Britney's Bowtie Festival

Bowtie Festival

4 big boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 jar four cheese alfredo sauce
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 can chicken broth
1 pkg. Real Bacon pieces
1 pkg. fresh sliced mushrooms (optional)
1 can drained artichoke hearts NOT marinated (optional)
½ pkg. dry Italian dressing mix
1 c. shredded swiss cheese

Combine all in a crock pot. Cook on high 4-6 hours, or until chicken is cooked through. Shred chicken before serving. Serve over 1 box of cooked bowtie pasta. This makes ALOT, at least 8 adult servings.

Lasagna

I hope I can explain this right. I don't really have a recipe for it. It's just what my mom did growing up, but we've always really liked it.

Ingredients:
Ground beef
I jar of Spaghettie sauce (Chunky garden Prego is what I used-it's my favorite)
1 container cottage cheese
1 box lasagna noodles
cheese-mozzarella or cheddar (I just use whatever I have)

Brown ground beef and mix it with the jar of spaghetti sauce
spray a 9 x 13 baking pan with cooking spray
layer the bottom of the pan with the sauce/meat mixture (a very thin layer)
layer with the noodles and salt (No need to cook the noodles)
Layer with the container of cottage cheese
Layer with the sauce/meat mixture
Layer with the cheddar/mozzarella cheese
Layer with the noodles
Layer with the remaining sauce/meat mixture
Top with cheese
Cover and bake @ 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Note-you will need to use the sauce/meat mixture 3 different times, so make sure you portion it out, so you have enough left to top off at the end. (I always seem to not have enough at the end to top it off with.)

Caruso Italian Spaghetti Sauce - Britney

The spaghetti sauce recipe is an all day making event. It is worth it though! You just jar it and freeze about 10 jars and have it on hand! Here is the recipe:

In a LARGE pot simmer:
4 cans of tomato sauce
4 cans of skinless italian diced tomatoes
3 jars of Classico Tomato and Basil sauce (save your jars)
sprinkle surface with:
salt and pepper
parsley flakes
oregano
basil

Beat in shallow dish:
2 eggs
1/4 cup of milk
3 T of parmesan cheese
Now place two pieces of bread in the egg mixture and let sit until soggy.

Saute in frying pan:
5 T olive oil
1 clove of garlic
1 medium diced onion
Add to the simmering pot of tomato base.

Cook up all your meat in a frying pan one at a time. Drain off fat and add to the simmering pot of tomato base...
12-16 oz ground mild Jimmy Dean light sausage
12-16 oz of ground Italian sausage
1 lb hamburger
1 lb of turkey burger
Remember your soggy bread mixture? Cook that up with one of your meats. Yup, stir it in and cook it up.

Add the following to your simmering pot:
2 cups or more grated zucchini
2 cups or more grated carrots

So now you have everything in your big big pot simmering for an hour. You may let it cool a little if you want, or just dive in and start pureeing it! Yup, start running that mixture through your blender or food processor until it is all smooth so the flavors will be released evenly. (And your kids will never know about those veggies you slipped in!) So I hope you have another big pot or bowls or such, to pour all your smooth sauce into one blender full at a time. Stir all together. Fill your jars leaving at least a couple of inches at the top. This sauce is still not "watered down". You may freeze each jar and add Classico sauce to desired consistency when unthawing, warming and serving it. You may also add the extra Classico sauce to desired texture and consistency while freezing it. I usually get at least 10 jars without "watering it down" with Classico before freezing! Let jars completely cool before freezing!

Chicken Marsalis

Here's another recipe from Britney :)

Chicken Marsalis
claims to be Macaroni Grill Recipe
4 Chicken Breasts grilled & chopped
2 Cups sliced mushrooms
3 Tbsp. Butter
1 Cup diced Tomatoes soaked in olive oil with 3 tsp. garlic salt
2 Tbsp. Italian Seasoning
Saute Mushrooms in butter then add rest of ingredients and simmer while you
prepare pasta and sauce.
1 package of shell pasta boiled till soft (not the huge ones)

Sauce:
1/2 Cup Butter melted
1 1/2 Cups parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
Combine all sauce ingredients and cook on low until cheese is melted stirring constantly.
Combine pasta with mushroom and chicken mixture.
Then pour over pasta and toss.
Serve Immediately. This makes a ton! I am sure you can make it more healthy by using part whipping cream and part milk....