Chicken Broccoli Alfredo

I usually make this with pizza dough, but I had some Pillsbury Croissant rolls pushing their expiry date in the fridge, as well as some pie crust that needed to be used up, so I decided to adjust the recipe a bit! I usually make a big batch of the filling and freeze half, so it's a quick meal the second time!

It's always a crowd pleaser and it's so easy to make! And so easy to individualize tastes! I can see someone who loves mushrooms and peppers easily adding it to this dish!

Chicken Broccoli Alfredo

4 chicken breasts, chopped into bite size pieces

Italian salad dressing

3 potatoes, cubed

3 cups broccoli, chopped into bite size pieces

3/4 cup grated cheddar

1/4 cup real bacon pieces

1 jar alfredo sauce

Cook chicken in a big sauce pan on the stove in the italian salad dressing. Cook potatoes and broccoli in the microwave, stir this together with the cooked chicken breasts. Add the rest of the ingredients, stirring to mix. I usually add some parmesan and a few other spices: parsley, dill, thyme, salt and pepper. You could also add some red pepper flakes or cayenne to give it some kick.

Place a hefty portion on dough and roll up making sure the edges all stick together (put some water on your finger tips to do this). Cut vent holes in the top and bake for 15 min or until golden brown in 400 degree oven!

I didn't have enough croissant dough for all of my filling, so I used a leftover Pillsbury Pie Shell, rolled it into a square pan and topped with the filling, baking it for 30 min in a 400 degree oven.

Easy Vegetable Stir-Fry

I had a bunch of fresh veggies to use up, so did what any practical person would do and threw them all into one big pan and fried em up!! The results were delicious but it was so easy. I should make stir fry's more often as they are chalk full of vitamins and the vegetables taste better than when they're on their own (my opinion only - I'm not very fond of veggies).

Easy Vegetable Stir-Fry

Chop up half an onion, put it in a large frying pan or wok and fry it with some canola oil with a bit of salt to make it sweat.

Add 1/2 tsp of crushed garlic

Wash and chop up all the veggies you need to use up in your fridge, I used:

1/3 lg cabbage

3 carrots

2 celery stalks with leaves

1/2 head of cawliflower

whole head of broccoli

Add 1/2 cup of chicken broth to help steam the veggies

then add 1/4 cup of soya sauce

1/2 tsp (or more if you like) of ginger

1/2 tsp of pepper

Let simmer until your desired doneness of the veggies and serve with your favorite rice. I used an Uncle Ben's gourmet rice with a mix of white and wild with vegetable seasoning flavor and it was so yummy!

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Hello my faithful blog followers. I must apologize for my lack of posting, but I'm sure you will understand! For the past well.. 8 weeks or so, I haven't much felt like looking at food or cooking very much at all to be honest with you. When I have, I've stuck to the basics and what at the time I viewed as comfort food! I have been working on re-making some of the things on my site so that I could include pictures of those recipes. Feel free to look back at your favorite recipes to see if there's a pic attached to it yet! If there still isn't one, good things take time and I'll work on that as well as coming up with new delicious recipes to share! Feel free to let me know your most desired recipe pics!

Thanks for checking in,

Shawna :)