Chicken Penne

I LOVE this recipe!

2-3 diced chicken breasts (also tastes great with diced salmon)
1 cube butter
1 tsp garlic salt
1 box penne noodles
1 pint heavy whipping cream
2 cups parmesan cheese
1 tsp onion salt
optional: tomato

Boil water and cook noodles to box directions. In saucepan combine cream, butter, garlic salt, onion salt and parmesan cheese. Bring to boil for 5 minutes. Add chicken (or salmon) and boil 1 minute. Mix with noodles and enjoy! (Makes around 8 servings)

I got this recipe from a friend and decided to added diced tomatoes. I think it makes it just that much better. I like lots of tomatoes! This recipe reminded me a lot of the chicken penne at Applebees if you have had that.

Olive Garden Alfredo Sauce

1 pint whipping cream
1 cube butter
2 Tbsp cream cheese, melted
3/4 cup fresh parmesan cheese
2 minced cloves garlic

Lightly saute garlic in butter. Add cream, then add melted cream cheese. Add parmesan cheese. Simmer on low until it thickens. Then add 1/2 tsp. salt.

Chicken Primavera

1 c. Carrots (thinly sliced)

1 c.  Asparagus (chopped)

1 c. Yellow & Green Zucchini (sliced)

1 c. Mushrooms (sliced)

1 c. Chicken, cooked/cubed
1 c. Noodles (I like bow tie), cooked

1 c. Whipping Cream

2 pkg. Dry Italian Dressing

1 c. Parmesan Cheese

1 cans. Diced Tomatoes

Optional Veggies:

Peppers

Onions

Cook Noodles. Saute Carrots & Asparagus for 2 mins, add rest of veggies and saute another 2 mins. Add chicken, cooked noodles, whipping cream, Italian seasoning, and parmesan. Stir well. then add tomatoes. Bring to a boil and then simmer until ready to serve.

This is a new recipe that was recently given to me! It is soooooo gooooood I had to share, can't take the credit though. :)

The hardest part is slicing up the veggies. I usually buy enough veggies to make it twice and slice them all up at one time, so the next time it is so easy to throw it all together (but don't forget about your veggies and have them go bad). Which means I make it twice pretty close together, but it is good enough that our family doesn't mind. My two year old LOVES this recipe. Especially when I sprinkle some extra parmesan cheese on top (she takes after her mother).

Broccoli and Tortellini Alfredo

INGREDIENTS
1(14-oz.) pkg. Green Giant Select® Broccoli Florets
1 (19-oz.) pkg. frozen tortellini
1 (10-oz.) container refrigerated Alfredo sauce or 1 (1-lb.) jar Alfredo Sauce
Grated Parmesan cheese
2 cooked chicken breast

DIRECTIONS
1.
Prepare broccoli and tortellini as directed on package. Drain; place in large serving bowl along with cubed chicken.
2.
Meanwhile, heat Alfredo sauce in saucepan. Pour sauce over broccoli and tortellini; toss to coat. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Sausage and Tomato Rigatoni

4 cups rigatoni pasta, uncooked
1lb Italian Sausage, cut into chunks
1 Red Onion, sliced
¼ cup tomato paste
¼ cup Kraft Sun-Dried Tomato Dressing
¼ cup chopped parsley
¼ cup grated Parmesan Cheese

Cook Pasta as directed on package

Meanwhile, brown sausage in large nonstick skillet; drain. Stir in onions and tomato paste; cover. Cook for 15 minutes or until onions are tender and sausage is cooked through, stirring occasionally. Stir in dressing

Toss sausage mixture with pasta. Sprinkle with parsley and cheese.

Who Needs the Olive Garden...

We sure don't! The weather is getting colder and the idea of a warm romantic dinner at home sounds more and more appealing (that and the fact that I'm too cheap to pay for a babysitter).

So lets hear all of those delicious

Italian Recipes!