Rockstar Meal for the Busy Mom

(ha…ha…ha…  My kids are going to FREAK I actually posted my bitmoji…)

Do you ever feel like a rock star? Seriously, you think, “Day-yum! I am rocking this mom and wife thing!” Well, here it is Sunday, the Texans are on the TV (not because I watch the Texans but the handsome hubs does have an interest in them), kids are working on homework, and I feel like flying around in my proverbial cape.

WHY? Because dinner for tomorrow night, kiddo’s lunch for Tuesday, and Thursday leftover night is DONE! Yes, I am THAT good. Sorry not sorry.

You see, I LOVE to cook so be prepared, I may blog about it quite a bit. And I am actually pretty good at it…..according to some of my kiddos’ friends  (no names will be revealed in order to protect the innocent).

And…..sadly, I LOVE to eat. I mean, I LOVE TO EAT. I actually have an extremely long list for my last meal on death row. Despite the fact that Texas has now eliminated the death row last meal concept……not that I would ever really BE on death row. You know, because I have mentioned before that I watch NCIS and I’ve learned skills about how to dispose of a body undetected (sigh….. Mark Harmon…. Let’s just think about him for a moment).

Good-bye Mark. Back to reality and my rock star status. Now, you may be thinking I have slaved in the kitchen today. Maybe looking all Leave it Beaver-ish in my heels, dress, and pearls? BAH! Nothing could be further from the truth. Instead, I spent 10 whole minutes SLAVING over my crock pot.

Yes, crock pot. My crock pot is my best friend. And it isn’t even a fancy crock pot. It is the big $19.97 one from Wal-Mart. The crock pot is God’s gift to busy moms. Have I mentioned how much I love my crock pot?

You see, around here, I cook Sunday-Wednesday. Thursday night is every man for himself where we pull out all leftovers from the week, and we wing it for the weekend either eating out or grilling in the backyard.

I know we ALL have days where we look at the calendar for the upcoming week and we wonder how in the world we are going to pull everything off, especially feeding our families. Well, helllooooooo best friend.

The recipe below is one of our go-to’s. I always double everything in it. By doing so, I can feed my family of 4 (one is a 200 lb wrestler so we need to double the protein right there), the kiddo’s have lunch, and some lucky winner(s) get it for dinner Thursday night. Now, I feel it is my duty to warn you, because you know, us moms have to stick together…..if you have never had this before, DO NOT let your children be around when you take a first taste of the sauce. Why? Because you possibly may throw you head back, close your eyes, and a small moan may escape just enjoying the savory deliciousness for the first time. That sight may actually scar them for life.

So give it a shot. It is so easy! I am a huge fan of what I call ‘dump’ recipes. Just go ahead and dump it all in! The only reason why it even took 10 minutes is because I had trouble opening the bottle of wine. Tip: I always make it a day in advance so all the flavors meld overnight. It always tastes better in the following days.

So I am going to go enjoy my rock star status for this fleeting moment. Because I am sure I am about to screw something else up just around the corner. #momproblems

Let me know what you think and feel free to share any modifications you made to it!

 Creamy Italian Chicken

Ingredients:

2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts (or tenderloins if you don’t feel like cutting chicken)

1/4 cup butter or margarine

4 oz. of an 8-oz tub of cream cheese – herb and chives

1 (10 3/4oz) or cream of chix soup

1 (o.7 oz.) pkg. Italian dressing mix

1/2 cup water or white wine (I prefer wine)

Angel hair pasta

Cut chicken breasts into strips and put chicken strips into slow cooker.

1. Dump remaining ingredients except pasta into crock pot.
2. Sit back and revel in how smart and productive you are being.
3. Cook on low for 4 hours. Serve over cooked angel hair pasta.
4. In the last hour, you can add sliced fungus (mushrooms), sundried tomatoes (my fave), or whatever else tickles your fancy.

Serves 4-6