Yummalicious x 2

Made this for dinner last night and it was a HIT! Oh, um, my mushrooms were slimy so we didn't use them and, uh, no one really likes green or peppers so we didn't use those, either. And my family mostly picked out the chicken so next time I won't even waste the time or money. HA! But, yk, overall a hit! I didn't get to have any because it's full of dairy and nuts and stuff I can't have, but it looked yummy. Corban, my picky eater, had FIVE helpings!

Chicken al Diavlo Penne



Serves 4-5

2-3 chicken breasts, cut into chunks
1 green or red pepper, sliced (or half of each...it looks really pretty that way)
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1 lb penne
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 jar Alfredo
2 heaping tbsp pesto

Put a large pot of salted water on to boil. Add pasta when boiling.

In a frying pan over medium high heat, heat 1 tbsp oil and saute chicken for about 3-4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, add mushrooms and chili flakes and continue to fry a few more minutes until no longer pink. Add sliced peppers and saute for about 4-5 minutes (this still leaves them with a bit of crunch which is how my husband loves it...if you like them softer, add them with the mushrooms). Once all the veggies and chicken is sauteed, add the jar of alfredo and pesto. Stir and turn down heat to low. Simmer for a couple minutes until the pasta is done.

Drain pasta and toss with sauce.

I got it from Meal Planning 101 - the picture is hers, too. I would've taken a picture but by the time I get dinner ready there are people screaming to eat like they haven't eaten in a year.

Another? Ok. I made Whoopie Pies for our after school snack yesterday. The kids made mmmmmm-ing noises the whole time they ate them and asked for another. I'm mean and I said no because, yk, there's enough sugar in ONE of those puppies for a week. Oh - I baked them for more like 8-10 minutes and make sure you don't make them too big or they'll not cook right. The spread a bit during cooking so watch for that and make SURE you grease your sheets! (Cookie sheets. If you wanna grease your bed sheets that's between you and your lov-uh.) {(Makin' Whoopie...greased sheets...oh, the double entendres are KILLING me!)

Whoopie Pies



* 1 egg
* 1/3 c. vegetable oil
* 1 c. sugar
* 2 c. unsifted all-purpose flour
* 1/3 c. unsweetened cocoa
* 1 tsp. baking soda
* 1/4 tsp. salt
* 3/4 c. milk
* 1 tsp. vanilla
* Filling (recipe follows)


Heat oven to 350 F. Grease two large cookie sheets and set aside. In a large bowl with mixer at medium speed beat egg and vegetable oil. Gradually beat in sugar and continue beating until pale yellow in color. In another bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. In a measuring cup combine milk and vanilla. Add flour and milk mixtures alternately to eggs and sugar, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Drop by tablespoons onto cookie sheet. These will spread a lot, so make 6 cakes per sheet at a time. Bake about 5 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched with finger. Remove to wire racks to cool. When cool, use filling and two cakes to make sandwiches. Makes 15.

Filling:

* 1/2 c. butter or margarine
* 1 c. confectioners' sugar
* 1 c. Marshmallow Fluff (about 1/2 of a 7 1/2-oz. jar)
* 1 tsp. vanilla

In a medium bowl with mixer at medium speed, beat butter and remaining ingredients until light and fluffy.

Recipe from here.

Both recipes were supremely easy to make. :-) I have a bunch more from the Meal Planning 101 site on my menu that I'm excited about making! She has some yummy looking stuff over there!