TO DIE FOR – Shrimp Fettucini Alfredo – soooo easy!

Ok guys, here is my recipe for Shrimp Fettucini alfredo that is TO DIE FOR and as always it’s super cheap and easy!! I don’t currently have a pic of the finished product or even the cooking steps yet because it was devoured in no time flat and I was too impatient to try ! I wanted to eat it NOW! It’s that good. You will be surprised at how super simple, with very few ingredients it is , and you will never touch a “jar” of alfredo sauce again! (eeeeewww!) I’ll come back and add some more pics next time I make it.

So here we go!

1 pound fetuchini noodles – cooked

12 TBS of unsalted REAL Butter

1 1/3 cups of  HEAVY whipping cream. (NOT half and half, its just not the same!)

6 cloves of garlic

10 oz of  shaved or shredded parmesan cheese (two 5 oz containers shown below) (I prefer the SHAVED as seen in the picture, melts sooo much smoother!)

14 oz of uncooked peeled shrimp, or more if you prefer!

 

these are the brands I use, all found at walmart….

 

thats it! here’s how it goes down……

 

The big secret here is to cook it all LOW AND SLOW. let each step take it’s time.

Step 1. melt 12 Tbs of butter in a med. size sauce pan. on LOW heat!

Step 2. using a garlic press, mince  6 garlic cloves. add them to the butter. now SLOWLY let it simmer, stirring occasionally. let the juices cook out of the garlic for several min. you need to keep a good watch so as not to burn it. once you see that the garlic pieces are shrinking and things might be turning just the slightest bit brown then…..

Step 3. pour in 1 1/3 cups of heavy whipping cream. stir continuously until the cream heats up. (keep the burner on low!)

Step 4. Once the cream is hot, start adding in your cheese. Add it in a little at a time, while constantly stirring. simmer on low for about 10 min or so, stirring every min or so. you want to get all the cheese melted and thickened.

Step 5. once your noodles are ready and your sauce has thickened and simmers for a little while, add in your shrimp. Stir and cook for about 5 min until the shrimp are pink.

Step 6. remove from heat and serve over pasta !

 

THATS IT! SUPER EASY! so easy its almost not even a recipe! ha ha.  and oooooh so good! just remember, LOW and SLOW!

makes enough for a whole family. a little goes a long way!

Enjoy!

Mock Cocktails – Non alchoholic

 This past weekend we threw a NYE party for our kids and their friends. Since they are just teenagers we of course went non alcholic, but I wanted to go all fancy and fun for them just the same. So I bought some fun glasses, some paper umbrellas, and every kind of soda and fruit juice that I could find. Out of all the mises that we tried a couple stood out as definite favorites, and I wanted to share them with you!

First up is the Cran-dandy Cooler. this basically has everything in it, (and was my favorite too!)

here are the cast of Characters:

 

and the recipe:

Cran-dandy Cooler 

2 Cups Cranberry Juice

1 Cup pineapple Juice

1 cup Orange Juice ( pulp free)

2 TBS Lemon Juice

1/2 cup cherry juice ( I found this very hard to find! finally found it at a United grocery store)

12 oz (1 1/2 cups) Ginger Ale

Slowly stir all ingredients in a 2 qrt pitcher so as not to lose the bubbles!  pour over Ice and enjoy!

The other really big hit with the teens was the Firebolt. This one is easier too…

 

FIREBOLT 

12 oz Cola

1 TBS Lime Juice

1 TBS Grenadine

slowly stir, and enjoy!

try em and see what you think!

Chicken & Stuffing Bake – a one dish wonder

A one dish wonder – Chicken & stuffing Bake

 

In continuing to keep things “cheap & easy” I offer you this recipe for this yummy one dish Chicken & Stuffing bake. You can make it as easy or as complicated as you want, and the flavor is warm, yummy, and just plain comfort food if you ask me!

Lets get started:

Whatcha need

3 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast meat

2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup

aprox 1 1/2 cups of milk

1 can chicken broth

2 (6 ounce) packages seasoned stuffing mix (reccomend Chicken flavor (our fav.) or cornbread)

1 onion

3-5 Garlic cloves (your choice)

(or onion powder and garlic powder can be substituted) (told ya it was easy!)

Salt & pepper to taste

 

Preheat oven to 350

Begin by dicing up some onion. We use about 1/2 of one onion, but your certainly welcome to use more. Cook to your familys tastes and feel free to tweak this and that!

Peel and crush up your garlic cloves. Sautee onion and garlic in some butter. While those are softening up, cut up your chicken to bite sized pieces. Add chicken into the cooking onions and garlic. Now add a dash or two of salt and pepper. (also add your onion and garlic powder in now if you opted to use that instead of the actual veggies) To be honest I added a dash of them myself even though I used the actual veggies!

Cook up your chicken until the middles are no longer pink.  Oh, I wanted to show you what type of chicken I used for this. I tried out a different brand and it was OH so flavorful! I don’t know what they put in these breasts but they were lightly sesasoned with somthing so yummy! really made the dish pop even more. I think I paid about six and a half dollars for this bag.

While your chicken is cooking, dump two cans of cream of chicken soup into a bowl. (don’t throw away cans!)

Now fill ONE of the cream of chicken cans with milk, and add to the bowl.  (ok, now you can throw away the cans

Wisk it all up so it’s nice and smooth

 

Now place your cooked chicken into a greased (sprayed) 9×13 pan. (this one was slightly bigger than 9×13 so it doesnt fill it as well)

pour your cream of chicken mixture over the chicken

Now in another bowl pour in your stuffing mix. This is our favorite…

 

but your welcome to use what ever you prefer. Cornbread stuffing would be good too.

now pour your can of chicken broth into your bowl of stuffing

 

mix really well until all the bread crumbs are moist

now pour your wet stuffing into the pan and spread out. EASY PEASY!

Now place in the oven on 350 for 40 min. make sure you bake it UNCOVERED so it won’t be a soggy mess!

Now you have a nice crisp layer on the very top of mmm mmm goodness!

Dish up and enjoy! Goes great with veggies and a nice tossed salad. I love mine with some buttered crusty bread (even though theres already technically a starch in the dish, I just LURVE my carbs

Super cheap and easy!!

ENJOY!