Chicken Spaghetti

I've been hearing people say they were making this dish a lot lately, so I went on to Pinterest to see what was in it.  I had to alter the recipe just a bit to suit my husband (he does not like tomatoes or onions, at all!), but it was really good.  My kids even loved it (and they can be a touch crowd)!  The original recipe can be viewed here.

Chicken Spaghetti

Ingredients:

8 ounces of angel hair pasta
2 C of chopped, grilled chicken (or 1 large can)
1 can (10 3/4 oz) of cream of mushroom soup
1 can (10 3/4 oz) of cream of chicken soup
I can rotel (I used just the juice from the rotel because John does NOT like tomatoes)
8 ounces of sour cream
Sprinkling of parmesan or mexican blend cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Boil pasta as package directs and drain.

Mix all other ingredients (except cheese), add to cooked pasta and put in a 9x13 baking dish.

Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

Sprinkle with your choice of cheese and return to oven to melt (about 10 minutes).

Enjoy!

Crockpot Loaded Baked Potato Soup

I love me some loaded baked potatoes.  Loaded baked potato soup sounds even better!  The original recipe (that can be viewed here) says this tastes like Outback Steakhouse's loaded baked potato soup.  I can't vouch for that as I've never had it, but nonetheless it is so yummy and VERY easy!

Ingredients:

1 - 30 oz bag of frozen, shredded hash browns (I used Ore Ida)
3 - 14 oz cans of chicken broth
1 can of cream of chicken soup
1/2 onion, chopped (I omitted this one because John doesn't like onions)
1/4 tsp ground pepper
1 pkg cream cheese (do not use fat free ... it won't melt!)

Directions:

In a crockpot, combine everything except the cream cheese.

Cook for 6-8 hours on low.

About 1 hour before serving add the cream cheese and keep heated until thoroughly melted.  I will give you a tip on this one ... cream cheese doesn't melt easily whether you use fat free or regular, so I had to turn the crockpot on high and it took more like 1 1/2 hours to melt completely.  Just sayin'. ;)

Serve with whatever you like!  Pictured below I have grated cheddar cheese, real bacon bits and green onions.  I would have also added sour cream if I had some on hand.

 

ENJOY!

Henry's First Year

My first digital scrapbooking project is complete!  I'm very proud of it too.  It's of Henry's first year.  I took pictures each month of Jacob, too, so I'm going to make one of these for him some day soon as well.  Henry's just the youngest and therefore his pictures were taken more recently, so it was easier to find all of his.  Anyway, it's so fun to see the growth of your baby when you put the photos side-by-side like this.  So, I hope you enjoy this little collage of pictures of my littlest man! :)