Bacon Parmesan Fettuccine

• Ingredients:
• 1 (9-ounce) package fettuccine pasta
• 2-4 slices smoked center-cut bacon
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1/2 cup frozen green peas
• 1/3 cup half-and-half/ heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

• Directions:

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain pasta, reserving 3/4 cup cooking liquid.
  2. Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving drippings in the pan; crumble. 
  3. Add  minced garlic to drippings in pan; sauté 2 minutes. Stir in green peas; sauté 1 minute.  
  4. Add pasta, reserved cooking liquid, and half-and-half to pan; cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated, tossing to combine. 
  5. Add Parmesan cheese and bacon (leaving some out for garnish) 
  6. Remove from heat. Add butter, salt, and pepper to pan; toss until butter melts. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon and Parmesan cheese.

Crock Pot Goulash & 7up Biscuits

I got this recipe from "Paula Deen!" But I wanted it to go in the crock pot. I also didnt make as much as her recipe called for. and I omitted some ingredients, and added some of my own.

Ingredients:

• 1 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 large yellow onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 (15-ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (15-ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoons Italian seasoning (Mrs dash)
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon seasoned salt
• 1 1/2 cups elbow macaroni, uncooked

Directions:

saute the ground beef over medium-high heat until no pink remains. Break up the meat while sauteing. Spoon off any grease. Add the onions and garlic to the pot and saute until they are tender, about 5 minutes. 

A water, along with the tomato sauce, Meat mixture, diced tomatoes, Italian seasoning, soy sauce, and seasoned salt. to crock pot. Stir well. Place a lid on the pot and allow this to cook on low for 6 hours. Add the elbow macaroni, stir well, return the lid to the pot, and simmer for about 30 minutes. Turn off the heat, and allow the mixture to sit about 30 minutes more before serving.
 

I also made these super yummy biscuits!!

I got his after a search for the popeyes biscuit recipe! I added the sugar glaze myself though. Because after tasting popeyes biscuits I know they have something sweet on top!!

 Ingredients:

 2 cups bisquik baking mix 

1/2 cup light sour cream 

1/2 cup Sprite

T Melted butter and T sugar (I used splenda)

 Directions: 

Mix Bisquick and sour cream with pastry blender. Stir in Sprite. Pat lightly on a floured surface. Cut out biscuits and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet at 400°F for 10 minutes. Brush with melted butter/sugar mixture  place back in oven for 2 minutes, and enjoy!

I did not roll them out. I was too hungry to wait. I just spooned them to the pan.

"Spicy" Sausage Pasta

I found this on pinterest, which directed me to: "EmilyBites.com", She got this recipe off another blog, who got it from a book...

 I put spicy in " " because its no way spicy. I was afraid it would be and my kids wouldn't eat it..but they ate seconds. I love spicy, so I was disappointed. It was super good though!

Ingredients:
1 t extra virgin olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
13 oz Smoked Turkey Sausage, sliced 
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 ¼ cups low sodium fat free chicken broth
10 oz can Ro-Tel tomatoes & green chiles
½ cup fat free half and half
½ t salt
½ t black pepper
10 oz uncooked wheat pasta
4 oz reduced fat Pepper jack cheese, shredded
2 medium green onions, diced

Directions:
1.    In a large skillet or sauté pan, add the olive oil and bring over medium heat. Add the onions and sausage to the pan and cook, until sausage is browned and onions are tender. Add the garlic and stir. Continue to cook for another 30 seconds until fragrant.
2.    Add the broth, Ro-Tel, half and half, salt and pepper and mix together. Add the uncooked pasta and stir together until the liquid covers the pasta. Cover the skillet and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and keep covered. Simmer for 15 minutes or until the pasta is cooked.
3.    Set your oven to broil. Remove the pan from the heat and mix in half of the shredded cheese. If your skillet is oven-safe, you may continue to use it in the following steps. If it isn’t, or you aren’t sure, transfer the pasta into a baking dish. I used a 9X13
4.    Sprinkle the remaining shredded cheese over the top of the pasta. Place the dish under the broiler for a few minutes until the cheese is melted and beginning to brown (keep checking because broiling can happen really fast!). I topped it with the green onions after serving, because I'm the only who likes them.

Yields 6 (1 ¼ cup) servings. WW P+:  9 per serving

OG Chicken Scampi Pasta

Olive Garden Chicken Scampi

my favorite menu item from Olive Garden is Chicken Scampi. I always wished I knew how to make it. We I found the recipe, and to be honest I cant remember were I got it from. The prep time seemed to take awhile. Well, cooking the entire dinner took awhile, however the taste of it was SO worth it!

(I made a caesar salad and breadsticks too, well I opened a ready made salad mix, and cooked already made bread dough.)

First let me say this was not weight watchers friendly. The sauce had to sticks of butter (but It did make enough to feed 8 people plus I have left overs!)

White Sauce Base

Heat 1 tablespoon butter in nonstick skillet.

After it's melted, add 2 tablespoons flour and cook for 2 minutes on medium heat. Slowly add milk and stir constantly to get rid of lumps.

When you have added enough milk, you should have like a white gravy consistency. Set this aside.

You will have much more white sauce than you will actually need.

(the recipe never stated how much milk you use.. I just added a cup at first.. then after awhile I added more, but you only need 1/4 cup of this sauce)

Scampi Sauce

1 cup (2 sticks) butter

2 tablespoons crushed garlic (real garlic; not salt or the dried stuff)

2 tablespoons chicken stock

3/4 cup Chablis or any white wine that's not too sweet. (I used cooking white wine)

1 cup water

1/4 cup white sauce

1 teaspoon crushed red pepper

2 tablespoons Italian seasoning

Black pepper to taste

Heat butter over a slow heat.

Add the garlic, Italian seasoning and crushed red pepper. Cook for about 2 minutes on low heat.

Add the wine, water, and chicken base. Stir until combined.

Add the white sauce mix and stir until slightly thickened.

Cook angel hair, cooked according to package directions.

Thinly sliced bell peppers (red, green and yellow )

Thinly sliced red onions, about

10 whole garlic cloves

Put the garlic cloves in a small nonstick skillet with some oil and braise them for about 20 minutes on low heat.

Just put the lid on the skillet and let them cook, they should be golden and

really soft when they are done.

In a large nonstick skillet, saute the peppers and onions for a few minutes. Also, saute chicken tenderloins (however many you feel like cooking or eating!)

Add the angel hair and pour the sauce over. Saute until everything is mixed together and sauce is reheated.

Add garlic cloves, and when mixture is cooked\heated through, serve immediately.

(I used rotisserie Chicken, and I cut it into bite size pieces. Im just a fan of rotisserie Chicken)