Pasta always makes a great meal at our house. There’s so many different shapes and sizes of pasta to choose from along with the variety of fresh sauces, meats and vegetable additions you can add to it for a well balanced, delicious meal. I love One Pan meals, especially during the work week. This yummy Chicken, Spinach & Mushroom Alfredo Pasta is a wonderful dinner that can be on your table in about 10 minutes!

Tender grilled chicken breast strips are tossed along with fresh baby spinach, sliced cremini mushrooms and perfectly cooked penne pasta covered in a homemade Alfredo sauce for a meal your family is sure to request again! You won’t mind making it either, because it’s all done in one pan for convenience and easy clean up too!

After a long day at work, it’s nice to have a few convenient items on hand that can help you with your dinner prep. On my last grocery trip to Walmart, I picked up a package of Tyson Grilled & Ready Chicken Strips (Great for quick dinners & they are fully-cooked, 98% fat free and have no preservatives ) along with Barilla’s NEW Pronto Pasta to help save me a little time in the kitchen with dinner this week!

Barilla Pronto pasta is a one pot, no boil, no drain pasta that cooks in under 10 minutes!

To make this family friendly meal, you’ll also need some fresh ingredients like baby spinach, sliced cremini mushrooms and Parmesan cheese.

Set your timers…because you won’t believe how quick & easy this is to make! Start by heating a little olive oil in your large skillet.

Add the frozen, fully cooked chicken to the pan, stirring until heated through. Add 3 cups of water with salt, pepper and garlic powder to the skillet and bring it to a low boil. Add your Barilla Pronto Penne Pasta, stir and cook for 10 minutes.

Add your butter, a few handfuls of spinach, a cup of sliced mushrooms, your freshly grated Parmesan cheese, heavy cream and stir well.

That’s it! Simple & Delicious! Top with a little more freshly grated cheese, serve with a fresh garden salad and crusty bread and you’ve got yourself a really nice family meal. Sit down for this nice dinner, enjoy your family and relax. Who said weeknight dinners can’t be great?!

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Breakfast is by far the most important meal of the day! It fills your tummy up in the morning, gives you energy to get moving and can help you focus throughout the day. I like to start our mornings with a bit of protein too. My family is always hungry when they wake up, so adding a few eggs to our meal in the morning helps everyone stay full until lunch time! These delicious Mushroom, Onion & Swiss Omelets make such a wonderful breakfast along with some fresh fruit or juice that you may even consider serving them for dinner on occasion too!

On my last trip to the grocery store I picked up some Cremini Mushrooms. In the past I haven’t been such a big mushroom fan, but as I grow older my taste buds are changing. My husband loves mushrooms so I knew these would be delicious in anything. Cremini mushrooms have a slightly firmer texture to white mushrooms and we think they are much richer in flavor too.

Since omelets are one of my favorite things to make for breakfast, I decided to add these to our omelets this morning. If you caught my Four Cheese & Tomato Omelet post a few months back, then you know how much I love my neat little (affiliate) Omelet Pan!

It gives you a perfect omelet every time easily and the possibilities are endless. I even have 2 pans so I can whip up omelets quickly for our family of 6! Don’t have an omelet pan, that’s okay! You can still make this yummy recipe in a small skillet and just fold the omelet over!

After sauteing my sliced onion and mushrooms in a little butter in the omelet pan, I remove them to a small bowl. I quickly beat together 2 eggs (perfect for 1 omelet) roll the eggs in the pan until almost set and add the mushroom and onion mix along with some shredded Swiss cheese.

Simply use the handy little spatula to roll up the omelet and you’re all set! A “fancy”, perfect stuffed omelet served right from your own kitchen!

These omelets only take a few minutes to make, so why not treat yourself and your family to a warm meal like this in the morning! It’s a great Back to School breakfast and I think they will love it!

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