Easy Sausage Alfredo

1 package jimmy dean italian flavored ground sausage
1 small red pepper chopped
1/2 large onion chopped

cook in large frying pan covered, check and stir often until sausage is cooked through, drain.

1 bottle ragu garlic alfredo sauce
black pepper (optional)

I used this on 1/2 lb. wheat penne pasta, but you could use any kind you want.

Asian Chicken and Noodles

1 package (3 ounces) chicken flavor instant ramen noodles
1 bag (16 ounces) Birds Eye frozen farm fresh mitures broccoli, carrots, and water Chestnuts
1 tblespoon vegtable oil
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into thin strips
1/4 cup stir-fry sauce

Reserve seasoning packet from noodles. Bring 2 cups water to boil in large saucepan. Add noodles and vegtables. Cook 3 minutes, sitrring constantly. Drain. Meanwhile, heat oil in arge nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken, cook and stir until browned about 8 minutes. Stir in noodles, vetables, stir-fry sauce and reserved seasoning packet. Heat through.

Alfredo Pasta with Peas and Ham

1 lb. of mini penne pasta (or any pasta really)
1 jar of alfredo pasta sauce
1 package of frozen peas
1/2 package of turkey ham, cubed
1 tub of shredded parmesan cheese

Cook and drain pasta. Mix all ingredients together and put into baking dish. Cook at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. (You could add other ingredients like mushrooms too.)

This makes one batch and can be enough to split into two dinners for our family...usually while I am making it - I make two batches (four dinners) - I just use 8 x 8 cooking pan sizes instead of putting the full batch in a 9 x 13. I store the extra meals in my freezer to use at a later time. I found some nice size tupperware containers at Dollar Tree that work perfectly for this. Oh, and Joshua our 17-month-old LOVES it!

Grilled Chicken & Asparagus Pasta!!

This is so Yummy! My Neighbor brought it to us last week when we were having dinners brought in! My family loved it!!

2 chicken breasts, cooked & cut into pieces
1 1/2 lbs. asparagus, ends trimmed
1 lb. bow tie pasta
1/4 c. butter
1 clove garlic
1/2 c. heavy cream
1/2 c. chicken stock
zest of 1 lemon
juice of 1 lemon
salt & pepper (to taste)
fresh parsley
1 c. grated parmesan cheese

Cook asparagus until tender crisp, about 2 min. Rinse in cold water and set aside. Cook Pasta, set aside. In large skillet, set on low heat, combine butter, garlic, cream and stock. Stir in salt, pepper, lemon juice and zest. Bring to a boil and simmer for 3 min. Reduce heat to low and add chicken, cheese and pasta. Cut asparagus into 2 inch pieces on a diagonal. Add asparagus and parsley to the pasta and toss all ingredients together. Turn off heat and allow the sauce to thicken. ENJOY!!

Easy Creamy Spinach Pasta

1 lb. ground sausage
2 (1 lb.) bottles garlic alfredo sauce
1 large roma tomato (add more or less to preference)
1 cup frozen spinach (add more or less to preference)
1 Tbsp. basil
1 tsp. pepper
Noodles (any type you have, I like to use penne)

Cook pasta. Brown sausage, drain. Mix into sauce with remaining ingredients.
-sorry if the amounts aren't quite... (I kind of made it up)
It's good with chicken too

Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce ... with Chicken and Broccoli too!

I just came across this recipe and I can't help but share! This is my all time FAVORITE thing to get at Olive Garden ... enjoy!

Olive Garden Style Fettuccine Alfredo Sauce

Sauce-

8 ounces Cream cheese — cut in bits
3/4 cup Parmesan cheese — grated
1/2 cup Butter or margarine
1/2 cup Milk

Black Pepper, and oregano to taste
8 ounces Fettuccine; cook — drain | In large saucepan combine cream cheese, Parmesan, butter and
milk, stirring constantly until smooth. Toss pasta lightly with
sauce, coating well. Leftovers freeze well.

PS you can double everything to get MORE sauce (you don’t have to double the cream cheese though)

If you want to make it with Chicken and Broccoli-

While the noodles Boil-

I just throw in some frozen breaded chicken tenders in the oven-Like 450 degrees for 20-25 min

I also throw frozen broccoli in the microwave while it all cooks-

Now you have Chicken & Broccoli Fettuccine!

I aslo ALWAYS throw a garlic bread in the oven with the last 15 minutes that the tenders cook!

YUMMY!!!

Tasty Spin on Lasagna

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 cup frozen diced onion, red and green bell pepper, and celery
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 Tbsp. chilli pwder
1 tsp chipotle seasoning blen
1 jar mild salsa
1 15oz. can dark red kidney beans, drained
1 10oz. can enchilada sauce
1 10oz. package frozen whole kernel corn, thawed
12 6in. corn tortillas (I used flour)
4 cups shredded Mexican 4-cheese blend

Toppings: sour crm, chopped tomatoes

Cook first 5 ingr. in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring often, until veg. are tender and beef is no longer pink.

Stir in salsa and next 3 ingredients. Cook 10 minutes to thouroughly heat.

Layer 1/3 beef mixture, 6 tortillas overlapping edges and 2 cups cheese in a lightly greased 9x13 pan. Repeat layer using the rest of the ingredients and top with remaining 2 cups cheese.

Bake covered @ 350 for 40 minutes, uncover and bake 10 more minutes
Let stand 10 minutes before serving.