Chicken Penne Pasta

Chicken Penne Pasta

1 large skinless chicken breast, trimmed and sliced in very thin strips
1/2 green pepper, sliced in very thin strips
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp dried spinach flakes
1-2 dashes cayenne pepper
1 tbsp oil
1/2 jar marinara sauce
1/2 jar cream based sauce (we like Bertolli Four Cheese Rosa)
1/2 box penne pasta, cooked to package directions (we like Ronzoni Smart Taste)
1/4 cup Parmesan shreds

1. Put oil in saute pan on medium heat.
2. Put in chicken, pepper, garlic, spinach flakes and cayenne pepper. Saute for several minutes until chicken is no longer pink in the middle.
3. Reduce heat. Add marinara and cream sauce. Mix until warm.
4. Add cooked pasta. Stir and warm.
5. Serve in bowl and sprinkle with Parmesan shreds.

Notes: This will serve 2-3 people. If you like tomatoes, a finely chopped one would probably go well with this dish, added in during the sauteing.

Recipe Origination: Made it up tonight using random ingredients we had in the cabinets and in our garden. It turned out good :)

Spicy Chicken Tacos

Spicy Chicken Tacos

2 boneless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
1/2 cup salsa verde
1 jalapeno, finely chopped
1/2 tsp garlic sea salt
1/2 tsp cumin
Juice of 1 lime
6-8 hard taco shells
Suggested toppings: shredded chihuahua cheese or crumbled queso fresca, diced avocado, chopped lettuce

1. Place shredded chicken, salsa, jalapeno, garlic sea salt, cumin and lime in a saute pan. Cook over medium heat until hot (2-3 minutes).
2. Serve in taco shells with desired toppings.

Notes: You can cook the chicken any way. If I'm crunched for time, I just microwave it, flipping every 2 minutes until it's thoroughly cooked. If I have more time, I'll grill it. I've found the easiest way to shred chicken is using two forks to pull it apart. If you don't enjoy spicy foods, I'd skip this one! It will feed 2-3 people.

Recipe Origination: I made it up in attempts to use up cooked chicken and limes that were about to go bad. It ended up delicious!

Voodoo Pasta

Voodoo Pasta

1/2 pound penne pasta (usually 1/2 box)
1/2 kielbasa sausage link (or equivalent - lite, turkey, etc.)
1/2 jar alfredo sauce
1+ tsp blackening seasonings
1+ dash hot sauce

1. Cook pasta according to instructions and set aside.
2. Cut sausage link into 1/4" pieces and sprinkle with blackening seasoning.
3. Saute sausage links over medium heat on a sprayed saute pan for 2-3 minutes.
4. Reduce heat and add alfredo sauce until warmed.
5. Add dash of hot sauce and stir.
6. Add noodles and stir.

Notes: The recipe will serve 2-3 adults and can easily be doubled. Look for a blackening season that doesn't list salt as one of its first three ingredients. If you want your face to melt from the heat, add more hot sauce :)

Recipe Origination: One of Sean's specialties.