Alfredo Pasta Recipe

This quick, simple meal can have variations of meat (or no meat at all) and pasta. Follow the pictures.

Put 1 lb of turkey burger (or your choice of meat) in a skillet

Add a tablespoon or two of olive oil to the pan

Add 1-2 tsp of garlic salt 

1/2-1 tsp black pepper

1 tablespoon onion powder

 Fry meat over medium heat until well done.

Add 1 cup of milk

1 stick of butter

8 oz cream cheese

 Chop and stir together over low heat
until the butter and cream cheese are melted.

Cook 1 lb of pasta per directions on package, rinsing slightly with cold water when it's done.

Put half of the pasta in a casserole dish

Spread half the Alfredo mixture on top and
then repeat the layers once more.

Does that seem like a lot of food? Our family scarfs it up in one meal and wishes for more.

As I made this dish, I just pulled the recipe from my head and kept thinking I'm missing something. Now I remember- I usually add 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese to this. Well, it was good without it.

If you go meatless, start with melting the butter. Then add the milk and other ingredients. You can also use raw garlic and onion if you wish, rather than garlic salt and onion powder. Just saute them in the butter to begin with.

Cheesy Chicken Chowder Recipe (Gluten Free)

Ingredients:
4 cups cooked chicken
4 cups chicken broth
4 cups milk
2 cups peeled potatoes, cubed
2 cups peeled carrots, cubed
2 cups diced celery
2 cups cheese (I use American)
1/3 cup cornstarch
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Cook vegetables in chicken broth until tender. Add 3 cups of milk. Heat to nearly boiling while you dissolve cornstarch in the remaining cup of milk. Add cornstarch mixture to vegetables and stir until it returns to a gentle boil. Remove from the heat and stir in the cheese until it melts. Add salt, pepper and chicken. Serve.

Did you notice how many ingredients begin with the letter C?

Chicken soups are so nourishing, especially if you make your own broth from bone-in chicken.

Fruit Pizza (Gluten Free and Refined Sugar Free)

Ingredients:
Crust
1 cup butter
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup Sucanat
4 eggs
2 cups Beiler's gluten free flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
Filling
1 lb cream cheese, softened.
1 - 1 1/2 cups whipping cream
1/2 cup Sucanat
2 teaspoons vanilla
Fruit
Glaze
2 cups orange juice (minus about 2 Tbsp)
2 Tbsp lemon juice
3 spoons stevia (the teeny spoon that comes in a can of NOW Better Stevia)
2 Tbsp cornstarch

Instructions:
Crust
Mix butter and sweeteners well. Add eggs, one at a time. Add gluten free flour, baking powder and salt and mix well.
Spread evenly into a greased 13 x 18 pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool.
Filling
Cream softened cream cheese. Add whipping cream and whip until thickened. Mix in the Sucanat and vanilla. Spread over cooled crust. (I didn't use all of it. The leftovers make a great fruit dip.)
Glaze
Dissolve cornstarch and stevia in juice. Cook, stirring constantly, over med high heat until thickened. Cool.
Fruit
Cut whatever fruit you want. I used strawberries, fresh peaches, canned pineapple chunks, bananas and blueberries. Mix with cooled glaze (again, I didn't use it all) and spread over the filling. Or layer the fruit in a pattern over the filling, pouring glaze over top.

This recipe is sweeter than I like but is more compatible for those who like their sweet things. (That feels like an awful use of words. You want to reword that for me?😊)

Sorry, my photo is not ideal. Had to catch a quick photo in the dark.

Do you have a "healthy" recipe to share?

Have a happy day!