Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta

1/2 lb Penne Pasta

4 slices of bacon, diced

4 tbl butter

1 large or two medium chicken breast, boneless and and skinless cut into bite size pieces

1 tbl flour

1/2 package ranch dressing mix

1 c. milk

1/2 c. shredded cheese

Cook pasta. While pasta is cooking, start cooking bacon until crisp. dry bacon on paper towel. Drain all but 1/2 tbl of bacon grease from pan. Add butter to bacon drippings. Add chicken and cook until no longer pink and slightly brown. Sprinkle flour and ranch mix in chicken and mix until coated. Stir in the milk and cook, stirring occasionally, until thick and bubbly. Stir in half of bacon and cheese. Serve on top pf pasta and sprinkle bacon on top.

I know it may sound kinda hard but I promise, if you know what your doing, it's not bad at all. This was a favorite in my house!

Enjoy!

Crockpot Tater Tot Casserole

1 lb ground beef, browned
1 can Rotel
8 oz. package of frozen tater tots
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 small onion
2 c. shredded cheese


Cook meat and add onion and rotel. Pour meat mixture into the bottom of greased crockpot. Mix in soup. Top with tater tots. Cook low for 2-3 hours. 30 before serving, top with cheese.
Note: You can always use a can of crushed tomatoes and a can of green chilis if you don't have rotel.

Enjoy!

Creamy Garlic Pasta

2	tsp olive oil
4	cloves garlic, minced
2	tbsp butter
¼	tsp salt
½	tsp pepper
3	cups chicken stock
½	lb spaghetti or angel hair pasta
1	cup grated parmesan cheese
¾	cup heavy cream
2	tbsp chopped fresh parsley In a pot, bring the olive oil to medium-low heat. Add the garlic and stir, allowing it to cook for 1-2 minutes. Mix in the butter until melted. Add the salt, pepper and chicken stock. Raise the heat to high and let it come to a boil. Once it is at a rolling boil, add the pasta and cook for as long as the box’s directions indicate. Reduce the stove to medium heat and mix in the parm cheese until completely melted. Turn off the heat and stir in the cream and parsley. Serve immediately. Note: I'm not a big fan of garlic so I didn't put it in and it still tasted really good. Also, I forgot to buy the fresh parsley so I used dried and it turned out great. Enjoy!