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Chicken and Broccoli Stuffed Shells with Alfredo Sauce

July 27, 2010 by Tiffany

Sometimes limitations bring forth the best creations.

Recently, on a message board someone wanted to make stuffed shells. She wanted to use chicken, no red sauce, no spinach and no ricotta. She did have a jar of alfredo sauce. I don’t know what the woman ended up making, but this is what I suggested. It sounded so good, I decided to try it myself.

Chicken, broccoli and mozzarella cheese fill the shells which are covered with alfredo sauce and baked. Bonus -the recipe makes enough to put some in the freezer.

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Filed under: Chicken, frozen food, Main Dish, Pasta Tagged with alfredo, broccoli, cheese, Chicken, freezer meal, Italian, mozzarella, Pasta, shells31 Comments

Garden Rotini with Grilled Zucchini and Chicken

July 22, 2010 by Tiffany

Oh, my merciful heavens! This was so very delicious.

Inspired by the grilled zucchini and a container of gorgonzola cheese, I quickly pulled this together for dinner one night. Five of us were home to eat and we all loved it. My oldest daughter worked late and came in after we had gone to bed. She scrounged in the fridge and found the leftovers. She said she ate some cold before she realized it was meant to be served hot, but it tasted good both ways.

I also used homemade seasoned salt in this dish. If you haven’t made any of it yet, please take a couple minutes to stir a batch together. Your taste buds will thank you.

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Filed under: Main Dish, Pasta Tagged with basil, butter, Chicken, garlic, gorgonzola, half & half, Italian, parmesan, Pasta, seasoned salt, tomatoes, zucchini13 Comments

Pepperoncini Pasta with Grilled Chicken

May 7, 2010 by Tiffany

While I planning a meal for after church on Sunday, my eye spotted a jar of pepperoncini peppers hiding in the back of the pantry. I had bought them to make Italian Beef Sandwiches, but decided they would be great in a pasta dish. I decided to go with a very light broth, as opposed to the cream sauces I often make for pasta. The piquant taste of the pepper added spice and flavor.

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Filed under: Chicken, Main Dish, Pasta Tagged with bowtie pasta, Chicken, chicken broth, diced tomatoes, garlic, green pepper, mozzarella, onion, pepperoncini pepper, seasoned salt5 Comments

Pepper Patch Pasta with Grilled Chicken

April 30, 2010 by Tiffany

I was zipping through the produce section the other day, tossing things in my basket when I saw a pack of peppers. Red, yellow and orange. Not cheap, but they looked so good I couldn’t resist. They waited in the fridge for a day or two until inspiration hit.

I decided they would be good paired with pasta, tomatoes and a creamy sauce. I was right. This dish was a hit with all of us. It also makes use of the homemade seasoned salt that I posted yesterday. [Read more...]

Filed under: Chicken, Main Dish, Pasta Tagged with bell peppers, butter, Chicken, chicken broth, garlic, half and half, onions, Pasta, seasoned salt, tomatoes7 Comments

Pepper Jack Mac and Cheese with Broccoli

April 27, 2010 by Tiffany

I’ve been experimenting with pepper jack cheese in various recipes lately. Macaroni and cheese seemed the perfect dish to highlight this ingredient. Because I was afraid that using all pepper jack would be too spicy for the kids, I went with half pepper jack and half monterey jack. It was good, but next time we’ll use all pepper jack. Even the kids thought it would be good with the extra kick. I originally intended to serve the broccoli along side the macaroni, but tossed it all together at the last minute. It was a hit with everyone. [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Pasta, vegetarian Tagged with broccoli, butter, cheese, flour, macaroni, milk, monterey jack, pepper jack, white sauce3 Comments

Fire Roasted Tomato Sauce with Two Cheeses

April 22, 2010 by Tiffany

One of my favorite kind of recipes to create is pasta dishes. Coincidentally, I also love to eat pasta. This sauce has both Parmesan and Provolone cheeses along with fire roasted tomatoes. Ever since I tried fire roasted tomatoes a few months ago, they’ve been a staple in my pantry. They pack a bit more flavor than plain diced tomatoes.

The sauce may sound like it’s hard to make, but it comes together in about 15 minutes. Here’s what you’ll need: [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Pasta, vegetarian Tagged with basil, fire roasted diced tomatoes, garlic, Italian, olive oil, onion, oregano, parmesan, Pasta, provolone, ravioli, thyme, tomato sauce9 Comments

Sweet Chili Linguine with Grilled Chicken

March 25, 2010 by Tiffany

As you can tell from the picture, I didn’t use linguine for this recipe. I didn’t have any so I used vermicelli instead. I found the recipe on the Disboards Budget Board and altered it a little from the original. We all really liked it. It combines our favorites of chicken and pasta, but the flavors are a bit different, which was nice. There is a bit of spice and heat, but it wasn’t too much for the kids. The recipe makes a lot of pasta. If you have a smaller family, you might want to cut it in half. [Read more...]

Filed under: Chicken, Main Dish, Pasta Tagged with cajun seasoning, Chicken, half & half, parmesan, Pasta, sweet chili sauce11 Comments

Italian Sausage and Spinach Stuffed Shells

March 5, 2010 by Tiffany

I have a freezer full of pork that we got from my niece’s 4-H project. The place my sister took it to be processed doesn’t always give you what you ask for. I think it’s more what they are in the mood to make. The day they processed my order, they must have been in the mood for Italian Sausage. I’ve never seen so much of it!

With so much Italian sausage, I’m having to get creative to use it. I decided to give it a try in stuffed shells. The result tasted great and as a bonus, you get to cook once and eat twice. This recipe makes enough for two 9×13 pans! [Read more...]

Filed under: frozen food, Main Dish, Pasta Tagged with freezer food, Italian sausage, pork, ricotta, spaghetti sauce, spinach12 Comments

Pesto Tomato Ravioli

January 27, 2010 by Tiffany

This is one of those embarrassingly easy meals. But it’s also good, so I’ll share it with you. All my kids love pesto sauce and pasta, so we ate this up. You only need 3 ingredients and long enough to boil the ravioli and you’ll have dinner on the table. [Read more...]

Filed under: Main Dish, Pasta, vegetarian Tagged with pesto, ravioli, tomatoes12 Comments

Chicken Tortellini with Snow Peas

January 14, 2010 by Tiffany

It’s been a while since I made this. It was the result of a mini pantry challenge that I was doing to avoid going to the grocery. I pulled the ingredients out of the fridge and freezer and created this. I think I was out of garlic and that’s why I used Italian dressing in place of oil and garlic. I wasn’t sure that it would work, but it did. This post is going to be less of an actual recipe, and more of how to put your own make-shift meal together. [Read more...]