Comfort Food

[Jessie]

I think I'm going to make some penne tonight and just melt a ton of swiss and mozzarella over it.

No.  American with milk and butter til it's creamy.

Trust me.

[ignom]

No, I'm going to fix penne, and melt swiss and mozzerella over it.

[Jessie]

No, I'm going to fix penne, and melt swiss and mozzerella over it.

NO.

Oh, wait.  I'm not eating it.

Ok, penne with swiss and mozzarella over it it is!

[ReBurn]

When I make mac and cheese, I just put cheese (I prefer american to cheddar personally), milk, and butter in it.

That's it.

Oh, and salt and pepper.

If you get the amounts just right, it is creamy heaven.

It's even better if you use penne instead of macaroni, because it gets all full of the cheese.  Oh man, that's good.

Cheddar cheese isn't really all that condusive to creaminess unless it is mixed with much milk or cream.

[ignom]

I might put some chicken in it, too before I bake it.

[Jessie]

I might put some chicken in it, too before I bake it.

Well that's a horse of a different color.

[DownSouth]

I might put some chicken in it, too before I bake it.

You crazy man!

[ignom]

Dammit, now I'm all looking at recipes and getting hungry. I was going to start a diet. Oh well. The rice cakes can wait day.

[Jessie]

I'm sure you can find a very healthy chicken and pasta recipe if you try.

I don't know about the cheese part, though.

[ignom]

I would could just melt some cheese on a plate and eat that.

[DownSouth]

Gamp bakes parmigian and eats it.

[Jessie]

Olive Garden Heart Healthy Chicken/Pasta


Author/Submitted by: The Olive Garden
Servings: 4
Categories: Chicken / Low-Fat/Low-Cal / Pasta / Vegetables

Ingredients:
6  ounces  pasta shells
1 1/4  pounds  Fresh spinach
1  pound  chicken breasts without skin, grilled, cut1"
4  cloves  garlic, chopped fine
1  teaspoon  Olive oil, or
    Vegetable spray
1  cup  Chicken broth
1/2  teaspoon  Nutmeg
    Salt and pepper
1/2  cup  parmesan cheese, grated


Directions:
Cook the spinach in the broth until tender. Drain and reserve broth. Mash out excess liquid. Cook pasta. Preheat a saute pan or heavy skillet over medium heat, add the oil or vegetable spray and saute the garlic, stirring constantly, until it is white. Don't allow it to brown. Add the spinach and nutmeg or mace, salt and pepper. Add the chicken pieces to the spinach, stir and turn and add a small amount of the reserved cooking broth. Stir and turn the spinach until it is hot, adding broth as necessary. Remove pasta and immediately drain. Add the shells into the spinach mixture and blend well. Serve immediately with Parmesan.

[ignom]

But there's no melted mozzarella or swiss cheese.

[Jessie]

But it has spinach!

[ignom]

spinach isn't cheese, and it certainly isn't mozzarella or swiss

[DownSouth]

That sounds blah.

[Jessie]

But it...aww forget it.

[Jessie]

Here god damn it.

Healthy Recipes - Cooking A Healthy
Version of Chicken Cordon Bleu
Boneless, skinless chicken breast - 4
Low fat boiled ham - 1/2 cup
Low fat yogurt - 8 oz
Milk - 1 tbsp
Low fat swiss cheese - 1/2 cup
Garlic - 1 tsp
White wine - 2 tbsps
Salt and pepper - add to taste
Seasoned bread crumbs - 1 cup

Preheat oven to 350.
Mix ham, low fat swiss cheese, garlic, wine, salt, and pepper to make the filling.
Cut a slit in the side of the chicken breast to make a pocket. Stuff each breast with 1/4 of the fillings. Close it with wooden picks when done.
Mix yogurt and milk. Dip each chicken breast in this mixture, and then roll in the bread crumbs.
Place into a greased baking pan, and bake for 45 minutes at 350. Serve with pasta and zucchini.


It doesn't have mozzarella, but there's no armed guard in your kitchen keeping you from adding it.

[ReBurn]

Spinach is good, and good for you.

[Beefy]

1. Buy block of Velveeta

2. Place block in large bowl

3. Microwave bowl for several minutes.

4. Grab ladle.

5. Scoop up liquid cheese and pour directly into mouth.

[ReBurn]

Add a can of Ro-Tel tomatoes with chopped chilis to it prior to pouring in your mouth if you want to mix it up a bit.

[cnamon]

Beef, reading that made my arteries hurt.

[ignom]

Add a can of Ro-Tel tomatoes with chopped chilis to it prior to pouring in your mouth if you want to mix it up a bit.

You just discovered the secret recipe to McAlisters nacho cheese.

[ReBurn]

Add a can of Ro-Tel tomatoes with chopped chilis to it prior to pouring in your mouth if you want to mix it up a bit.

You just discovered the secret recipe to McAlisters nacho cheese.

When I make cheese dip I do that, plus I cook ground sausage and put that in there.  I'm getting hungry just thinking about it!

[DownSouth]

I just use Pace.