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Cheesy Mushroom and Sun-dried Tomato Lasagna

It has been awhile! Last week was pretty crazy. I cooked Sunday and Monday from the meal plan..Sunday I posted. Monday was a repeat. Tuesday I had an impromptu date night with the hubby. Wednesday I pan sauteed some chicken thighs. The girls ate them with leftover mac and cheese and corn, and I added mine to my leftover pasta from Tuesday’s date night (angel hair with artichokes, tomatoes, and capers).

Thursday was Chinese night; delivery and wine with one of my BFF’S from college. We try to get together at least once or twice a month. Last night the family went out for Mexican. I got 2 things; a veggie quesadilla loaded with mushrooms, peppers, squash, and onions and a cheese stuffed poblano. Oh, and a giant margarita!

Tonight it is just the me and my little girls. I had planned on making this for myself on Tuesday. Since I already had the ingredients in my pantry, I thought I would go ahead and make it tonight instead of just eating cereal. This is a super easy throw together meal!

Cheesy Mushroom and Sun-dried Tomato Lasagna

Ingredients

1/2 box of no bake lasagna noodles

1 jar Alfredo sauce

1 jar sun-dried tomato pesto

1 container sliced tomatoes

1 large pouch of shredded Italian cheese

Directions

Take a Pyrex and spray the bottom. Put a layer of Alfredo sauce and a tablespoon of sun-dried tomato pesto. Add pasta, another layer of Alfredo sauce, a tablespoon of sun-dried tomato pesto and a handful of mushrooms and shredded cheese. Repeat the process until you run out of room. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until top is bubble and golden brown.

Kid approved! Excuse Katie’s eye…she had a bit of a fight with a bookshelf on Thursday. Her eye looks much better..

Mushroom Ravioli with Garlic Mushroom Sauce

Pasta, Vegetarian

Happy Tuesday! The girls had dinner plans with Nana and Papa tonight (Five Guys). I had yoga and hubby went to hockey, so I was on my own for dinner. So tonight I planned on making some kind of “Mommy Meal.” This is basically a meal that I make for myself that generally no one else will most likely eat. I bought a ton of mushrooms and thought I might make a risotto. Then I contemplated a mushroom fettichini. Then last night I spied some mushroom ravioli in the freezer. I decided to go with that and am glad I did.

Mushroom Ravioli with Garlic Mushroom Sauce

Ingredients

1 container fresh premade mushroom ravioli
1 container fresh baby portabello mushrooms, sliced
1 container “gourmet” mushrooms (or a couple handfuls of the fancy mushrooms bought by the pound) Splurge on yourself!
1/2 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, smashed and finely chopped
olive oil, about 1/4 cup all together
white wine, approximately 1/4 cup
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Add a drizzle of olive oil to a large skillet. Heat on Med/High Heat.
Add onions. Cook 4 minutes. Add mushrooms and garlic. Cook 4 more minutes. Add your seasoning and wine. Reduce down, about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook ravioli in salted water, just under package cook time.
Add more olive oil to mushroom sauce. Add pasta to sauce with a touch of pasta water. Add cheese. Mix well.

Spaghetti Alfredo with Shrimp, Bacon, and Veggies

Pasta, Seafood

Happy Sunday! Today was a pretty lazy day. We all slept in, went to the grocery store (been a long time, so our cart was overflowing), watched TV, played, and read. I cooked this yummy dinner.

I knew I wanted to make some kind of shrimp pasta possibly with Alfredo sauce. This was not your ordinary pasta Alfredo. I hope you give it a try one night!

Spaghetti Alfredo with Shrimp, Bacon, and Veggies

Ingredients

1/2 onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, crushed and minced
1 head of broccoli, just the florets
1 container of mushrooms, sliced
6 sliced of bacon, cooked and chopped
1 pound of shrimp- peeled and deveined
1 container of Alfredo sauce or make your own- https://funfoodiefamily.com/2013/09/02/shrimp-and-broccoli-angel-hair-alfredo/
butter, 1/2 stick
olive oil, 1/2 cup
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Heat a large skillet and cook your bacon. Once done, set aside and drain on a plate with paper towels to soak up oil.

