Four Cheese Chicken Pasta

If you like pasta with chicken and alferdo sauce you will like this recipe.  This is a family favorite and the boys get so excited when they see me making this.   (sorry I don't have a picture)

4 Cheese Chicken Pasta
what you need

• 1 box of Bowtie Pasta
• 1 can of cream of mushroom soup
• 1 8oz cream cheese, cubed
• 1 4.5 oz sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder
• 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded swiss cheese
• 2 1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
• Topping:
• 1/3 cup seasoned bread crumbs
• 2 TBSP butter, melted
• 1 or 2 TBSP Parmesan cheese

make it

Cook pasta according to package. Meanwhile, combine soup, cream cheese, mushrooms, whipping cream, butter and garlic powder. Stir in cheeses, cook and stir until melted. Add chicken, heat through. Drain pasta & add to sauce. Transfer to a shallow, greased 2 1/2qt baking dish. Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over chicken mixture. Cover and bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Uncover, bake 5-10 minutes longer or until golden brown.

Notes

Can be made ahead, but you will need to adjust baking time so that the dish is heated through.

Chicken Quedsadillas

Here's another favorite of Mike and me.  The boys usually don't eat these...it's usually something I make when the boys eat something really quick, and then after their in bed I make dinner for  Mike and me .

Basically these are the ingredients I use...I typically have them all in the house so it's something I can make last minute.

First, to go into the pan is the chicken,

then the salsa,

and finally the spice - oregano, cumin, a dash of salt, and I add onion powder or minced onions, instead of the green onions that the recipe calls for.

mix together and simmer until warm all the way through

While the chicken mixture is simmering, butter one side of each tortilla.

After that, comes the fun part, making the quesadilla

top with another tortilla and throw it in the oven.  about 10 minutes later....

out comes this awesome, delicious supper that no one could turn down. 

Chicken Quesadillas

what you need

• 2-1/2 cups shredded cooked Chicken
• 2/3 cup salsa
• 1/3 c sliced green onions
• 3/4 tsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 6 flour tortillas
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese

make it

In a skillet, combine cooked chicken, salsa, onion, cumin, salt and oregano. Cook uncovered over medium heater for 10 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

Brush one side of tortilla with melted butter. Spoon 1/3 cup of chicken mixture over half of unbuttered side of each tortilla. Sprinkle with 1.3 cup cheese; fold plain side of tortilla over the cheese. Place on slightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 475 degrees for 10 minutes or until crispy and golden brown. Cut into wedges and serve with sour cream and guacamole.

Chicken Enchiladas

This afternoon, while I was taking a stroll in my local Target Store, I had a need for some chicken enchiladas.  So I wheeled my cart through the food aisles for some chicken, tortillas, and cheddar cheese.  

After I got home, I threw some chicken in a pan with a dab of butter, and let it simmer for a while.

Then the rest of ingredients got thrown in...cream cheese, picante sauce, cumin and cheddar cheese.

After simmering for about 10 minutes, enough time for the cheese to melted. It was time to assembly.

To start, I warmed the tortillas so they don't crack during assembly.

Next I dropped 1/3 cup of chicken mixture on tortillas.

Rolled them up and place in baking dish.  Repeat for all tortillas

Cover with taco sauce

and sprinkle with cheese.  YUM-O!!!!

Then you need to wait about 20-25 minutes until they are bubbly hot.

Plate and Serve

So good!!!

Chicken Enchiladas

what you need

• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 1/2 cup cooked chicken
• 1 cup cheddar cheese
• 1 cup picante sauce
• 3 oz cream cheese
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 1/2 cup taco sauce
• 8 6" flour tortillas

make it

Combine chicken, onion, 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, cream cheese, picante sauce and cumin; saute and melt. Put 1/3 cup of chicken mixture onto flour tortilla.

Place filled tortilla in shallow, greased baking dish. Top with taco sauce and 1/2 cup cheddar cheese. Bake at 350 15-20 minutes