Penne Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce

Happy Monday y'all!

I'm going to share with you an amazing recipe I found on Pinterest!

Best part?

It was approved by my very picky husband :)

Ingredients:

2 cups (8 oz.) dry penne pasta

8 sun dried tomatoes, chopped (about 1/3 cup)

1 can (12 fl. oz.) evaporated milk

2 cups (8 oz. pkg.) shredded, Italian style four cheese blend

(I used Kraft Italian Five Cheese Blend with a touch of Philadelphia cream cheese!)

1 teaspoon dried basil

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Prepare pasta according to package directions, adding sun dried tomatoes to boiling pasta water for last two minutes of cooking time; drain.

2. Meanwhile, combine evaporated milk, cheese, basil, garlic powder, and pepper in medium saucepan.  Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted.  Remove from heat.

3. Add pasta and sun dried tomatoes to cheese sauce; stir until combined.

Super easy, and anything with 2 cups of cheese in it has to be good right?!

Hope everyone has a great start to their week!

Creamy Slow Cooker Tortellini Soup

Happy Tuesday y'all!

My mom and I tried this yummy recipe we found on Pinterest, and I thought I'd share!


Creamy Slow Cooker Tortellini Soup

Ingredients:

1 - 1 1/2 - 2 ounce envelope white sauce mix
4 cups water
1 - 14 ounce can vegetable broth
1 1/2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1/2 cup chopped onion
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 - 7 or 8 ounce package dried cheese tortellini ( about 2 cups)
1 - 12 ounce can evaporated milk
6 cups fresh baby spinach leaves or torn spinach
Ground black pepper (optional)
Finely shredded Parmesan cheese (optional)

Directions:

1. Place dry white sauce mix in a 3 1/2 or 4 quart slow cooker. Gradually add the water to the white sauce mix, stirring until smooth. Stir in broth, mushrooms, onion, garlic, basil, salt, oregano, and cayenne pepper.

(Note: My mom and I couldn't find said "white sauce mix" so we used this. It was white and had tortellini in the picture.)

2. Cover and cook on low heat setting for 5 to 6 hours or on high heat setting for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

3.Stir in dried tortellini. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 1 hour more or high-heat setting for 45 minutes more. 

4. Stir in evaporated milk and fresh spinach. If desired, sprinkle individual servings with black pepper and Parmesan cheese. Makes 4 servings.

It was yummy and super easy!

Great after a long day when you don't want to come home and have a bunch to do to get dinner ready!

Enjoy!

Recipe shared from: My Favorite Things

Fabulous Fall Blog Challenge Day 7

Happy Tuesday y'all!

The Fabulous Fall Blog Challenge Continues :)

Day Seven
Fall Recipes


There are so many Fall recipes that I could share, but I've really had these on my mind lately!
I think these are kind of unique!
I'd never heard of them before until last year.
Maybe I'm just behind :)

Apple Nachos
from Taste of Home Magazine
October and November 2010 Edition


Prep/Total Time: 20 min.
Yield: 24 servings

Ingredients:

36 caramels
1 Tbsp. water
30 large marshmallows
1/3 cup butter, cubed
4 medium tart apples, peeled and cut into 1/4-in. slices
1/3 cup chopped dry roasted peanuts
1/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
3 Tbsp. Halloween sprinkles

Directions:

1. In a microwave-safe bowl, melt caramels with water; stir until smooth.
2. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt marshmallows and butter, Arrange apple slices on a large platter. Drizzle with caramel; top with marshmallow mixture.
3. Sprinkle with peanuts, chocolate chips, and sprinkles. Serve immediately.

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Super easy and great for this time of year since apples are coming into season!

I'll be adding this post to the recipes tab of my blog.

What I'm Loving Wednesday

Happy Wednesday y'all!

Here's what I'm loving today!

I'm loving the bracelet my husband got me for our anniversary! Isn't it adorable?!

Bracelet from Lisa Leonard Designs

I'm loving the new wreath I just put in my Etsy shop! Do I have to sell it?!!

I'm loving Ikea! I got two end tables from there this weekend for $10 each! You just can't beat it! I also got some pretty awesome closet organizers :)

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I'm loving the yummy Oreo balls my mom and I made last weekend!

What are you loving today?

Have you entered my giveaway yet? Enter HERE.

Easy Oreo Ball Recipe

This recipe is a favorite of my momma's and mine.

It's quick.

It's easy.

It's chocolate!

What's not to love?!

So here it is.

Easy Oreo Ball Recipe

1 package Oreos

1 8 oz. package cream cheese

1 package chocolate candy coating

Crush Oreos in a Ziplock bag.

Pour crushed Oreos into a large bowl.

Add cream cheese.

Mix well.

Now comes the fun part...time to get your hands dirty!

Roll into bite sized balls.

Place on baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.

Place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

After the Oreo balls have refrigerated, melt chocolate according to package directions.

Coat the Oreo balls in the chocolate.

Place back on aluminum foil to harden.

Place in a container and store in the refrigerator.

Oh, and did I forget the step where you enjoy?!