Add a table spoon of butter to your bacon fat. Cook your chopped onion on med.-low heat until soft, about 5-6 minutes. Add your garlic and cook about 3 minutes more. Add your broccoli and mushrooms. Add a few more turns of olive oil. Add some salt and pepper. Cook down about 15 minutes or so. I like the broccoli to still have a bite to it and be bright green. Cook to your preference. Season to your preference. Add your Alfredo sauce and combine. Turn to low.

Meanwhile, Bring salted water to a boil and cook your pasta.

Saute your shrimp in another pan. Cook about 4 minutes and add to your sauce. Add the pasta to the sauce. Add a bit of starchy pasta water if needed. Mix to combine. Chop bacon and add on top. Perfection!!!! Teach cute little shrimp lovers how to take off the tails!

Crock Pot Creamy Chicken and Mushrooms

Chicken, Crockpot /Make Ahead Meals

First day of school. My girls had a great day as students. I had a great day as a teacher. It is going to be a wonderful year!!! This morning I made this crock pot meal. I served it with sauteed spinach and rice pilaf. Everyone loves rice. Spinach, on the other hand, is not so loved. Spinach is not the girls’ favorite vegetable. Too bad; they all have to take at least one bite. This dish may not be super photogenic, but it is super tasty.

Crock Pot Creamy Chicken and Mushrooms

Ingredients

4 skinless chicken thighs (bone-in) seasoned with salt and pepper
1 container of sliced mushrooms
1 onion chopped
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 cup sour cream
heavy cream as needed

Directions
Chop onions
Slice mushrooms
season chicken
place all in crockpot
add chicken broth
cook on low for 6-8 hours
Come home to juicy shredded chicken
Add in sour cream; let melt and stir. Add a bit of heavy cream if needed- can leave this out

Serve over pasta, rice, couscous, polenta, or with crusty bread or toast.

Chicken Friand

Chicken, Leftovers/ Freezer Meals

I made this recipe a few weeks ago after my husband and I had recently both eaten at the French place, Le Madeline. I thought, well, I could try to make that. It doesn’t seem too hard. It is basically chicken and mushrooms in a puff pastry with cream sauce.

I looked up a recipe for a possible copycat, but it called for cream of mushroom condensed soup. I am a little snobby when it comes to canned soups. I just really don’t like them. They make the food taste a bit like the metal can they come in and are full of who-knows-what and TONS of sodium. Plus, it just looks gross…it kinda comes out in a glob. Well, who needs the soup when you can use real mushrooms and real cream?

Take out your puff pastry and let it thaw out while you are preparing the chicken and sauce.

Chicken: Boil 2 chicken breasts for about 20 minutes or so. Take them out of the pan and let them cool completely, then shred.

Sauce: Slice 1 onion and a couple of cloves of garlic. Put in a hot pan with a few tablespoons of butter and olive oil. I like the combo of these 2 together. Let them cook for about 10 minutes or so. Then add a pint of mushrooms. Only a pint, otherwise you will crowd the pan. Cook another 10. Add some salt and pepper to the mix. Then I add over half of a container of mascarpone or cream cheese and a couple of swishes of heavy cream. I don’t really have exact measurements; eyeball it until your liking. I also add some chicken stock and a little dry white wine to the pan. Let this reduce for a few minutes. The sauce should coat the back of your spoon. If you run your finger down the back of the spoon and you leave a mark, your sauce is ready!

Take your thawed puff pastry pieces and cut them in half. I used both sheets, so I ended up with 4 rectangles. Take your shredded chicken and mix it with about half of your sauce. Distribute the chicken mixture on one half of the pastry. Then fold them over, crimp the edges with a fork, and brush your pastry with egg wash. Cut a couple of slits in the top so it won’t explode in the over! Bake at 400 until pastry is puffy and brown…about 25 min or so. Add the rest of the sauce on top of your pastry.

Since I made 4 of them, I froze 2. They freeze beautifully and you just have to pop them back in the oven until warmed through and crusty on top again! You can also freeze the sauce in a baggie or small container. Mushroom Gravy is not the most photogenic food =)

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