Chicken Pot Pie Rice-A-Roni Casserole

 I have tried several of these recipes that use rice-a-roni.  They are easy to make and you can keep the ingredients in the pantry for those nights when you need to throw something together in a hurry.

You could serve this with a nice salad for a very healthy dinner. 

If you wanted to make it even quicker you could use canned chicken. 

Start with one can of cream of soup.  You can use chicken or mushroom.  I intended to use chicken but pulled mushroom.  It doesn't matter which one you use. 

Add 1 1/2 cups sour cream

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

12 oz thawed frozen mixed veggies. 

Cooked chicken.  I used two chicken breast.  Mix all this together.  

Take one sleeve butter crackers.  I placed mine in a zip lock bag. 

Now take out some of those frustrations on the crackers and turn them into crumbs.  

Cook the rice-a-roni per the box's directions. 

Melt 1/4 cup butter.

Add the rice to the mixture.

It's all mixed together. 

Grate 1 cup cheese.  Use whatever kind you like or happen to have.  Add it to the mixture. 

Spray a 9x13 baking dish.  Pour the mixture into the dish.  I added just a little cheese on top. 

Add the crackers to the melted butter.  Mix. 

Add the cracker to the top of the dish.  Place in a 350 preheated oven.  Bake for 30 minutes. 

And enjoy.  It is also great reheated for leftovers. 

Give this recipe a try.

Chicken Pot Pie Rice-A-Roni Casserole Recipe

1 box chicken flavored rice-a-roni

1 can cream of soup either chicken or mushroom

1 1/4 cup sour cream

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

4 cups cooked chicken

12 oz frozen mixed veggies

1 cup shredded cheese

1/4 cup melted butter

1 sleeve crushed butter crackers

Preheat oven to 350 and bake for 30 minutes. 

I think next time I might finely chop onions and add those instead of the onion powder. 

Game day Cookies

 I found these new Nestle football chocolate chips and had an idea for a new cookie.  It is based on the recipe on the back of the bag of chips.  You can tailor make it with your team's colors by why would anyone want to use anything other that red and white.  Those are the best colors.  Make them for gameday or make them for a victory celebration. 

I should have saved a few of the footballs for on top of the cookies because you can't really tell they are footballs.

This is a basic sugar cookie. 

This is what the football chips look like.  I only found them at Walmart. 

Start with 2 softened sticks of butter.

Add 1 1/2 cup sugar.  Beat well. 

Add 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt.  Mix well. 

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour.  Add a little at a time and mix well. 

1 cup sprinkles in the colors you want.  Like I said you can't beat red and white.

This is what the footballs look like. 

Add the sprinkles and the football chips to the batter. 

Scoop the dough.  Place in a preheated 325 oven.  Bake for 8-10 minutes or so.  The baking time depends on how big you make your cookies.  These are small so I baked for around 8 minutes.  They won't look done but they will set when the cool. 

Now go celebrate that victory.

Game day Cookies Recipe

2 sticks softened butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 bag football chocolate chips

1 cup colored sprinkles

Preheat oven to 325 Bake for 8-10 minutes based on size. 

Voodoo Pasta

 I must admit that the name of this recipe is what made me stop and look.  I was intrigued with it so I tried it.  It was so easy to make and didn't take very long to put together so I will be keeping the ingredients in the pantry so I make this again on a busy night. 

We agreed it needed some Parmesan cheese on top.

The recipe calls for Cajun seasoning and I thought I had some in the pantry but I don't think it survived the last purge of expiration dates.  Never fear I found a recipe on Pinterest to make my own.  That is what is in the little container so I will have more for later.  The recipe for that is at the bottom. 

While you are boiling water to cook the pasta, slice the smoked sausage in small pieces. 

Add them to a bowl.

Sprinkle them with Cajun seasonings.

Toss them in the seasonings. 

Heat a skillet or large pot and add the sausage to brown. 

When they start to get some color on the cut sides they are ready for the next part. 

Add the Alfredo sauce.  Use whatever is your favorite jared sauce. 

Stir it around and let it get warm. 

The recipe calls for a teaspoon of hot sauce.  Since this was the first time I have made this I did not go heavy on the hot sauce.  Just add to your taste preferences. 

Cook pasta per the box directions.  The recipe called for fusilli and I had rotini.  I don't think it really matters just something that has a place for the sauce to get into the nooks and cranies. 

After you have drained your pasta, add it to the sauce mixture. 

Mix well. 

Add some parsley on top.  If you have fresh use fresh.

Serve and enjoy.  Try it with some fresh Parm on top.

Voodoo Pasta Recipe

16 oz uncooked fusili pasta

16 oz smoked sausage

Cajun seasoning

15 oz jar Alfredo sauce

fresh parsley

1 teaspoon hot sauce or to taste

Ingredients for the homemade Cajun seasoning

2 1/2 Tablespoons paprika

1 Tablespoon cayenne pepper

1 Tablespoon Onion granules

1 Tablespoon garlic granules

2 Teaspoons black pepper

1 Tablespoon oregano

1 Tablespoon salt

Mix it together.  Seal it in a container and it should last for a while.