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Sour Cream Baked Chicken

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Whoops! Where did that past week go? I flew home for the weekend so my schedule was jam packed catching up with old friends. I wish I could do that every weekend. That way, I could keep up with everyone’s ever-changing lives.

Two of my friends got engaged over the weekend (to two other people), so I wanted to say congrats to Jaymee and Misha! I’m so happy for you both!

This recipe was kind of made on a whim, so there are no exact measurements. Use enough ingredients to cover your chicken. The sour cream traps in all the moisture, leaving you with a plump and juicy meal to eat. I served it with rice, but it’d also go great with pasta. Super easy, super fast.

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Sour Cream Baked Chicken

Ingredients

  • chicken breasts
  • italian seasoning
  • pepper
  • salt
  • sour cream
  • bread crumbs
  • shredded parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Cover a baking sheet with foil. Put your chicken breasts on top. Sprinkle the italian seasoning, pepper, and salt on top.
  3. Slather each piece generously with sour cream.
  4. Sprinkle bread crumbs on top of the sour cream.
  5. Put parmesan cheese on top.
  6. Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until chicken is thoroughly cooked.
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Salsa Chicken and Black Bean Soup

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Man, I can’t believe it’s already February. I feel like these months are going faster and faster as we move on. Shoot… that means Valentine’s Day is coming up soon. Anyone have any ideas for what to do for my DB? Don’t worry– he’s too busy reading law school books to read my blog, so he’ll never know! 🙂 We’re not really big on Valentine’s Day, so no need for extravagance.

Here’s another crockpot recipe to add to your list. It’s filled with protein to keep your stomach happy and extremely easy to make. I mean, aren’t all crockpot recipes extremely easy to make? Next time, I’d add a squeeze of lime into my bowl to top it off. From Crockpot 365.

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Salsa Chicken and Black Bean Soup

Ingredients

  • 1 pound chicken (I used frozen breast tenderloins)
  • 2 cans black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup sliced mushrooms
  • 1 cup frozen corn
  • 1 jar prepared salsa (16 oz)
  • 1 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 cup sour cream (to stir in at the end)
  • shredded cheddar cheese, avocado slices, cilantro (all optional)

Directions

  1. Add the black beans to the crockpot. Put the chicken on top, then add the broth and salsa. Pour in the corn and mushrooms, and add the cumin. Stir, but don't disturb the beans-- let them stay at the bottom of the pot.
  2. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.
  3. If you'd like to thicken the broth, you can use your immersible blender (I love that thing) to blend a bit of the beans and chicken. If you don't have one, scoop out 2 cups of the soup and carefully blend in your traditional blender. Stir the mixture back into the crockpot.
  4. Stir in the 1/2 cup of sour cream before serving, and garnish with shredded cheese, avocado slices. and cilantro, if using.
https://lovintheoven.com/salsa-chicken-and-black-bean-soup/

Chicken Bacon Pasta

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I’m having Disneyland withdrawals. So naturally, what do I do? Start planning a trip for a Disney World trip in May! My DB and I have never been, so it’ll be a fun celebration after my DB’s first year of law school. I started researching hotels and trip plans, and my goodness.. there’s a lot to plan! Does anyone have any tips on hotels to stay at or places I must see/eat while in Orlando? Or any tips on how to save on admission? Thanks in advance!

Here’s an easy weekday meal that takes 20 minutes to prepare. You can never have enough pasta recipes in your life. True story. In all honesty, the cream cheese makes the pasta quite heavy.. a little too heavy for me. That’s coming from a girl that’d be fine with a bit of butter and parmesan cheese on her pasta. Recipe from Plain Chicken.

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Chicken Bacon Pasta

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound bacon, cooked and roughly chopped
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 pound penne pasta
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 whole eggs
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 grilled chicken breast, sliced

Directions

  1. Cook the pasta according to the package directions.
  2. Heat heavy cream and cream cheese in a small saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth. Remove from heat.
  3. Add the parmesan cheese, eggs, garlic powder, red pepper flakes and pepper and whisk until blended.
  4. Drain pasta (reserving 1/2 cup of hot water) and return to pot. Immediately add the sauce and gently fold until the pasta is coated. The hot pasta will cook the eggs. Stir in the bacon, and add some reserved pasta water to loosen the sauce. Serve with grilled chicken.
https://lovintheoven.com/chicken-bacon-pasta/

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