Menu Monday

So, I don't know why, but I, like a lot of people, love alliteration. I can't promise that I'll alliterate every day, but who knows.

So, in honor of Menu Monday, I decided to try a new recipe. Jack wanted Chicken Spaghetti, and my neighbor Lisa has a REALLY good recipe. But, I decided to look one up on the web. I found this one: http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1639,150184-255203,00.html

I substituted cream of onion for cream of mushroom, because I have a mild allergy, and we don't really like the taste of cream of mushroom, and salt and garlic instead of garlic salt. So, one large can of chicken (it didn't specify how much so I guessed) combined with all the ingredients. Also, I used Rotel "Original". It was good, a little spicy for Jack's taste, and a little soupy for mine. I would leave out the water, and let the "juice" from the rotel add the necessary liquidity. Also, if you use canned chicken, don't forget to drain it before you add it. Had I not, this would have been a chicken cheese soup. I also should have picked up an extra can of chicken, because with two soups, a pound of velveeta and the rotel, the amount of chicken just wasn't enough. Because of the cheese, I couldn't reduce it to be even saucier without it sticking to the non-stick pan. It was tasty, and on a scale of 1-10, Jack gives it a "solid seven" and I give it an 8. We both had to add salt, even though I added some to the pasta, and some to the sauce. I'll have to find a recipe for it that is less queso-y, and more saucy. I served it with steamed veggies with a little bit of the "spaghetti" sauce and some cheese bread from Kroger's bakery.

The plates are stoneware hand-me-downs from Jack's family. It was nearly all eaten from both of our plates, and looked quite similar in size for each of us. However, with all the ingredients, and only two of us, there was a boat-load left over, so it goes in the freezer, and will make a tasty meal (or two) in a few weeks. I don't recommend the bread from Kroger. I expected it to be more flavorful, but it was like they had made the most normal bread, and at the last minute, sprinkled a little chedder on it. I'm sure it's more complicated than that, but it didn't seem like that to me or Jack.

Because it was super easy to make, and took only two pots, I would give it a 10, but the amount left over reduces it by one, and the fact that both Jack and I thought it was missing something to where we had to add salt removes another, and since we both would have changed something about it takes off another point. So, overall, this chicken spaghetti gets a 7. Make it, but make it your own by making sure you make it thicker, possibly adding some cilantro for color (and obviously flavor), and definitely have more people around than two, or you'll be covered in left-overs.