Chicken and Spinach Pasta Bake

I took this recipe (http://www.savingmoneylivinglife.com/2010/06/chicken-spinach-pasta-bake.html) and made some changes..  I wanted to share the modified version, as it turned out really good.  It was so delicious!  Plus it made enough to feed all 4 of us for 2 meals.  It is really, really yummy! Try it!

Chicken & Spinach Pasta Bake

• 12 oz cooked rotini (preferably whole wheat)
• 1 T olive oil
• 1 c chopped onion
• 1 (10 oz) pack frozen spinach, thawed
• 3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
• 1 (14 oz) can Italian-style diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (8 oz) container Philadelphia chive & onion cream cheese (softened)
• 8 leaves fresh basil, minced
• ½ t salt, ½ t pepper
• 1½ c shredded mozzarella cheese

Spread oil on bottom of 11×7 in baking dish.  Saute the onion in a small pan, then put into a large bowl.  To the bowl, add the rotini, spinach, chicken,  diced tomatoes, chive and onion cream cheese, basil, salt, and pepper.  Stir together well.  Spoon mixture into dish & sprinkle evenly with shredded mozzarella cheese.  Bake covered at 375 for 30 minutes; uncover & bake 15 more minutes or until bubbly.

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The window

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Riding trike together

Summer Fun (part 2)

Summer Fun (part 1)

A photographer came out earlier in the summer to take some pictures of our housing complex.  I absolutely love these pics!  They represent our summer gardening and fun perfectly!

Lightning storm!

There is a lightning storm in the mountains tonight. It was really impressive to watch! I got out my camera and tried to capture a few pictures. Taking night pictures is VERY hard for me, but a few came out decent!

The entire sky over the mountains was lit up with lightning!

It was pitch black when I took this picture.  I love how the camera caught light and allowed me to see details far away!

The clouds look so angry in this picture!

I love the bolt of lightning in the middle and the sheets of rain off to the right.

Moose started preschool

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Peach Festival

So much fun!

Pictures