
I really loved this and I can see this being the perfect summer meal! Great flavor too! I will be making this one a lot!
DeDe Smith
Awesome summer pasta meal!

Ingredients
- 16 oz pasta
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken, cooked and diced
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 bottle Italian salad dressing
- 16 oz frozen (or fresh) vegetables of choice
- grated Parmesan
Instructions
Prepare pasta according to package directions. Warm salad dressing in a large skillet. Add vegetables and cook until heated through. Add chicken and pasta and warm until heated through. Serve with Parmesan cheese on top.
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Recipe Thursday | Creamy Italian Pasta with Crunchy Chicken

I love the added crunch to the chicken! This had really great flavor!
DeDe Smith
Perfectly creamy dinner with added crunch!

Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts, cut up
- 2 1/2 cup corn flakes
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 16 oz bowtie noodles
- 1 bag frozen vegetables
- 2 containers Philadelphia cream cheese spread
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tbsp italian seasoning
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 2 cups parmesean
Instructions
Crush the corn flakes into crumbs. In a bowl, mix the salt and flour. Stir to combine. Place the flour, milk, and crushed cornflakes into separate bowls. Dredge the chicken pieces in the flour (both sides), and then in the milk, and then in the cornflakes.
Add the olive oil to skillet and fry chicken pieces with salt and pepper. When cooked through, remove from pan and place on plate and cover with tin foil.
Cook your pasta.
Using the skillet you used to cook the chicken, put all your sauce ingredients and whisk together. Cook until warm and bubbly.
On each plate, put your pasta and chicken pieces and pour the sauce on top.
Notes
Adapted from The Daily Smash - http://thedailysmash101.blogspot.com/2012/02/creamy-italian-pasta-with-crunchy.html
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Recipe Thursday | Meatballs, Rice, & Red Sauce

So we all know that meatballs and a red sauce are yummy, but usually it includes pasta. I mixed it up and tried using rice instead and it was good – really good. My husband requests this frequently!
DeDe Smith
Great take on the serving of meatballs!

Ingredients
- 2 lb bag or larger of Frozen Italian meatballs (or make your own meatballs)
- Rice
- 1 Jar of your favorite Spaghetti Sauce (or make your own sauce)
- 1 Jar of your favorite Marinara Sauce (or make your own sauce)
Instructions
Place meatballs and sauces in your crockpot and heat for 4-6 hours on high. Serve over Rice.
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Recipe Thursday | Cheesy Italian Chicken

This was a fun meal for the kids to help with! You can put it all in a ziploc bag and have the kids mix it! And its easy to clean up too!
DeDe Smith
Easy and so fun for kids to help make!

Ingredients
- 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
- 1 bottle of Italian salad dressing
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper
- 16 oz pasta, cooked
- 1 gallon ziploc bag
Instructions
Gather all your ingredients and place in a ziploc bag.
Now for the fun! Let the kids mix, mash, and get everything combined.
Bake at 375 degrees for 45-55 minutes until chicken is tender and no longer pink.
Serve over pasta and top with extra parmesan cheese!
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