Honey Mustard Chicken Pasta

monica is a great chef and she has shared a recipe below! enjoy as its publix centric from the publix advertisement! 

honey mustard chicken pasta
what you need...

1 pound Publix deli chicken tenders (I used 3 chicken breasts instead - salt and pepper - cook in a skillet with a little evoo, then slice)

1/4 cup fresh chives, coarsley chopped

8 ounces fresh whole baby portabella mushrooms, quartered

1 tablespoon canola oil (I subbed evoo)

16 ounces egg noodles (didn't have these - so used fettuccini)

1-1/2 cups light honey mustard dressing (I used about 3/4 cup --- was plenty!)

1 can chicken gravy (10-12 ounces)

3/4 cup half and half (I used milk, but next time, I am using chicken broth because the sauce was relatively thick)

what to do...

Bring pasta water to a boil; cook pasta according to package instructions.  Meanwhile, chop chives and cut mushrooms. Preheat a large sautee pan on medium-high for 2-3 minutes.  Place oil in pan and add mushrooms.  Cook 2-3 minutes, or until tender (I cooked them for a lot longer - not a fan of raw-ish mushrooms).

 

Reduce heat on mushrooms to medium.  Stir in dressing, gravy, and half and half (or milk/chicken broth).  Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 3-4 minutes or until sauce thickens.  Heat chicken according to package instructions (if you are going the grilled chicken method - throw the sliced chicken in the sauce now - with chicken fingers, top these on the pasta at the very end). Drain pasta.  Stir pasta and chives into mushroom mixture. 

thanks monica for sharing! 

psalms

Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture. Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:  He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.  Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes...Psalm 37:3-7

hobbies

i hardly want to admit my newest hobby, however i enjoy it so much that maybe someone else will too! get ready to get your daily giggles out but my newest hobby is needlepoint :) i know i have just aged myself a good 50+ years, however i am on my 2nd project already for a very, very special someone that there is something really gratifying about making this myself. gwen turned me on to this and i figured since i can’t handle cross stitching, am too impatient to have my mama teach me to sew, that this may in fact be the ticket (plus i can't wait until there is someone to smock for)!!

my first project was an atlanta christmas ornament and it was so much fun! i was told to be patient as these projects take weeks and i got the ornament on wednesday of last week and by saturday am i was back at in stitches in buckhead getting my next canvas. i did manage to finish it so quickly however by staying up till 3am on friday as well as being so exhausted from boot camp i had only enough energy to do my projects!

preview photo of my atlanta ornament about 95% complete (minus the dogwoods) 

my next two projects are cute stockings for me & joe...these will not be 2011 stockings, but rather 2012 stockings. if wilson's lucky, he may get to get one too...but his daddy will likely say a pottery barn one will be just fine as this hobby a'int cheap! mine has ornaments all over it and some holly/mistletoe on the top and joe’s is a nutcracker with a few candy canes. i am convinced that i will be hooked to these throughout the holidays...last night joe was kind enough to drive us to my parents so that i wouldn’t have to put down my newest project.

be wary as you get addicted...even the smallest of projects between hand painted canvases, thread, needles, etc can get upwards of $150 each fast...and that’s not even finished. but this is really worth it (or so i keep telling myself). soon enough i'll give you all a sneak peek at my 2nd project that will be a picture frame which i affectionately call ducky (yes we do watch that much NCIS) but for now is my little secret.

until the stockings come in...happy stitching to me!

cajun hot crab dip

i am always in need of a good hearty appetizer to bring somewhere...here is another one to add to the arsenal.

what you need...
2 tablespoons minced shallots
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 pound lump crabmeat, shell pieces removed, divided
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
2 teaspoons salt-free Cajun seasoning
1/2 cup mayonnaise (go fat free)
1/3 cup 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup minced red bell pepper
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3 tablespoons panko
3 tablespoons minced fresh chives

what to do....
Preheat oven to 450. Heat a small saucepan over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add shallots and garlic to pan; cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Place 1 cup crab in a food processor. Add the shallot mixture, 1/4 cup water, pepper sauce, and Cajun seasoning to crab; process until smooth. Spoon mixture into a large bowl, and stir in remaining crab, mayonnaise, and the next 5 ingredients (through black pepper).  Transfer the mixture to a 1-quart glass or ceramic casserole dish coated lightly with cooking spray. Combine panko and chives in a small bowl; sprinkle over crab mixture. Coat panko mixture with cooking spray. Bake at 450° for 30 minutes or until browned and bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes.