease, but leave bacon drippings (the little brown specks left behind)

Add potatoes, onion and chicken to the bacon drippings and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pour in chicken broth, add seasonings. Stir in corn and simmer for 15 minutes.

Pour in half and half and bring to a boil. Add crumbled bacon. In a bowl, combine milk and biscuit mix to make dumplings. Drop by the tablespoon into boiling mixture, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes uncovered, then another 10 minutes covered. (Do not stir while simmering or the dumplings will break apart)

**variations. I noticed in some of the reviews some people added less half and half, or combined it with milk or used milk instead. Some also added celery and carrots to the mixture. Some left out the corn, potatoes and onion, saying it wasn't chicken and dumplings if it wasn't JUST chicken and dumplings. I added the notes to what I did, and it turned out perfectly. It will seem a little thin after it's done simmering, but if you let it sit for a little bit it'll thicken up. It's sooooooo good. SO good. YUMMY YUMMY!!!!

Mac and Cheddar Cheese with Chicken and Broccoli

Rachel Ray recipe! This is a good one for kids too.

2 tbsp EVOO
1 pound chicken breast tenders, chopped
salt and pepper
1 small onion, chopped
1 pound macaroni elbows or corkscrew shaped pasta twirls
2 1/2 cups raw broccoli florets, available packaged in the produce dept.
3 tbsp butter
3 tbsp all purpose flour
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp paprika
3 cups WHOLE milk (it's important it's whole milk or the sauce won't set up right)
1 cup chicken broth
3 cups yellow sharp cheddar
1 tbsp prepared Dijon mustard

Place a pot of water on to boil for macaroni.

Heat a medium pan over medium to medium-high heat. Add EVOO and chicken and season with salt and pepper. Saute a couple of minutes then add onion and cook another 5-7 minutes until onions are tender and chicken is cooked through. Turn off heat and reserve.

To boiling pasta water, add past and salt to season the cooking water. Cook 5 minutes, then add broccoli and cook 3 more minutes more or until pasta is cooked to al dente and florets are just tender.

White pasta cooks, heat a medium sauce pot over medium heat. Add butter and melt, then add flour, cayenne pepper and paprika and whisk together over heat until roux bubbles then cook a minute more. Whisk in milk and broth and raise heat to bring the sauce to a quick boil. Simmer until the sauce thickens about 5 minutes.

Drain macaroni or pasta and broccoli florets. Add back to the pot and add chicken to the pasta and broccoli. Add cheese to milk sauce and stir to melt it in, a minute or so. Stir in mustard and season sauce with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over chicken and broccoli and cooked pasta and stir to combine. Adjust seasonings and transfer to a large serving platter (if you want to) and serve.

YUM-O! lol