CHEESY SAUSAGE CHICKEN ROTINI (SKILLET DINNER)

Ingredients:

1 package sausage links (cut into discs) (about 10 links)

3 thin chicken breasts, cubed

Garlic herb Mrs. Dash, to taste

1 garlic bulb, peeled, chopped

3 tablespoons garlic olive oil, or olive oil

1 (12 oz.) package vegetable rotini pasta (plus 1 teaspoon salt)

3 tablespoons lemon juice

½ cup parmesan cheese

1 cup mozzarella cheese

1 cup Colby jack cheese

Directions:

Add 1 teaspoon salt to 4 cups water and boil for the pasta.  Peel and chop the garlic.  In a small sauté pan, add the garlic olive oil and the garlic.  Cook on High until the garlic is roasted.  Remove from heat.  Set aside.  Begin boiling pasta.   In a large sautteuse pan cook the sausage discs until it is brown and crispy.  Remove from pan and add to the garlic that has been set aside.  Add the cubed chicken to the pan (cook in the sausage grease) and season to taste with the Mrs. Dash.  Cook just until no longer pink in the middle.  (Drain boiled pasta).  Turn heat to low and  Add the garlic, sausage, lemon juice and rotini to the chicken in the large sauttuese pan.  Mix together.  Add the cheeses and mix until melted.  Serve  warm with broccoli or peas.

CHICKEN, PINENUT AND PARMESAN PASTA

Ingredients:

2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts – cut into cubes

A few dashes Garlic Herb Mrs. Dash for seasoning chicken

½ cup bacon, crumbled

1 cup peas (cooked)

1 cup sweet bell pepper (chopped and sauteed in a dab of butter)

1 cup toasted pine nuts

½ cup parmesan cheese

½ cup mozzarella cheese

½ cup green onion, chopped

1 box Tri Color Vegetable Rotini pasta (cooked) (Any medium sized pasta works well for this)

1 – 2 tablespoons olive oil (or Garlic Olive Oil – if available)

Directions:

Chop green onion and cut bell peppers. Boil water for pasta and cook pasta as directed.  Cube chicken breasts.  Cook and crumble bacon.  Sauté peppers them in a dab of butter in a sauté pan over low heat.  Cook peas as directed.

Toast pine nuts –  Place pine nuts in a single layer on a baking sheet.  Cook 3 minutes in a 400 degree oven.  Stir, then cook for 2 more minutes.  Remove from oven.

Cook cubed chicken over medium heat in a large sauce pan.  Add the Garlic Herb Mrs. Dash to season.  Cook thoroughly, but do not overcook.

Drain pasta and toss with olive oil.  Mix all ingredients together and serve.  Or if you have picky people at your house, put everything in a separate bowl and let them choose their healthy mix.

Ingredients

Pine nuts - ready to toast

Toasted Pine Nuts

Portioned Ready to eat

FOUR CHEESE CHICKEN FETTUCCINE (ROTINI) BAKE (adapted from page 131 of Taste of Home – Most Requested Recipes)

Prep: 20 Minutes

Bake :30 Minutes

Ingredients:

12 ounces uncooked fettuccine (I used vegetable pasta) or 16 ounces Vegetable Rotini

½  can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, cubed

1 cup heavy whipping cream

½ cup butter

¾ teaspoon garlic powder

3 generous shakes of white pepper (season to taste)

¾ cup shredded Parmesan cheese

½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

½ cup shredded Swiss cheese

2 ½ cups cubed cooked chicken

Topping Mixture:

½ cup seasoned bread crumbs (or crushed Texas Toast Cheese and Garlic Croutons) ( I use an entire package)

2 tablespoons butter, melted

½  cup shredded Parmesan Cheese

Cheese Topping:

1 cup mozzarella cheese

Directions:

Cook pasta according to package directions.  Meanwhile in a large kettle, combine the soup, cream cheese, cream, butter, white pepper and garlic powder, Stir in the cheeses; cook and stir until melted.  Add the chicken, heat through.  Drain pasta, add pasta to the cheese sauce.

Transfer to a shallow greased 2 ½ - 3 quart baking dish (13” X 9” baking dish) .  Combine topping ingredients; sprinkle over chicken mixture.  Sprinkle the Cheese Topping over the topping mixture.  Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes.  Yield: 6-8 servings

     

Yield: 6-8 servings

Ingredients

Sauce

Bread Crumb Topping Mixture

Ready to bake

Just out of the oven

Ready to Eat