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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Every Sunday after my children go to bed I sit down and make a meal plan for the upcoming week.  Sometimes it’s very detailed, sometimes not.  But I find that if I at least have some type of idea on what I want to cook during the week, my grocery shopping and time in the kitchen goes much smoother.  I love one pan meals or casseroles!  They are comforting, easy to prepare and usually serve our large family well.  I am so excited to share this really tasty One Pan Puerto Rican Style Chicken & Rice with you all, because I think you will love it just as much as my family does.

First I start with a Reynolds Oven Bag.  That’s right!  Reynolds Oven Bags aren’t just for turkey – you can prepare your main or side dish in a Reynolds Oven Bag for really easy prep, incredibly moist and tender meats and of course easy clean-up.

After shaking a bit of flour into the bag to help prevent it from bursting, place your oven bag into a deep casserole dish or roasting pan and start adding your ingredients!

For this Puerto Rican Style Chicken & Rice, I added the ingredients in this order:

First I seasoned the fresh chicken thighs and drumsticks well with Adobo Seasoning.

Then I added the uncooked seasoned Yellow Rice and Sazón seasoning to the Reynolds Oven Bag  along with the freshly chopped onion, red pepper and garlic.

Then I added the drained and rinsed Green Pigeon Peas,

a can of tomato sauce,

and 4 cups of low sodium chicken broth to the bag along with canola oil.

After everything was added to the rice mixture, I lightly and carefully stirred everything together with a plastic spoon.

I then placed the chicken on top of the rice mixture evenly and closed the bag with the appropriate tie making sure to leave enough room for the bag to expand while cooking.

I cut 6 small 1/2 inch slits into the top or the bag to allow steam to escape.  Then I popped my roasting pan into a 350 degree oven to cook for 1 hour.

 After the hour, you can take the roasting pan out of the oven and let it cool for a few minutes before cutting open the top of the bag.

I spooned the hot rice and chicken onto a large serving dish and dinner was ready!

My family absolutely loves this meal and using the Reynolds Oven Bags only makes this dish more delicious and easy to make!  This recipe probably serves 8 generously, but most of our family of 6 had seconds!  There was a tiny bit left over for the lunch the next day for us adults.  It was just as good left over and warmed up as it was right from the oven.

My husband and I love going to the small local Puerto Rican Restaurant 15 minutes from our home, but I am thrilled to be able to make something similar in my own kitchen for my whole family.  Weeknight dinners, Sunday dinners, you name it…if you like Chicken & Rice, I am sure you and your family will love this delicious version!  Enjoy!

Looking for more great Reynolds Oven Bag Meals?  Head over to Reynolds Kitchen to check out more delicious recipes like Italian Sausage and Mushroom Risotto!

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Sometimes preparing dinner during the week can be a hassle.  With homework, after school activities and the running around that comes along with it, I am often exhausted when it’s time to make dinner.  One of my New Year’s resolutions this year was to be better prepared and organized every day.  For me, this means scheduling household cleaning, grocery shopping, and meals without feeling completely wiped out at the end of the day.  If you are looking for some great printable meal and grocery planners you can find them here at Money Saving Mom.  These free planners are very helpful and you can choose from a few different styles to fit your needs.  In fact, these have really helped me stay on top of things in my kitchen.

As most of you know, unfortunately some days just don’t go as planned.  You can be very organized and ready for the day when one of your children suddenly becomes ill, or your toddler decides to create a huge mural on your wall with marker and you have to spend half the day scrubbing and cleaning up with a Magic Eraser.  Those are the days when all of your plans can go right out the window.

On days like those, One Pot or One Pan Meals are a blessing.  If you have a few great, homemade One Pot or One Pan meals on hand, you can still quickly prepare dinner, place it in the oven and sit down with your family to eat without feeling like a complete mess.  This One Pan Meatloaf and Roasted Potatoes & Carrots is a simple, comforting family meal that can be on the table in an hour.  This moist and flavorful, old fashioned style meatloaf cooks right in the pan with seasoned golden potatoes and fresh carrots for cozy, satisfying meal that can be served along with a salad or steamed green beans.  Sometimes the simple meals are the one’s that my family tends to enjoy the most.

If you happen to have any left over meatloaf, you can even make a tasty meatloaf sandwich for lunch the next day.  The next time you have a busy week or are left with little time to prepare dinner for your family, have this simple and delicious recipe on hand!

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