Spinach Dip

So I know most people have their own spinach dip recipe that they use, but I have actually never made spinach dip before. When we have different parties or go to family holidays, my mother in law always makes hers, which is very good. This year for Superbowl, I was asked to bring spinach dip since my mother in law was out of town.

I guess this was a good time as ever to experiment. I just added what I thought goes in there along with some other seasonings. It seemed to be a good hit when there was nothing left in the dip bowl. Only thing is I didn't measure seasonings (I never do) so I can't really tell you how much of everything went into it.

I forgot to take a picture, but we all know what spinach dip looks like anyways.

Ingredients:

16 oz. sour cream

1 ranch dressing packet 

1 package (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed

1/2 onion, chopped

carrots, chopped

1/2 bell pepper, chopped

basil

oregano

garlic powder

salt & pepper

Cayenne pepper & Chili powder for heat

Bread and crackers for serving

What To Do:

• Make sure your spinach is thawed
• Squeeze out any juices with paper towels
• Chop up your veggies and onion
• Mix everything together in a bowl & serve

Mom's Chicken Spaghetti

We call this my Mom's Chicken Spaghetti because she used to always make this growing up, especially to make and take to friends and family when a new baby arrived, house warming, death, sick, etc. I used to be a VERY picky eater and would never really eat this b/c of the tomatoes, etc.

I look back and just think that I am crazy that I would never eat it. I decided it was the perfect night to make it since we had a friend come over for dinner & this serves a lot. I usually add green chilies to mine, but since my son was eating it, I didn't add them.

Ingredients:

1 can cream of chicken

1/2 cup olives, chopped up (Omitted in mine)

1/2 thing of Velveeta cheese

1 can stew diced tomatoes, juice and all

spaghetti noodles, about thumb to middle finger

2-3 pieces of cooked chicken, cubed (we like ours shredded)

**I usually add 4 oz. can of chopped green chilies 

What To Do:

• Preheat oven to 350F
• Cook chicken if you haven't done so already and then cube or shred
• Cook noodles and drain
• Heat cheese, cream of chicken, olives & tomatoes over low heat
• Mix chicken, cheese sauce and noddles 
• Pour in a baking dish
• Bake 30 minutes
• ENJOY!!!!