Cajun Chicken Pasta

I love Chili's Cajun Chicken Pasta...so when I came across this recipe, I knew I had to try it! We loved it! So good and really it's easy. Just don't put on too much Cajun seasoning if you're feeding it to your small children. Mine are pretty good with spicy food, but I put on too much this time and they didn't love it.

Cajun Chicken Pasta

2 chicken breasts, seasoned with Cajun and grilled
1/2 lb. Penne pasta
1 jar Alfredo sauce
Cajun seasoning
2 Roma tomatoes, diced
Grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Season and grill your chicken breasts till done. While chicken is cooking, boil your noodles according to package directions. When the noodles are cooked, drain and put back in pot. Pour the Alfredo sauce in and mix together. I added a little Cajun to the noodle mixture, but once again, be careful if you're feeding your kidlets. Put a scoop of noodles on each plate and top with sliced chicken strips, chopped tomatoes and Parmesan cheese.

Oatmeal Carmelitas

I think this is my new favorite dessert and I have a lot of favorite desserts! Mmmmmm....just typing the recipe makes me crave them!

Oatmeal Carmelitas

2 cups flour
2 cups oatmeal
1 1/2 cup brown sugar
2 cups chocolate chips
1 jar caramel topping (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 cup butter, melted
4 T. flour
1 cup pecans

Mix flour, oatmeal, sugar, baking soda, salt and butter together. Press half of mixture into greased pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove from oven. Sprinkle crust with chopped pecans and chocolate chips. Blend 4 T. flour with caramel topping. Drizzle over chocolate chips and nuts. Sprinkle with the rest of the oatmeal mixture. Bake for 15-20 minutes.

The BEST Dutch Oven Potatoes

We've been having fun experimenting with our dutch oven cooking skills this summer. I think we found the BEST potato recipe out there! They were delicious!!!

Dutch Oven Potatoes

1 pkg. bacon, cut into fourths
10-12 large potatoes (scrubbed, rinsed, and sliced into circles)
Seasoning Salt
1 Tbsp. garlic powder
1 can cream of chicken
3-4 c. shredded cheddar cheese

When the dutch oven is good and hot add the bacon and heat until fully cooked. Drain about half of the bacon grease then add the potatoes. stir in about 3 Tbsp. of the seasoning salt (or to taste) and all of the garlic powder. Cover and cook about 30 minutes stirring occasionally (or until potatoes are no longer crunchy, but do NOT overcook). Add cream of chicken. When the cream of chicken is evenly distributed and hot, add cheese. When cheese is melted, remove from heat and serve. Delicious with Ranch dressing!

Play dough

The other day the kids wanted to play with play dough, but when we got it out the dough was getting dry and old, so we whipped up a couple new batches. So easy!

Play dough

1 C. Water
2 Tbsp. Oil
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 C. Flour
2 tsp. Cream of Tarter
Food coloring---a few drops

Combine all ingredients over medium heat until it starts to pull away from the pan and stick into a ball. Keep in a Ziploc bag for re-use over and over.