Creamy Garlic Chicken and Pasta

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into bite-size pieces
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
1/2 (1 ounce) package dry onion soup mix
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup green peas
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 pound dry fettuccine pasta

Step by Step

1. In large skillet, over medium-high heat, heat olive oil and saute garlic for 2 minutes. Add chicken, pepper and Italian seasoning, and cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is no longer pink.

2. In medium bowl, stir together onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup, milk and water. Add to chicken mixture. Add peas and Parmesan to chicken, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

3. While sauce is simmering, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain. Toss pasta with sauce to serve.

My family loves this recipe. They all asked for seconds tonight when I made it. It is really yummy. I hope you love it as much as we do.

Biscuits & Gravy Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients

10 oz tube of buttermilk biscuit dough
6 eggs
1 pkg powdered country gravy pouch (I make my own gravy from the sausage grease)
1 lb sausage, any flavor
1 c cheese, shredded
1/2 c milk
salt and pepper, to taste

Step-By-Step

1 Preheat oven to 350. Take a 13x9-in pan and spray with cooking spray (or smear with butter). Cut biscuit dough into 1" pieces, and line the bottom of the pan.

2 Brown the sausage & drain.

3 Whisk eggs and milk with a pinch of salt and pepper, then pour over the pan.

4 Scatter the browned sausage over the biscuit pieces, then top with shredded cheese.

5 Make gravy according to instructions, and pour over the pan. I actually make my own gravy when I brown the sausage. 

6 Bake for 30-45 minutes, depending how hot your oven runs.

7 Cut and serve. It's delicious warm right out of the oven!

16 years

Brandon and Nicole Sept 17, 1999 Manti Temple Hill

Nicole and I celebrated our 16th Anniversary yesterday. We have been through so much together. Joy, pain, sickness, health, and enduring love. I can't express in words how much I love her. I loved her that day holding her hand on the Manti Temple grounds, but I had no idea that I could even love her more today. She is the strongest woman I have ever met and the eternal perspective of love that our experiences have given me have tears rolling down my cheeks. I you love so much and plan on showing you for the rest of my days on this earth and for the eternities to come. Happy anniversary sweat heart. Sixteen years and four kids later you are still the most amazing woman I have ever laid eyes on.

Love Brandon