Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti

I love this stuff. My husband loves it, I think. He eats it, at least. Kids love it. Who doesn't love cheese, and this is full of cheese. I think that's what makes it so good. It's also super easy to make, which is an added bonus. It also makes a lot, so if it's a slumber party night, this is a score! This recipe is easily doubled.

Ingredients:

16oz spaghetti, cooked and drained

1lb Velveeta cheese, cubed

1 1/2 cans cream of chicken soup

1 can Ro-tel

2-3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded

Breadcrumbs

Directions:

Cook and drain the spaghetti. While the spaghetti is cooking, mix together the cream of chicken soup, Velveeta, and Ro-tel in a large saucepan. Cook on medium until cheese is melted, stirring frequently. Stir in the chicken and spaghetti. You can use more or less chicken, depending on how chicken-ey you want it. I also don't usually use all the spaghetti. It's a preference thing. Once it's all mixed together, pour into a large, greased casserole dish and top with bread crumbs. You can use plain or seasoned. I like to use the Italian seasoned ones. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes, until heated through. Serve with french bread and enjoy!

Cookie Dough!

I admit, I am a sucker for chocolate chip cookie dough. I don't know how many times I have made a batch of chocolate chip cookies just so I could have some of the dough. Or the times I have bought the tube of cookie dough, but never actually baked the cookies. I'm not saying I didn't eat the cookies, they just weren't baked. Oops. This dip tastes just like the dough, and it doesn't require any baking!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

Ingredients:

8oz cream cheese, softened

1 stick butter (the real stuff)

1 tsp vanilla

3/4 cup powdered sugar

1T brown sugar

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup chopped nuts, optional

Directions:

Blend together the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until combined. Add in the powdered sugar and brown sugar, mixing well. Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts, if you like nuts. It's delicious either way. Serve with graham cracker sticks, or you can just eat spoonfuls of it and pretend you're a kid again. Enjoy!

Tis the season for pumpkin!

This dip is sooooooo good. Almost like the inside of a pumpkin pie, but better. It's been a while since I've made it, and I think I just might need to whip up a batch soon. It's super easy, and takes no time at all. That could be a good thing...or a bad thing. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Dip

Ingredients:

15oz can pumpkin (just plain 'ol pureed pumpkin)

8oz package cream cheese, softened

2 cups powdered sugar

1 t cinnamon

1 t ginger

Directions:

This is the really hard part! Blend all ingredients together until smooth. That's it. Nothing else to do. So easy even a husband could do it!

Serve with apple wedges, graham crackers, or just eat it off of a spoon! Store any leftovers in the refrigerator. This recipe can easily be doubled.

Pumpkin Krispie Treats

It's fall. Well, it's supposed to be fall. It was almost 90 yesterday, and it felt more like summer to me. Fall means pumpkins. All the neighbors decided to get together last night and carve pumpkins for Halloween. I won't go into the details on the huge mess we made, or how the pumpkins turned out. That's for another time. Anyways, while I was at the store buying a pumpkin, I happened to notice pumpkin spice marshmallows. Yum! I had to have those. They were even shaped like little pumpkins! I figured we needed something to snack on as we dug out pumpkin guts and tried to keep the kids from throwing pumpkin everywhere. There was a recipe on the bag, but of course I had to change it up a bit. The Pumpkin Krispie Treats turned out so good. I'm not sure who liked them more, the adults or the kiddos. I would have taken a picture, but they disappeared rather quickly. Do yourself a favor and make these, but make more than one batch!

Ingredients:

1 bag pumpkin spice marshmallows

5 cups Rice Krispies

1/2 stick butter

1 tsp vanilla

dash of cinnamon

optional: chocolate chips or candy corn

Directions:

In a large pot over medium heat, stir together the marshmallows and butter until melted. Add vanilla and a dash, or two, of cinnamon. Stir in Rice Krispies. Now comes the fun part! Coat your hands with butter, and press the goodness into a greased 9x13 baking dish. You could use a 9x9 dish if you want thicker treats. Top with chocolate chips or candy corn if desired. Let set and cut into squares. You can thank me later.