Snow Day Scrumptiousness

Here are some recipes that kept our bellies full of warmth and happiness throughout the icky weather... and icky homework assignments ;)

White Cheese Chicken Lasagna
I definitely used half as much butter as this called for, and because I don't have a 9x13 pan, I put it in a larger pan, making fewer layers, and thus leaving me with extra lasagna noodles. I mixed the mozzarella, parmesan, and spinach and made that the top layer. I don't know why I fell in love with this recipe from first seeing the photo, but it looked and turned out delicious!

Beef and Mushroom Stew
You know, this one was pretty easy, but definitely made about half as much as I would've liked. My solution was to serve it over brown rice to make it go a little further. I used whatever random red wine we recently opened, and I used baby bella mushrooms.

Jerk Chicken
Dee-freakin-licious. These came out perfectly, they tasted good, and serving them with mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli gave another thing or two to put additional sauce on. I didn't have thyme and I used a Cajun spice instead of the all-spice recommended. I was a huge fan of these and, though I doubled the recipe, wished I had made even more.

Potato and Bean Enchiladas
Easy squeasy. So easy, in fact, that my husband made them. Okay, maybe it wasn't that easy, because I changed up the recipe on him. I browned some ground meat and used some salsa and poured that over these. I didn't use anything to heat up the tortillas in.

Buffalo Chicken Sliders
I didn't cut my celery or carrots small enough. I also used goat cheese instead of blue. Very delicious! The rolls recommended weren't enough, but you can easily have it on crackers or even maybe as a topping for some other dish that needs more.

Thai Curry Chicken and Rice
This one was quite good. I didn't have green curry paste, so I just threw in about 2tbsp of curry powder. It was delicious, and then I realized I should've doubled the recipe. (It looked like plenty when I was planning it!) I would also probably add carrots and potatoes and celery, or other veggies. I served over brown rice... but only a few times, 'cause it was gone in a flash!

Curried Honey Mustard Chicken
Gah-lee this one smelled good! I could hardly wait for the marinade to finish so I could eat it. I wound up getting busy and letting it marinate for more than a day, but when we cooked it and put it over brown rice, it was still pretty yummy.