One Dish Chicken Pasta

I had some chicken strips that needed to be used and was feelin kind of lazy, this is what I did.

Ingredients:
1 lb chicken, cut into strips or cubed, rinsed
favorite Italian seasonings
2 cups chicken broth
1 can diced tomatoes, I used a basil, garlic, oregano variety
pasta, about 1.5 cups uncooked

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees
In a baking dish (I used 8x11 sized dish), place cut up chicken, season chicken
Put broth, tomatoes, and pasta in dish, make sure pasta is mostly covered
Cover dish w/ foil and put in oven
Depending on your altitude (higher elevations take a bit longer), should take 30-45 minutes.  Dish is done once chicken and pasta are done.

Serve with cheese, garlic bread, and a nice salad.

It's not super quick, but it's tasty and healthy option for that chicken sitting in your freezer/fridge

Creamy Pesto Chicken and Pasta

Another Campbell's Kitchen adaptation.  I like the recipes on this site, but rarely use actual Campbell's products due to added things like high fructose corn syrup and gluten that's added to their products.  With that said, their recipes are easily adaptable to any dietary guidelines you personally follow.  I try to cook as much gluten free food as my husband and I both get plenty in our beer and his sandwiches.

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of butter (you can use olive oil instead)
1 lb chicken, cooked and cubed
an Italian seasoning for your chicken
1 can of condensed cream of chicken soup (I used an organic option)
1/2 cup pesto
1/2 cup milk (I have not tried it, but unsweetened/flavored soy milk may work)
1/2 of a 1 lb bag of your fave pasta, cooked and drained (I use gluten-free pasta only)

Steps:
1) cut chicken and cook in the butter/oil with seasoning over medium-high heat.

2) While you cook your chicken, bring water to boil and cook pasta

3) Stir in soup, pesto, and milk and heat to a boil

4) Reduce heat to low and cook for 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through (though it really should already be cooked)

5) Stir in pasta and cook until mixture is hot and bubbling.

6) Serve with homemade garlic bread or cheddar biscuits (recipe to come)

This was super yummy!  When I said I was definitely making this again, my hubby thought I said I wasn't and started pestering me why lol.

Krab Alfredo

This is one of my favorite recipes for imitation crab.

Ingredients

1 lb imitation crab (I recommend the meat available in the meat counter)
1 clove fresh garlic, minced
a couple Tbsp olive oil
1 small box pasta (best with either liguni or angel hair)
1 bottle alfredo sauce
sliced mushrooms to taste
(optional) chopped peppers

1. In a skillet heat oil and garlic. Add meat and mushrooms and any peppers. Saute. I recommend, after the meat is cooked, taking it out of the pan and patting it with a paper towel.

2. In a large pot, heat water to a boil adding a little olive oil to the water. Cook pasta according to the package instructions as different pasta types cook differently.

3. Add sauce to meat and mushrooms and, on low heat, heat sauce until pasta is done.

4. Serve with garlic bread.

Enjoy