Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Chicken Spaghetti - Pioneer Woman Recipe

I made chicken spaghetti last week and  used the Pioneer Woman Recipe, and it was really good. It's similar to my mom and grandma's recipe. Here's the abbreviated version of the recipe. You can click on the link for the step-by-step version. I used one can cream of chicken and one can cream of mushroom instead of two cans of mushroom, I didn't use the bell pepper, I didn't use as much cheese as it calls for, and I used frozen chicken breast instead of deboning a chicken!

Picture from Pioneer Woman
Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Servings: 8

Ingredients

■2 cups Cooked Chicken

■3 cups Dry Spaghetti, Broken Into Two Inch Pieces

■2 cans Cream Of Mushroom Soup

■2 cups Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese

■¼ cups Finely Diced Green Pepper

■¼ cups Finely Diced Onion

■1 jar (4 Ounce) Diced Pimentos, Drained

■2 cups Reserved Chicken Broth From Pot

■1 teaspoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt

■⅛ teaspoons (to 1/4 Teaspoon) Cayenne Pepper

■Salt And Pepper, to taste

■1 cup Additional Grated Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Preparation Instructions

Cook 1 cut up fryer and pick out the meat to make two cups. Dip measuring cup and remove two cups of chicken broth. Cook spaghetti in remaining chicken broth until al dente. Do not overcook. When spaghetti is cooked, combine with remaining ingredients, except for additional 1 cup cheddar. Add in chicken broth starting with 1 cup. Stir, then add a little more. It probably won't take full 2 cups. It should be stirrable, but not soupy.

Place mixture in casserole pan and top with additonal 1 cup remaining sharp cheddar. Cover and freeze up to six months, cover and refrigerate up to two days, or bake immediately: 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes until bubbly. (If the cheese on top starts to get too cooked, cover with foil).

Baked Spaghetti

I found this recipe from another blogger and tried it out last night. Her step-by-step recipe is here! I thought it was better than regular spaghetti, and I took it for lunch today and it's great leftover too! I made regular spaghetti with an extra cup of spaghetti that I made and the leftover sauce mixture that I had just in case Colt didn't like it, and I shouldn't have even gave him the option because then he didn't even eat this!

Both pictures are borrowed from the Pearls, Handcuffs, and Happy Hour recipe.
 

Ingredients:
16 oz. spaghetti (I would probably make a little more next time)
26 oz. spaghetti sauce
1 ½ lbs. ground beef (I only used 1 lb.)
1 egg
8 oz. sour cream
1 stick margarine/butter
2-3 cups grated cheddar cheese (I used probably about 2 cups)

While the spaghetti is cooking, brown the meat. Drain & return to saucepan and add the spaghetti sauce.When the spaghetti is cooked, drain & return to pan and add the sour cream and butter. I sliced the butter so that it would melt faster & more evenly. I let the pasta cool for about 10-15 minutes and then added the egg. Stir well! Now take the pasta mix & pour it into a greased 9x13 baking dish. Top with ground beef mix & sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 375 for 30-40 minutes or until bubbly.