Spinach and Shrimp Pesto Pasta

I've been wanting shrimp lately so I decided to throw together a dish of spinach, shrimp and pesto pasta. 

I used:

Package of frozen spinach (thawed) 

Half a box whole wheat penne pasta

Shrimp in EVOO and a little bit of TS Garlic Garlic

Tastefully Simple dried tomato and garlic pesto mix

Olive oil and water (to make pesto) 

I boiled the pasta while the shrimp was sautéing in EVOO and a sprinkling of TS garlic garlic. I prepared the pesto in the microwave - SO easy, just 60 seconds and then let it sit for 5. 

Then all I had left to do was mix everything together, sprinkle with Parmesan and enjoy! 

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Leftovers n Taters Casserole

I had some leftovers to get rid of so I threw together what I'm calling Leftovers n Taters Casserole. The original recipe was here and I made it with chicken.

Ingredients at 350 degrees:

Leftover pulled pork (about a cup and a half)

Frozen broccoli 

Cream of potato

Cream of chicken

Mexican blend cheese (about 1/3 cup)

Tater tots (about 1/2 bag)

Milk (1/2 cup)

TS seasoned salt

TS bacon bacon

TS onion onion

First, I chopped the broccoli and mixed that with the cream of potato and 1/4 cup milk

Then I spooned the mixture into a greased pan and topped with TS bacon bacon.

After that I mixed together the pork with the cream of chicken, milk and TS seasoned salt. 

Then I spread this mixture on top of the broccoli mixture in the pan and topped with TS onion onion and the cheese. Then I lined up tater tots on top of the whole thing and baked for 50 minutes. 

It's not the prettiest meal, but let me tell you - it was AMAZING. My husband Trey had 3 plates! So there you have it; a super simple dinner, husband approved. 

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Pomegranate Chipotle Pork Chops

We recently bought half a pig, so stay tuned for lots of pork-themed meals! Tonight I decided to cook pork chops covered in Tastefully Simple's Pomegranate Chipotle Sauce, on the side I did mushroom risotto and a bag of steam fresh veggies.

After thawing out the pork chops I pre-heated the oven to 300 degrees and smothered the top of the chops with sauce and covered the dish with aluminum foil. 

I cooked them for about 2 hours, turning them half-way through and adding more sauce. In the last 20 minutes I made the risotto on the stove following instructions on the box and the final 5 minutes I microwaved the veggies. 

Viola! 

Such an easy dinner! The pork chops were a little dry so I'll have to tweak the cook time next time. 

The chipotle sauce was truly delicious, just the right amount of sweet an spicy - I can't wait to try more recipes with it! 

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