Kitchen

[qvc chick]

I am having a holiday dinner party for girlfriends next week, and I need some ideas!  Last year I had, baked ziit, chicken cutlets, tossed salad, garlic knots, and dessert.

I want to do something a little different this year, but thinking maybe some type of pasta again.  Lasanga is out.  When I make it, and then cut it, it slides all over the place.  Not pretty.

Anyone have any ideas?  It would be for 6 friends.

[colliegirls]

Glad you are rethinking the baked ziti, I am sick to death of that at every gathering.

I love a chicken pasta or some chicken dish with a white or lemon sauce.  Chicken marsala?

[chrystaltree]

I'll give you my menu for a holiday get together, I'm planning for later in the month.  I got all the recipes from Pinterest.

Garlic chicken & spinich pasta

Italian green salad

Olive Garden bread sticks

Lemon Thumb Print cookies

I plan to do dry run for the cookies this weekend because I've never made them before. 

[MercysMom]

This is one of my favorites and it's easy.  I'll try to post a pic.

You’ll Need:

1 (12 oz) package of bowtie pasta.
1 cup of chicken broth.
2 cups of half and half.
2 cans cream of chicken soup.
1 tsp of dijon mustard.
¼ tsp of onion powder.
Salt and pepper.
3 tbsps of sour cream.
2 cups of cooked and cubed chicken.
2 cups of chopped ham.
1-2 cups of shredded swiss cheese.
1 cup of Italian panko bread crumbs.

[MercysMom]

[colliegirls]

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@MercysMom wrote:

This is one of my favorites and it's easy.  I'll try to post a pic.

You’ll Need:

1 (12 oz) package of bowtie pasta.
1 cup of chicken broth.
2 cups of half and half.
2 cans cream of chicken soup.
1 tsp of dijon mustard.
¼ tsp of onion powder.
Salt and pepper.
3 tbsps of sour cream.
2 cups of cooked and cubed chicken.
2 cups of chopped ham.
1-2 cups of shredded swiss cheese.
1 cup of Italian panko bread crumbs.

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Is this layered or all mixed together?  Looks great!!

[MercysMom]

LOL! I guess the directions would help.  Sorry. Here you go.

How to:

First, cook the pasta according to the package instructions and set aside.
Mix together the chicken broth, half and half, cream of chicken soups, mustard, onion powder, salt and pepper in a large skillet and simmer for 4 to 5 minutes.

Mix in the sour cream, chicken, ham and the pasta. Toss to well combine then pour the mixture in a 9×13 baking dish.
Drizzle the swiss cheese on top with the bread crumbs.

In a preheated oven to 400°, bake for 20 minutes et Voila!

Simple, easy and super delicious! I love cordon bleu, and this casserole makes me love it even more. It’s amazing what you can do in 30 minutes!

[colliegirls]

Thank you, MercysMom, I am going to make this tomorrow for my family!

[MercysMom]

@colliegirls

You are welcome. My son loves this. I got it from 77easyrecipes.com if you want to look for more. They have some easy, yummy recipes there.

[patbz]

Before I retired, DH and I did a Xmas luncheon for all the ladies with whom we worked (his work group was mainly women whereas mine only had 5 or 6).  We did 2 chili's, one beef and the other one a canned white sauce chicken chili (from Costco).  We also did eggnog or sodas and a variety of cookies plus holiday music in background and our tree plus other decor.  We would do this first week in Dec to kick off the season.