Chicken and Pasta

Chicken and Pasta has always been one of my favorite meals. I love my mom's homemade chicken and fettuccine alfredo, it was my favorite meal growing up. Now I make a similar version for my family as often as I can. I use a much simpler butter sauce and add extra broccoli.


Ingredients:
1/3 lb chicken, cubed
1 bowl steamed broccoli florets
1 stick butter
2 TBSP olive oil
1/2 package fettuccine
1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese


While the water for the pasta is heating up, add 1 TBSP olive oil to a hot pan and cook chicken until it is no longer pink

Steam Broccoli and add to the pan about the time the fettuccine is added to boiling water

Turn pan on low to simmer.
Drain your pasta and use the hot pot to melt butter.

Then add 1 TBSP olive oil, garlic salt, and Italian seasoning. Simmer on low for about 2 minutes

Return pasta to pot and stir in cheese

Transfer broccoli and chicken to pot, mic in with pasta then serve!

This is amazingly simple to make and I always have the ingredients on hand. It's also extra delicious if you use flavored pasta like Trader Joe's Garlic and Basil Linguine!

Shredded Chicken Tacos

My husband loves tacos. I do not. So for the entire year we have been married I have never made him tacos. But, luckily for him, I have been weirdly craving a chicken quesadilla. So when I asked him what I should make with the whole chicken I bought at QFC, and he said tacos, I conceded. I cooked the chicken in the Crockpot today and tonight I made him tacos, and a quesadilla for myself. He assured me the tacos were amazing, so here's what I did.

I used one of the breasts from the chicken for the tacos and the quesidalla, shredding it from the chicken into a pan. I added chicken taco seasoning and water and sauteed for about five minutes while I fried the taco shells. I always like to fold white corn soft tortillas in half and fry them in a pan of oil for about thirty seconds, turning them over half way in.

I also cut up lettuce, parsley, white onion, and tomato for the toppings. He added cheese and hot sauce.

The picture was definitely an afterthought. As he was about to eat them I said, "No, Wait! I need a picture for my blog!"



I will use the rest of the chicken and the stock for an amazing soup tomorrow. I'll post more about that later!