Chicken Pasta Primavera

Another QUICK and YUMMY dinner.

Chicken Pasta Primavera
2 C. uncooked spiral pasta (I probably cooked at least 2 1/2 C.)
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast, cubed (again, I used more)
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 Tbs. butter
1 (16 oz.) pkg. frozen broccoli, cauliflower & carrots, thawed
3/4 C. whipping cream (I bought the smallest carton and b/c I added more pasta, I used the whole carton, probably about 1 C)
3/4 C. grated parmensan cheese
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Cook pasta according to pkg. directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute chicken and garlic in butter until chicken is no longer pink. Add the vegetables and cream (I started with the 3/4 C. and then added the rest after I had added the amount of pasta I wanted to put in). Cook until the vegetables are tender. Drain pasta. Add pasta, parmesan cheese, salt & pepper to the skillet. Cook and stir until heated through.

Says the recipe serves 4, but with the extra pasta/chicken I added, we had plenty plus leftovers!

*Sorry for all my notes within the recipe, but I thought they might help! Hope you enoy it as much as we did!

Mom's second test

We 're glad we could be there

Mom's test

This is just a test to see if Mom is setup with her own account. Someone respond please

Potato Cheese Soup

So I've been branching out & trying some new recipes and thought I'd share some that were approved by the whole family. Yesterday was cold and wet, so I tried this soup recipe.

Potato Cheese Soup

(It should be called Cheesy Potato & Broccoli Soup, b/c even though there's not a ton of broccoli, it's tastes like a broccoli cheese soup more than a traditional potato soup. So if you don't like broccoli soups, just omit and this would still be a yummy potato soup.)


3 C. chopped potatoes (the recipe didn't specify, so I left the skins on)
1 C. water (or maybe more...just make sure your veggies don't burn on the bottom while cooking)
1/2 C. celery (I chopped mine b/c I don't like slices of it...but you could just thinly slice)
1/2 C. thinly sliced carrots (I also chopped these)
1/4 C. chopped onion
1 (10-12 oz) pkg. frozen chopped broccoli (I also chopped these so the pieces were a little smaller...just personal preference)
1 tsp. parsley flakes
Dash of pepper

Boil all together until tender (about 20 minutes). Stir often and check water level so bottom doesn't burn.


Add:
1 chicken bouillon cube (make sure it gets dissolved completely)
1 1/2 C. milk
1 Tbs. cornstarch (mixed with a little cold water)
1 (8 oz.) pkg. Velveeta Cheese, cut into chunks - I probably used closer to 12 oz.


Heat until Velveeta is melted and ingredients are well blended.

We served ours in bread bowls and topped with a little sour cream, bacon bits, and Jared & the kids added grated chs. SUPER yummy and easy!

Here comes Cassidy

Cassidy is front (almost) and center

Caitlyn's on a coed soccer team (one of three teams she is on. Jennifer will tell you all about them in her family letter, hint, hint)

She can hold her own against the boys.

Learning to Smile

Brinley is getting close to really smiling, but she is stingy with them! I got a few of the "almosts" after bath time last night. So far, her eyes are still blue. So cute!

One month into the chaos

...and we're still alive!

Brinley's First Week

Leaving the hospital...not as scary as the first time around!

Snuggling with Grandma

...Everything we do with Brinley, Camden insists on doing too. For instance:

Brinley posing for a picture and then...

Camden posing for a picture

Brinley is taking a bath and then...

Camden is taking a bath (he was "helping")

As far as Camden's concerned, the jury's still out on whether we should keep her or not; but it looks like she might be winning him over.

Everything we do with Brinley, Camden wants to do, too!....

Here are the family pictures from Disneyland plus a few others. I think that we should all send our pictures to Dad, and then he can make a combined disk for everyone. I would do it, but seeing as I still have the sunlakes pics from last year.......