Fettuccine Chicken Alfredo with Broccoli

Hi I was searching online for the best recipe for Alfredo sauce. I looked everywhere but could never find one that was good enough so I just took a little ideas from this one and that one and just created my own. Ok here is my delicious recipe hope you try it and enjoy.





2-3 Boneless Chicken Breast
4 Garlic Cloves (chopped)
1 Medium Onion (chopped)
5oz of Great Value Finely Shredded Parmesan Blend Cheese
2 cups of Milk
1 sick of Butter
4 tbs of Flour
1/2 of cup White Wine
1 bag of Great Value: Steamable Broccoli Cuts, 12 Oz
12oz box of Fettuccine

Ok first you want to preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Line a pan with tin foil and spray with cooking pray and season both sides of you chicken with salt and pepper. Place your chicken smooth side down and back for 15 mins and then flip your chicken and bake for 10 more mins. Mean while start boiling your pasta noodles, and chop your onion and garlic. Place your garlic in an frying pan on medium high heat and add 1/2 of your 1/2 of cup of wine. Let garlic sock up all the liquid and turn a light brown. Remove and place in small bowl. Now place onion in same pan with 2 tbs of butter. Cook until tender then add the rest of your butter and melt it. Add the flour and blend together till the flour mixture turns brown and to a past. Then add the rest of your wine and milk again blend together until thick and bubbly and add your cheese and garlic. Reduce to low, then steam your broccoli and add to sauce. Chop your chicken into bite size cubes and add to sauce. When your noodles are done make your plate and enjoy. Dont forget garlic toast of sicks.

One Mean Ground Turkey Meatloaf

Hi, I have never liked meatloaf. Growing up my dad and sister were the meatloaf lovers and I hated it tasted tooo much like raw onion. But as I've grown up I've learned a few tricks to make it not so onion-y. Here's my recipe hope you enjoy.


1 pound ground turkey meat
1 Medium Onion Chopped
1 cups of Panco bread crumbs
2 Tbs of Worcestershire
1 Tbs of ground ginger
1 Tbs of lemon juice
A dash of garlic powder, onion salt, and celery salt
2 Eggs
1/2 a cup of ketchup

First off you want to saute your onions in a little cooking spray until tinder and some get a little brown caramelized look to them. Put those aside to cool and start mixing the meat and other ingredients in a large bowl. St with the meat and seasonings mixing well, add your liquids and then the onions (If Cool) you don't want to add hot onions it would start cooking the meat. Then you'll add your eggs mix those very well before you add the panco. If the mixture still looks sticky and wet add more panco.

Ok I put my mixture in a glass pie dish but you ca put it in a bread loaf pan and if you line it with foil it can me removed easier. SO spray pan of your choice with cooking spray and spread your mixture evenly. Top with your ketchup and spread that evenly on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 mins. You'll smell it when its done.

Thanks and enjoy.!

Easy Chessy Broccoli and Tuna Pasta

Hi, I made this little fast dish on a whim one night because i didn't want to slave in the kitchen for an hour. It only takes 10 minutes to prepare. And it's really good.

2-Packages of Lipton Cheddar Broccoli Pasta Sides
1-Can of Tuna in water
1/2-Bag of frozen cut Broccoli
3-Slices of American Sandwich Cheese
1-cup of Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Put the Lipton Pasta Sides in a large pot and just double the water and milk on the package. Add your can of tuna don't drain the water, but flake the tuna first. And add your broccoli and all the cheese to the pot, Stir all contents until the cheese is melted and bring to a boil as directed on the pasta package. Make sure you stir frequently so nothing sticks to your pot. When the 10 minutes of boiling is up sit the pot on a dish towel on your counter for about 5 minutes and let it thicken. I serve this with honey wheat rolls by King's Hawaiian.

Cost of this meal:
Lipton Pasta Sides are $1 at Walmart
I use Walmart brand tuna its .62 cents
I got my broccoli at Walmart for $1.50
I use Walmart brand sandwich cheese it $2.12 for 24 slices I used 3 so that's $0.09 cents a slice
And I buy Walmart brand Shredded Cheddar Cheese for $1.96

And the total is: $4.02 ...and this will feed 4 people very well.

That's $1.00 per person way more healthy then that hamburger from McDonald's.

A good way the hide veggies from kids it to cover it in cheese. Hope you enjoyed this recipe.

Due to the Traffic Coming this Way...

