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Honey Lemon Chicken with Angel Hair Pasta. Honey Lemon Chicken with Angel Hair Pasta Lemon and honey are so good together.

Honey Lemon Chicken with Angel Hair Pasta

The dish is bright, tangy-and-sweet, and feels perfect for warmer weather. It’s a fast, easy recipe that the whole family will love and it’s ready in less than 20 minutes. I used angel hair pasta because it cooks so quickly and the chicken is cut into bite-sized pieces so it also cooks fast. After cooking the pasta, it’s transferred into the skillet the chicken cooks in, and everything is tossed together in the honey lemon sauce the chicken simmers in. The sauce helps keep the chicken perfectly moist and tender. I love the pronounced lemon flavor that’s achieved from both lemon juice and lemon pepper seasoning. If you’re a lemon lover or a fan of easy dinners that taste like a million bucks but that are really so simple, you’ll love this healthy recipe for those busy nights.

The Chic Site. It’s pizza… but in pasta form!

The Chic Site

It’s a BBQ Pizza Pasta Bake and it’s darn delicious! Basically we just took all our favorite flavors from a BBQ Chicken Pizza and turned them into this to-do-for pasta dinner. Chicken, barbecue sauce, red onions, ricotta and mozzarella cheese all team up to make the yummiest dinner ever! Watch the video for the steps and then scroll down to see the full recipe. ~Rachel Start by pulling all the meat off the chicken… I suppose you could roast this chicken yourself but I just used a rotisserie from the store! Now, for the most important part of the BBQ Pizza Pasta Bake… the sauce! Then add in the onions, chicken and salt and pepper. Butternut Squash Mac-n-Cheese - Brown Sugar. This is how I am going to feed Mac-N-Cheese to my kids.

Butternut Squash Mac-n-Cheese - Brown Sugar

Okay, so I have sat on this idea for making Mac-N-Cheese healthier but without loosing its cheesiness or flavor. As you all know, I am lactose intolerant. However, thanks to the advancement of probiotics and Digestive Advantage, my stomach has never felt better. Now, in small moderation, I can handle some diary as opposed to no diary. With that being said, I have created an awesome recipe that will trick your mind and your belly into thinking that you are eating something completely cheesy and comforting but with the nutritional benefits that comes from butternut squash. Pesto Spaghetti with Roasted Tomatoes and Grilled Chicken. Share on Pinterest Isn’t pesto one of the best foods ever created?

Pesto Spaghetti with Roasted Tomatoes and Grilled Chicken

The flavor is so bold and vibrant, and when it’s homemade it’s just bursting with fresh flavor. It’s makes for one of the easiest and best pasta sauces, plus its healthy! Lemon Fettuccine Alfredo with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli. Share on Pinterest Looking for a delicious, hearty entree the entire family can agree on?

Lemon Fettuccine Alfredo with Grilled Chicken and Broccoli

Lemon Ricotta Parmesan Pasta with Spinach and Grilled Chicken. Share on Pinterest Don’t we all love the lemon and ricotta and lemon and parmesan combinations?

Lemon Ricotta Parmesan Pasta with Spinach and Grilled Chicken

And you can never go wrong with lemon, chicken and spinach. Put that all together with a fair amount of pasta and you get this simple yet hearty and satisfying Italian and Greek inspired dinner! I love that you don’t have to make a sauce in a separate pan for this. You just add the ingredients directly to the pasta and voila. Half Baked Harvest - Made with Love. So this is as simple at it gets.

Half Baked Harvest - Made with Love

But it is also utterly delicious. AND I MEAN THAT. <–All caps are so necessary here. First though, how was everyone’s weekend?? Mine was beautiful, like so sunny and warm (well, if you think 30 degrees and full sunshine is warm). I used to think I was one of those people who was always on top of things, but yeah, now I know I am not. Creamy Pesto Alfredo Fettuccine. Classic Mac & Cheese. There is little in this world that I find more comforting than a hot bowl of macaroni and cheese.

Classic Mac & Cheese

Long gone are the days of neon-yellow Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Spirals, for I no longer have the “Blue Box Blues“. As much I love a box of Annie’s in a pinch, all of these boxed mac and cheeses are loaded with sodium, regardless. (How I’d come home from school in my teenage years and down an entire box without exploding is still beyond me…) Of course, like many, I love to experiment with different cheeses, noodles, vegetables, and methods when it comes to mac and cheese creation. Still, in my opinion, it’s the simplest method that works the best for me. In just an extra five minutes compared to ripping open a box of dried noodles and questionable powder in a packet, you can make a perfectly satisfying bowl of mac and cheese with the full knowledge of what ingredients you’ve put into it. Slate counter top and old metal measuring cups. Before We Get Started… Directions: Creamy Baked Ravioli – Recipe Diaries.

Creamy Pesto Alfredo Fettuccine. The Hazel Bloom: The Best Macaroni and Cheese Recipe Ever. I can say this is the best macaroni and cheese recipe ever because it's not really my recipe.

The Hazel Bloom: The Best Macaroni and Cheese Recipe Ever

I tweaked it a tiny bit - basically made it even more fattening - but otherwise, it's someone else's. It's from someone named Bev, who posted her recipe on Recipezaar and to whom I am eternally grateful. See, macaroni and cheese is pretty much my all-time favorite food. Always has been. Cases in point: One of my first-ever memories is of sitting down in front of the TV with a bowl full of macaroni and cheese and watching Emergency!

I should probably stop there. So back to Bev. Bev is probably totally creeped out now too. Dunkin Cooking the Semi-Homemade Way. This last week in Beaverton has been a frigid one for sure; we have had snow and extremely cold temps down in the mid teens with the wind.

Dunkin Cooking the Semi-Homemade Way

We have been trying so hard to stay warm on the outside as well as the inside, so what better way than some hearty comfort food. To us there is nothing more hearty and comforting than a big dish of fresh hot cheesy lasagna, we really wanted all the same flavors but in a great deal of less time. We took the components of great lasagna and turned it into a great bowl of soup. This soup did the trick, it warmed us up heart, body, mind, and soul....it was amazing. • 1/2 Lbs. - Fafalle Pasta (cooked about 1/2 way)• 1 Jar 26 oz. - Garlic Onion Pasta Sauce• 1 Lbs. - Ground Beef (cooked)• 2 C. - Beef Broth• 2 1/2 C. - Water• 1 Tbs. - Oregano (dry)• 1/2 Tbs. - Salt• 2 Tbs. - Italian Seasoning • 2 Tbs. - Steak Seasoning• 7 oz. - Ricotta Cheese• 1 Tbs. - Parsley• 1/2 Tsp. - Pepper• 1 - Egg• 1/4 C. - Parmesan Cheese. Bacon and Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese.

Five Cheese Stuffed Shells. Stuffed shells are a beautiful, simple thing: pasta, filling, sauce and cheese. What could be better than this quiet perfection? More! More of everything! This recipe is shells to the max! White sauce, red sauce, five cheeses! Yes there are a lot of ingredients. You can make the dish ahead of time, in fact I’d recommend a day ahead to let flavor-meld time be maximized. The recipe yields about two pans full of shells, so you’ve got dinner covered for the week. There are a lot of options available on this recipe to make it your own. Tex-Mex Pasta Bake. Print This Post Just about everyone in my world loves pasta and Mexican food. And when I can manage to combine them into a casserole, I am happy because there are a lot of days where I have limited time before dinner and I love to be able to pull a delicious looking dish out of the refrigerator, and toss a salad while it cooks. This recipe is my own concoction and is a good one for the family (and then for leftovers) to take to a potluck, or even for company.

Make it early in the day or even the day before.