I am a girl who loves pasta. It's the ultimate comfort food for me and to be honest, my life would feel incomplete without it. I don't need fancy and elaborate pasta dishes. A simple carbonara or buttered noodle dish is sufficient. In my world, pasta is the ultimate "fast food". It's efficient cooking for sure. I can put together a simple sauce in the time that it takes to boil the pasta noodles. Plus, pasta is a meal in itself. A slice of toasted ciabatta or crusty Italian bread and a glass of wine is really all I need to make a pasta meal complete. 🍝🥖 I feel like pasta has a bad reputation. I know that it can be really nutritious, especially whole grain pasta, but I still can't escape carbohydrate consumption guilt. 😂 Why is there such a stigma around pasta? To compensate for my pasta remorse, I add vegetables and protein to my whole grain pasta so I don't feel quite so guilty about eating all the carbs. I like to cook seasonally so in the summer, it's fresh tomatoes and basil, and in the Fall, I add eggplant and zucchini to my pasta dishes. It's all about using the freshest, ingredients possible. A true pasta lover knows that leftover pasta is just as good and sometimes even better than freshly made pasta. Leftover pasta might be the most underrated food of all time. The longer that the ingredients meld together - the better the flavor. It's the reason that lasagna tastes better day after it's made. Taking leftover spaghetti noodles and turning them into chicken tetrazzini is a win - win if you're a pasta lover. For starters, whole grain noodles with vegetables and chicken make for a really nutritious meal. Using up leftover pasta in a new way can also keep leftovers from becoming boring and mundane. Making the chicken tetrazzini a day or two in advance so the flavors get a chance to mingle just makes sense. Not to mention the fact that you've got a complete meal, ready to toss in the oven at a moments notice when you need to get dinner on the table in a hurry. Chicken Tetrazzini 8 ounces whole wheat spaghetti 1 1/2 teaspoons canola oil 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped celery 2 cups mushrooms, sliced 1 Tablespoon sherry 1 Tablespoon butter 1 1/2 Tablespoons flour 1 cup chicken broth 3/4 cup parmesan cheese 6 Tablespoons cream cheese 3/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken breast 1/2 cup panko
Serve. Chicken tetrazzini is my jam. I love this for so many reasons but most of all - it's just really, really good. I hope that you get as much enjoyment out of this recipe as I did.
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Anyone else have a Halloween hangover this morning? Halloween is one of our favorite nights. I love seeing all of the kids in costume, almost as much as I love dressing my dog up in a Halloween costume every year. (Mia loves dressing up like a lion, BTW) 🦁😂We usually set up camp on the front porch for the evening because quite honestly, I don't think that our doorbell could keep up with the volume of trick or treaters that come through our neighborhood every year. You'd be surprised how long a thermos full of coffee, an overflowing bucket of candy and some adorable kids in costumes can keep me entertained. I don't know what Halloween night is like where you live, but around here, trick or treaters start ringing the doorbell before 6:00. 👻 I'm all for early trick or treating - especially on school nights - but it means that I have to have dinner prepped, cooked, eaten and cleaned up - all before 6:00 when the Halloween festivities begin. The alternative is to just eat Halloween candy for dinner - we've done that too. This Chicken Cutlet dinner is perfect for busy nights like Halloween. Don't be fooled by the short ingredient list or the simple 5 step process. What this recipe lacks in procedure, it makes up for in big, bold flavor. Sometimes, a simple chicken dinner can be just as elegant and decadent as a fancy steak dinner. Chicken Cutlets with Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce 1 pound chicken cutlets 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/2 cup slivered oil packed sun-dried tomatoes 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup white wine 1/2 cup heavy cream 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Serve chicken with parsley and sauce. Another great year of Halloween fun is in the books. Now it's on to prepping for Thanksgiving dinner and watching Hallmark Christmas movies. 😂
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