I'm going to be posting more recipes soon! I didn't realize how many people actually were looking for some awesome budget meals, but I will surely keep going. Thank you for all the recent traffic and I look forward to showing you MORE of my recipes. Do you have a great recipe? Share it with me! I am always looking for something great, if you have a recipe you want to share please email i to reaganashleymccraw@gmail.com and you could be featured on the blog!

Freezing meals...!

Well I work full time 40 hours a week and when I come home it feels like all i do is stand in the kitchen and cook as soon as I get home. SO I bought the Taste of Home: Freezer Pleasers. There are some pretty cool recipes in there but I've mostly have been freezing my own recipes. SO far I've frozen Taco mix (hamburger, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, cumin, paprika, red pepper flakes, and rotel.) Mexican Rice (White rice, tomato sauce, onions, and green peppers.) A Marinara Mix (Hamburger, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, Italian spice, garlic powder, fennel, a can of hunts four cheese spaghetti sauce, and half a can of tomato paste.) And Chili for hot dogs (hamburger meat, chili powder, onions, garlic salt, tomato paste, and red pepper flakes.) I have hot dogs and buns in the freezer too. I'm boiling noodles for my marinara mix this weekend. This weekend I'm also going to freeze Cheesy Chicken Broccoli and Rice, Kielbasa Pasta Bake, and Mini Meatloaves. I'll post recipes and pics.

Making meals ahead and freezing them gives you more time to do things before you have to go to bed on week days. The night before you go to sleep lay a frozen meal in the fridge and when you get home after work pop it in the oven until warm. Having the meals already made gives you time to make fresh baked breads to put on the table that you normally wouldn't have time to make. Hope this post gets you into freezing meals, it will save you time and money. What do you do if you don't feel like cooking one night? Call for a grease pizza, or pick up a bucket of grease chicken? Think about it I most definatly have!

Ikea's Sweedish Meatball Delight

Last night we went to Ikea and my sister loves their Swedish meatballs. If you are blessed enough to have an Ikea store near you they have an awesome little deal with purchasing their Swedish Meatball dinner. Here is how it works out.

2 Cream Sauce Packets - $1.81 (You pay .92 for one and .89 for the second)
1 package of the Swedish Meatballs - $5.55
1 package of the Potatoes Au Gratin - $2.69
1 jar of Ligonberry Jam - $2.99

Total: $13.04

You are basically saving $4.37 by buying the package deal. The regular price of the Cream Sauce packets are $1.29 each, Swedish Meatballs is regularly $7.99 and the regular price of the Potatoes Au Gratin is $3.79.

As for this particular Dinner is Served meal I will be adding egg noodles - $1.00 if you buy them at your local Dollar Tree or around $1.49 in a grocery store. So you are still coming out to the good with this dinner. As for preparation, just follow the packages instructions and it will truly come out great. I will add a stock photo here, and tonight I will add my own photo. This is really good and after adding some noodles it will definitely be a pleaser for the entire family.

On a side note I also bought the Almond Cake. I splurged and paid $4.99 for it but I LOVE this cake. My total purchase at the Ikea Food was $18.33 after taxes. Not so bad for a great meal and a great dessert!

Baked Ziti

1/2 pound of Hamburger - $3.49 lbs. (So for this recipe we are using only a half pound at $1.75)
1 can of Spaghetti Sauce - $1.00
1 package of Mozzarella - $1.77
1/2 a box of Penna Pasta - $1.42
1 cup of Ricotta - $1.99
2 tablespoons of Italian Spice - $3.85 for 1.50 oz.
1 tablespoon of Fennel - $3.85 for 1.50 oz.

Total Meal Cost: $17.37**

Boil your noodles and sit aside to cool. Meanwhile brown your hamburger and add the tablespoon of fennel and a pinch of Italian Spice. Allow the fennel to pop you'll smell it. Drain the grease and add the can of spaghetti sauce. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Return to your noodles add the ricotta, a teaspoon of Italian Spice, and 1/2 cup of mozzarella. Put half the noodles in a casserole dish and top with mozzarella, Italian spice, and meat sauce. Put the second layer of noddles and top that with the rest of the meat sauce, mozzarella and Italian spice. Bake uncovered for 30 mins.

**Please keep in mind that with the spices you are getting ingredients you will be using for future Served Dinners! As well as an extra half pound of Hamburger meat you can use later in the week as well.