Homemade Mac and Cheese

Homemade Mac N Cheese!!!

This is the amount that I used in mine for my girls who eat a lot. I also don't add salt and pepper until it's served to allow others to add their own.

1.5 lbs elbow macaroni (cooked)
1.5 lbs cheese shredded (your choice)
1 family size can of Cream of Mushroom soup
Milk (I filled the can up)
1/2 stick butter
1 can french's fried onions

Preheat oven to 350.
combine soup, milk and butter in a pan and cook til butter is melted. Stir macaroni and cheese in a greased casserole dish then pour soup mixture over the top. Stir. Cook uncovered for 35 minutes. Top with onions and cook for final 10 minutes.

cool and serve! YUMMY!!!

Thursday Thirteen

So a lot of friends have been asking for pumpkin recipes. So I thought I would do my Thursday Thirteen with pumpkin recipes!

1. Pumpkin Butter (I am making this one right now but with the slow cooker. It smells YUMMY)
2. 3 step double layer pumpkin cheesecake
3. Amish Pumpkin Pancakes
4. Penne Wise Pumpkin Pasta
5. Pumpkin Pie with Almond spiced Whip Cream
6. HOMEMADE Pumpkin Pie (from REAL pumpkin) This is the recipe that I use to get homemade pumpkin. I prefer homemade pumpkin to the canned stuff. It's not too bad to make either!
7. Pumpkin Soup
8. Pumpkin Bourbon Cheesecake
9. Souffled Pumpkin Pancake
10. Gingerbread Pumpkin Trifle
11. Pumpkin and Corn Fritters
12. Pumpkin Bread Pudding
13. Easy Pumpkin Ice cream

Hope you all enjoy!

Food for Thought Friday

CHICKEN TORTELLINI SOUP

9 oz. package frozen cut broccoli, thawed 6 cups water 3 cans condensed chicken broth 1 (10 3/4 oz) can cream of chicken soup 2 cups (about 4 breasts) boneless, skinless, split chicken breasts cubed and soaked in 1/2 cup dry vermouth (may substitute cooking sherry, white cooking wine or water if preferred) 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup grated carrots 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon basil leaves 1/2 teaspoon oregano leaves 12 oz. package cheese tortellini (fresh or frozen) grated parmesan cheese (optional) In a large saucepan or soup pot, combine water, chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, soaked chicken, onions, carrots, basil and oregano. Bring to a boil; add tortellini. Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. Add broccoli. Simmer an additional 15 minutes or until broccoli is tender. Serve garnished with grated parmesan cheese if desired. Enjoy this easy one dish dinner any day of the week! Makes 10 1-1/2 cup servings.

After I had Kambree, some ladies from church brought dinners over. The final night was Chicken Tortellini soup in bread bowls. It was fantastic! So since then I wanted to try it. I found a recipe online and figured what the heck! It was actually pretty easy to make. I think next time we are going to add more cream of chicken soup to thicken it up. I will soak the chicken overnight. Use my crockpot instead of a stockpot. Oh and make LOTS more!!! LOL Seriously this is a recipe worth trying!